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The All Time Top 10 Athletes

Michael Phelps

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Micheal Phelps has broken into the top 10 with his record breaking performance in Olympics. With still a long way to go in his career, only time would tell if he is the greatest athletes ever.

Michael Jordan

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When we talk about basketball, who better to talk about than Micheal Jordan. With stunning accuracy and dunks which seems magical with Jordan floating in the air , His ability to beat the time clock and help Chicago Bulls with so many titles . He also was a great defender. Enough Reasons to be among the top 10

Jim Thorpe

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He has done it all. A has won Olympics Medals, played professional American Football, Basketball and Baseball. The Associate Press named him as the greatest Athletes of the century in 1999.

Jim Brown

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Born in 1936, He was considered one of the best running back professional footballers. He played for the NFL Cleveland Browns and was named by “The Sporting News” as the greatest professional footballer ever. He even made a mark with his acting and social activity. He had 126 touchdowns to his credit and a three time NFL MVP Player.

Pele

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Born in 1940, his real name was Edison Arantes do Nascimento. In Brazil he was a national Hero for his contributions to the game. He is called as the “King of Football”. Known for his dribbling skills and his exceptional Goal scoring capabilities were matched by no other. he helped Brazil win its first World Cup .

Tiger Woods

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The most successful golfer of all times. He has won 14 major Golf Championships, 65 PGA Events. He has been awarded the PGA Player for the year for a record 9 times. He has been the magical force that drove people towards Golf.
Muhammad Ali

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Born in 1942, Mohammad Ali has been the only light heavyweight Boxing Championship three times; A record .He is the winner of Olympics. Known for his speed, He was very aggressive and attacked his opponents trying to knock them down. He had a total of 61 fights and 56 wins, and 37 Knock Outs. Unfortunately he was disallowed to fight for 3 years due to his refusal to join the army .

Willie Mays

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Born 1931, He was an American Baseball Player; He played mostly with New York and San Frisco Giants. Later joined New York Mets. He had a batting average of .302 and 660 Home runs 3283 hits. He was selected in the Basketball Hall Of Fame in 1979

Wayne Gretzky

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Born 1961, He was one of the bets Hockey Players of all times. Gretzky won four Stanley Cup and was called “The Greatest Hockey Player Of all Times “By Total Hockey. He help 40 seasons records, fifteen play-off records, and Six All Star Records. He is the only player with 200 points in a season. He is also named the Hockey Hall Of Fame.

Jerry Rice

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Here’s another NFL Player who made it to the list Born in 1962, He was one of the all time best receivers in NFL History. He was selected for Pro – Bowl 13 times, All Pro 10 times He had 1594 receptions, 22,895 touching Yards and 209 Touchdowns.

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2 comments

  1. Jejo says:

    This does not seem to be the world’s top 10 athletes. To me, it looks like it’s America’s top 10…

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