Who is the best athlete of all time?

The Greatest Athlete of All Time title goes to Bo Jackson. This was based on the comparison of a range of sport science metrics. Even without the science, public vote had him well ahead - after 27,397 votes Jackson was well ahead with 79.5% of the votes.
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Who is the greatest athlete of all the time?

Top 50 greatest athletes of all time
  • Bo Jackson (American football and baseball)
  • Jim Thorpe (athletics, American football, baseball and basketball)
  • Babe Ruth (baseball)
  • Michael Phelps (swimming)
  • Usain Bolt (athletics)
  • Wayne Gretzky (ice hockey)
  • Muhammad Ali (boxing)
  • Michael Jordan (basketball)
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Who are the 10 greatest athletes of all time?

Top 10 greatest athletes of all-time
  • #8 Lionel Messi. ...
  • #7 Pele. ...
  • #6 Michael Phelps. ...
  • #5 LeBron James. ...
  • #4 Tom Brady. ...
  • #3 Muhammad Ali. ...
  • #2 Michael Jordan. ...
  • #1 Wayne Gretzky. With all due respect to the previous nine names on this list, there is an enormous gap between Wayne Gretzky and everyone else.
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Who is the goat of all sports?

No player in the major North American sports can claim the individual records like Gretzky. Gretzky is "The Great One" for a reason. While he only has four Stanley Cup titles, he owns every NHL scoring record.
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Who is the goat?

The GOAT basically means 'The Greatest of All Time,' and it has been used for several decades by the United States press. Legendary boxer Mohamed Ali, basketball player Michael Jordan, and golfer Tiger Woods, were all also referred to as the GOATs back in the day. How and when did the term GOAT become legit?
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Top 10 Most DOMINATING Athletes of ALL TIME



What sport is the hardest?

Boxing. The Sweet Science. That's the sport that demands the most from the athletes who compete in it. It's harder than football, harder than baseball, harder than basketball, harder than hockey or soccer or cycling or skiing or fishing or billiards or any other of the 60 sports we rated.
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Who is the most athletic human?

Usain Bolt, Track and Field

He replaced a time of 19.30 seconds in the 200-meter with an unprecedented 19.19, and trounced his previous time of 9.68 in the 100-meter with a time of 9.58.
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Is Michael Jordan the best athlete of all time?

Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. In fact, he's arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time. He was a four-time gold medalist with USA Basketball, including winning two Olympic golds, and was twice named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
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Why is MJ the goat?

Jordan was also a five-time Most Valuable Player. He had the ability to elevate his teammates and make them better. The pinnacle of Jordan's accomplishments was a dual three-peat—a feat never done by Larry or Magic. Jordan also won the Finals MVP six times.
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Who is the most paid sport?

American Football (NFL)

There are also more teams in the NFL and there are 11 players on each team too which affects the average salary. Some NFL players do rank well in the individual earnings tables such as Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers who earns $22 million per year.
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Which sport has the best athletes?

Note: Sports are listed and analyzed in no particular order.
  • Baseball. Baseball players may have the greatest hand-eye coordination in the world. ...
  • Basketball. Basketball often requires extraordinary athletic ability in order to succeed. ...
  • Football. ...
  • Hockey. ...
  • Soccer. ...
  • Lacrosse. ...
  • Rugby. ...
  • Cricket.
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Is LeBron the most athletic player ever?

Other than Michael Jordan, LeBron James is the most athletic player to ever play basketball. His unbelievable combination of size, speed and hops is unmatchable. James is 6'8" and 250 pounds yet he can run the court from baseline to baseline as fast as anyone else playing today.
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Is LeBron or MJ more athletic?

"LeBron James is the best athlete of today, and he's probably a better athlete than Michael Jordan was. He's bigger, he's faster, he's stronger." As far as who would win head to head, Thomas said it depends.
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What is the easiest sport?

Here's a list of easy sports that can be picked up easily without material time or money investment:
  • Badminton. Hands down, one of the easiest and most rewarding sport to learn is Badminton. ...
  • Swimming. Swimming is a sport that can be learned at any age. ...
  • Cycling. ...
  • Table Tennis. ...
  • Volleyball.
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What's the most tiring sport?

Having got the honourable mentions out of the way, here's a countdown of the 10 most exhausting sports in the world:
  • Basketball. ...
  • Boxing. ...
  • Australian Rules Football. ...
  • Ice Hockey. ...
  • Cross country skiing. ...
  • Marathon. ...
  • Road cycling. ...
  • Ironman Triathlon.
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Where does LeBron rank all time?

LeBron came in at No. 2 on The Athletic's list, trailing only Michael Jordan. LeBron is, according to The Athletic's voting panel of NBA experts, the second-greatest player ever. Which makes him, arguably, the greatest ever.
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Who is the fastest NBA player?

The fastest players in the league, according to NBA 2K22
  • James Harden. |G|#1.
  • Ja Morant. |PG|#12.
  • Ben Simmons. |PG|#10.
  • Damian Lillard. |PG|#0.
  • Markus Howard. |SG|#00.
  • Ish Smith. |PG|#4.
  • LeBron James. |GF|#6.
  • Derrick Rose. |G|#4.
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Is LeBron the best ever?

LeBron James Believes He's the Greatest Basketball Player to Ever Live. Before Sunday's All-Star Game, LeBron James sat down with TNT's Kenny Smith, and he was asked what makes the greatest player in NBA history. During his explanation, James again reiterated that he believes he's the best to ever play the game.
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Which sport has the fastest athletes?

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs achieved a top speed of 43 km/h (26.76 mph). Addo-Carr falls only 4.5 km/h (2.79 mph) short of an Olympic gold medal time which is remarkable. Rugby league therefore has the fastest athlete in all of ball sports.
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What sport has the smartest athletes?

In descending order, the smartest sports fans in the US are:
  • Wrestling (WWE) - 112.60 IQ.
  • Ice Hockey (NHL) - 112.30 IQ.
  • Basketball (NBA) - 110.70 IQ.
  • Football (NFL) - 105.90 IQ.
  • Baseball (MLB) - 101.30.
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Who is better Kobe or LeBron?

As far as free throw percentage, LeBron is a career 73.4% while Kobe is a career 83.7%. On the defensive end of the court, Kobe finished his career with 12 total selections on the NBA's All-Defensive team ( nine times on the all-defensive first team and three times on the all-defensive second team).
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Who is the face of the NBA?

While LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for most of his time in the league, players like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and others all had their time at the top. This next era will likely be no different, and that's the beauty of the NBA.
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