[DC 86]

Tiger never (to my knowledge) leveraged his celebrity status in the pursuit of furthering broader social change, which I think is what the "impact on society" was getting at.

BC

True, although Michael Jordan, who finished #1 on the list (ahead of Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali) is the prototype for an athlete refusing to leverage his superstardom in pursuit of social change.

[DC 86]

Tiger never (to my knowledge) leveraged his celebrity status in the pursuit of furthering broader social change, which I think is what the "impact on society" was getting at.

BC

True, although Michael Jordan, who finished #1 on the list (ahead of Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali) is the prototype for an athlete refusing to leverage his superstardom in pursuit of social change.