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The 21 Breakout Sports Stars Of 2012 We're Most Psyched About Rooting For

This year, these 21 athletes made the leap from mere fame (or, in some cases, total anonymity) to iconhood. You'll like them — which is good, since we'll all be spending a lot more time with them going forward.

1. Robert Griffin III

2. Mike Trout

3. Gabby Douglas

4. Andy Murray

5. Kyrie Irving

6. Rory McIlroy

7. McKayla Maroney

8. Ryan Lochte

9. Jeremy Lin

10. J.J. Watt

11. Alex Morgan

12. R.A. Dickey

13. Bryce Harper

14. James Harden

15. Brittney Griner

16. Clint Dempsey

17. Andrew Luck

18. Mo Farah

19. Ricky Rubio

20. Andrew McCutchen

21. Russell Wilson