Greatest athletes oat

#1

Ryandr

So here is mine personal top 18 list for greatest sports athletes oat.

Aleksandr Karelin (wrestling)
Michael Phelps (swimming)
Usain bolt (running)
Muhammad Ali (boxing)
Messi (football)
Magnus carlsen (chess)
Michael Jordan (basketball)
Table tennis (ma long)
Tennis (Djokovic)
Wayne Gretzky (hockey)
Tom Brady (American football)
Armand Duplantis (pole vaulting)
Sachin Tendulkar (cricket)
Lewis Hamilton (racing)
Simon biles (gymnastics)
Demetrious Johnson (fighting-ufc)
Tiger woods (golf)
Lin Dan (badminton)

So the list isn't in order except for top 3. And also only one athlete from a particular discipline is allowed to be in the list. And I tried to list sports that are as accessible as possible for most people in the world.

So what do you guys think of this list? Any athlete you guys would add here or remove from this list?

And any athlete from this list that you would replace with someone else from the same discipline? Like Ronaldo for Messi for example.

#2

Wolfed

2

Frags

+

–

michael jordan > lebron

#16

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Depends on if you value consistency more or peak more ig. Anyway Jordan is my goat too just for his influence alone. So gonna add him.

#45

JonahPork

3

Frags

+

–

Jordan doesn’t even clear LeBron peak for peak tho that’s the funny thing

#55

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Forgive me for having no ball knowledge but I always thought Jordan had higher peaks from hearing about basketball from my friends and people in internet. I am not that knowledgeable in basketball. Ig they were wrong. At least he is more influential.

#65

JonahPork

0

Frags

+

–

Yeah Jordan is probably more “influential” in the sense that he made ball a more global sport, but LeBron was just as capable of that, he was just born later lol. Anyway the point is that yeah MJ will never have a season comparable to LeBron’s 2018 season peaks.

Basically the argument for MJ’s goat case is essentially he is 6-0 in the finals and he won 10 scoring titles.

LeBron’s goat case is he is the most versatile player ever and is at least top 10 in basically every important stat except rebounds (super older player favored stat)

#67

Ryandr

1

Frags

+

–

I mean lebron consistency alone is diabolical. Like 23 years of career is like longer than almost any esports whole lifetime existence.And he was like a top 5 player at least in most years of his career too right?

#72

JonahPork

0

Frags

+

–

I would say that yeah, from 2006 to 2020 he was at least a top 5 player in every one of those seasons. And from 2009 to 2020 he was the best player itw

#95

sonaktu

0

Frags

+

–

Lebron has longevity stats. Played in the weakest conference and in an era with the weakest defense. He's a certified diva loser that can't do a thing without handpicking his team.

#43

JonahPork

3

Frags

+

–

This is why Europeans don’t get to comment on basketball

#82

1dan1x

-1

Frags

+

–

Lost in semis of world cup ahahahha

#3

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-20

Frags

+

–

Where is Genghis Khan

#27

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-5

Frags

+

–

Bro who downvoted this, come out and tell me rn, this is a real question

#48

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-5

Frags

+

–

Why is everyone downvoting????

#52

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-5

Frags

+

–

I'm actually so sad now, what did I do :(

#66

Nilonesia

3

Frags

+

–

Where is adolf Hitler?

#69

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-3

Frags

+

–

How is that comparable to genghis???

#4

fallwithtj

-4

Frags

+

–

Me (valorant)

#5

PINTO0

1

Frags

+

–

such a disrespect to Michael jordan

#6

Yistyy

0

Frags

+

–

Jordan's the goat

#58

JonahPork

0

Frags

+

–

Ydkb

#78

Yistyy

0

Frags

+

–

I mean peak for peak its close but jordan accomplished more in only 13 full seasons.

#79

JonahPork

0

Frags

+

–

“Accomplished more” bc he played in the watered down expansion era

#80

Yistyy

0

Frags

+

–

I guess? 🤷

Not really his fault tho if anything blame David Stern for that

#81

JonahPork

0

Frags

+

–

It isn’t his fault, the point is he doesn’t deserve any more credit than LeBron does for his rings

#84

Yistyy

0

Frags

+

–

im just saying this argument sounds like cope. me personally i got jordan but it's a fair take to say lebron

#7

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

no ronaldo and jordan is crazy

#8

Big_Potato

13

Frags

+

–

Ronaldo is NOT better than messi🤦‍♂️

#10

b3rzera1

5

Frags

+

–

ahh shit I thought it wasatheletes in general not just goat of each sport I am slow nvm

#9

Anguibok

-8

Frags

+

–

Tennis (Djokovic)
I dont follow tennis a lot, but doesnt he even not top 2 of his own generation ?

#15

ortuh

5

Frags

+

–

people just prefer nadal or federer because djokovic was too dominant, and less "interesting" of a player/personality. He was by far and away the strongest player and every tournament was his to lose.

#86

Anguibok

0

Frags

+

–

Probably my french biais since he never was dominant in Rolland Garros

#11

b3rzera1

2

Frags

+

–

Cricket (Sachin Tendulkar)
American Football(Tom Brady)
Pole Vaulting (Mondo Duplantis)
Shooting (that one turkish uncle )

#12

m0rtem

-5

Frags

+

–

wheres facuh

#13

gordonramsay

1

Frags

+

–

I personally have bolt or phelps as #1 but thats just me

#14

Realfacts

3

Frags

+

–

You could add Wayne Gretzky to make it 10. And there is a pole vaulting guy called duplantis. His career isn't that long tbh, only 5 years but he is just that dominant in his sports. Like he already has 2 Olympic golds and 2 world championship. And he has broken the world record for 14 times now. He just breaks those records for fun now and also cause he gets $100k every time he breaks the record.
Just see these stats to understand how insane he is.
https://www.alltime-athletics.com/mpoleok.htm

#17

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Sure gonna add both.

#18

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

bro add sachin tendulkar as the goat of cricket and tom brady for football (american)

#19

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Added. forgot about cricket for a second there.

#20

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

F1 can also be considered a sport so Micheal Schumacher or Lewis who ever u like

#21

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

I don't know about racing tbh. So just tell me one guy in general for whole racing discipline who has been the most dominant in his field be it f1 or any other racing sports.

#22

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

there are very few who done shit in multiple different racing series but like just becuz F1 is the most popular one I'd say pick Micheal Schumacher cuz he won 92 races in an era where seasons were 12 to 14 races / year and one his first two WDCs in worse machinery .

#25

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Ok.

#23

LugiaVLR

-9

Frags

+

–

Chronicle?

#24

Mango34

2

Frags

+

–

Add Simone biles for gymnastics.

#26

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Forgot about gymnastics. She is up there for sure in this list.

#28

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

For fighting let's add UFC since it encompasses many martial arts discipline. So who is the actual goat of UFC?

#29

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

Khabib or Jon Jones

#33

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Adding jon Jones cause I have heard him be mentioned more.

#47

b3rzera1

0

Frags

+

–

bro no way u havent heard of Khabib as an asian

#88

archetype

0

Frags

+

–

insane khabib disrespect. ydkb

#97

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

I mean I have heard about Jon Jones being mentioned as a goat more by UFC fans. Otherwise I know about khabib.

#30

m0rtem

2

Frags

+

–

jake paul

#31

chinesesalesmen

-6

Frags

+

–

where faker

#32

Ryandr

5

Frags

+

–

Esports and sports not comparable. And this is the list for just sports athletes.

#36

chinesesalesmen

-6

Frags

+

–

regular sports are easier then playing video games

#37

Ryandr

3

Frags

+

–

Nah not gonna even argue. I know what you are trying to do here.

#34

Divine_Thunder

3

Frags

+

–

michael schumacher over lewis
i respect that but i consider aryton to be the best

#38

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

For whole racing discipline who is the most dominant. Not just f1 basically.

#60

Divine_Thunder

0

Frags

+

–

do u consider moto gp asw? marc marquez is up there then too

#35

9wntr

0

Frags

+

–

wheres delighted

#39

9wntr

0

Frags

+

–

i got a canadian friend who INSISTS Wayne Gretzky is an unmatched athlete, like above mj, ali, messi
what are his feats?

#40

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Ask someone like cloudberry here. But yeah I also see people mention him every time they talk about the most dominant sports athletes. I don't really understand anything about ice hockey tho to understand his feats.
Make a thread asking Canadians to come and then copy paste this question of yours.

#51

nightwinter14

0

Frags

+

–

Never watched hockey but from what I heard he basically broke every record and by a large margin. I remember seeing the top 10 most points scored, and he consisted the majority of the rankings.

#41

Ukienddo

0

Frags

+

–

Magnus Carlsen the real goat

#42

tv0rusluke

0

Frags

+

–

mighty > jon eyepoke jones

#44

gordonramsay

0

Frags

+

–

does tiger woods qualify? he should def be up there

#46

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

yeah he for sure qualifies for this list. gonna add him.

#49

Zaba

0

Frags

+

–

MSC not even top 5 of all time in f1

#50

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Who is the greatest or at least the most dominant athlete in their field in racing sports not just f1? Gonna add that person.

#56

nightwinter14

-1

Frags

+

–

Currently it is MSC or Lewis Hamilton, but is still subject to change (Max Verstappern). I would hold my breath before declaring a GOAT as it's a discussion that can change

#59

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

0

Frags

+

–

Lewis could never be the goat after 2007 in f1

#64

nightwinter14

0

Frags

+

–

You mean 2007? His rookie season where he almost (and should have) won his first championship and still beat the reigning world champion Alonso in the same machinery? 2008 is when he decisively beat the rest of the field to win the championship

#68

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

0

Frags

+

–

I meant 2007, but he didn't almost beat Alonso in same machinery, the team was heavily favoring hamilton, and even got alonso a penalty in Hungary for the pit, even though it was agreed to rotate pole positions, you can't tell me that was fair

#61

Zaba

0

Frags

+

–

In raw numbers Lewis is better than Schumacher. In my opinion Senna, max, fangio and Alonso are also better than him

#89

Divine_Thunder

0

Frags

+

–

senna gaps lewis

#106

Zaba

0

Frags

+

–

Senna
Max
Lewis
Fangio
Alonso

#108

Divine_Thunder

0

Frags

+

–

acceptable

#53

nightwinter14

0

Frags

+

–

Ok now this is a crazy take, he's top 2 by achievement alone

#54

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

-1

Frags

+

–

Alonso is better

#57

Zaba

0

Frags

+

–

Facts

#62

nightwinter14

0

Frags

+

–

Alonso is a fantasic driver, but brother he won his last championship (excluding Le Mans) in 2006 (almost 2 decades now!) and last race in fucking 2013 (12 years and counting). Although its not entirely on him ofc, still can't say hes remotely close to msc

#63

Nats_2nd_biggest_fan

0

Frags

+

–

He's one of the only drivers to win le mans and a wec, he also was on track to win the indy 500, the best driver can adapt to all sorts of racing, not just be the best in one

#83

nobody___100

0

Frags

+

–

10 points from 5 wdc
le mans x2
closest driver to triple crown ever
podiums in 2023, over two decades after he started in f1
2012 performance arguably one of the best in motorsport history (nearly the wdc in the 4th fastest car)
other than max, there will never be a driver like nando

#70

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Guys who should I add for racing sports? Who has been the most dominant of all time? Like most championship titles or long career length (consistency)

#71

babysasuke

0

Frags

+

–

Saquon Barkley clears all of these people

#73

xXTimmyXx

0

Frags

+

–

Surely Armondo Duplantis (polevaulting) is up there, hes so dominant the top heights are all him

#74

geduelist

0

Frags

+

–

No whyrat kholi?

#75

Ryandr

1

Frags

+

–

Only one from a particular sports so I added Sachin Tendulkar. I think Sachin is a better choice considering his influence on whole cricket world.

#76

9wntr

2

Frags

+

–

cool thread :3
made me research some new athletes

#77

EpicGamerGamingEpicly

0

Frags

+

–

where tenz

#85

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Bump

#87

archetype

0

Frags

+

–

if we're gonna add schumacher lewis and alonso where is federer djokovic and nadal

#99

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

True. So let's just add only one for racing. Who deserves it the most? Nvm added lewis alone.

#90

InYourDreams

0

Frags

+

–

Shouldn’t cricket should be Virat Kohli since he has the most influential in current times and overall

#92

goatsterfnc

0

Frags

+

–

naah sachin tendulkar is the biggest. I'd put don bradman #2

#91

Tempest24

0

Frags

+

–

the fact that Rakheem Cornwall isn't on this is so disrespectful to any appreciater and fan of true cricket

#93

L1mtlessV

-2

Frags

+

–

Magnus carlsen? Bro hes not even better than Kasparov nor fischer, pls stop with this braindead agenda

#94

sonaktu

0

Frags

+

–

"fedor emelianenko" for fighting

#96

I_LOVE_LESS

1

Frags

+

–

get jon jones the fuck off this list man. dj or gsp deserve it way more than he does

#98

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Sure. Tell me just one. Who deserves it the most? Most dominant one?

#100

I_LOVE_LESS

0

Frags

+

–

DJ was the most dominant and he's not a steroid cheat or a wife beater or a cocaine addict

#102

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Gonna add him then. Still private matter aside who is the most dominant one? Just professional side except for steroid abusing? Dj or gsp?

#105

I_LOVE_LESS

0

Frags

+

–

my list is dj then gsp but some people like gsp's resume more than dj's

#101

LilRickyy

-3

Frags

+

–

2023 FNC LEO > Aleksandr Karelin

#103

Bangpong

2

Frags

+

–

Put Lin Dan for Badminton

#104

Ryandr

0

Frags

+

–

Oh true. Forgot about badminton.

#107

b3rzera1

2

Frags

+

–

Where is Micheal Schumacher bro has the 2nd most wins while driving in an era where seasons used to be 10 to 12 races like lewis has 105 race wins in an era where there were 18+ races in a season

#109

Castawaytwizz

-3

Frags

+

–

peterbot > pewis pamilton

#110

geduelist

-4

Frags

+

–

Faker(LOL)

#111

Kris

0

Frags

+

–

Johan Cruijff honourable mention?

#112

31Raven

0

Frags

+

–

where urangoat?

#113

welikefortniteandvalorant

0

Frags

+

–

Messi instead of ronaldo is based af, i cant believe people in 2025 still dont think messi is the goat