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12-11-2009, 08:09 PM
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The one and only
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I love in Melbourne and I am sick of hearing about Tiger Woods. He's just a golfer FFS! OK a good one, but certainly not the greatest. So many people have jumped on the bandwagon, it's crazy!
Surely Sir Don Bradman, Mohammed Ali, Michael Jordan, etc are better?
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12-11-2009, 08:16 PM
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 Face it, Tiger is probably the best golfer of all time. Best sportsman...mmm would be close.
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12-11-2009, 08:30 PM
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easily MJ - Tiger is good and both he and MJ share very similar personality traits - but MJ dominated everyone all the time - didnt matter who it was old school new school jordan came out on top hard to say about ali - if he wasnt stripped of title? if he didnt spend 3-4 yrs away from sport maybe wouldve left an even bigger legacy - maybe on other hand being stripped of title was good for his career setting up fairytale comeback etc - maybe wouldnt have lasted as long if it didnt get stripped??
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12-11-2009, 08:37 PM
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Thats the problem with golf your only against yourself and the elements, is it harder to dominate a sport when pitted against another eg in tennis boxing etc?
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12-11-2009, 08:47 PM
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No mention of Schumacher, Doohan or Rossi? All absolutely dominated until they let someone else have a crack.
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12-11-2009, 08:55 PM
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Woods would be very close... he's worked hard at what he does and it pays off. Anyone who plays (or trys to play) golf will know just how hard the game is.
He's won 71 tournaments, 14 of them being majors like a US Open. If he's not the best sportsman now, he probably will be once he retires. Not to say that Jordan, Ali, Bradman etc aren't worthy of it too though |
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12-11-2009, 09:05 PM
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Back to Le Frenchy
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He's good but not the greatest sportsman. Greatest golfer he'd have a good argument for.
In my books no one will head Gentleman James Hird. After some of the injuries and set backs he had and the way he kept coming back with the calibre he did in his chosen sport is something special.
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12-11-2009, 10:37 PM
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Fiat POWAAH!
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 : How about someone like Ben Graham or Darren Bennet? Both had successful AFL and NFL careers. My money would be on Michael Jordan though.
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13-11-2009, 12:24 AM
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Rob
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i don't think you can label 1 person the greatest. |
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13-11-2009, 11:54 PM
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Federer has 15  Tiger Woods will go down as the highest paid sportsman to have lived. He has already earned $1 billion and will likely finish with $3.5 Billion. Very nice. |
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12-11-2009, 09:58 PM
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Hmmmmmmm!!
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Yeah hard to choose from : Bradman, Woods, Ali, Rossi.
What about Kareem Abdul Jabar (with Jordan), he was just as good, if not better. Roger Federer/Bjorn Borg has to be a close mention. Lance Armstrong would have to be strongly recommended. Pele?? Kelly Slater?? Phelps/Thorpedo?? Babe Ruth?? I think a lot of the elite sports person persona, is their personality in and out of the sport. The way I see this list, is a sports person, that is clearly ahead of the field by double or nearly double, then it's worthy of the list. (e.g Bradman's average 99.94, closest to his score would be around 55, he's nearly double). |
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13-11-2009, 12:29 AM
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And speaking of cancer, Lance Armstrong would be right up there too. For a bloke to nearly lose his life to cancer then win 7 Tour de Frances in a row, retire for a few years then nearly win it again in his high 30's, is remarkable. |
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12-11-2009, 10:17 PM
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12-11-2009, 10:23 PM
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Michael Jordan.... End of Sory.
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12-11-2009, 10:56 PM
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Harold Larwood. He did as he was told.
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12-11-2009, 10:57 PM
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He is the greatest golfer ever. but you cant name a single sportsman as being better than every other person playing every other sport
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12-11-2009, 11:00 PM
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12-11-2009, 11:03 PM
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Kelly Slater, Valentino Rossi....... Woods is certainly up there though.
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12-11-2009, 11:04 PM
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Our cousin met Tiger today...he is an upcoming golfer and it was the highlight of his life! Tiger Woods has been playing since he was 3??
Keep your eyes out for Matt Jager though....Up and coming young Australian talent. Very proud of you Matt
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12-11-2009, 11:04 PM
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Valentino Rossi
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12-11-2009, 11:58 PM
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far too broad to select one athlete from one sport, and fixate them as number one overall. It's far easier to class it out, don bradman-cricket, michael Jordan-basketball, babe ruth-baseball, Ali-boxing, etc. The sports in the world now are too diverse to crown one king.
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14-11-2009, 12:35 AM
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That title would have to go Jeff Wilson who represented his country at the top level in both rugby union and cricket...two very diverse sports. To play at the top level in one sport is fantastic but in two is remarkable
Second would be Carl Lewis for his achievements at the 1984 LA Olympics and beyond. For those that think the title should go to Tiger Woods...then why not Roger Federer ?....Tiger is no better at golf than Roger is at tennis IMO
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13-11-2009, 12:22 AM
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Get real.... Mohamed Ali/ Cassius Clay by the length of the street!
as for Don Bradman... that little Indian Tendulcar just about has the mantle in cricket
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13-11-2009, 07:14 AM
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Woods, possibly the best golfer ever - hard to call anyone the best sportsman ever, regardless of the sport. One thing I admire most about Woods is his class. |
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13-11-2009, 07:28 AM
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How about
David Boon - Cricket / Drinking Eddie Charlton – Snooker Dick Johnson – V8 Motor Racing Sir jack Braham – Formula One |
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13-11-2009, 09:30 AM
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Sir Jack is a good call. Designed/built/drove his own car to world titles. |
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13-11-2009, 11:53 AM
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13-11-2009, 12:31 AM
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This is from a google search.... Quite a few that we haven't mentioned? Pele is one we as non mad soccer fans would overlook?
1. Pele - Soccer 2. Jim Thorpe - Football, Track and Field 3. Tiger Woods - Golf 4. Muhammed Ali - Boxing 5. Jessie Owens - Track and Field 6. Michael Jordan - Basketball 7. Carl Lewis - Track and Field 8. Jack Nicklaus - Golf 9. Wayne Gretzky - Ice Hockey 10. Jean-Claude Killy – Skiing 11. Lance Armstrong-Cycling 12. Garfield Sobers - Cricket 13. Garrincha - Soccer 14. Hank Aaron - Baseball 15. Miguel Indurain - Cycling 16. Aryton Senna - Motor Racing 17. Johan Cruyff - Soccer 18. Pete Sampras - Tennis 19. Diego Mardonna – Soccer 20. Roger Federer – Tennis 21. Michael Schumacher - FI 22. Paavo Nurmi - Track and Field 23. Rod Laver - Tennis 24. Jahanghir Khan - Squash 25. Wilt Chaimberlain - Basketball 26. Babe Ruth - Baseball 27. Jim Brown - Football 28. Lasse Viren - Track and Field 29. Mark Spitz - Swimming 30. Joe Louis - Boxing 31. Bobby Orr - Ice Hockey 32. Sugar Ray Leonard - Boxing 33. Stanley Matthews - Soccer 34. Donald Bradman - Cricket 35. Eddie Merckx - Cycling 36. Sergei Bubka - Pole Vaulting 37. Johnny Weismuller - Swimming 35. Jerry Rice – Football 36. Eric Heiden – Speed Skating 37. Viktor Barna – Table Tennis 38. Dale Earnhardt – Nascar 39. Brian Lara – Cricket 40. Willie Mays – Baseball 41. Joe Montana - Football 42. Rocky Marciano - Boxing 43. Matt Biondi - Swimming 44. Tom Watson - Golf 45. Mario Lemieux - Ice Hockey 46. Magic Johnson - Basketball 47. Zinedine Zidane - Soccer 48. Bjorn Borg - Tennis 49. Roger Clemens - Baseball 50. John McEnroe - Tennis
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13-11-2009, 12:36 AM
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Bolt Nerd
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Usain Bolt Should be added to that list too? And Warnie? AND Walter Lindrum?
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warnie would definitely be up there
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