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Who in your opinion is the greatest sportsman of all time
Who in your opinion is the greatest sportsman of all time
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"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was."
Muhammad Ali |
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"I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round."
Muhammad Ali |
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"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am."
Muhammad Ali |
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lance armstrong
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Michael Jordan was a superb sportsman, the very best in his field and an exceptional athlete, no doubt about it. It's just sometimes worth taking away the media/marketing circus that surrounded him and remembering him purely for his sporting ability. And also worth looking at the sportsmen of 100 plus years ago, who didn't have the advantage of all the hype generated by the media and marketing interests.
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Phil Taylor - no doubt, has raised the bar in darts like never seen in any sport.
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Jordan for me dont even like Basketball but if you watched him he was even better tham Messi Maradonna compmared to the oppo team mates etc.Woods and Ali for 2nd
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on this alone ali is surely the greatest
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the greatest sportsman is one who is good over a wide range of sports - so he might not even be famous - correct ?
tiger woods is probably carp at tennis,rugby,cricket and soccerfootball |
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Franz Klammer
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i think steve redgrave could be a fair shout....to go through that punishing regime for all those years....perhaps
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Can't have a man who had to cheat to beat Henry Cooper, so that rules out Ali.
Tiger Woods is the correct answer. |
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Lol @ "Correct answer"
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the undertaker
19-0 at wrestlemania no one comes close |
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 ur a fool tmo thaught u might of said rio |
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This thread has given me food for thought.
Ali or Phil Taylor The greatest heavy-weight in the history of boxing; a man who transcended the sport to enter entertainment and politics at a world level, and does so still - or a fat git from Stoke who throws bits of metal at a board a few feet away. Betfair forumites - they can always make you think hard. |
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Exceptional team sportsman should get the nod for the extra dimension in piggy backing their teams to glory |
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michael jordan is a great shout... but is he really up there with tiger ? im not sure
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tiger woods is the best golfer - that's as far as it goes - hardly an all rounder though
not even sure i'd call golf a real sport , as physical pursuits go it's about as demanding as painting and decorating |
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Ali and tiger are the best in individual sports. Team sporting greats sometimes have to face a few greats in opposition(simultaneously) whilst carrying dead weight in his own team.
No offence to individual sports, but it ain't as difficult to succeed as team sports because you don't have to motivate team-mates or go 1v5 |
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Stevie G.
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AdrianMole 28 Jan 12 12:31
Can't have a man who had to cheat to beat Henry Cooper, so that rules out Ali. Tiger Woods is the correct answer. How exactly did he cheat? |
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Jesse Owens
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Garfield Sobers was canny at his game.
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Deion Sanders. Played multiple positions (about 5) in the NFL, played MLB when he was bored. Won a superbowl, played in the World Series, and once scored a touchdown AND a home run in the same week. Nuff said really.
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Brian Clough
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jocky wison...what an athlete!!
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Solano1 28 Jan 12 13:00
Garfield Sobers was canny at his game. Ru into cricket as well? |
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sir garfield sobers was the best there was
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If if you go for Athletes then DALY THOMPSON has to be considered!
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Phil Taylor by a distance
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Jocky Wilson wid have beat Phil Taylor and day of the week in his prime- Beer,Vodka,Whiskey, Greetin! lol
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Jack Nicklaus.
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taking away media and popularity,Michael Jordan:
6× NBA Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991–1992, 1996, 1998) 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002–2003) 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998) 3× NBA steals champion (1988, 1990, 1993) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988) 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998) All-NBA Second Team (1985) 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998) NBA Rookie of the Year (1985) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985) 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998) 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987–1988 NCAA Champion (1982) 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1983–1984) ACC Player of the Year (1984) Ranked No.1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century 2 x olimpic gold medal winner he left legacy no other sportsman ever left |
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tambam - he even played soccer professionally as well - a bit of a wind up merchant but a great all rounder in his day
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Another vote here for Steveirll
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I didn't know Jordan had won the Slam Dunk Contest in '88. In that case, scrap my Ali vote; I want to vote for Joe.
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