Greatest athletes of the century

1 ali
2 bill russel
3 wilt
4 carl lewis
5 pele

He is the most recogniseable sporting figure on the planet.

Nothing to do with athletic ability, only marketing (which explains nearly every single pick on here).

He dominated his sport more than any other sportsman.

Either you mean:
1. He dominated basketball more than any other person
2. He dominated his own sport more than anyone else dominated their own

In both cases, I'd have to find you wrong.

He is also one of the most successful in career achievements.

I wouldn't say that either.

Remember, we're talking ATHLETIC ABILITY. Not popularity created by the media.

1 ali
2 bill russel
3 wilt
4 carl lewis
5 pele

Where's Hedo?

No paticular order

Bo Jackson
Carl Lewis
Wayne Gretzky
Ali
Micheal Vick (seriously Mike Vick ,by the time his career is done he will be considered the greatest QB of all time with his canon arm and 4.2 40 speed)

Ya'll don't sleep on Bo Jackson --that guy was a beast!

Where's Hedo?

he's at number 6

There was a wide receiver with the Cowboys back in the 60's.He was the fastest man on the football field and he won an olymipic medal.

Bullet Bob Hayes

You must be kidding me by saying that... When Pelé went to Africa in the mid-60s to play an exibithion game there with Santos (his team), there was a war goin' on... People temporarily stopped the war to go see Pelé play...

Tales your missing my point. I'll admit Pele was the greatest soccer player of his era but, Jim Thorpe and Babe Didrickson were much more accomplished athletes.

Also I would like to hear why anyone would put Jordan in top 3.

Must be his baseball career that got him there...

Don't get me started on jordan's .200 batting average

1. Ali

2. Jordan

3. Pele

4. Kahn

5. Michael Johnson

1. Ali

2. Jim Brown

3. Michael Jordan

4. Jessie Owens

5. Babe Ruth

6. Wilt Chamberlain

in no particular order...

Chamberlain
Ali
Pele
Boban
Carl Lewis

Boban

Hehe... well if everyone else does it...

Last edited by Rens on Thu Dec 19, 2002 4:22 am, edited 2 times in total.

ALI, hands down. I'm not just talking about his athletic ability. Don't forget the effect he had on the world politically when he became a Muslim.

But also he had a real negative effect on his image when he became a draft dodger

But he stood up for what he believed in, and paid a price for it. I admire & respect that.

I wouldn't have fought in that war, either. It was stupid, immoral and had no purpose. And all the ******* politicians and military people who sent those young men to die in Vietnam should rotting in jail.

1. Ali

2. Jordan

3. Pele

4. Kahn

5. Michael Johnson

kahn sucks...oh and tony..i'd put suker over boban anytime...

c'mon, you gotta be kidding me... suker is a washed up player, with no passing, handling or scoring skills...

while on the other hand... boban is a legend, one of the greatest midfielders europe ever saw grace the game...

we talked about that already...