It's a pressure that cracks many phenoms, but Franklin said she didn't feel that pressure.

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And make no mistake, showcase-wise, Harper is the bigger of the two phenoms.

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In the mid-1990s, Ferguson built his teams around young phenoms like Beckham.

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The Knicks are a third-place, second-tier team, still lugging around a 13-15 record, and NBA history is flooded with phenoms who sank fast.

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In fact, her post-'60s career path might serve as a game plan for contemporary teen phenoms, including a few who got their first break on Disney Channel series.

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Unlike some Web-based phenoms, the location check-in service Foursquare has an obvious potential business model: local ads based on your geographic location, perhaps coupled with inferred interests from your previous check-ins.

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Yet investors keep bidding up ad-fueled phenoms.

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Other NFL phenoms have fallen hard.

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