Question:
Who do you think is the greatest athlete who's ever lived? And why do you think that he/she is?
tyrone b
2006-12-13 02:32:45 UTC
Who do you think is the greatest athlete who's ever lived? And why do you think that he/she is?
Three answers:
guicho79
2006-12-13 02:38:57 UTC
I've answered this one before, here:



Drafted No. 3 by the Bulls in the first round

Six NBA championship teams (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

NBA Finals MVP six times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

NBA Finals single-series record for highest PPG average 41.0 (1993)

NBA Most Valuable Player five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)

All-NBA First Team ten times (1987-1993, 1996-1998)

NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time team (1996)

Highest career PPG ave. (minimum 400 games or 10,000 points) - 30.1

Holds record for most seasons leading the league in scoring - 10

Shares record for the most consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring - 7 (1986-1993)

Had a streak of nine consecutive games scoring 40 points or more (Nov. 28 - Dec. 12, 1986)

Bulls all-time leader in scoring (29,277), assists (5,012), and steals (2,306)

13 NBA All-Star Games (1985, 1987-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)

All time scoring leader in All-Star history (262 points)

Fourth highest scoring average for career All-Star games (20.2 ppg)

Named the All-Star MVP three times (1988, 1996, 1998)

Won the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest in 1987 and 1988

Had his #23 jersey retired at the United Center on 11/1/94

Returned from retirement on 3/19/95 at Indiana to total 19 points

Has posted 28 career triple-doubles

2 Time All-American & NCAA Player of the Year award

Two playoff career triple-doubles, both at New York (5/9/89 and 6/2/93)

Named the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Scored a career playoff-high 63 points against Boston on 5/20/86

Eight playoff games with 50 pts. or more

30 regular season games with 50 pts. or more

173 games with 40 points or more

Has hit 28 game-winning shots in the NBA

Hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA championship game as a freshman

Named NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

A member of the gold medal-winning 1984 and 1992 United States Olympic Basketball Teams

Ranked 3rd in All-Time leader in points scored

All-Star record having the only triple-double in an All-Star game (1997)

Member of the 1997 McDonald's Classic Championship team in Paris

Won the 1997 McDonald's Classic MVP award

All-time record for most consectutive double-figure scoring games

Holds the all-time playoff record for the most steals

Hit the game-winning shot in the 1998 Finals to win a sixth and final championship

Had his #23 jersey retired for the second time at the United Center on 1/13/99

Returned from retirement on 9/25/01 to play for the Wizards

Scored 19 points in his first debut as a Wizard on 10/30/01

Notched his 30,000th point on 1/4/02 against the Bulls

Only 40 year old NBA player to ever score over 40 points on 2/21/03

Had his #23 jersey retired by the Miami Heat in honor of him on 4/11/03

Scored 15 points in the final game of his NBA career on 4/16/03 against Philadelphia

Finished his career with 32,292 points, 5,633 assists and 6,672 rebounds.



You guessed it. Michael Jordan. Just don't let him grab a baseball.
A B B A
2006-12-13 02:43:39 UTC
I'd say (Cuba's) Mireya Luis. She led Cuba's volleyball Dream Team winning three consecutive golds from Barcelona to Sydney.



She defies gravity with her 40-inch vertical and terrorizing kills way above the net each time she's on.



She and the whole team played like MEN.
crazydave
2006-12-13 02:44:40 UTC
Male - Jim Thorpe

Female Babe Didrickson



Both excelled in a wide variety of sports.


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