Top 25...

[lithera]

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.

Comments

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm. I don't know. How would you rule it?

[warpdragon.livejournal.com]

I guess on nationality, defined as national-team eligibility. If you would play for the United States or Canada, you're in.

Then you just have to worry about Hakeem Olajuwon, the big cheater, who has played for two different countries in the Olympics. (He played on Nigeria's soccer team and the U.S. basketball team.)

Oh, also, Jorge Campos, the Mexican goalkeeper. I'm guessing not a single Mexican will make the list.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

That works for me.