Michael Phelps ranked the best athlete of the 21st Century by ESPN

[<<TheStandard>>]

It's impressive. You just don't care about it.

The same way The Godfather is a masterpiece but the average coli breh is out here watching Tubi movies.

It's definitely impressive. It's just not more impressive than Floyd Mayweather, LeBron James, Tom Brady.......you know dominating sports that are far more popular and competitive.


It's like Al Pacino winning an Oscar for Scent of a Woman over Malcolm X.

 

[Alexander The Great]

It’s Bolt

 

[Blessings]

Serena
Tiger
Lebron
Bolt
Brady

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

This is quite interesting in my opinion!

 

[skylove4]

Where’s wtf

 

[LiveFromLondon]

23 gold medals

 

[Axum Ezana]

the list should be most dominant sports player within their respective league.

when i think of athlete, I think of someone of all around talent.

but this is done on purpose to get an reaction as always.

 

[premier58]

the list should be most dominant sports player within their respective league.

when i think of athlete, I think of someone of all around talent.

but this is done on purpose to get an reaction as always.

A person who plays a sport, is an athlete All around talent? How do we know who is all around talent if we have never seen them in another sport? Or if we dont have everyone do a decathalon? Athlete lists have always been about what you did under the umbrella in your sport. See Jack Nicklaus. He was on Sportscentury. We know he is not great "athletically", but he dominated his sport, so therefore, he is a great athlete. Joe Frazier has trouble benching 120 lbs, Michael Jordan could barely hit above the Mendoza Line in minor league ball. That doesnt change the fact that they were/are dominant athletes who were peerless in their respective sports.

 

[itsyoung!!]

Also, Bonds can only be taken into account from 2000-2007. Ichiro did all his damage starting from 2001.

2001-2007 bonds is the greatest mlb player of all time.

Ichiro was just great.

 

[itsyoung!!]

Any one on that list face the bullshyt that bonds faced?
Who knows how even crazier his stats would of been if the mlb could of figured out how to manage intentional walks.

I dont know any other athlete that teams just flat out refused to compete with because he was that good

Bonds the goat athlete of all time fukk a espn

Mayweather up there as well. 50-0 i doubt we see this again in our life time

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Ok, this list is fukking garbage. I just got to Bonds being #38. He's behind like 4-5 baseball players What a fukking disaster and you have people seriously debating this?

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

How is Federer ahead of Novak? Novak passed him in majors

 

[premier58]

Ok, this list is fukking garbage. I just got to Bonds being #38. He's behind like 4-5 baseball players What a fukking disaster and you have people seriously debating this?

That is a massive joke!!

 

[#1 pick]

Since 2000 somewhat hurts Tiger but Biles, Messi, Bolt, and LeBron easily clear Phelps

 

[Sccit]

LEBRON THE ONLY PERSON ON THE TOP 10 LIST WHO DIDNT DOMINATE HIS SPORT AT ANY POINT IN TIME