Greatest Sportsman Ever

[scotch]

On the subject of Tiger Woods winning today.
I'll throw a few other names into the mix
Roger Federer
Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O' Sullivan (if he can match Henry's world championship haul)
Phil Taylor
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo (the skinny one)

 

[Kevj]

Richie Pitt

 

[Arkle]

Frankel

 

[Dennis]

Add Lebron James and Sugar Ray Robinson to your list

 

[Napoleon Dynamite]

Ali
Redgrave

 

[ChrisAshley]

Tom Brady

 

[Napoleon Dynamite]

On the subject of Tiger Woods winning today.
I'll throw a few other names into the mix
Roger Federer
Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O' Sullivan (if he can match Henry's world championship haul)
Phil Taylor
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo (the skinny one)

Snooker and darts man

Haway ffs

 

[HoxtonMackem]

Michael Schumacher

 

[mickyw]

Jack Rodwell

 

[jacko100]

Phelps

 

[Arkle]

Snooker and darts man

Haway ffs

Two snooker players might suggest some bias towards a sport?

No Ali, no Bolt etc.

 

[tenpins]

On the subject of Tiger Woods winning today.
I'll throw a few other names into the mix
Roger Federer
Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O' Sullivan (if he can match Henry's world championship haul)
Phil Taylor
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo (the skinny one)

Mentioning Stephen Hendry alongside Pele must be a first.

 

[redandwhiterob]

I dont believe anyone has been more dominant in a sport than Tiger Woods was from 1997-2009. Golf is easily the most competitive sport in the world.

 

[townieftm]

Bolt has to be up there

 

[Medulla]

Any consideration of the best ever sportsman should take into account the range of skills that sport tests, rather than just a person's level of dominance of that sport.

So golf, darts, snooker - haway man. And I like snooker.

 

[Rubberglove]

I’m surprised the current indoor Bowls champion of Britain isn’t on the OP’s list

 

[HABA87]

Andy Reid.

 

[Wred]

Sir Donald Bradman

 

[chelt_mackem]

Any consideration of the best ever sportsman should take into account the range of skills that sport tests, rather than just a person's level of dominance of that sport.

So golf, darts, snooker - haway man. And I like snooker.

I agree, so for that reason, anyone who can dominate a sport as complex and challenging as golf deserves to be near the top of any of these lists.

So Tiger Woods is undoubtedly one of the greatest sportsmen ever.

 

[redandwhiterob]

Any consideration of the best ever sportsman should take into account the range of skills that sport tests, rather than just a person's level of dominance of that sport.

So golf, darts, snooker - haway man. And I like snooker.

Competitiveness in that sport should play a major factor to. Not many sports when 50 + players have a genuine chance of winning the event like there is in golf