year of award                      athlete     nation of citizenship                 team competition , governing body , or league              sport
0            2001                 pete sampras             united states       not applicable                                 atp tour             tennis
1            2002                  tiger woods             united states       not applicable                                 pga tour               golf
2            2003                 emmitt smith             united states       dallas cowboys           national football league (nfl)  american football
3            2004                   éric gagné                    canada  los angeles dodgers              major league baseball (mlb)           baseball
4            2005               peyton manning             united states   indianapolis colts           national football league (nfl)  american football
5            2006              shaun alexander             united states     seattle seahawks           national football league (nfl)  american football
6            2007          ladainian tomlinson             united states   san diego chargers           national football league (nfl)  american football
7            2008                  brett favre             united states    green bay packers           national football league (nfl)  american football
8            2009               michael phelps             united states       not applicable                            olympic games           swimming
9            2010  john isner vs nicolas mahut  united states and france       not applicable                                wimbledon             tennis
10           2011                 rory mcilroy          northern ireland       not applicable                                  us open               golf
11           2012                   drew brees             united states   new orleans saints           national football league (nfl)  american football

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