Rick Fox
Seed: 3
Age: 32
Occupation: Los Angeles Lakers forward
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Significant other: Married actress/singer/former Miss America Vanessa Williams on Sept. 25, 1999.
Why we'd want to be this dude: Most men's fantasies involve beautiful women, athletic achievements or success in movies or television. This dude has achieved all three. ... Fox is an above-average NBA player, but because he happens to play on the same team as Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, he also happens to be a two-time NBA champion (with a decent chance of adding a third ring in June). ... He's also a regular on HBO's ultra-cool series "Oz" and has appeared in such movies as "Eddie" and "He Got Game" -- and nobody's forgotten his most enviable scene in the latter. ... Fox also grew up in the Bahamas, which is an experience that we'd rate as not bad. ... Did we mention that he's married to Vanessa Williams?
Why we wouldn't want to be this dude: He can't quite figure out what he wants to do with his hair. First, there was that wild curly moptop. Now, he's sporting the shaved head -- which clearly isn't his best look. ... The guy has averaged less than 10 points per game during his 11-year career, so his athletic talents don't quite match up with some of the other candidates on the list. Nor for that matter, does his contract (a measly $3.8 million in 2001-02).
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Bure/Fedorov
Seed: 6
Age: Pavel Bure is 30; Sergei Fedorov is 32.
Occupation: Bure is a right wing for the New York Rangers; Fedorov is a center for the Detroit Red Wings.
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Significant other: Both men have been linked to (and reportedly almost walked down the aisle with) Russian tennis temptress Anna Kournikova
Why we would want to be these dudes: Well, they can both skate very fast, and they're well-paid, high-scoring hockey stars who don't have to do a lot of dirty work. ... Plus, they've collectively spent more time with Anna than anyone this side of Nick Bolletieri.
Why we wouldn't want to be these dudes: In case you haven't noticed, Anna toyed with both of these poor fellas. Now, they're jointly suffering through the horror of watching her parade around with pop singer Enrique Iglesias. ... The Russian mafia is always just one phone call away. ... Bure now plays for the New York Rangers, which means he'll never get to participate in the playoffs again.
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