A lot of nutjobs people believe wholeheartedly that our birthdays, and corresponding astrological signs represent what type of personality we have. So we decided to do some research and figure out if there is any truth to the rumors as far as athletes are concerned. Decide for yourself.

- Aries (March 21 to April 20) / Personality Traits: The Aries male is a natural rebel. He loves to defy authority and he thinks he was born smarter than anyone else ... Thanks to his rash way of pushing his superiority, he's liable to fall flat on his face more than once.

- Danny Almonte
- Jason Kidd
- Pete Rose

We would say that these three fit the bill, at least if Kidd's wife is telling the truth about him. But cheating in the Little League World Series and gambling your life away qualifies as falling flat on your face.

- Taurus (April 20 to May 20) / Personality Traits: Plans for tomorrow carefully ... Quiet, practical soul, as sensible and down-to-earth as an old pair of shoes ... Slow to move to action, deliberate and careful.

- Andre Agassi
- David Beckham
- John Daly
- Tony Hawk
- The Rock
- Dennis Rodman

Okay, we've hit a snag. A former mullet wearing tennis player, a soccer celebrity, a drunk/fat golfer, a skateboarding legend, a wrestler/actor and sideshow freakshow ex-basketball player are not exactly the definition of quiet and practical.

- Gemini (May 21 to June 20) / Personality Traits: Restless, unpredictable spirit ... Impatient, critical and petulant ... In one way or another, he will change.

- Freddy Adu
- Carmelo Anthony
- Lou Gehrig
- Allen Iverson
- Joe Namath
- Phil Mickelson
- Joe Montana
- Rafael Nadal

Some hits, some misses. No big transformations have been seen by these athletes, but some unpredictability.

- Cancer (June 21 to July 22) / Personality Traits: Courtly, courteous, and considerate ... True to himself ... Fond of security ... Finances have fascinated him since childhood.

- Rick Ankiel
- Derek Jeter
- O.J. Simpson
- Mike Tyson
- Mike Vick
- Zinedine Zidane

Whoops. Other than Jeter, and to an extent Ankiel, this is the hall of crazy club. A murderer, a rapist, an animal torturer and a guy who lost control during the biggest game of his life. Nobody will ever confuse these guys with being courteous.

- Leo (July 23 to August 22) / Personality Traits: He has to be worshipped or die ... Jealous ... Impulsive temper ... Far more steadfast and tenacious than he seems ... Leo appreciates beauty, so if you're the type to get jealous over an appreciative glance at another female, you'd better get tolerant fast.

- Barry Bonds
- Tom Brady
- Roger Federer
- Nomar Garciaparra
- Hulk Hogan
- Karl Malone
- Alex Rodriguez
- Pete Sampras

Has to be worshipped and loves the ladies. We think we have a few candidates for that here. Funny, we always thought Bonds' temper was from the roids. Well, this clears up that rumor, doesn't it?

- Virgo (August 23 to September 22) / Personality Traits: Lives almost entirely on a practical, material level ... invariably kindly and thoughtful ... Utterly loyal.

- Lance Armstrong
- Kobe Bryant
- Roger Maris
- Mike Piazza
- Cal Ripken
- Andy Roddick
- Ted Williams
- Yao Ming

Basically, Virgos are supposed to be saints, we guess. And this is a list of seemingly decent people. Though we don't think anybody would use the term "loyal" to describe Kobe Bryant right now.

- Libra (September 23 to October 22) / Personality Traits: Unmatched reasoning powers ... Tendency toward fickleness ... Brilliant logic and astute rationalization ... Trustworthy ... Hates confusion, and he really needs harmony to remain stable.

- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Brett Favre
- Mark McGwire
- Mickey Mantle
- Jerry Rice
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Steve Young

Basically smart and trustworthy. That sums up this group fairly nicely, other than McGwire, who didn't exactly display any "unmatched reasoning powers" when he told Congress he "wasn't here to talk about the past."

- Scorpio (October 23 to November 22) / Personality Traits: Passionate ... Calm and steady ... Deceptively controlled manner ... In a word, this man is invincible.

- Troy Aikman
- Pele
- Diego Maradona
- David Duval

Not sure "invincible" is the word we'd use to describe Aikman and Duval, unless invicible means getting 72 concussions or disappearing from earth after being one of the best golfers in the world.

- Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21) / Personality Traits: Charge around and tumble through life ... Idealistic enthusiasm ... An optimist supreme.

- Joe Dimaggio
- Michael Owen

Not much to choose from in this category. Owen is a great soccer player and Dimaggio is one of the all-time greats in baseball. We guess you could say that he tumbled through a marriage with Marilyn Monroe.

- Capricorn (December 22 to January 19) / Personality Traits: Has a self-made brick wall around him ... Strong and tough ... Pleasant, but he's fiercely ambitious.

- Muhammad Ali
- George Foreman
- LeBron James
- Tiger Woods
- Dwayne Wade
- Michael Schumacher

Considering we have some of the all-time greats at their sports on this list, we think they can reliably be called ambitious and tough. We think the lesson we learn with this is if you want to have a child who is a great athlete, make sure to have a lot of sex in April and May.

- Aquarius (January 20 to February 18) / Personality Traits: Everyone is his friend ... Doesn't want to reveal his true feelings ... Teamwork comes naturally to him ... Understands the fair play rules of sports as if he had invented them.

- Michael Jordan
- Wayne Gretzky
- Babe Ruth
- Mike Krzyzewski
- Hank Aaron
- Oscar De La Hoya
- Jackie Robinson

Okay, change that from having a lot of sex in April and May to April through June, which should make you happy. Some hits and misses. Ruth was everyone's friend, and they all seemed to understand fair play and the rules of sports. Maybe that's because you have arguably the greatest baseball, basketball and hockey players in the history of sports here.

- Pisces (February 19 to March 20) / Personality Traits: His clever mind can turn him toward sensible goals which could bring him fame and recognition, even wealth and immortality ... Short on cold accusations and long on warm tolerance ... Possesses a rare sympathy of spirit ... Tough for him to comprehend that what he says could perhaps be interpreted in the wrong light.

- Charles Barkley
- Julius Erving
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Landon Donovan

Well, they are certainly all famous wealthy, and three are basketball immortality, which is nice. We just don't think Barkley displays tolerance or sympathy of spirit. The one about opening their mouth too much seems right on, however. We all know Barkley will never shut up (entertaining as he is), and Shaq is beloved by the media for his witticisms - or whatever you want to call them.

So there you have it. We think we have solved the mystery of astrology with this scientific exercise - it's total crap.

(Birthdays found at Who2.com)