The Five Most Influential Athletes of Your Lifetime

Mavric

Mavric

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For you personally, who are the five most influential athletes of your lifetime?

For me (not sure in any particular order):

Michael Jordan

John Elway

Tommy Frazier

Michael Johnson

Tiger Woods

 
Mavric said:
Stolen from the Interwebs...

For you personally, who are the five most influential athletes of your lifetime?

For me (not sure in any particular order):

Michael Jordan

John Elway

Tommy Frazier

Michael Johnson

Tiger Woods
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Magic Johnson

Kobe Bryant

Warrick Dunn

Alexi Lalas

Randall Cunningham

 
Gretzky (His records will never get touched IMO)

Woods, he literally changed golf

Tyson, he changed boxing PPV 

MJ

The 85 Bears, which to this day might be the most popular team ever.

Honorable mention, Bird...cause he gave white kids a glimmer of hope that they could someday make something of themselves.  

 
Tommie Frazier

Zdeno Chara 

Clint Dempsey 

Lance Armstrong

Shawn Michaels

The prominent player on my three passionate fandoms when I became a fan of them (Nebraska football, Ottawa Senators, Fulham). Lance got me into cycling and I still watch it religiously. And HBK because I enjoy a good Royal Rumble.

 
default_28 said:
Tommie Frazier

Zdeno Chara 

Clint Dempsey 

Lance Armstrong

Shawn Michaels

The prominent player on my three passionate fandoms when I became a fan of them (Nebraska football, Ottawa Senators, Fulham). Lance got me into cycling and I still watch it religiously. And HBK because I enjoy a good Royal Rumble.
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Memories!  Me and my brother used to PPV Royal Rumble and Survivor Series when we were kids.

 
Secretariat 

Tiger Woods 

Michael Phelps 

Kobe Bryant 

Serena Williams 

first 5 out…

Mike Tyson 

Nolan Ryan 

Jack Nicklaus 

Micheal Jordan 

Mohammad Ali 

edit- I have thought about this way too much.  Forgot about Serena 

 
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krc1995 said:
Secretariat 

Tiger Woods 

Michael Phelps 

Kobe Bryant 

Serena Williams 

first 5 out…

Mike Tyson 

Nolan Ryan 

Jack Nicklaus 

Micheal Jordan 

Mohammad Ali 

edit- I have thought about this way too much.  Forgot about Serena 
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Interesting list.  For most everyone I can mostly figure out how they were influential and it makes sense. I do struggle with a horse though. How was Secretariat influential?  Did other horses hear about his incredible time and vow to work harder at practice and eat better oats and hay to give them an advantage? Did he inspire the next generation of horses to become racers or just sire them all?

 
Madcows said:
Interesting list.  For most everyone I can mostly figure out how they were influential and it makes sense. I do struggle with a horse though. How was Secretariat influential?  Did other horses hear about his incredible time and vow to work harder at practice and eat better oats and hay to give them an advantage? Did he inspire the next generation of horses to become racers or just sire them all?
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because greatness is not confined to a specific gender or species. 

 
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