It seems Twitter is a more reliable source of news these days than the paper. With Twitter you can spread information across incredible distances with incredible speed. Luckily for sports fans, Twitter is also easy enough for professional athletes to use and we revel for an opportunity to get a sneak peak into a players life.
How many times have we heard about something Chad Ochocinco tweeted about? Twitter is here to stay and it’s mainstream. These 25 professional athletes are already really interesting so make sure you follow them:
| Athlete | Team | Twitter Page | Followers | ||
| 25 | Roscoe Parrish | Buffalo Bills | twitter.com/scoe11 | 2,188 | |
| 24 | “The Real” Steve Smith | New York Giants | twitter.com/stevesmithwr12 | 7,978 | |
| 23 | Darnell Dockett | Arizona Cardinals | twitter.com/ddockett | 12,253 | |
| 22 | Antonio Pierce | New York Giants | twitter.com/AntonioPierce | 14,945 | |
| 21 | BJ Penn | MMA | twitter.com/bjpenndotcom | 15,356 | |
| 20 | Georges St Pierre | MMA | twitter.com/Georgesstpierre | 18,246 | |
| 19 | Forrest Griffin | MMA | twitter.com/ForrestGriffin | 19,460 | |
| 18 | Quinton “Rampage” Jackson | MMA | twitter.com/Rampage4real | 35,569 | |
| 17 | Chad OchoCinco Johnson | Cincinnati Bengals | twitter.com/ochoNFLcinco85 | 61,585 | |
| 16 | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | twitter.com/Lfitzgerald11 | 62,108 | |
| 15 | Shawne Merriman | San Diego Chargers | twitter.com/shawnemerriman | 69,948 | |
| 14 | Baron Davis | Los Angeles Clippers | twitter.com/Baron_Davis | 76,508 | |
| 13 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | twitter.com/the_real_nash | 89,388 | |
| 12 | Derek Fisher | Los Angeles Lakers | twitter.com/derekfisher | 90,635 | |
| 11 | Dwyane Wade | Miami Heat | twitter.com/dwadeofficial | 91,212 | |
| 10 | Lamar Odom | Los Angeles Lakers | twitter.com/RealLamarOdom | 120,367 | |
| 9 | Andy Roddick | Tennis | twitter.com/andyroddick | 123,081 | |
| 8 | Reggie Bush | New Orleans Saints | twitter.com/reggie_bush | 319,709 | |
| 7 | Nick Swisher | New York Yankees | twitter.com/NickSwisher | 856,284 | |
| 6 | Ryan Sheckler | Skate | twitter.com/RyanSheckler | 1,004,364 | |
| 5 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | twitter.com/DwightHoward | 1,063,381 | |
| 4 | Paul Pierce | Boston Celtics | twitter.com/paulpierce34 | 1,122,731 | |
| 3 | Tony Hawk | Skate | twitter.com/tonyhawk | 1,614,474 | |
| 2 | Lance Armstrong | Cycling | twitter.com/lancearmstrong | 1,993,972 | |
| 1 | Shaquille O’Neil | Cleveland Cavaliers | twitter.com/THE_REAL_SHAQ | 2,271,888 |
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 am
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