Usain Bolt (1 Viewer)

[bringbackrattles]

Talking in the pub on Saturday someone said Bolt is the greatest ever sportsman. Good shout ? Then how about Mo Farah ? Both are athletes but any other suggestions for top ever sportsman ?

 

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[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Federer for me in the last 30 years.
Probably Bolt 2nd

 

[bringbackrattles]

Federer for me in the last 30 years.
Probably Bolt 2nd

Mohammed Ali has to be up there ?

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Mohammed Ali has to be up there ?

Didn't he finish fighting early 80's? I'm thinking more last 30 years and my lifetime

Guess he's the 'ultimate' one!

 

[bringbackrattles]

All time : Ali. Then Federer. Then Bolt.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

The argument is endless. Rushisha, Rossi and Taylor are all as worthy as Bolt, Federer and Farah & are also currently still competing.

 

[bringbackrattles]

The argument is endless. Rushisha, Rossi and Taylor are all as worthy as Bolt, Federer and Farah & are also currently still competing.

Sorry to be ignorant but who's Rushisha ?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Phil Taylor

 

[SkyblueBazza]

Federer for me in the last 30 years.
Probably Bolt 2nd

That's a good shout tbh

But you also look at different sports - even where success in winning titles hasn't been there. Like...
Greg Norman - how many times can you finish second in major championships???
Johnny Wilkinson - need I say more? His Twickenham retirement reception...he kept the dignitaries waiting for about 2.5hrs as he was outside with fans!

Ali

Roger Kingdom 110m hurdles...virtually unbeatable!

Tony Jarrett who but for Colin Jackson would've been our main challenger to the above for years. People like that deserve real acclaim imo...there are many others like him - just kept going on each race knowing at the back of his mind that 2nd or 3rd (if Kingdom was involved) was almost inevitably the best he would get. So near yet so far.
Kriss Akabusi - gold medal for his laugh alone! ( I ran against him once...I was 3rd dammit)

Endless list...anybody who has regularly trained & then regularly pitted themselves against the best in their class in their chosen sport - RESPECT!


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[bringbackrattles]

When best ever sportsman/woman is discussed as we did in the pub all names mentioned were famous in their sports. Woods in golf,Ali in boxing, Botham in cricket, Pele in football, and so on. But there are sportsmen/women who aren't household names but are well respected in their chosen sport. Therefore as interesting a subject it is it is tricky to pick a number one.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Sorry to be ignorant but who's Rushisha ?

800m. Imo a far better athlete than Bolt and Farah.

 

[Gazolba]

Sportsman: Abebe Bikila - he pioneered the stick-thin African trend which is now so prevalent.
Sportswoman: Mia Hamm - best women football player ever.

 

[CCFC88]

Sportswoman: Mia Hamm - best women football player ever.

I think Serena Williams would have something to say about that. Transformed a sport.

 

[CCFC88]

Id struggle to put anyone above Federer especially after this season.

Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Phil Taylor, Tiger Woods, Eddy Merckx all deserve to be in the conversation

 

[Bertola]

800m. Imo a far better athlete than Bolt and Farah.

Rudisha?

 

[fernandopartridge]

Id struggle to put anyone above Federer especially after this season.

Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Phil Taylor, Tiger Woods, Eddy Merckx all deserve to be in the conversation

Yeah, I genuinely thought Federer's best days were behind him. Massive credit to him, a true great.

 

[Covstu]

So many to choose from, I would add Tendulkar and Lara from the cricketing world and Hinault and eddy from cycling!