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Top 5 Greatest Sports People
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:28 pm
in response to the woods phelps argument, here is what i want to know. who are the top 5 sports people of all time? include all releveant categories such as domination, popularity, competition, etc. here are mine
1. Tiger Woods
2. Babe Ruth
3. Michael Jordan
4. Wayne Gretzky
5. Muhammad Ali
phelps could crack the top 10 on this list. he loses points because it is swimming and does not have the mass appeal as some of the other sports but he does dominate like few others have. it is the same reason that eric heiden does not rank in my top 25 but maybe top 50.
1. Tiger Woods
2. Babe Ruth
3. Michael Jordan
4. Wayne Gretzky
5. Muhammad Ali
phelps could crack the top 10 on this list. he loses points because it is swimming and does not have the mass appeal as some of the other sports but he does dominate like few others have. it is the same reason that eric heiden does not rank in my top 25 but maybe top 50.
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Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:29 pm to lsugolf1105
People?
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:42 pm to lsugolf1105
1. Tiger Woods
2. Babe Ruth
3. Michael Jordan
4. Wayne Gretzky
5. Muhammad Ali
Not an insult...but how old are you?
2. Babe Ruth
3. Michael Jordan
4. Wayne Gretzky
5. Muhammad Ali
Not an insult...but how old are you?
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:46 pm to lsugolf1105
I dont like the Babe Ruth one. His legend i think has surpassed him. What the other 4 have done is much more impressive imo.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:46 pm to fightingtiger2335
I am going to guess 11 mikey
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:47 pm to DollaChoppa
I don't think the Babe gets enough credit for what he did.
This post was edited on 8/12/08 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:48 pm to lsu31always
its just not the same game tho. different animal now.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:48 pm to lsu31always
quote:
I am going to guess 11 mikey
I ask because say he's 20...I GUESS I can see where he would have Tiger up there..because he wouldn't remember anyone else on his list....having Woods as greatest is nuts though.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:49 pm to DollaChoppa
right back when he played the balls would be used until the cover would come off.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:50 pm to DollaChoppa
quote:
its just not the same game tho. different animal now.
thats every sport imo
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:51 pm to fightingtiger2335
yea, but for his other athletes, they participated in the more modern versions of their sports i think. i mean i really dont know shite about boxing, or even hockey for that matter, but im assuming it cant have changed much.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 7:54 pm to DollaChoppa
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boxing
Bigger and faster then Ali's days...
Hockey has changed alot through out the years like basketball and such (speed, strength, ideas) but Gretzky and Jordan both were part of the change....in their prime they could still play today.
Ali dominated his generation..which is why I think he is top 5...but wouldn't dominate todays boxing world by sheer size of heavyweights now
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:11 pm to fightingtiger2335
i'm 28. i have some of those guys on there based on what other people have said about them. you are right i did not see them but the fact that ruth hit more home runs in a season than many teams did is remakable.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:31 pm to lsugolf1105
1.) Milo of Crotona late 6th century BC
He would train in the off years by carrying a newborn calf on his back every day until the Olympics took place. By the time the events were to take place, he was carrying a four year old cow on his back. He carried the full-grown cow the length of the stadium, then proceeded to kill, roast, and eat it.
2.) Jim Thorpe
3.) Achilles
4.) Babe Didrickson-Zaharias
5.) Michael Jordan
He would train in the off years by carrying a newborn calf on his back every day until the Olympics took place. By the time the events were to take place, he was carrying a four year old cow on his back. He carried the full-grown cow the length of the stadium, then proceeded to kill, roast, and eat it.
2.) Jim Thorpe
3.) Achilles
4.) Babe Didrickson-Zaharias
5.) Michael Jordan
This post was edited on 8/12/08 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:31 pm to fightingtiger2335
quote:
having Woods as greatest is nuts though.
yeah it is a stretch to say now but is arguable. i mean you cant win 6 usga titles in a row. you cant be a golfer and be the richest and most popular athlete in the world. this guy has been groomed for this his whole life and has produced. he is a freak.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:33 pm to lsugolf1105
But who has woods faced?
Jack had to go head to head with Arnold.
Ali went head to head with the likes of Listen and Foreman.
Jack had to go head to head with Arnold.
Ali went head to head with the likes of Listen and Foreman.
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:34 pm to lsugolf1105
quote:
he is a freak.
thats what she said
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:39 pm to fightingtiger2335
woods has faced mickleson, singh, and others. not as good as say player or hogan but they are still pretty good nonetheless
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:41 pm to gilhop
But are they great?
Posted on 8/12/08 at 8:44 pm to lsu31always
id say singh and mickleson are great. I dont know if there is a golf hall of fame, but I would vote them in.
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