<Table> Winners of the Best Male Athlete ESPY Award <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Athlete </Th> <Th> Nation represented </Th> <Th> Sport </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Jordan </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Barry Bonds </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Steve Young </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Cal Ripken Jr . </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Johnson </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Track and field </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ken Griffey Jr . </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Mark McGwire </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LaDainian Tomlinson </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Phelps </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Swimming </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Drew Brees </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Dirk Nowitzki </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Kevin Durant </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Stephen Curry </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Russell Westbrook </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Alexander Ovechkin </Th> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Hockey </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Winners of the Best Male Athlete ESPY Award <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Athlete </Th> <Th> Nation represented </Th> <Th> Sport </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Jordan </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Barry Bonds </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Steve Young </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Cal Ripken Jr . </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Johnson </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Track and field </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ken Griffey Jr . </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Mark McGwire </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Lance Armstrong </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Road cycling </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LaDainian Tomlinson </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tiger Woods </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Golf </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Michael Phelps </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Swimming </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Drew Brees </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Dirk Nowitzki </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Kevin Durant </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Stephen Curry </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> LeBron James </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Russell Westbrook </Th> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Alexander Ovechkin </Th> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Hockey </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the espy for best male athlete
who won the espy for best male athlete
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin