Get a Look at Today's Most Exciting Athletes
Get a Look at Today's Most Exciting Athletes

Sports are inherently exciting, and the highs and lows on the field are only half of the story. The other half is the personalities that play the game at world-class levels. Great athletes can turn even an ordinary season into a nonstop thrill ride the fans can't get enough of. These players are particularly hot at the moment.

Steph Curry

Steph Curry

Steph Curry leads the NBA in career 3-pointers, and that's not his only distinction. The starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors has been an All-Star, playoff MVP, and led the Warriors to back-to-back championships in 2016-18. The so-called "Steph Effect," inspired by his unique drive to play from the 3-point line, has inspired a global rethinking of how teams play basketball, from the NBA down to local high schools. In 2021, Curry had the honor of making the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, and maybe best of all he's still on the court and making waves.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Argentina's Lionel Messi is known all over the world as the King of Football, which is what foreigners call soccer. In a sport with lots of specialists, Messi is a universal soldier. He's among the greatest shooters, dribblers, and tricksters whose footwork leaves guards spinning around confused on the pitch. He's a bulldog for goals, including the physically impossible goals that shouldn't be possible, but which have become his trademark game winners. In case that's not impressive enough, he's also the father of three children by a girl he's been pals with since kindergarten, and the UN made him a goodwill ambassador for children's causes all over the world.

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