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Today’s question:
QUESTION: Who do you think is the greatest athlete of all time, in any sport?
Talk about it….
Bruce Jenner. It is sad that he switched team to become Caitlyn Jenner.
@Paul
That’s a good pick. I was thinking along those lines also and Jesse Owens definitely fits the bill. I also think Bo Jackson was something.
After July 4th it has to be Joey Chestnut. He ate 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes and completed a chokehold to a protestor mid weiner gurgle.
Yertle sounds good to me. Even on crutches.
Muhammad Ali. Not only for his skill and endurance as a professional boxer. But for the man he was. Standing firm and vocal in his beliefs. Using his fame as a way to try to educate people about the wrongs that were, and are, in our society.
Caitlyn Jenner! ? ……. or maybe Lou Gherig.
Colin Kaepernick.
Yes, indeed! He is by far the most adept at jumping through the woke political agenda hoops!
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Campy Campaneris
Jim Thorpe without a doubt.
Jim Thorpe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe
Agree!
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None.
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Each champion or gold medalist was the greatest at their time.
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Bo Jackson, maybe?
Jim Thorpe?
Jim Thorpe
Jim Brown – greatest Lacrosse player of all time. Yes, that Jim Brown.
Ty Cobb.
Johnny Unitas…best QB/Athlete of all time! Watch some of the old game films of him getting hit hard and bouncing right back up only to throw, run and even block for his backs. The limited and protective equipment compared to what players have today made him a monster on the field.
You forgot to mention he plugged Snickers candy bars.
Not much of a sports fan, so not really qualified to answer. Like to watch figure skating, speed skating and downhill skiing. Certain sports story have touched me. Most notable Brian’s Song (RIP James Can) the Dan Janssen story. Love the skating of Victor Petrenko and Torville and Dean.
Jim Thorpe
Jackie Robinson. He not only starred in baseball, he played football in the Rose Bowl and was a track star.
Jim Thorpe
In the soccer world–Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro!
Many great athletes, but the GOAT in my mind is Sweetness, #34, Walter Payton. Nobody Does it Better!
Well if I happened to be a typical delusional Californian, the natural answer would be Lia Thomas. You go girlfriend, err boyfriend, err, whatever……
I believe Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is right up their. Notwithstanding his basketball record, he’s an astute and perceptive writer also.
For swimming?
THIS GUY!
https://kevinwhiteman.com/2022/07/08/video-heroic-mississippi-teen-saves-three-girls-one-police-officer/
“Float like a butterfly , sting like a bee.”
David Goggins-
look him up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Goggins
Terry 🦊
Michael Schumacher.
Other possibles are Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber and Jenson Button. Not only were/are they among the greatest Formula 1 drivers, they are also among the most fit athletes of any sport, some of them triathletes.
They are all hacks compared to the GOAT, Ayrton Senna da Silva
Dave Winfield, drafted by 4 teams in 3 different sports!
Ayrton Senna was right up there also, albeit controversial.
Senna MAY have been the best driver, but not the best athlete. IMHO, Nuvolari or Clark may have been the best drivers, though Clark said the one driver he feared most (due to his driving ability) was Dan Gurney.
Slightly off topic, however I am a big fan of Bob Bondurant. Aside from co-driving Cobras with Dan Gurney they shared something in common: Neither one were bashful about stretching the limits of race motors RPM or otherwise. These guys were brutal on equipment.
At age 18 I took a somewhat extensive course from Bondurant Racing at Sears Point. Changed my life. I was leaving the last day, and Bob drove up in a Z- car. He stopped me and asked about how I enjoyed the classes. We talked for 20 minutes or so. What a great guy. He was genuinely interested in the opinion of a high school kid with hair past my shoulders. I sold my Firebird the next month and bought a Lotus. Joe Huffaker was another great one also.
Jim Thorpe
What about Megan Anna Rapinoe??? Just Kidding…
Richard Simmons