NeptunePenguins Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 We all know Gretzky is the greatest athlete of all-time but has Brady pass Michael Jordan after getting his 7th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I'm going to assume you mean purely in terms of team sports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hugo Sanchez? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Jordan > Brady > Gretzky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1. I would not put a team sport athlete under any circumstances down as the greatest athlete of all time. 2. In Brady's sport it is harder to accomplish what he accomplished than what Jordan did in his sport. You can argue that Jordan is more culturally signficant due to marketing. But Kareem, Lebron and Wilt all have a closer claim to being the GOAT over MJ in his sport than whoever is after Brady in the NFL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 38 minutes ago, BayRaider said: Jordan > Brady > Gretzky I would also put these three in this order... I am admittadly not a hockey guy but I do understand the Gretzky is up there Woods, Sarena and Ali also in this conversation unless it is only team sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 i think Gretzky has to be #1 tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, NeptunePenguins said: We all know Gretzky is the greatest athlete of all-time I don’t know this. I think most non-NBA fans know of Michael Jordan than non-hockey fans know of Gretzky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSteeler Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Yin-Yang said: I don’t know this. I think most non-NBA fans know of Michael Jordan than non-hockey fans know of Gretzky. I'm not going to weigh in on the topic at hand as it doesn't interest me at all, but cultural significance has little to do with how I weight greatness of athletes. I don't care that Michael Jordan was the best shoe salesman of all time. Which one dominated their sport the most? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) This is a timeless conversation that'll never be properly answered. Each are the GOATS of their sports why can't people leave it at that. Edited May 4, 2021 by Blackstar12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, CKSteeler said: I'm not going to weigh in on the topic at hand as it doesn't interest me at all, but cultural significance has little to do with how I weight greatness of athletes. I don't care that Michael Jordan was the best shoe salesman of all time. Which one dominated their sport the most? I legitimately couldn’t tell you. Don’t know a lick about hockey, probably couldn’t name you 5 players (modern or retired). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40Year Pack Fan Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, CKSteeler said: I'm not going to weigh in on the topic at hand as it doesn't interest me at all, but cultural significance has little to do with how I weight greatness of athletes. I don't care that Michael Jordan was the best shoe salesman of all time. Which one dominated their sport the most? Gretzky.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_W Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) as said earlier, team sports really muddle the discussion; I see Mr Gretzky, your team of 6 players consists of 6 HOFers hrm at least Jordan only had 3 someone like Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps or some 1930's boxer i've never heard of is probably the answer Edited May 4, 2021 by Ryan_W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlow Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Yin-Yang said: I don’t know this. I think most non-NBA fans know of Michael Jordan than non-hockey fans know of Gretzky. exposure != greatest If you want to get into how well they are know outside their own sport we can turn this into a Tebow vs Jordan thread. I am not a hockey fan either but I when I saw this thread the first thing I thought was they better have Gretzky as number 1 just by what he was able to accomplish against his peers. I would rather have a different athlete than Brady for this tread honestly, as it is not the athleticism of Brady that has made him who he is but rather the intangibles. Honestly I would put Rice ahead of Brady when matched up against peers. I do not follow enough basketball to give arguments for Jordan against his peers but I am well aware of the fact that he took away from his prime to try to become a baseball player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, burlow said: exposure != greatest If you want to get into how well they are know outside their own sport we can turn this into a Tebow vs Jordan thread. Jordan would still win. Quote I am not a hockey fan either but I when I saw this thread the first thing I thought was they better have Gretzky as number 1 just by what he was able to accomplish against his peers. If that‘s the only criteria, then surely Biles/Phelps/Bolt>the field. Could probably throw Serena, and Tiger/Nicklaus in there too. EDIT: No Bolt, for North American. Edited May 4, 2021 by Yin-Yang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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