Invincible wrote:
Having saw the thread on the sin bin regarding the death of snooker legend Alex Higgins, I got the impression people thought he was one of the true greats of sports.
There has been some great sportsmen over the years. If you had a favourite top 5 (on performance, personality, what they have done for their sport etc), what would yours be?
Great idea for a thread.
I thought that been a massive sports fan, that I would struggle to narrow my list down to 5, and I did. So after giving it a bit of thought over the last couple of hours, here goes.
Michael Jordan = Just unbelieveable to watch and an outstanding athelete.
Lance Armstrong = Although there is a constant drugs cloud hanging over cycling generally and many question wheather Lance is/was clean. I cannot help but feel nothing but admeration for what he has achieved. Even though it was a decent Tour de France this year, it wasn't nearly as exciting for me not having Lance in contention.
Phil Taylor = Simply dominating for so long.
Ayerton Senna = A total magician who would do anything, and often did, to win.
Wayne Gretzky = See Michael Jordan.
I decided on these 5, not just because they were so good at what they did, but because their individual brilliance and skill no doubt attracted many new fans to their sports.
