what are your top 10 favorite athletes of all time?

[Hector]

1. James bonecrusher smith
2. Marco Antonio Barrara
3. jim rice
4. Adrian peterson (The guy plays the game hard)
5. Carl Yazstremski
6. George foreman
7. Alexis Arguello (Class act boxer!)
8. pistol pete Maravich
9. Fran Tarkanton
10. Marvin Haglar

Favorite quote- When Haglar was fighting Thomas Hearns he had a huge cut. The ref took him aside and asked him if he could see Marvin responded by saying " Am I Missing?"
meaning were his punches landing on Hearns. He stopped Hearns brutally the next round.

I dig your list...lots of boxers...like mine.

1. Salvador Sanchez
2. Julio Cesar Chavez
3. Joe Louis
4. Roberto Duran
5. Joe Montana
6. Diego Maradona
7. Jim Plunkett
8. Michael Jordan
9. Marvin Hagler
10.John McEnroe

List subject to change

[txteach]

I love the game. My regret is that I never pursued boxing professionally. I will always be a fan of the sweet science. BTW Manny will destroy Mayweather!

[The Bat]

#1)Mohammed Ali !!!!!
2.)Tom Brady
3.) Royce Gracie

[Manspider]

1. Larry Bird
2. Michael Jordan
3. Andre the Giant
4. Marciano
5. Wayne Gretzky
6. Tiger Woods
7. Babe Ruth
8. Pele
9. Cal Ripken, Jr.
10. Minnesota Fats

[thunderbolt]

Air Jordan
Mike Alstott
Brett Favre
Pete Rose
Andre Dawson
Walter Payton
and da rest of Da Bears!!!

[kingdom warrior]

1. Roberto Clemente
2. Reggie Jackson
3. Michael Jordan
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Derek Jeter
6. Don Mattingly
7. Lawrence Taylor
8. Phil Simms
9. Sugar Ray Leonard
10.Mariano Rivera

[Hector]

BTW Manny will destroy Mayweather!

I think so too.

[vulcan2074]

My top 10 No paticular order.

1. Pele
2. Zinedine Zidane
3. Kazushi Sakuraba
4. Jason Lee
5. Michael Jordan
6. Robbie Fowler
7. Fernando Torres
8. Steven Gerrard
9. Mark Gonzales
10. Manny Pacquiao


Sammy

[toys2cool]

Air Jordan
Mike Alstott
Brett Favre
Pete Rose
Andre Dawson
Walter Payton
and da rest of Da Bears!!!

Mike Alstott was a beast,he looked like a Rhino running over linebackers

[toys2cool]

I have problems,I just realized 4 out of my 10 were Roiders

[Dave Mc]

Mine have nothing to do with quality and everything to do with nostalgia. As a kid, we went to a bunch of Detroit Tigers games, and the late 70's was a good time for Tiger youth. Those guys are still my all time favs.

Lance Parrish
Alan Trammell
Lou Whitaker
Ron Leflore
Kirk Gibson
Jason Thompson
Aurilio Rodriguez
Rusty Staub
Milt Wilcox
Mark Fidrych

These guys are cemented in my brain when I think Baseball, which is the only sport I pay attention to.

[Hector]

I in turn...don't pay attention to baseball, lol.

[Evel KMego]

Muhammad Ali
Dr. J
Lynn Swan
Walter Payton
Michael Jordan
Reggie Jackson
Jim Edmonds
Larry Bird
Peyton Manning
Randall "Tex" Cobb

[EMCE Hammer]

In no particular order:

Ray Mancini
Larry Holmes
Brian Sipe
Bernie Kosar
Charles Barkley
Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
Chris Spielman
Boomer Esiason
Chris Carter

[johnnystorm]

1. Mario Lemieux
2. Wayne Gretzky
3. Jack Lambert
4. Terry Bradshaw
5. Robert Clemente
6. Mike Schmidt
7. Ali
8.Gordie Howe
9. Hines Ward
10. Jim Thorpe