Post by Imy on Jul 8, 2007 23:54:20 GMT
After Roger Federers amazing victory at wimbledon it got me thinking that who is the greatest sportsperson ever? Ive had this discussion with a few of my mates and we seem to be split on the verdict! I think we should settle it once and for all!
Here are some of the candidates whcih get mentioned:
Pele
Michael Jordan
Lance Armstrong
Pete Sampras
Martina Navratilova
Alexander Popov
Muhammed Ali
Sir Donald Bradman
Michael Schumacher
Stephen Hendry
Roger Federer
Tiger Woods
Feel free to add any if i have missed some!
I will have to give my vote to martina navratilova! Winning so much during her career and playing a physical game like tennis until age 50! The motivation to keep going and beating younger players! Plus having to deal with all her off field stuff! She is a legend!
She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. She holds the open era record for most singles and doubles tournament wins (167 and 177 titles respectively). She also recorded the longest winning streak in tennis history (74 matches in a row)
Here are some of the candidates whcih get mentioned:
Pele
Michael Jordan
Lance Armstrong
Pete Sampras
Martina Navratilova
Alexander Popov
Muhammed Ali
Sir Donald Bradman
Michael Schumacher
Stephen Hendry
Roger Federer
Tiger Woods
Feel free to add any if i have missed some!
I will have to give my vote to martina navratilova! Winning so much during her career and playing a physical game like tennis until age 50! The motivation to keep going and beating younger players! Plus having to deal with all her off field stuff! She is a legend!
She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. She is one of just three women to have accomplished a career Grand Slam in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. She holds the open era record for most singles and doubles tournament wins (167 and 177 titles respectively). She also recorded the longest winning streak in tennis history (74 matches in a row)
