Greatest Sportsman/woman Ever

[Deleted member 15344]

After Bolt winning yesterday many have proclaimed him the best Sportsman ever

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/33590181

BBC have a debate about it right now

Is Bolt the best for you

Or is it someone else ?

For me there are a number that stand out

Hoy
Redgrave
Anslie
Bolt
Ali
Messi
Navratilova
Federer


Right now I would put it between Hoy and Bolt

 

[One Planer]

Jesse Owens for me :thup:

 

[MegaSteve]

In my lifetime [singular pick]... Ali

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
Don Bradman
Pele

Tough to put in order. My head says Bradman but for sheer spectacle and drama, plus I was not alive for Bradman, I am going Bolt.

 

[Rooter]

John Surtees.

 

[Imurg]

Impossible question to answer.
As soon as you bring all sports into the equation you can't accurately compare.
Even more so comparing modern and vintage performances.....

 

[Deleted member 15344]

John Surtees.

That's a good shout :thup:

 

[Rooter]

That's a good shout :thup:

Merci, not many people in the world that have been the #1 in different disciplines.

FYI for anyone that doesnt know, He was motorcycling world champion multiple times, then he went on to be Forumla 1 (cars) world champion.

 

[pokerjoke]

John Surtees.

Ive heard his name but had to google his career.

F1 111 starts 6 wins

So serious question are you serious.

Yes I know he rode a bike also

 

[Rooter]

Ive heard his name but had to google his career.

F1 111 starts 6 wins

So serious question are you serious.

Yes I know he rode a bike also

How many F1 world championships have you got??

Surtees has 1 F1 world championship and 7 in motorcycling, some of which were the same year in different classes, so he would have raced more than once per event.

A topic like this is hugely subjective, I like bikes and motorsport, hence he is my pick.

Valentino Rossi would also be up there for me as a great.

 

[Break90]

Impossible to compare sports IMO, for example how can you try to compare Phil Taylor with Usain Bolt, or John Surtees with Roger Federer.

Different sports, different eras, different definitions of success.........

 

[pokerjoke]

How many F1 world championships have you got??

Surtees has 1 F1 world championship and 7 in motorcycling, some of which were the same year in different classes, so he would have raced more than once per event.

A topic like this is hugely subjective, I like bikes and motorsport, hence he is my pick.

Valentino Rossi would also be up there for me as a great.

I gathered you like bikes hence your pick.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Jim Baxter
Fangio
Abebe Bikela
Newcombe

No idea

 

[bluewolf]

Impossible to say who's the best, but I can state my favourite.. Chrissie Wellington.. A true legend in one of the toughest disciplines there is..

 

[Hobbit]

Steve Redgrave... we're sorted, close the thread.

 

[Rooter]

Steve Redgrave... we're sorted, close the thread.

To be fair, he is deffo a great. to do what he did was truly epic. Especially when you now know what personal health issues he battled while competing. A truly great man.

 

[USER1999]

No one going for Luis Suarez then?

 

[AmandaJR]

I struggle to really pick one BUT whenever the question arises I can't see far past Steve Redgrave. To stay at the top for as long as he did was simply amazing and what determination and character to keep putting himself through it. I think people get caught up in the number of medals won but so many other sports allow more than one medal per Olympics whereas for Redgrave it was just one attempt every 4 years.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Lance Armstrong :thup:

 

[Hobbit]

Lance Armstrong :thup:

Wasn't he a scratch drug taker?