First off, thanks to everyone who voted for me and helped me make it through the first elimination round. 

            I also wanted to give some parameters of this list - it basically consists of athletes from the last 15 years or so.  This is an arbitrary guideline, but I haven't included athletes who seem to have such severe psychological problems that it's depressing to think about them.  I'm not sure why one person's mental instability makes me laugh while another person's makes me sad, but I guess there are just some things in life you can't explain. 

I also haven't included athletes that may have been implicated with murder, and, yes, I was thinking specifically of Ray Lewis when I made that rule.  You may think it's funny to make jokes about Ray Lewis, but personally I'm too scared to do it.  I know this is just a blog read by 13 people, but I'm not taking any chances.  Go ahead, make your jokes, but I'm warning you: You're unnecessarily putting your life at risk.  Not that I think you're guilty, Mr. Lewis.

            I've also split this column into two parts, because it was getting rather lengthy.  Here's my list:

10. Carl Everett

            Everett has a reputation for being temperamental.  But he doesn't make this list for doing things like getting kicked out of winter ball in Venezuela because he charged into the stands after some fans (Do you realize how difficult it is to get banned from a Venezuelan baseball league?  They don't even eject fans from games for throwing batteries at players.)  No, Everett makes this list because of his interesting outlook on the world. 

Below are some of my favorite quotes.