The ones you listed all seem to be greats from way back. E.g. No one talks about Pele being the GOAT any more, nowadays it's usually between Messi or Maradona, Maradona would get my vote having won two serie As with unfashionable Napoli and A World cup and final with mediocre Argie teams. Surely Michael Jordan trumps Wilt Chamberlain these days and Billie Jean King must have been superseded.
Muhammad Ali?He's even called The Greatest!
but i bet he couldn't do a fakie heelflip into a 360 pop shove it. so how great is he really huh?
What you are saying is strange and scary to me.
Guillaume Patry
Who is, in your opinion, the greatest athlete ever. In my opinion, it's Bobby Orr, NHL. The individual who impacted his or her sport beyond any other.A legitimate argument can easily be made and defended for Wayne Gretzky. He has records that will never be broken. I have had the pleasure of seeing both play many times. I first saw Wayne play in the Quebec City Pee Wee Hockey Tournament. I saw Orr play with the Bruins in the old Montreal Forum several times.
The sports have changed too, though.Records have fallen, but I dont think that takes away from the accomplishments of the previous generations.The OP put Orr ahead of Gretzky. Objectively, Gretzky has more records still standing, but Orr is still ahead in many peoples opinions.
