Top 3 Disapointing moments for Superstar Athletes 07/08

To be a Superstar athlete is to be extremely talented, and most importantly, to win. Although, as 07/08 showed us, even Superstars fail to deliver when it matters most. Falling short of an ultimate achievement, flopping when it matters most, missing a shot at history, all of these can be found in the top three disappointing moments for superstar athletes 07/08.

#3. Kobe Bryant Game 4 2008 NBA Finals

Game 4, what a turning point in the 2008 NBA finals. Leading by 24 points through three quarters the Lakers were well on their way to evening up the series 2-2. And then the unbelievable happened. The Celtics went on a 21-3 run to end the third, and took the lead midway through the fourth. After being beaten by one of the largest comebacks in finals history, the Lakers went down 3-1. For the game Kobe scored 17 points on 6 for 19 shooting. For Kobe, this had to have been the biggest personal failure of the year. As team leader it was Kobe's responsibility to stop the bleeding, to help everyone gather their composure and finish off the game. Kobe failed to do so, and thus his chances for a fourth title pretty much came to an end that night.

For the series Kobe averaged only 25 ppg on 40% shooting to go along with 4 assist and 5 boards per game. In comparison, during the Western Conference playoffs Kobe averaged about 30 ppg on 50% shooting to go along with 6 assists and 6 rebounds per game. This was a terrible blow to Kobe Bryant as he was presented with the opportunity to be only the second player in NBA history to achieve: The Mvp award, First All-NBA team , NBA All-Defensive First Team, Finals Mvp x (who else would have got it? PAU GASOL?), Finals Champion x and Olympic gold medal all in one year. Even worse, it led to Shaq mocking Kobe in a freestyle. Now that had to have burned.

#2. Roger Federer Wimbledon 2008

For five years straight years Roger Federer walked away from Wimbledon as the champion. In 2008 he got his chance to break Borgs record for most consecutive wins at Wimbledon in the modern era. After an epic match against Nadal, Federers reign had come to an end. His failed to win #6, he handed his arch rival his first victory at Wimbledon, and his 65 match winning streak on grass was snapped. Worst of all the aura of invincibility that surrounded Federer was broken. When Federer loses to James Blake, as he did in the Olympics, you know somethings wrong. Although Federer might never get a shot at breaking Borgs record again, he’s still got a pretty legit shot at reclaiming #1. He’s only 27 and far from washed up. Its not too far fetched to imagine him going back to his dominating ways in 2009.

#1. Tom Brady 07/08 Super Bowl

Plaxico Burress predicted a final score of 23-17. Tom Brady laughed. Tom Brady sarcastically asked if Plaxico was going to be playing defense. Why shouldn't he have? After going 18-0, with the most deadly offense in the game, he was one win away from sweeping both the season and the playoffs. Unfortunately for Brady the New York Giants prevented that from happening. In what happened to be one of the biggest upsets in sports history, the Giants prevailed 17-14. First team to go 19-0? Your quest for redemption will begin in a few weeks, Tom.