Most people say Michael Jordan is the best. Basketball.....no question, but is he the best all-around athlete?
I am going with Bo Jackson.
Let me know what you think!
2006-07-03 15:50:59 · 17 answers · asked by E 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I think it's a hard question but not ridiculous. There have been several athletes that have been great in more than one sport. Bo Jackson for example was a very good football player and baseball player. I was very impressed with the Bruce Lee answer.
2006-07-04 05:03:31 · update #1
i like mike but Dr.J is still and always have been heads and shoulders above MJ for you young guys that don't know DR.J still has a dunk that MJ has never attempted for example the trademark dunk ask someone that knows and the other dunks MJ is afraid to do them again the best all around athlete is not a one answer question but if push comes to shove i am going with Bruce Lee.
2006-07-03 16:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by koolhand_kent 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best ATHLETE ever was Muhammad Ali! Athlete means Athletic. To be a boxer you need to be in awesome shape and the most athletic. The best boxer ever was Muhammad Ali, therefore the best athlete was Muhammad Ali! End of Story! Enough about Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan. Ali was the best! For Best Athlete....All Baseball players can be eliminated! Baseball players seem to have a lot of over weight guys including The Great Babe Ruth and big head Barry Bonds (who cheated). Come on that's not athletic! Forget Baseball!!!
2006-07-03 16:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by Deckie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best ever? Jim Thorpe, The great Sac and Fox Native American
Olympic Decathlon Champion and Pro Football player.
2006-07-03 15:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MJ is the had the biggest impact on sports (other than Ali), but in terms of pure endurance and conditioning, Czechoslovakia's Tomas Dvorak won three World Decathlon Championships. If you can pull off that large of a feat, you need some respect.
2006-07-12 21:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by ponderguy2006 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mickey Mantle. He was the single greatest talent basball ever knew. If not for his legs he would have broken every record in the books. He was a great basketball player and sprinter in track and field. An exceptional football player as well.
2006-07-10 13:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me i think that Laila Ali(boxing) and Marion Jones(track) are the best athletes ever. They inspire to do my best in any sport and to never give up. When I play a sport i think about how much they achieved and tell my self that's were i want to be.
2006-07-04 11:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by mysterygurl904 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say Prime time(Deion Sanders). He's a true athlete. This guy could've been a track star. He's the best defensive back ever a was a stud in MLB.
2006-07-10 15:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Jonah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a ridiculous question. Obviously you cannot have a best athlete. They play different sports. Skills are different for every sport. You cannot have one best athlete.
2006-07-03 16:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by gopckrsjc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manny Ramirez, Greatest baseball player Ever! GO RED SOX!!!
2006-07-03 15:59:18 · answer #9 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Robbie Nicholson - Year 2000
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2006-07-12 14:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by EC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋