Greatest Sports Player Discussion

[AcornCake]

i played teeball when i was like, 5.
can i be the greatest sports player?

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[danisaac5]

Name: Pelé (Full name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento), Date of birth21 October 1940 (age 73)
Sport: Football (Soccer for 'muricans, Auzzies and Zealanders)
Team: Santos, New York Cosmos, Brazil National
Honours: 3 World cups; 1958, 1962, 1970, 92 National caps with 694 Club caps. 1281 Career goals (includes friendly matches and tour matches)
Years playing as a Professional: 1956-1977

[K1ng_0f_N0thing]

What about Jagr or Lemieux? Sure Jagr isn't AS good as Gretzky, but if Lemieux didn't get injured and didn't miss games due to cancer, he'd have probably passed the Great One or at least come close to him.

Plus, Brodeur's the leading goalie in league history, he's great!
(Go Devils)

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What about Jagr or Lemieux? Sure Jagr isn't AS good as Gretzky, but if Lemieux didn't get injured and didn't miss games due to cancer, he'd have probably passed the Great One or at least come close to him.

Plus, Brodeur's the leading goalie in league history, he's great!
(Go Devils)

I'd put several players before Jagr. As far as Lemieux, "if" is the big word I see. Statistically, if you match the games played between Gretzky and Lemieux, Gretzky still wins. He has a better PPG average. Gretzky's top 3 or 4 seasons as far as points also beats out Lemieux's top 3 or 4 seasons.

I would put Roy before Brodeur in the goalie department. Roy had smaller pads and played more of his career during the 80s and early 90s which had a higher GPG average than the late 90s to now.