Most dominant athlete in the world?

[RWLongy4]

misread ignore me.

[Twisted Sister]

Ok, who is the most dominate athlete of ALL TIME....

I'm thinking Lance Armstrong.

[josebach]

Ok, who is the most dominate athlete of ALL TIME....

I'm thinking Lance Armstrong.

If I'm not mistakne, Lance only really dominated the Tour De France. He wasn't as dominant in other races.

I'm thinking MJ or maybe Muhammad Ali.

[Twisted Sister]

Here's a partial list from a website (in order)

Muhammad Ali Most recognized person in world, three-time heavyweight champion.

Jim Thorpe Dominant baseball player, dominant football player, dominant decathlete.

Babe Ruth Made baseball America's game, biggest sports celebrity of first 50 years.

Babe Didrickson All-time Olympic female great, helped found LPGA, greatest female athlete in history.

Jackie Robinson Was great player, but his pioneering of civil rights puts him among elite.

Jesse Owens Olympic hero won gold in shadow of Nazis and Hitler in 36.

Sugar Ray Robinson Best fighter in history, had nearly 20-year career.

Jim Brown Most powerful runner in NFL history.

Michael Jordan Best offensive player in NBA history, baseball bust.

Wayne Gretzky Best offensive player in NHL history.

Wilt Chamberlain Kansas great, NBA great, could have been track and field and volleyball great,too.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Could have scored more had he wanted to, UCLA great, all-time NBA leading scorer.

Joe Louis Held heavyweight title for more than a decade.

Hank Aaron All-time home run leader, had great all-around game, too.

Bill Russell Best defensive player in NBA history, did benefit from great supporting cast.

Martina Navritlova Nine-time Wimbledon champ, best womens tennis player in history.

Walter Payton NFL's all-time leading rusher, great blocker.

Jack Nicklaus After Palmer, became dominant golfer of generation.

Arnold Palmer Put golf on map in 60s, cleared way for huge purses.

Carl Lewis Nearly two decades of premier running in Olympics, international competition.

Pele Best soccer player ever, worldwide celebrity.

Ted Williams Possibly greatest pure hitter in game, never won a World Series.

Ty Cobb Horrid personality, lifetime stats hard to ignore.

Red Grange Established NFL, great running back at Illinois.

Gordie Howe Longevity helped his stats but most recognizable hockey star after Gretzky.

Johnny Unitas Best quarterback in NFL history.

Lou Gehrig Stamina, strength, class of Yankees.

Jackie Joyner Kersee Best female athlete of the last half of century.

Bobby Jones Best golfer of first half century.

Larry Bird Great collegian, great Celtic, possibly great coach.

Sandy Koufax Best left hander in history. Period.

Billie Jean King Transformed women's tennis, leader in women's rights movement.

[Redskins Win]

since billy jean was the only woman listed i'd like to throw out Babe Didrikson as being the best woman athlete of 20th century.

[mattb47]

since billy jean was the only woman listed i'd like to throw out Babe Didrikson as being the best woman athlete of 20th century.

Martina Navritlova was mentioned as well, but personally I think that Steffi Graf was the best women's player i've seen.

[knapplc]

since billy jean was the only woman listed i'd like to throw out Babe Didrikson as being the best woman athlete of 20th century.

Martina Navritlova was mentioned as well, but personally I think that Steffi Graf was the best women's player i've seen.

Not either of the Williams sisters? They're both so dominant, especially Serena. That woman can still kick butt, as she just showed in the Australian.

I think Serena in her prime is the most dominant woman player, even over Graff, who was also incredibly good.

[josebach]

I forget where I saw it, but I read this article that had all of these top sports people rank each sport in a number of categories such as dexterity, strength, speed etc and the sport that was considered the hardest was boxing. I googled it and couldn't find it. Anybody remember what this was?

[mattb47]

since billy jean was the only woman listed i'd like to throw out Babe Didrikson as being the best woman athlete of 20th century.

Martina Navritlova was mentioned as well, but personally I think that Steffi Graf was the best women's player i've seen.

Not either of the Williams sisters? They're both so dominant, especially Serena. That woman can still kick butt, as she just showed in the Australian.

I think Serena in her prime is the most dominant woman player, even over Graff, who was also incredibly good.

No, the Williams sisters were overrated. They took over tennis at a time when women's tennis was somewhat declining and they never really had much tough competition until recently where you have seen both of them drop off. Yes, Serena won the Australian this year, but I don't think she'll win another of the grand slams this season.

Steffi was a better tennis player in my opinion than the Williams' sisters, smartest player i've ever seen as a women's player. It's not all about how hard you can hit it.

[Twisted Sister]

since billy jean was the only woman listed i'd like to throw out Babe Didrikson as being the best woman athlete of 20th century.

Martina Navritlova was mentioned as well, but personally I think that Steffi Graf was the best women's player i've seen.

Not either of the Williams sisters? They're both so dominant, especially Serena. That woman can still kick butt, as she just showed in the Australian.

I think Serena in her prime is the most dominant woman player, even over Graff, who was also incredibly good.

No, the Williams sisters were overrated. They took over tennis at a time when women's tennis was somewhat declining and they never really had much tough competition until recently where you have seen both of them drop off. Yes, Serena won the Australian this year, but I don't think she'll win another of the grand slams this season.

Steffi was a better tennis player in my opinion than the Williams' sisters, smartest player i've ever seen as a women's player. It's not all about how hard you can hit it.

No way, Martina Hingis... j/k