Who's the best athlete in sports history?

[jabsRstiff]

Who or what really matters to a tiny percentage of the world's population. I'm willing to concede that basketball may come a distant third to football and cricket in world popularity but anywhere it even approaches mainstream popularity outside the US and Canada support is minuscule compared to soccer. As for hockey, it's huge, absolutely huge, in Canada. Population 36 million. Again it's not representative of sports in general to the degree that you can reasonably claim the Great One as being the greatest athlete in sports history.

If you can claim Bradman I can claim Gretzky.

I'll also mention Ray Robinson....a fighting machine who could KO a man while moving backwards and also tapdance like a champ!

[-jose-]

you can't compare him to Willie Mays. well maybe a little....

i'm not comparing him to Willie Mays...well maybe just a little...

[THE REED]

[SkillspayBills]

I was going to make this thread myself. I am slowly but surely starting to feel like Lebron James may be the greatest athlete of all time.

[T.Horton]

i need a nap.

[Terrel]

Jim Brown. Easy.

[New England]

If you can claim Bradman I can claim Gretzky.

I'll also mention Ray Robinson....a fighting machine who could KO a man while moving backwards and also tapdance like a champ!

with an iron chin...

[New England]

tim horton, of bscene.

[Terrel]

tim horton, of bscene.

:rolleye:

[jabsRstiff]

tim horton, of bscene.

When you're talking athletic ability combined with accomplishment, dominance, and longevity......Horton just may be the man.