Athlete Of The Century

[brenda]

Daley Thompson

plus Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum was the best

[Busyman]

Originally posted by brenda@12 June 2004 - 12:11
Daley Thompson

plus Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum was the best

of the century?

Who's Daley?

[brenda]

Originally posted by Busyman+12 June 2004 - 16:20--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Busyman @ 12 June 2004 - 16:20)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-brenda@12 June 2004 - 12:11
Daley Thompson

plus Daley Thompson&#39;s Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum was the best&nbsp;

of the century?

Who&#39;s Daley? [/b][/quote]

[Busyman]

Originally posted by brenda+12 June 2004 - 12:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (brenda @ 12 June 2004 - 12:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Busyman@12 June 2004 - 16:20
<!--QuoteBegin-brenda

@12 June 2004 - 12:11
Daley Thompson

plus Daley Thompson&#39;s Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum was the best

of the century?

Who&#39;s Daley?

[/b][/quote]

[yonki]

Originally posted by Busyman+12 June 2004 - 09:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Busyman &#064; 12 June 2004 - 09:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-soopaman@11 June 2004 - 17:57
I watch a lot of sport and Jordan played Basketball better than Borg played Tennis, Pele played Football, etc. The ultimate exponent of his art.

I never thought of it that way.[/b][/quote]
If you think of it that way then Sir Don Bradman is the best.

In the world of sport, there occasionally comes a being of superlative skill, whose exploits in the game define him or her as even greater than the great players. Michael Jordan in basketball and boxer Muhammad Ali were two of that mould, breaking through the supposed boundaries of their sport. In the world of cricket, Don Bradman was such a man. At the end of the twentieth century, just over a year before the great mans death, nobody playing the game had got within spitting distance of his unparalleled batting record. He averaged 99.94 in all Test Matches the five-day form of the game that is regarded as the most demanding. Compare his average to the best of the rest, who hover around the 50-60 mark. There can be little doubt that these others were, and according to those still playing, are, truly great players. Realising that Bradmans Test average is nearly twice their average gives you some idea of the phenomenon that was The Don.

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

Originally posted by brenda@12 June 2004 - 15:11
Daley Thompson

plus Daley Thompson&#39;s Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum was the best

Yeah was a Cracking game&#33;&#33;

[-Archwolf-]

Johan Cruijff

[Busyman]

Originally posted by &#045;Archwolf&#045;@13 June 2004 - 18:02
Johan Cruijff

Once again.

Who is...........Johan Cruijff?

....of the century?

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

Steven Redgrave&#33;&#33;
How can you beat 5 Olympic Medals at the same event at 5 consecutive Olympics&#33;

[jetje]

Mark Spitz, Eric Heyden.. 5 golds in one olympics

Although the best athlete already was chosen. She died not so long ago.

best female athlete of 20th century dies
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won a record four gold medals in track and field for the Netherlands at the 1948 Olympics, died at the age of 85.

The International Association of Athletics Federations, which in 1999 honored her as the best female athlete of the 20th century, announced her death on its Web site.

source ESPN