Name some athletes you hated but did a complete 180

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Kobe.

As a Bulls fan, I saw him as a wannabe Jordan (not just his game, but mannerisms). After the rape accusation, Kobe adopted a more of an idgaf attitude when it came to media. Then once he had his own team and showed what he could do as a first option, that’s when I gained more respect for him. Used to think any other star SG (Iverson, T-Mac, Vince, etc) would’ve won titles with Shaq, and that Kobe benefitted from a not getting the same defensive focus as those other guards.
 

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If we being real, I hated LeBron for typical sports fans reasons. Then I detached myself from being a typical sports fan after meeting LeBron and chilling with other athletes and realized that these dudes are a walking business and at the end of the day they make business decisions and owe us nothing.
 

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:beli:...hated him cause he a cheating walkthrough recording scumbag and now i like him for the exact reason...dude will do anything to win with no fukks given...

Draymond Green...overrated roll player who constantly runs his mouth while shooting below league average all over the floor WHILE being wide open virtually the entire game...but he pretty much bright lorded kevin durant into a warchief for his castle on some shadow of war shyt...can't do anything but respect it...
 

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Richard Sherman.

I'll always hate Romanowski, Tebow, and Schilling.



How do you hate Tebow dog?


Kobe is the player I reversed on the most. I always thought he was over-rated as a player because the Lakers as a whole were so dominant. The Denver thing and how he handled getting shyt on and coming back with a vengeance made me a stan. I feel similarly about LeBron to a much lesser degree.
 

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How do you hate Tebow dog?


Kobe is the player I reversed on the most. I always thought he was over-rated as a player because the Lakers as a whole were so dominant. The Denver thing and how he handled getting shyt on and coming back with a vengeance made me a stan. I feel similarly about LeBron to a much lesser degree.
The way the media was on Tebow's nuts for winning when his flaws were made up for top-notch defenses. Dude even rode the wave of being portrayed as a nice guy when he preached his Christian fundamentals of hating gays and being pro-life, saying he's ready to adopt a child from every continent. What, penguins from Antarctica motherfukker?!
 

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Phillip Rivers. I guess I just learned to tolerate him I guess. A HOF QB that happened to play in the Brady/Manning era and I was extra critical of him.
 
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