Giles Smith who is a well respected sports journalist for the Times, published a list of the ten greatest sports persons ever in ranked order, in Saturdays Times Magazine! It made interesting reading! For those who didn't see it I list for their interest and comment! 1) Peter Osgood (Chelsea) 2) Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea) 3) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 4) Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) 5) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 6) John Terry (Chelsea) 7) Petr Cech (Chelsea) 8) Pat Nevin (Chelsea) 9) Phil "The Power" Taylor (Darts) 10) Mohammed Ali (Boxer) I must say, I think he's nearly got it right, ie I was umming and ahhing over Pele and possibly Rod Laver! What do you think guys??
1. Roger Federer 2. Richie McCaw 3. Muhammed Ali 4. Rafa Nadal 5. Pele 6. Maradonna 7. Tiger Woods 8. Michael Schumacher 9. Ronaldo 10. Floyd Mayweather
For me it has to be those that have inspired me along life's rich tapestry. 1 Muhammad Ali (the Greatest) 2 Pele 3 Sugar Ray Leonard 4 Peter Osgood 5 Joe Frazier 6 Johan Cruyff 7 Petr Cech 8 Ron Harris 9 Bobby Tambling 10 Bjorn Borg
1. Stephen Bradbury. ( Google his Olympic Gold ) 2. Tim Henman 3. Eddy the Eagle 4. Big Daddy 5. The Crafty Cockney 6. Fatima Whitbread 7. Evil Kneivel 8. Mario Ballotelli 9. Frank Bruno 10.Sepp Blatter
For what it is worth here's my list 1) Pele 2) Jack Nicklaus 3) Lester Piggott 4) Michael Schumacher 5) Martina Navratilova 6) Gary Sobers 7) Mark Spitz 8) Usain Bolt 9) Jonah Lomu 10) Sugar Ray Leonard/Muhammed Ali Ten different sports. Missed out skiing, motor cycling, cycling, gymnastics, basketball, which is a massive sport here in Spain and elsewhere in Europe and USA!!
1. Michael Phelps 2. Rocky Marciano 3. Lester Piggot 4. Jesse Owens 5. Arnold Palmer 6. Ayrton Senna 7. Sergey Bubka 8. Christy Ring 9. Pele 10. Mansour Bahrami
A very thoughtful Magazine article. However, I would have made room for Gianluca Vialli in the list. Man U's Georgie Best and Bobby Charlton in at 9 and 10 respectively. As for boxers, Rocky Marciano and Mike Tyson had the boxing styles I most admired.
