Is Jim Thorpe the GREATEST ATHLETE ...EVER???
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He would be one of the best.
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Well everyone would have their own favourites. BUt i would say that he was the greatest ever. He was honest, was an excellent wrestler, and stood up for what he believed in. And as he used to say.\n- im the best there is,\n- the best there was. \n- and the best there ever will be. \n\nand well i do agree, with him :)
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I think its a definate possibility.  He does things that are unheralded for his position.  He has enough speed that he can cover backs and tight ends and he had enough strength to plow through offensive lineman.  However certain things he does arent looked at for stats.  He is truely a unique player, one capable of changing a game.  However, his unorthidoxness might hinder him becoming the greatest of all time.  Im sure his play will inspire a new type of position for coaches to look at.
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APOLO ANTON OHNO ROCKS!!! Go onto nbcolympics.com or anywhere else that says something about the olympics. I prefer nbcolympics.com though. I go there all the time for updates, I have a class report to do on him, that's why I know this stuff.
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for me it's gotta be "The Babe",....not only was he the dominant hitter of his time, he was also a pretty good pitcher, who still has pitching record's on the books. what makes him even better, in my eyes, is he did it without the use of steroids or HGH. he did however use BHD,(Beer and Hot Dogs) in his training regiment.
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People usually mention Sam Snead when this argument comes up. I'd have to say the greatest all around swing of all time was Ben Hogan in his prime....no one controlled the golf ball better. And of course there's Tiger ;)
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I think so, too. Without his history of injuries, Griffey would have been one of, if not THE, best players ever. And there is no question of him using steroids, he is as wiry as the day he started.  It's too bad he has been so injury prone, he's a sports hero everyone could look up to, and it would have been good for the game if he could have had the career he deserved.
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I am going to cast my vote for O.J Simpson.  Here was a beloved athlete by almost everyone and then he fell further than any athlete I have ever seen.  I have listened to the Jim Rome show which has had years of material over the airwaves and at tour stops all based on this one athlete.  Movie deals, endorsements, fame, sideline reporter, public image, all gone in an instant.  Glory is so far away that it would be in the next cosmos for OJ.
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Always overlooked, Jim Thorpe.
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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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No one will ever be as good as Steve Kerr...
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Why the last? If others are interested in skiing and football then others will enter both. I know other football players that were skiers but none I know of with Olympic creds
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i used to train with thorpe, his the best out of em but his a total fag :( he fully doesnt talk with anyone, im proud of stevens for training so long and now finally getting somewhere even if its cos thorpe was sick, his been so hard done by......\nwait till nic donald comes along if he keeps swimming
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Muhammond Ali...the Greatest
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arguebly george best .alas! this greatest of all time grearts is no more . tears come down we could not see this man is not in action at present . i wish he should have born now . when we see some of his older film , i feel what a player he was ,possing abandant of skill and brilliances . we remember only maradona, pele, boby charlton, boby moor, but nobody seems bother about this creature of god who once ruled the english and european circuit only but never played any world cup .
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GOD!!!! No one is better or bigger than him!!!!
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It's a great question and a great debate!\n\nFitness?  Endurance?  Triathletes, adventure sportsmen, and Tour de France cyclists.\n\nPower?  American football and rugby.\n\nAgility?  Coordination?  Football (soccer) and basketball.  Tennis and Golf too!\n\nGrace (and power!)?  Gymnastics.\n\nAs you look above, you see why it's so difficult to name one athlete as the "best".\n\nBut, my favorite pure athletes are the adventure sportsmen.  Endurance is obviously needed.  So is strength.  But take in mind the events they cope with in a usual race:\n\nRunning / Hiking / Bouldering\nOrienteering\nMountain Biking\nMountain Climbing / Rapelling\nRowing / Kayaking\n\nThey need to combine mental strength with ability in multiple disciplines.\n\nThis argument will rage on, but I can't help but be awed by adventure sportsmen.