General: Who is the greatest sportsman or woman in the world?

[ridgey]

well for me it's valentino rossi.motorcycling is a passion of mine and i've been fortunate enough to have made the trip to phillip island a few times to watch the 7 times world champion.the man is a genius on a motorcycle.will be and quite possibly already is the greatest motorcycle racer that there's ever been.(sorry mick)!

[DeeGan]

A few people come to mind when I read this, More so than who is on the list.
People like Ian Thorpe (To be able to swim and do well in so many events at one meet is to be noticed) Kosta tzu (been a competitve force in his wieght division for sol long)
Although I do think the greatest sports people with out a doubt are the people who compete in the special Olympic. To be able to still live life to the fullest and enjoy sports with a disability is a feat muched by no one.

Great nomination and I did think about Thorpe though I ruled him out opting for Grant Hackett who really emerged from the shadow of Thorpe when Thorpey had the break.

To be honest, if we want a swimmer nominated, USA's Michael Phelps is a hard guy to go past.

Thoughts?

DeeGan

[Steve Dangerous]

Lance Armstrong for sure. What he's been able to do is just crazy.

[In-Cyde #1]

The question is too hard.

Greatest Cricketer - Sir Don Bradman
Greatest League Footballer - Wally Lewis
Greatest Golfer - Arnold Palmer
Greatest Squash Player - Margerat Court
Greatest Soccer Player - Pele
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Nah, can't decide....................................

Ask me who was the greatest winger for the AFL Under 12 Team of Bayswater (Vic) in 1967. I can't deny it.

Cheers, BLOMMY