Top 10 Greatest Sportsmen
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The Top 10 returns this week with the Greatest Sportsman of all time. Unlike other Top 10's, I haven't tried to list these from 10 - 1, due to each being the master of their own sport.
Instead, I'm just going to list 10 sportsman who will be forever remembered as one of the greatest ever to play their chosen sport.
Tiger Woods
Tiger is one of the most marketable and well known sportsman the world has ever known, not to mention he is a genius with a golf club in his hands. From child prodigy to highest paid sportsman in 2008, Woods will forever be one of golf's greatest.
Don Bradman
What can I say about The Don?He is the greatest sportsman ever to play any sport.
Muhammad Ali
Ali dubbed himself "The Greatest" and no one can really challenge him for that title. His famous quote of "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" will forever live on in boxing history.
Shaun White
He's young, a ranga and he's been dominated snowboarding since he was 13. Since then he's added skateboarding to his repertoire and has been dominating that as well. Bit greedy don't you think?
Carl Lewis
In a career that spanned 17 years, Lewis won 9 Olympic gold medals and 8 World Championship gold medals. His lifetime of accomplishments have seen him voted as "Sportsman of the century" and "Olympian of the Century".
Roger Federer
I really wanted to put Pete Sampras in here but when the Fed Express won his 15th Grand Slam title recently, I couldn't fight it any longer. Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time.
Lance Armstrong
Armstrong won the Tour De France for a record breaking seven consecutive times. Not to mention, he also survived testicular cancer. A shoe-in for any great sportsman list.
Michael Jordan
Alongside Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali as one of the most well known sportsman of the all time, Michael Jordan justifies this with a grace and finesse that few possess. His accolades are too many to mention, so go and read them yourself.
Michael Schumacher
According to the official Formula 1 site, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen" and few could argue with that, winning five consecutive championships with Ferrari.
Kelly Slater
A 9 time surfing world champion including 5 consecutive titles, put Slater in the elite of his sport. Not to mention he is also the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 36) to win the ASP title.
So, who are your greatest sportsman of all time?
Instead, I'm just going to list 10 sportsman who will be forever remembered as one of the greatest ever to play their chosen sport.
Tiger Woods
Tiger is one of the most marketable and well known sportsman the world has ever known, not to mention he is a genius with a golf club in his hands. From child prodigy to highest paid sportsman in 2008, Woods will forever be one of golf's greatest.
Don Bradman
What can I say about The Don?He is the greatest sportsman ever to play any sport.
Muhammad Ali
Ali dubbed himself "The Greatest" and no one can really challenge him for that title. His famous quote of "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" will forever live on in boxing history.
Shaun White
He's young, a ranga and he's been dominated snowboarding since he was 13. Since then he's added skateboarding to his repertoire and has been dominating that as well. Bit greedy don't you think?
Carl Lewis
In a career that spanned 17 years, Lewis won 9 Olympic gold medals and 8 World Championship gold medals. His lifetime of accomplishments have seen him voted as "Sportsman of the century" and "Olympian of the Century".
Roger Federer
I really wanted to put Pete Sampras in here but when the Fed Express won his 15th Grand Slam title recently, I couldn't fight it any longer. Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time.
Lance Armstrong
Armstrong won the Tour De France for a record breaking seven consecutive times. Not to mention, he also survived testicular cancer. A shoe-in for any great sportsman list.
Michael Jordan
Alongside Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali as one of the most well known sportsman of the all time, Michael Jordan justifies this with a grace and finesse that few possess. His accolades are too many to mention, so go and read them yourself.
Michael Schumacher
According to the official Formula 1 site, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen" and few could argue with that, winning five consecutive championships with Ferrari.
Kelly Slater
A 9 time surfing world champion including 5 consecutive titles, put Slater in the elite of his sport. Not to mention he is also the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 36) to win the ASP title.
So, who are your greatest sportsman of all time?
