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post 1659947913 04-19-2022, 11:59 PM
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Randy moss had the most raw athletic ability I've seen in my lifetime.
post 1659948023 04-20-2022, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Just lol

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Tom Brady
Michael Jordan
Wayne Gretzky
Serena Williams
Tom Brady might be the best football player ever but it's hard to call him a great "athlete" imo. He's slow and weak. Not like he could play any other position other than QB.
post 1659948363 04-20-2022, 12:25 AM
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post 1659949013 04-20-2022, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted By Adam16121⏩
Being from Jersey, it’s mandatory that all of use knew hockey in the 90s. Lemieux shouldn’t be compared to Gretzky at all, because Mike Richter never guarded for the Penguins. Gretzky had some serious talent behind him when he hit those records.
I'm a little confused at the point you're making. Are you saying Gretzky was the better athlete or that Gretzky owes a lot of his accomplishments to the talented supporting cast?

Gretzky was absolutely talented, no question. But he wasn't the best athlete. I gave lemieux as an example but there were others that were more athletic than Gretzky. Where Gretzky was killer is that he was playing 3d chess while most everyone else was playing checkers. He'd know where the puck was going to be and put himself in perfect positioning to take advantage before anyone else knew what was going on.

But since this is about the best athlete, that wasn't Gretzky.
post 1659949103 04-20-2022, 01:07 AM
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Tom Brady. Dead srs. He has the intangibles. People will say he's a system baby, but he has heart, drive, IQ, everything that really matters outside of 'being physically gifted'. I bet if he wanted to he could've been a goat athlete, but he knew being a QB was more than that
post 1659949393 04-20-2022, 01:17 AM
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post 1659949673 04-20-2022, 01:36 AM
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post 1659950133 04-20-2022, 02:04 AM
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Caitlyn Jenner.

Only female to ever win a gold medal in a mens Olympic Event.
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post 1659950343 04-20-2022, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
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post 1659950583 04-20-2022, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
Wayne Gretsky is the statistician's choice, srs

not my choice, but hard to argue
says who?

statistically, Don Bradman kerb stomps him. And was in a sport that was, and is, far more popular with an enormous talent pool
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post 1659950863 04-20-2022, 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
Bo Jackson
Yeah probably Bo Jackson

I say this as a Bama fan too dead srs

I know people that bike with him each year

It's to raise money for tornado relief

Great athlete and a good man
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post 1659951413 04-20-2022, 03:18 AM
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post 1659951833 04-20-2022, 03:47 AM
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Eddy Merckx

it's one of the rare cases where there isn't even a discussion who is the all-time greatest in the sport

srs, ask anyone all over the world who the GOAT cyclist is and the answer will always be Merckx

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post 1659953413 04-20-2022, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
Is that the guy who got rekt by Larry Owings?
I wouldn't say rekt, but yes it was a huge loss. He went on to the Olympics not having a single point scored on him.
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post 1659953633 04-20-2022, 05:06 AM
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post 1659958533 04-20-2022, 07:11 AM
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post 1659958783 04-20-2022, 07:19 AM
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post 1659958813 04-20-2022, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted By mandarino⏩
Athlete - a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina.



Take your pick then out of Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Football, Tennis, Combat Sports, and Athletics.
Ronaldo.

If we are talking about what people usually consider sports, then the only one that became legendary was Ayrton Senna (for the ones that don't know who he was... gotta check it, ded srs - wikipedia doesn't count).




But the definition os Sports is a little bit different.
post 1659959033 04-20-2022, 07:28 AM
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Tom Brady if you factor in actual brains and skill.

Not so much if you just want a dummy who can run fast or jump high.
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post 1659959063 04-20-2022, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
Randy moss had the most raw athletic ability I've seen in my lifetime.
Moss was insanely dominant and he barely had to try. It was no secret that he had a habit of taking plays off and didn't have the highest worth ethic, yet he still managed to go down as one of the best WRs the NFL has ever seen. If he maximized his potential, who knows what he would have accomplished.

I vote for Deion Sanders however, if we are talking about pure athletic ability, talent and accomplishments in a sport.
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post 1659959123 04-20-2022, 07:29 AM
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post 1659959253 04-20-2022, 07:32 AM
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This thread will never work because:

Americans gonna say names like Jordan or Phelps or Brady (that will not even be mentioned outside of the US...especially Brady - 9 out of 10 persons outside of the USA never heard of her)... and they will never mention a soccer player as being the GOAT (forgetting the fact that soccer is the biggest sport ever worldwide).
post 1659959313 04-20-2022, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted By poundXpound⏩
Jim Thorpe
TRH

He was the greatest all around athlete ever. Not even close.
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post 1659959423 04-20-2022, 07:34 AM
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post 1659959723 04-20-2022, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted By Manc33⏩
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post 1659959793 04-20-2022, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted By DustinTheHuss⏩
Just lol

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Tom Brady
Michael Jordan
Wayne Gretzky
Serena Williams
Being old enough to remember prime Jordan is like being old enough to remember prime Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and other greats.
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post 1659971393 04-20-2022, 11:24 AM
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Federer. Plus he's the only tennis billionaire
post 1659974343 04-20-2022, 12:16 PM
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I'm not saying he is the greatest athlete, I'm not sure there is ONE greatest athlete, but you have to admire Mayweather's 50-0 win loss record. In terms of being good at your sport, that is pretty incredible.

I may get chit for even mentioning his name.
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