Best Athlete In the World?

[Gurn]

16 hours ago, Tony Romo said:

See the diving in soccer is a false stearyotype. There's diving in every sport and soccer at least accepts its a problem and now has video review to suspend players for it. Hockey, football and basketball on the other hand do nothing and when a player dives and normally fans laugh when it happens saying "whatever it takes to win"

Players get penalties and fines for diving in hockey; I don't know about basketball or football "diving" penalties.

[samurai]

lady gaga 

[skolozsy2]

Phelps, Mayweather, Lebron...anyone of them could be argued.

 

 

One of the best athletes of all time has to be Dave Winfield.  I know people have claimed baseball players to be inferior athletes....but Dave wasn't your average baseball player.  Mr. Winfield was drafted in 1st round by the San Diego Padres....but he was also drafted in the 1st round by the Atlanta Hawks (NBA), the Utah Stars (ABA), and also drafted late by the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) just in case they could convince him to play football.  The guy actually had a choice of what professional sport to play.  That's a pretty impressive athlete.

[HI5]

My name is Floyd..

My name is Floyd...

My name is Floyd “MONEY” Mayweather!

 

Also shout out to Michael Phelps!

[Bill Sikes]

On 12/10/2017 at 12:03 AM, KyoNami said:

I would say Fed, he's 36 and still playing at such a high level. 

For perspective, a professional tennis player's career usually only lasts until their early thirties until their bodies completely give out.  

He's literally the living breathing GOAT of tennis, especially this year coming back from an injury and taking 2 of the 4 majors as well as a crap ton of Masters 1000s. He's been extremely consistent throughout his career, something that isn't easy in a sport like tennis, where there are so many external factors that affect your game.

 

I would argue that tennis is one of the most demanding sports in the world. Sure, there aren't that many jacked players on tour, and none of them is especially impressive physically. However, it's so much more than a well-built body. The average tennis player runs over 3 miles in a match, stopping and changing direction in an instant, recovering and sprinting to the next shot and setting up. The average match length is over an hour, usually an hour and a half. The hand-eye coordination is insane, and if you stop focusing for one second it's over, the ball goes out. The mental aspect of tennis is also critical to one's performance. You have to somehow keep your focus up throughout the entire tournament, and not let fatigue get to you.  

 

Federer is the most decorated player in professional tennis history, and (like a fine swiss cheese  ) is only getting better with age.  

 

(could probably give a much more in depth argument on why tennis is one of the hardest sports in the world lol)

 

 

 

[Silky mitts]

Has to be lebron

[Isam]

One of the freakiest athletes of all time is Alexander karelin. 

[triangulate]

Just to go a bit different:

 

Current:

Marcel Hirscher is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007. He competes primarily in slalom and giant slalom, as well as combined and occasionally in super G. Winner of a record six consecutive World Cup titles, Hirscher has also won nine medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (six gold) and a silver medal in slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

 

All time:

Sir Don Bradman.  Often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.