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Top ten sports people of all time

Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:21 am

From last night's darts thread.
Can we have some more sensible suggestions than the first offering from young phil.......


Phil the great

Jahangir Khan
Don Bradman
Babe Ruth
A P McCoy
Phil Taylor
Daley Thompson
Martina Navratilova
Michael Schumacher
Michael Phelps
Heather McKay
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Post by Sprocket501 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:23 am

Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:25 am

Sprocket501 wrote:Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


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What sports do those three play?
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Post by Mabbsy » Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:54 am

Randall wrote:
Sprocket501 wrote:Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


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What sports do those three play?
Attention seeking, winding up and the cuntathlon would be my guess :roll:

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Post by LOWTOWER » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:01 am

Mabbsy wrote:
Randall wrote:
Sprocket501 wrote:Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


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What sports do those three play?
Attention seeking, winding up and the cuntathlon would be my guess :roll:
I quite like the sound of the cuntathlon.

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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:45 am

Mabbsy wrote:
Randall wrote:
Sprocket501 wrote:Must...generate...posts...Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!


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What sports do those three play?
Attention seeking, winding up and the cuntathlon would be my guess :roll:

Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng is the world table tennis champion, the other three I've not heard of.
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Post by sennafan24 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:05 pm

Randall wrote: Michael Schumacher
Schumacher is overrated. He competed in one of the weakest era in the sport's history. His teammates were usually in a supporting role, and were never that good anyway. Overall, F1 was a bit of a joke from 1995-2002.

If you talk to the people who have worked with both Alonso and Schumacher, almost all of them will tell you that Alonso is the better talent. Likewise, few in the paddock rate Schumacher on par with Senna, Prost, Moss, Fangio, etc.
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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:29 pm

I wouldn't have jockeys or drivers etc in because Its not a level playing field of comparison but if you did it would be Senna.
Any list of this sort that doesn't contain ali is plain stupid.
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Post by sennafan24 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:58 pm

Randall wrote:I wouldn't have jockeys or drivers etc in because Its not a level playing field of comparison but if you did it would be Senna.
Any list of this sort that doesn't contain ali is plain stupid.
That's fair.

I only comment on sports I know about. I can't really rate Cricketers or Jockeys. However, Ali is a curious omission. He's made most lists that I have seen.
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Post by M H » Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:15 pm

Hardly an objective topic as we'll all vote with hearts first and heads later which is why Ali will be on most lists. We all ignore his latter years and fights he should never have taken.

Pele anyone?
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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:28 pm

Ali, Pele and Bradman are givens, I'd want to include Warne as well.
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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:42 pm

Usain bolt or Micheal Johnson or even Carl Lewis.
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Post by Wolflanternbumbag » Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:27 pm

Brian Lara, Tendulkar, Federer
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Post by Randall » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:12 am

Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
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Post by Randall » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:25 am

Ali
Pele
Bradman
Bolt
Nicklaus
Laver
Phelps
Serena Williams
Warne
Micheal johnson
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Post by D & B » Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:37 am

Another shocking list.....

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Post by Randall » Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:35 am

D & B wrote:Another shocking list.....
too many cricketers?
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Post by Jungle Jim » Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:49 pm

Jim Thorpe
Pete Rose
Gordie Howe
Michael Jordan
John McEnroe
Richard Petty
Steve Mizerak
Jim Brown
Michael Phelps
Jack Nicklaus

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Post by LOWTOWER » Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:53 pm

Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham

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Post by M H » Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:55 pm

LOWTOWER wrote:
Randall wrote:Tendulkar is a good shout but he wasn't as good as Bradman who is unavoidably in the list.
Botham
As brilliant as he was was he actually the best all rounder of his era?
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