Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
List of winners
Columns: Year of award | Athlete | Nation of citizenship | Team | Competition , governing body , or league | Sport
2001 | Pete Sampras | United States | not applicable | ATP Tour | Tennis | 2002 | Tiger Woods | United States | not applicable | PGA Tour | Golf | 2003 | Emmitt Smith | United States | Dallas Cowboys | National Football League (NFL) | American football | 2004 | Éric Gagné | Canada | Los Angeles Dodgers | Major League Baseball (MLB) | Baseball | 2005 | Peyton Manning | United States | Indianapolis Colts | National Football League (NFL) | American football | 2006 | Shaun Alexander | United States | Seattle Seahawks | National Football League (NFL) | American football | 2007 | LaDainian Tomlinson | United States | San Diego Chargers | National Football League (NFL) | American football | 2008 | Brett Favre | United States | Green Bay Packers | National Football League (NFL) | American football | 2009 | Michael Phelps | United States | Not applicable | Olympic Games | Swimming | 2010 | John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut | United States and France | Not applicable | Wimbledon | Tennis | 2011 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | Not applicable | U.S. Open | Golf | 2012 | Drew Brees | United States | New Orleans Saints | National Football League (NFL) | American Football