A popular yearly roundup on AskMen.com, the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2008 represents an amalgamation of guys, all from different walks of life, deemed to have had the biggest influence on the ways other men buy, think and behave. More than 200,000 votes helped to determine this year's honorees as voters were asked to look beyond surface traits such as notoriety and focus instead on 2008's key influencers across a broad range of industries.

Here's a look at some of the athletes to have made the cut in 2008:

No.10 - Alex Rodriguez

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