Best Sportsperson In The World

[4th gen]

I know it's been done before but not in the new Sportsworld.

So, who's your favourite sportsperson? Any sport, dead or alive.

I'm gonna say Michael Schumacher with Ayrton Senna very close behind.

[thewizeard]

For me it would have to be Pete Sampras...

[Peerzy]

Michael Jordon and bobby Moore

[100%]

ARNAUD DE ROSNAY
He made did solo voyages on a windsurfer - and Died in 1987 crossing the strait of Formosa
http://www.windsurfing.pl/grafika/art/978_1.jpg

Sahara -march\april79
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/sahara/image/carte32.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/sahara/photo/photo1.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/sahara/photo/photo3.jpg

Behring Crossing - august80
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/behring/image/carte1.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/behring/photo/photo1.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/formose/photo/photo7.jpg

Marquise - Tuamotu August80 (equipement broke)
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/pacifique/image/carte2.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/pacifique/photo/photo4.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/pacifique/photo/photo5.jpg

[100%]

La Manche - july81
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/manche/image/carte2.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/manche/image/photo1.jpg

Miami-Cuba -January84
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/cuba_usa/image/carte1.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/cuba_usa/photo/photo1.jpg

Hokkaido-Sakhaline-july84
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/hokkaido/image/carte5.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/pacifique/photo/photo6.jpg



Strait of Formosa - Nov84 - Where he Died
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/formose/image/carte1.jpghttp://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/formose/photo/photo4.jpg



Last picture of him
http://perso.club-internet.fr/ader/aventurier/formose/photo/photo11.jpg

[100%]

Jenna de Rosnay - his wife
Still surfs in Hawai, and has clothing business
http://www.surferart.com/JennaResources/Jenna%20Windsurf%20jump.jpeg
http://www.surferart.com/JennaResources/JennaOnBeach.jpeg

[hugoharding]

Pele:

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/millennium/sportscentury/images/pele.jpg

[J'Pol]

Ah but one choses the best in one's favourite sport. Then nominates them as the greatest sportsman, at least that is the temptation.

I for one think it is so much more complex. Who is the most gifted, who was about the longest, who was the most successful, did they dominate during a period of other greats. Did they play a game of a sport, was their equipment (ooer missus) better than other people's and did that make them dominant. Were they the most popular with the fans, or the least popular but succeeded anyway.

Why not have a wee competition / poll - nominations for the greatest sportsman then the mods choose a short list for a Poll. Can I put forward a few suggestions, in no particular order.

Pele
Jack Nicklaus
Mohammed Ali
Phil Taylor
Michael Jordan
Wayne Gretzky
Stephen Hendry
Brian Lara
Lance Armstrong
Fangio
Sir Steven Redgrave
Jesse Owens

Apologies for wrong names or bad spelling.

There are so many greats, who transcend their sport. It would be nice to see who the chaps here think is the greatest.