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Offline sab879

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who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« on: July 23, 2015, 06:17:04 PM »
For me it has to be Roger Federer .
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Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 06:20:53 PM »
Think we did this a while ago and all agreed it was Derek Pringle.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 06:52:48 PM »
Don Bradman or Eddie the Eagle.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015, 06:55:44 PM »
Sir Steve Redgrave or the Don
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2015, 07:05:17 PM »
Rocky Marciano
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Offline Ron Manager

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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2015, 07:08:30 PM »
Fabian Delph
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 07:26:25 PM »
Got to be Bradman, just for being so far ahead of any of his peers.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2015, 07:51:20 PM »
Hard to judge "ever" so I'll go best in my lifetime.

Shane Warne.
Brian Lara.
Usain Bolt.

Although I think Messi will eventually go down as the Greatest ever sportsman.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2015, 08:05:49 PM »
Bradman by an absolute mile. His average is a ridiculous amount better than anyone else's and he played on uncovered pitches.

It's like Usain Bolt running the hundred metres in six seconds, after someone has put treacle sponge all over the track.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2015, 08:22:09 PM »
All round sportsman or the best there's been at an particular sport?

My answers are............

Category 1 - Jim Thorpe* (runner up, Bo Jackson)

Category 2 - The Don (runners up, The Babe and Jim Brown)



* he won Olympic gold medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball and basketball
« Last Edit: July 23, 2015, 08:24:32 PM by UK Redsox »
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Offline montague

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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2015, 08:42:00 PM »
Jack Nicklaus 18 majors and 19 times runners up is astonishing

Hard to argue against Muhammed Ali though
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Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2015, 08:51:03 PM »
Quote from: montague on July 23, 2015, 08:42:00 PM
Jack Nicklaus 18 majors and 19 times runners up is astonishing

Hard to argue against Muhammed Ali though

Both great shouts but Ali edges it as he'd beat the crap out of Nicklaus.
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2015, 08:52:47 PM »
Phil "the power" Taylor

Runner up Cliff Werbenuick
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2015, 09:18:38 PM »
Quote from: silhillvilla on July 23, 2015, 08:52:47 PM
Phil "the power" Taylor

Runner up Cliff Werbenuick

As he grinds his way past the sixteenth can of Carlsberg!
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Re: who is the greatest sportsman ever?
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2015, 09:20:36 PM »
If this were, 'greatest sportsperson' then Navratilova would be in with a shout!

Since it isn't, I suggest Jesse Owens.
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