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Federer for me in the last 30 years.
Probably Bolt 2nd

bringbackrattles said:

Mohammed Ali has to be up there ?

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Didn't he finish fighting early 80's? I'm thinking more last 30 years and my lifetime

Guess he's the 'ultimate' one!

The argument is endless. Rushisha, Rossi and Taylor are all as worthy as Bolt, Federer and Farah & are also currently still competing.

Phil Taylor

I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:

Federer for me in the last 30 years.
Probably Bolt 2nd

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That's a good shout tbh

But you also look at different sports - even where success in winning titles hasn't been there. Like...
Greg Norman - how many times can you finish second in major championships???
Johnny Wilkinson - need I say more? His Twickenham retirement reception...he kept the dignitaries waiting for about 2.5hrs as he was outside with fans!

Ali

Roger Kingdom 110m hurdles...virtually unbeatable!

Tony Jarrett who but for Colin Jackson would've been our main challenger to the above for years. People like that deserve real acclaim imo...there are many others like him - just kept going on each race knowing at the back of his mind that 2nd or 3rd (if Kingdom was involved) was almost inevitably the best he would get. So near yet so far.
Kriss Akabusi - gold medal for his laugh alone! ( I ran against him once...I was 3rd dammit)

Endless list...anybody who has regularly trained & then regularly pitted themselves against the best in their class in their chosen sport - RESPECT!


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bringbackrattles said:

Sorry to be ignorant but who's Rushisha ?

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800m. Imo a far better athlete than Bolt and Farah.

Sportsman: Abebe Bikila - he pioneered the stick-thin African trend which is now so prevalent.
Sportswoman: Mia Hamm - best women football player ever.

Gazolba said:

Sportswoman: Mia Hamm - best women football player ever.

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I think Serena Williams would have something to say about that. Transformed a sport.

Id struggle to put anyone above Federer especially after this season.

Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Phil Taylor, Tiger Woods, Eddy Merckx all deserve to be in the conversation

CJ_covblaze said:

800m. Imo a far better athlete than Bolt and Farah.

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Rudisha?

CCFC88 said:

Id struggle to put anyone above Federer especially after this season.

Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Phil Taylor, Tiger Woods, Eddy Merckx all deserve to be in the conversation

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Yeah, I genuinely thought Federer's best days were behind him. Massive credit to him, a true great.

So many to choose from, I would add Tendulkar and Lara from the cricketing world and Hinault and eddy from cycling!