Random Famous Athletes Who Are Atheist (19 items)

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  (#1) Lance Armstrong

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  Lance Armstrong is an atheist. He says, "If there was a God, I’d still have both nuts."
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  (#2) Bruce Lee

  • Dec. at 33 (1940-1973)

  Bruce Lee is believed to have been a spiritual atheist. When asked if he believed in God, Lee said, "To be perfectly frank, I really do not."
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  (#3) Frank Mir

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  MMA fighter Frank Mir called religion "the retarded stepchild of philosophy."
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  (#4) Manu Ginóbili

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  Manu Ginóbili is reportedly atheist.
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  (#5) Pat Tillman

  • Dec. at 28 (1976-2004)

  Former NFL player and veteran Pat Tillman was atheist. After his death, his younger brother was angered at politicians' assertions that Tillman was in heaven. He said, "He's not with God, he's f**king dead. He's not religious."
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  (#6) Johan Cruijff

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  Soccer player Johan Cruijff is atheist. He said, "In Spain, all 22 players pray for the match before they enter the pitch. If that would work, we would only have draws. And we don't. Therefore, there is no God."
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  (#7) CM Punk

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  WWE wrestler CM Punk is an atheist and a member of the Straight Edge Movement. He says, "On Sunday, when you all go to church and you pray to that God that I know doesn’t exist... I choose to live by the X [by the Straight Edge Movement] because it’s a symbol against your poisonous society."
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  (#8) Jonathan Edwards

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  Triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards said that he lost his faith in God around 2007. "I don’t miss my faith," he explains. "In many ways I feel more settled and happier in myself without it."
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  (#9) Riccardo Montolivo

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  Professional soccer player Riccardo Montolivo has publicly stated that his is an atheist.
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  (#10) Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran

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  Olympic bobsledder Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran is reportedly an atheist.
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  (#11) Robert Smith

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  NFL player Robert Smith is an atheist, but he has no problem with religious services being made available to his teammates.
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  (#12) Bob Woolmer

  • Dec. at 59 (1948-2007)

  Cricketer Bob Woolmer reportedly butted heads with his players over his atheism when he was a coach.
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  (#13) Jason Miller

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  MMA fighter Jason Miller has said, "I'm a devout atheist."
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  (#14) David Feherty

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  PGA golfer David Feherty is a self-proclaimed atheist.
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  (#15) Diana Nyad

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  Distance swimmer Diana Nyad told Oprah Winfrey that she thinks that an atheist can still be spiritual. "I think you can be an atheist who doesn’t believe in an overarching Being who created all of this and sees over it. But there’s spirituality because we human beings, and we animals, and maybe even we plants, but certainly the ocean and the moon and the stars, we all live with something that is cherished and we feel the treasure of it," she said.
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  (#16) Fausto Coppi

  • Dec. at 41 (1919-1960)

  Cyclist Fausto Coppi was an atheist.
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  (#17) Sarah Outen

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  Rowing athlete Sarah Outen listened to an audio version of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins as she rowed solo across the Indian Ocean.
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  (#18) Alex Honnold

  Rock climber Alex Honnold is an outspoken atheist. He says that he feels "sublime bliss" when climbing mountains.
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  (#19) Lee Priest

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  Bodybuilder Lee Priest says, "When will people learn forget the fairy tale of God? You want to have faith and believe in something, try putting that belief and faith in your fellow human and people around you."

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