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15 Athletes Who Look Like Big Bullies

15 Athletes Who Look Like Big Bullies

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Athletes are fierce competitors. Sometimes the competition aspect goes a little overboard and it dives into bullying. These athletes look like the biggest of the bullies.

15. Zach Randolph

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15. Zach Randolph

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Randolph looks very intimidating. He is really only a bully towards Blake Griffin, but he’s been known to be a devoted member of the Memphis community.

14. Kobe Bryant

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14. Kobe Bryant

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Bryant doesn’t look like he bullies the competition; he looks like he bullies everyone. He can be imagined saying something similar to, "I’m Kobe Bryant. You aren’t Kobe Bryant. That must feel terrible."

13. Michael Irvin

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13. Michael Irvin

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He says controversial things, he does controversial things and Irvin seems like more of a jerk than a bully, but they go hand-in-hand.

12. Jim Everett

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12. Jim Everett

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Everett is the king of excuses. His famous “Phantom Sack” is laughable and his Jim Rome interview is epic. You can’t put your finger in the face of another grown man, bullying him to stop calling you names and think he won’t go toe-to-toe with you.

11. Jim Brown

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11. Jim Brown

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Brown is a great NFL player and he knows it. He has previously bullied his wife's car and the people at a major gaming company.

10. Barry Bonds

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10. Barry Bonds

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There are several incidents of Bonds being a jerk and bullying people; most of the accounts are in the book Love Me, Hate Me.

9. J.R. Smith

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9. J.R. Smith

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He unties shoes and he threatens people through social media. Smith doesn’t know how to chill out.

8. Kevin Garnett

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8. Kevin Garnett

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He’s been known to give players a hard time. In 2013, there were rumors stating that on the court, he taunted Carmelo Anthony, saying his wife “tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios.”

7. Richard Sherman

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7. Richard Sherman

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“Don’t you open your mouth about the best!” We all paused awkwardly when that happened; Sherman doesn’t seem like a very level-headed guy, especially when it comes to his competition.

6. Richard Petty

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6. Richard Petty

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Do you expect the best in the sport to be nice? The King doesn’t like Danica Patrick, even claiming he’d come out of retirement just to race her. He said the only way Patrick could win at the NASCAR level is “if everybody else stayed home.” Regardless of whether or not it’s true, because Patrick is the only woman in a sea of men, it seems like bullying.

5. Ron Artest/Metta World Peace

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5. Ron Artest/Metta World Peace

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Peace is known to bring the malice to the palace, celebrate way too vigorously and change his name to make you think he’s not going to bully you.

4. Mike Tyson

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4. Mike Tyson

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There’s no better word to describe Tyson than disrespectful. He bites the ear of his opponent, he curses on national television and up until recently, he took himself way too seriously, arguing with anyone who didn’t think as highly of him as he did himself.

3. Demarcus Cousins

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3. Demarcus Cousins

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He doesn’t congratulate teams after they beat his team, he pulls his teammates away so that they follow suit and in 2012, he was suspended after confronting a commentator after he mentioned his attempt to bully Tim Duncan.

2. Floyd Mayweather

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2. Floyd Mayweather

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In 2011, Mayweather called into a radio station to argue with radio host, Rude Jude, who said Mayweather “ducks” fights and his bouts are boring. Mayweather couldn’t let it go and attempted to lay into the radio host by calling him homophobic slurs and claiming he was being racist towards him.

1. Tonya Harding

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1. Tonya Harding

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Her bullying went a little too far. She allegedly ordered an assault on Nancy Kerrigan and plead guilty to conspiring to hinder prosecution of the attackers.

Terri Washington is a Los Angeles Clippers writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow her on Twitter @Terri7589, “Like” her on Facebook or add her to your network on Google.

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