In your expert opinion, who do you consider to be the greatest athlete?

Bam Margera.

good question..i think michael jordan.

That's a tough question.....when i was younger i always used to watch Micheal Jordan on tv and it has been etched permeantly in my mind that he def is the best athlete...but nowadays...oh gosh i dunno.....i really admire Scott Hamilton and Armstrong

Brett Favre.

Mmm-hmm. :]

I don't think there is a "greatest athlete" but there have definitely been people that have left lasting impressions of greatness. Pat Tillman for example...

yeah its hard to say.. who is the greatest athlete cause they all have their own advantages in some fields..

Lance Armstrong or Michael Phelps.

I think michel jordan and that woman who won every woman compotition 5 years straight.

Jim Thorpe.

Bret Farve.....

Michael Jordan.

Diego Maradona or Pele

Alexander Popov.

diego maradona was extremely good but he would cheat and he took drugs -.-

otherwise i think the greatest athlete would be a few >.>

statistically : Wayne Gretzky (he has more assists than anyone has points (points is assists + goals)


Tiger Woods maybe? he won all 4 major golf tournaments in one year.


but i think the overall greatest athlete was Muhammad Ali

Lol Yes hes good.

It's sorta biased depending on your current sport of interest. For me, I think Michael Phelps = le awesome

Lance Armstrong......Pele............. and yes of course Jim Thorpe lol

So many... Joe Montana and John Elway...Curtis Martin...Donovan McNabb...Peyton Manning...all great football legends.

Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds. No Doubt.

Michael Jordan..because of what he did for the game...actually sports in general..

i would prolly say the best ever would be M Jordan...currently i would have to say prolly...tom brady, or shaq, or kobe...maybe even Mike Vick

jim thorpe, hands down, hes an oldschool athlete but he dominated everything.

^ i agree, jim thorpe even though that was way long ago.
greatest athlete of the 20th century even

Michael Jordan back in the good ol' days when he revolutionized Basketball.

Bball- Michael Jordon and Cheryl Miller
Football- Jim Thorpe and Sweetness
Baseball- Hank Aaron
Hockey- Wayne Gretzky and Eric Lindross
Soccer- Too many players that never made it big

my main man money!

for those who dnt know. thats what they called michael jordan. spike lee gave him that nickname.

he's the greatest. not only in basketball, he was the inspiration of alot of athletes playing today. and some of them dont even play basketball. he changed the game. his shoe alone hada big impact on fashion, and his drive and determination in the sport of basketball was something that every player in the league wanted. when someone said no, mike said yeah. and took something little such as the chicago bulls, and made them one of hte greatest teams in nba history.

Man this ones tough...

Theres so many great athletes today and in the past... im gonna have to go with MJ............ Magic Johnson!

The man is truly magic... able to best Jordan in an NbA playoff game... that tells you something.

Good question...gotta thin?