ESPN is 25 years old and they're polling to see who the top 25 athletes of that time period are. I can't seem to rank them but people who would have to be on my list are:
Wayne Gretzky
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Larry Bird
Carl Lewis
Lance Armstrong
Barry Sanders
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Sugar Ray Leonard
Martina Navratilova
Alberto Tomba
If it weren't limited to 25 years I'd have to put Marc Spitz on there.
Wayne Gretzky
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Larry Bird
Carl Lewis
Lance Armstrong
Barry Sanders
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Sugar Ray Leonard
Martina Navratilova
Alberto Tomba
If it weren't limited to 25 years I'd have to put Marc Spitz on there.
My Top 9
Date: 2004-01-16 10:15 pm (UTC)Dr. J (is he within 25 yrs?)
Ichiro (I think he's proven his mettle here)
Joe Namath
Mohammad Ali
Tiger Woods
Magic Johnson
Gary Payton (he carried the Sonics for years, and hell I'm local).
Wayne Gretzsky (even tho' I'm not a hockey fan a'tall)