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  1. Swansman

    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    I did think of him actually, but with some members nervous (yes, really) about Putin hiring agents to subvert the core of UK politics - the North Stand Chat - picking one of Putins politicians in my opening post would have made the thread go elsewhere. Probably still would have picked Hakuho as...
  2. Swansman

    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    Fully agree with that part.
  3. Swansman

    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    If anyone wants a TLDR, the writer basically claims that Bolt was too good not to be doping himself, and that there was a big international conspiracy to cover it up. Subscribe.
  4. Swansman

    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    Looking at the big sports (arguably my sumo wrester in the original post are quite big but you know...), I give you "the Mozart of table tennis" - Jan-Ove Waldner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSbE_CTc-Fc In the 90s he was the second famous foreigner in China, just after Jordan and just...
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    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    Unfortunately most things, not least Owens own words, points to Hitler getting pissed off being a myth. Owens himself said: "Hitler had a certain time to come to the stadium and a certain time to leave. It happened he had to leave before the victory ceremony after the 100 meters. But before he...
  6. Swansman

    [Other Sport] Best sportsman / athlete of all time

    "Man" as in short for "human" that is, pick a woman if you want. Obviously always going to be subjective but lets think a little... I suppose it needs to be, first and foremost, someone who is considered the best in their sport - preferably close to undisputed. This rules out a lot of sports...
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