Who are the top ten all-time sports players?
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Michael Jordan - greatest basketball player ever\n-----\nJackie Robinson - set a major precedent on sports history\n-----\nDick Butkis - the dirtiest and most feared football player ever (and unlike Lawrence Taylor did not get his edge from being high on cocaine)\n----\nBabe Ruth - no great athlete as ever been as in poor of physical health as he was, a sports anomaly\n----\nWayne Gretzky - indisputably the greatest hockey player to ever play\n----\nDale Earnhardt - unlike petty, won his races and championships in an era of regulated racing (Petty's car was just faster than everyone elses when he was racing)\n----\nArthur Ashe - not only his tennis, but his legacy and foundation will make him remembered for decades to come\n----\nPele - another milestone in sports history by going pro as a minor, and one of the greatest soccer players of all time\n----\nNolan Ryan - a symbol of longevity as well as holder of numerous pitching records and quite possible the greatest pitcher to ever take the mound\n----\nCharles Barkley - even though he never won an NBA title, the 6-4 power forward had a phenomenal NBA and collegiate career, and often dominated players half a foot taller than him. He is one of the greatest anomalys in sports history.
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1. Jerome Bettis\n2. Big Ben\n3. Hines Ward\n4. Troy Polamalu\n5. James Farrior\n6. Joey Porter\n7. Alan Faneca\n8. Willie Parker\n9. Casey Hampton\n10. Jeff Reed
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The top 10 looks like this:\n\nName/Home Runs \n\n1.Hank Aaron 755\n \n2.Babe Ruth 714\n\n3.Barry Bonds 708\n\n4.Willie Mays 660\n\n5.Sammy Sosa 588\n\n6.Frank Robinson 586\n\n7.Mark McGwire 583\n\n8.Harmon Killebrew 573\n \n9.Rafael Palmeiro 569\n\n10.Reggie Jackson 563\n\nFor more take a look here: \nhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hihr1.shtml
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Here is my list of NBA players below:\n\n1) David Robinson (Center; San Antonio Spurs - 1989)\n2) Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson (Forward; Milwakee Bucks - 1993)\n3) Clifford "Cliff" Robinson (Forward; New Jersey Nets - Current)\n4) Nate Robinson (2005 Slam Dunk Champion; Guard; New York Knicks - Current).\n5) Bernard Robinson (Guard/Forward; Charlotte Bobcats - 2006)\n6) Rumeal Robinson (Guard; Atlanta Hawks -1990)\n\nHope this helps.
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currently Ronaldinho. All time I would say Ronaldo, Pele, Maradonna, Beckenbauer
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1. Josh Gibson\n2. Mickey Cochrane\n3. Johnny Bench\n4. Yogi Berra\n5. Bill Dickey\n6. Gabby Hartnett\n7. Ernie Lombarti\n8. Roy Campenella\n9. Carlton Fisk\n10. Bill Freehan
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I have to agree with GISMCIERI.  Each decade has its player-of-all-time, but it's pretty hard to argue against Jordan.
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There are several actually five players and it has been done 10 times.\n\nWilt Chamberlain 6 times (100, 78, 73, 73, 72, 70)\nKobe Bryant 1 time (81)\nDavid Thompson 1 time (73)\nElgin Baylor 1 time (71)\nDavid Robinson 1 time (71)\n\nFor a complete list of the top single game scoring marks, check out http://www.basketball.com/nba/records/NBAgameLdrsPoints.shtml
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1. Kobe Bryant\n2. LeBron James\n3. Shawn Marion\n4. Dirk Nowitski\n5. Steve Nash\n6. Elton Brand\n7. Vince Carter\n8. Richard Hamilton\n9. Allen Iverson\n10. Chauncey Billups \n11. Dwight Howard\n12. Gilbert Arenas\n13. Michael Reed\n14. Kevin Garnett\n15. Jason Kidd\n16. Carmelo Anthony\n17. Andre Iguodala \n18. Chris Paul\n19. Yao Ming\n20. Pau Gasol
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1. Beckham \n2. Zidane \n3. Ronaldo\n4. Gonzalez Blanco \n5. Ronaldhino\n6. Kahn \n7. Owen \n8. rooney \n9. Vieri \n10. Henry
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Michael Jordan\nJason Richardson\nDominique Wilkins\nVince Carter\nJulius Erving\n\nHonorable Mention:\nDarryl Dawkins\nKobe Bryant\nRicky Davis\nJosh Smith\nTracy McGrady
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Michael Jordan, no doubt about it. in every catagory basketball has, michael jordan is at least top ten(exept for the worst catagories)
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Tough question, fun, but tough.  I'll limit my answer to players I've actually seen play, either via ESPN Classic, or during my lifetime.\n\n1st Team\nF - Larry Bird (lifetime)\nF - Karl Malone (lifetime)\nC - Wilt Chamberlain (ESPN Classic)\nG - Michael Jordan (lifetime)\nG - Magic Johnson (lifetime)\n\n2nd Team\nF - Charles Barkley (lifetime)\nF - Julius Erving (ESPN Classic)\nC - Hakeem Olajuwon (lifetime)\nG - Pete Maravich (ESPN Classic)\nG - John Stockton (lifetime)\n\nWhat the hey, I'll go ahead and list my personal all-time favorite starting 5 squad as well:\n\nF - Dominique Wilkins\nF - Kevin McHale\nC - David Robinson\nG - Clyde Drexler\nG - Mark Jackson
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Good question.\n\nEach sport has it's Greatest performer. The standard changes with each decade.\n\nThere are many ways to measure Greatness in sports. Statistics is one, Consistency of performance is another.\n\nBabe Ruth is considered the greatest Base ball player of all time. \n\nMohammed Ali is considered one of the worlds greatest Boxers in the Ring...Ali was never knocked out.\n\n Sports Records are broken every year. So, the competition to excel keeps increasing.\n\nTiger Woods may be on his way to becoming the greatest winner of all time, both in Golf Matches won and his monetary rewards.\n\nThe Base ball and basket ball Hall of Frame takes the best players from each sport and asks the "Public" to vote for their admission to the Hall of Fame. It is very difficult to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame"....injuries to athletes is a great risk.
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1.Mike Woodson \n2.Doc Rivers \n3.Bernie Bickerstaff \n4.Mike Brown \n5.Avery Johnson \n6.Dwane Casey \n7.Byron Scott \n8.Maurice Cheeks \n9.Nate McMillan \n10.Sam Mitchell \n11.Eddie Jordan
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1.Van der Sar \n2.G.Neville\n3.Maldini\n4.Ferdinand\n5.Terry\n6.Giggs\n7.Beckham\n8.Gerrard\n9.Rooney\n10.Ronaldo\n11Ronaldinho\n\nNot necessarily the best 11 players in the world but I think they can play together and win any game.
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Playin right now\n1 Kevin Garnett\n2 LeBron James\n3 Shaquille O'Neal\n4 Kobe Bryant \n5 Tracy McGrady\n6 Tim Duncan\n7 Allen Iverson\n8 Dwyane Wade\n9 Steve Nash\n10 Vince Carter\n\nRetired\n1 Michael Jordan\n2 Wilt Chamberlain\n3 Kareem Abdul Jabbar\n4 Larry Bird\n5 Julius "Dr. J" Erving \n6 Magic Johnson\n7 Bill Russel\n8 Oscar Robertson\n9 Isiah Thomas\n10 Jerry West