Sterling is a grey and black tabby rescue cat. When I first met him, his name was "Manny" but due to Manny Ramirez's recent departure from baseball because he did not want to subject himself to the suspension for drugs in his system, I couldn't have my cat with that name. I re-named him Sterling because I am a auto racing fan and named him after Sterling Marlin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Marlin
and Sir Sterling Moss:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_Moss
both of which are retired racecar drivers. Also due to his grey and blck colors and his "sterling" silver personality.