Why Jimmie Johnson Winning Athlete of the Year is an Outrage

On Monday, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson won AP Athlete of the Year. This award comes after Johnson has won four straight NASCAR championships. Johnson is the first NASCAR driver to ever win four straight, and he got awarded with the AP Athlete of the Year award. But does Johnson deserve this award? The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT! What Jimmie Johnson has done is an amazing feat. Some people like to say that they could race NASCAR. I know that I couldn't race in NASCAR, and I definitely couldn't win four straight championships. But I'm not convinced what Jimmie Johnson does takes "athleticism". According to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, an athlete is "a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical str...

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