5 dominant athletes of all time

[Tjodalv]

Can we list Gretzky 5 times? The guy dominated his sport in a fashion that no one comes close to in any other.

Outside of the clear #1 it gets murky real quick. Era, sport, "level of dominance," et cetera, make that extremely difficult. But, Gretzky is #1 without a question.

 

[number51]

None of these lists are correct. Top 5 athlete lists need Jim Thorpe.


I think top one athlete list needs Jim Thorpe.

 

[ruprecht]

None of these lists are correct. Top 5 athlete lists need Jim Thorpe.


I think top one athlete list needs Jim Thorpe.

I agree.

 

[ruprecht]

Can we list Gretzky 5 times? The guy dominated his sport in a fashion that no one comes close to in any other.

Outside of the clear #1 it gets murky real quick. Era, sport, "level of dominance," et cetera, make that extremely difficult. But, Gretzky is #1 without a question.

Yeah, no one will ever touch his career stats.

 

[Monster]

Mecury, Hurcules, Norris, Samson, Super Dave

 

[SilenceS]

Caitlyn Jenner

 

[Houston]

So we just gone pretend like women athletes don't exist?

 

[Omeletpants]

Ok, so we all agree

 

[brett05]

So we just gone pretend like women athletes don't exist?

Billy Jean King is the only female for me that pops in my head for most dominate athlete. And one other but I have vague memories of seeing stories on her. Zacharius or something like that from like the 30's.

EDIT: Babe Didrikson..Thanks Omleletpants

 

[Omeletpants]

Babe Didrikson is the greatest female athlete ever

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Didrikson_Zaharias

 

[number51]

Billy Jean King is the only female for me that pops in my head for most dominate athlete. And one other but I have vague memories of seeing stories on her. Zacharius or something like that from like the 30's.

Serena Williams is more dominant than BJK.

 

[Omeletpants]

Billie Jean King she's not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
The kid is not my son

 

[Bearin' Down]

Seriously though about Gretzky. He was the most dominant athlete period. If you took away all of the goals he scored, he'd still be the most prolific point scorer in NHL history. That's dominance.

 

[Bearin' Down]

I'd say:

1) Gretzky;
2) Jordan;
3) Jerry Rice;
4) Babe Ruth; and
5) Usain Bolt

 

[Warden of the Northeast]

Babe Ruth
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Jim Brown
Lionel Messi

Tiger isn't even the best golfer of all time.

 

[Warden of the Northeast]

SECRETARIAT
Jimmie Johnson
Michael Jordan
UConn Womens Basketball
Floyd Mayweather

 

[JosMin]

Cael Sanderson hasn't been on anyone's list. Shame.

 

[AussieBear]

Babe Ruth
Michael Jordan
Floyd Mayweather
Tiger Woods
Roided Barry Bonds

 

[Omeletpants]

Tiger isn't even the best golfer of all time.

You are a fucking idiot

 

[Xuder O'Clam]