Page 2 seeks Luckiest Man Alive
Page 2 staff

You, the readers, have spoken. And the final four is set in Page 2's Luckiest Man Alive competition.

Although Wayne Gretzky, Andre Agassi, Jason Sehorn and the combination of Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov were eliminated, this is one competition where we truly mean it when we say there are no losers.

Now it's time for the semifinals. In each of our two matchups, help us determine who is the luckiest man alive.

Polls will remain open until Wednesday morning, when the second-round winners go head to head in the final.

In the matchup featuring No. 1 seed Tiger Woods and fifth-ranked Pete Sampras, vote in the poll at right for the guy you believe is the Luckiest Man Alive. Then go to our second semifinal and choose between Derek Jeter and Rick Fox:

Tiger Woods


Seed: 1

Age: 26

Occupation: World's No. 1 golfer

Elin Nordegren
Nordegren
Significant other: Currently dating Swedish model Elin Nordegren. ... Formerly dated UCLA law student Joanna Jagoda. ... Married to Nike for the past six years.

Why we'd want to be this dude: Well, duh. First off, he's got a license to print money for the next 40 years, thanks to his unbelievable endorsement potential. (Remember, Arnold Palmer was still earning millions decades after his last big win.) ... And what man wouldn't want to be the best golfer in the history of the sport? Page 2 dreams about donning El Tigre's red polo on a Sunday at Augusta and watching all the "competition" scamper to get out of his way. ... And in case you haven't noticed, his girlfriend is kind of cute.

Why we wouldn't want to be this dude: Have we mentioned his father, Earl? The guy introduced Tiger to the sport when he was nine months old and had him putting on the "Mike Douglas Show" at age 2. We'd call that just a tad overbearing. ... At some point, winning all those tournaments has got to get a little bit boring. ... Green jackets don't go with anything. ... His hairline is starting to retreat like Phil Mickelson in the final round of a major. ... Quickly replacing Michael Jordan as the one athlete who can't go anywhere without being recognized -- and we'd miss our privacy. ... Finally, can you imagine the pre-nup this guy's going to need?

Pete Sampras


Seed: 5

Age: 30

Occupation: World's No. 25-ranked tennis player

Bridgette Wilson
Wilson
Significant other: Married actress Bridgette Wilson in September 2000. Formerly dated actress Kimberly Williams of "Father of the Bride" fame.

Why we'd want to be this dude: Has won more Grand Slam singles tournaments (13) than any man in history -- which means he's had a better (and certainly more consistent) tennis career than Agassi. ... It'd be pretty cool to just walk into a room and say, "I'm married to the chick from 'Billy Madison.' " ... He also has amassed more than $40 million in career winnings. ... He's got one of the most powerful serves in the history of tennis, and Page 2 is more about unleashing a powerful serve than being able to return a powerful serve.

Why we wouldn't want to be this dude: He's not exactly off the charts on the charisma scale. ... Despite all his Grand Slam success, he has never won the French Open -- and we hate jinxes. ... Steve Martin is probably really peeved about the way he jilted Williams.




ALSO SEE:


Luckiest Man Alive: Derek Jeter vs. Rick Fox

Luckiest Man Alive: Tiger Woods vs. Wayne Gretzky

Luckiest Man Alive: Derek Jeter vs. Jason Sehorn

Luckiest Man Alive: Rick Fox vs. Pavel Bure & Sergei Fedorov

Luckiest Man Alive: Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras





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