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This is so hard to choose as there are so many. So im going to do it in categories
Athletics, Usain Bolt....Only as a sprinter Basketball, Michael Jordan.....Don't know much about Basketball Boxing, Sugar Ray Robinson....Lost 19 fights and Ali would have beaten him Cricket, Don Bradman....Certainly the best batter Football, Diego Maradona....Have to give it to Pele Golf, Tiger Woods....Nicklaus won more majors Rugby Union, Richie McCaw.....Not my sport Swimming, Michael Phelps......Probably Tennis, Rod Laver. Laver says it's Federer |
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Ryan giggs
Paul scholes David Beckham Eric cantona Gsry neville Wayne rooney Sir alex Ferguson |
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Depends what you mean by greatest really.
If we're going by trophies then i'd say Ryan Giggs on 36 would take some beating. |
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Jim Thorpe or Bo Jackson.
Dieon Sanders has an argument too, being the only man to play in both the Superbowl and the World Series. Any multi-event (heptathlotn or decathlon) winner too, but Daley Thompson comes to mind specifically. |
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: I preferred Giant Haystacks myselfI am not a fan of boxing but I would say Mohammed Ali could be classified as the best. |
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Pele and Babe Didrikson
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Jesse Owens
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Paula's marathon World Record is the most outstanding record on the books being nearly 3 minutes faster than any other woman has ever run.
Can't see any other record as good as this one. It may not be beaten for another few decades. She must then be considered the GOAT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Burton |
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Paula's marathon World Record is the most outstanding record on the books being nearly 3 minutes faster than any other woman has ever run.
Can't see any other record as good as this one. It may not be beaten for another few decades. She must then be considered the GOAT. |
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Lots of drugs cheats in these lists, most disappointing
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Jim Thorpe or Bo Jackson.
Dieon Sanders has an argument too, being the only man to play in both the Superbowl and the World Series. Any multi-event (heptathlotn or decathlon) winner too, but Daley Thompson comes to mind specifically. |
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Paula's marathon World Record is the most outstanding record on the books being nearly 3 minutes faster than any other woman has ever run.
Can't see any other record as good as this one. It may not be beaten for another few decades. She must then be considered the GOAT. so far ahead, i wonder why? |
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Depends what you mean by greatest really.
If we're going by trophies then i'd say Ryan Giggs on 36 would take some beating. |
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Undertaker.
He might only be joint 5th for number of world title reigns (6, along with Hulk Hogan), but he was in the toughest era for competition. Having to contend with the likes of the Rock, Brett Hart, the Undertaker, Kane, Triple H, Mankind AND Kurt Angle, and still come out on top time and time again.... man, that is some doing! |
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Don Bradman, bigger distance between his record and the next best than any other sportsman /woman
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Ellie Simmonds, great swimmer despite her size handicap and a smile to light up a dark and dismal world
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How could either be classed as the greatest sportsman ever when they play in a game that is pretty much localised to their own country?
Both Jackson and sanders could have played just about any sport, thats the point. Sanders was also an olympic level sprinter according to his college coach. Thorpe played various sports professionally and was an olympic decathlon medalist. |
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I'm more for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
He might only be joint 5th for number of world title reigns (6, along with Hulk Hogan), but he was in the toughest era for competition. Having to contend with the likes of the Rock, Brett Hart, the Undertaker, Kane, Triple H, Mankind AND Kurt Angle, and still come out on top time and time again.... man, that is some doing! |
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Perhaps the accolade should actually go to the WWE scriptwriters?
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A question nobody can answer as they haven't been alive over the period "all time".
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You cant compare people from different sports, or eras to come up with a greatest of all time. it's impossible.
There are a huge number of great people across the ages, and opinions will be formed based on favourites. However, if we are talking about someone who stands out from the crowd, because of ability, and personality, then Ali is the man. Someone asked earlier what was so different about him, which is an astonishing question. You need to look at his history, and it tells the story. Not perfect, but he was a one off. |
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Japan and Cuba, at the very least, would argue against baseball being "localised" to the US. As would Toronto Blue Jays fans.
Both Jackson and sanders could have played just about any sport, thats the point. Sanders was also an olympic level sprinter according to his college coach. Thorpe played various sports professionally and was an olympic decathlon medalist. Olympic 100m gold medalist; Olympic 4x100 gold medalist; former 100m world record holder; Superbowl winner, Pro Football Hall of Famer. It's all academic though because Bradman is still the greatest. |
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