Manti Te'o

Forbes.com: The 10 Most Disliked Athletes in America

Linebacker, University of Notre Dame
Appeal: 15 percent
Apparently the online girlfriend hoax wasn’t his idea, but most people figure he embellished the extent of the relationship for personal attention. Te'o's appeal rating went from 88 percent to 15 pecent almost overnight. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Introduction Feel-good stories can go sour pretty quickly, as Manti Te'o and Lance Armstrong can attest to. They lead the 2013 list of America's Most Disliked Athletes, based on the latest public surveys from Nielsen Sports and market research firm E-Poll. Candidates were limited to those scoring a minimum of 10% public awareness. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Lance Armstrong Appeal: 15 percent
The doping confession to Oprah didn’t yield much sympathy. In a virtual tie with Manti Te'o at the top, but Armstrong's broader name recognition gives him the nod. (Gary Miller/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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Manti Te'o Linebacker, University of Notre Dame
Appeal: 15 percent
Apparently the online girlfriend hoax wasn’t his idea, but most people figure he embellished the extent of the relationship for personal attention. Te'o's appeal rating went from 88 percent to 15 pecent almost overnight. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Tiger Woods Golfer
Appeal: 19 percent
His image hasn't improved that much since his highly publicized infidelity problems of a few years ago, in part because he hasn’t won much. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Jay Cutler Quarterback, Chicago Bears
Appeal: 21 percent
Seen as standoffish with teammates and the public. Fair or not, the sight of Cutler riding a stationary bike on the Bears’ sideline after pulling himself from a 2011 playoff game still lingers as a symbol of softness. (Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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Metta World Peac... Forward, Los Angeles Lakers
Appeal: 21 percent
NBA bad boy has been on good behavior for a while now, but old images die hard. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Alex Rodriguez Third Baseman, New York Yankees
Appeal: 22 percent
Where to even start with A-Rod, the human drama that’s entering the 10th year of a Broadway run? That’s longer than 'Jersey Boys.' Depending on the outcome of his latest PED fiasco, Rodriguez could easily shoot higher. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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Michael Vick Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles
Appeal: 23 percent
See Metta World Peace - reputations take a while to come back. At least Vick is moving steadily down the list from the top spot he used to occupy. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Kurt Busch NASCAR Driver
Appeal: 27 percent
Hot tempered and arrogant, Busch has feuded with teammates and reporters alike. (Tyler Barrick/Getty Images)

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Kobe Bryant Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
Appeal: 27 percent
Always polarizing, and still feeling residual heat from a 10-year-old rape allegation that was never prosecuted. (Harry How/Getty Images)

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Tony Romo Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Appeal: 27 percent
Takes lot of heat for a good quarterback who has never harmed anyone or been in trouble off the field. That’s life with the high-profile Cowboys - when you don’t get to the Super Bowl, people find a way to blame the QB. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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