Greatest Athlete of All Time

[konink]

(1st November 2009 02:03)dirty_cousin Wrote:  

(31st October 2009 09:07)konink Wrote:  Every great athlete has an ego...haha, and they usually deserve to have it cause they are elite. Give me one that doesn't?

Yeah most do, but there are some that aren't so egotistical.

Barry Sanders

Even though he established himself as one of the premier running backs in NFL history, Sanders never allowed his fame to control him. He was known throughout his entire career as a humble player, rarely seen celebrating after a touchdown, but preferring to congratulate his teammates.

Really really good point. He's definitely a great guy, and possibly one of the best running backs ever.

[jetzt]

ROGER FEDERER!

[Ratchet93]

I would probably say Roger Federer, Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. Hard to choose one though.

[looksee]

Im still sticking with Paavo Nurmi.

[SidewaysDan]

(2nd November 2009 04:51)jetzt Wrote:  ROGER FEDERER!

He is an exceptionally good tennis player but I've been let down by some of his recent performances. For example, 08 Wimbledon Final - It shouldve been Roddicks...

And Federer isnt really the greatest athlete of all time...

(2nd November 2009 23:43)looksee Wrote:  Im still sticking with Paavo Nurmi.

You stubborn lil fella

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Some pretty good points raised about how there are different ones in different categories...

But hypothetically what qualities would you expect from the greatest athlete?
Athletic power like Phelps? Charisma like Ali? Skill like Federer? Just general good play like Jordan and many others? And now ask yourself which athlete has the most of these (not just the ones I mentioned)...

[matgreat]

(20th October 2009 07:05)jamesri Wrote:  Lol Yeah Michael Jordan is popular and he might even be just a little overrated maybe not.but the current greatest athlete is ether lebron james , Kobe Bryant , Michael Phelps , or i donno i only watch basket ball , i dont think any Baseball player , or Golf player should be considered as greatest athlete they dont really do athletics.

thats diego maradonna

[Scrufuss]

In the sport of UFC.

Matt Hughes.

He is to the UFC like Elvis is to rock and roll.

I am not even going to debate it.

[dirty_cousin]

With a comparison like that I would think you were talking about Gracie.

[ladytrojan56]

An athlete is a person who participates regularly in a sport. I think, an athlete knows how to play all the games, right?



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[dbugz]

I think for me it's either Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods both are phenomenal on their respective sports. They're one of a kind.