For those into sports, who is your favorite athlete?

Question

Not looking for teams here, I want to know specifically who your favorite athlete is. They can be active or retired, that's fine.

And anyone who chooses a New England Patriot, past or present, player gets MHO instantly (lmao jk, just letting my bias show here).

So who is it for you?

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

hmm, difficult...

my "true favorite athlete" would be Paolo Maldini as I literally wanted to play like him, and actually made it a point to actually play as he would, and all the good I ever was in soccer, was because of that, lol... so, that does say a lot, as for "favorite"

but then, there's also Brady... I think I've watched and re-watched and then, watched again more Patriots games than anything else... from every angle, every perspective and every microphone and interview out there

my favorite sport to watch as a sport, has always been football and of course... a lot, if not most of the best games in the last decades have involved the Patriots, and Brady was always the denominator and also the difference at the same time

however... I love football soccer, and that is LOVE, and so... my favorite moment in sports was the World Cup soccer final between France and Argentina

that one, all of it... and all of the history and the stories behind it... it all seemed scripted and to me, it was just "perfect"

madhatters4 · Accepted Answer

i'm a philly guy so i'm duty bound to detest all sports out of boston/new england. but i respec the hell out of tom brady for his accomplishments

favorite athletes? Steven Gerrard, Leo Messi, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Roy Halladay, Carlo Ruiz, Chase Utley, Saquan Barkley, Randall Cunningham... and dozens more.

no true fave though

DeeDeeDeVour · Accepted Answer

I've enumerated my favorite female & male athletes in their respective sports that I often follow.

Golf: Annika Sorenstam & Tiger Woods

Tennis: Serena Williams & Roger Federer

Swimming: Katy Ledecky & Michael Phelps

Basketball: Caitlin Clark & Michael Jordon

Motorsports: Michele Mouton & Michael Schumacher

Soccer: Mia Hamm & Pele

Figure Skating: Katarina Witt & Scott Hamilton

Beach Volleyball: Kerri Walsh Jennings & Karch Kiraly

Marathon: Joan Benoit & Eliud Kipchoge

Track Sprint: Florence Griffith-Joyner & Usain Bolt

American Football: Linda Jefferson & Joe Montana

Boxing: Laila Ali & Manny Pacquiao

RandomGirl42 · Accepted Answer

Tom Brady! 🏈

Athletic Chloe · Accepted Answer

Mine’s Serena Williams, without hesitation 🎾

As a tennis girl, I’ve always admired her power, mental toughness, and longevity. She changed how women’s tennis is played and perceived. Her serves, her movement under pressure, her comebacks after injuries and pregnancy, all of it is insanely inspiring.

Runner-up for me would be Roger Federer for pure elegance on court 😍

Sunrising · Answer

My favourite sports star is Jay's baseball player Vladimir Guerrero.

But I will do anything for a MHO.

I'm the Detroit Tigers biggest fan 🤣

Not really just winding you up 🙂

I like all sports, and I'm a cyclist so I should say Tadej Pogacar he's been dominant in cycling for the past few years.

But I'm going to say Alysa Liu, the figure skating Olympic Gold Medalist.

All the skaters last night in the Olympics were amazing, but when I saw her skate I thought that had been the Gold Medal performance.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Joe Montana. And I have to give credit to the people on his team - lots of credit. They worked so well together. Montana was sooo good at the two minute drill, like no other. With Montana, the game was never over until it was over. In sports, the best games are the close ones that could go either way. With Montana, come-back-from-behind was almost always possible. That made for a good game.

Second place is Mohamed Ali. Trash talker extraordinaire, but he could back it up.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Georges St. Pierre is my all-time favorite.
Anderson Silva is a very close second.
My current favorite active fighter is probably Charles Oliveira. This is a difficult category to track because some fighters withdraw for months or even years. Then they show up outta nowhere and fight to change the game.
In that way, Tony Ferguson has always been legendary. It would be a damn shame if he never made hall of fame, in my opinion.

Zack-Bann · Answer

I have more than one depending on the sport but they are very similar
I would say Lebron James for basketball
Tom Brady for football
Max Verstappen in Formula One

I could go on but it’s always a similar profile: insane talent and work ethics. Tons of haters who ran out of legitimate criticism years ago but still try

rachel776 · Answer

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OneViewpoint · Answer

I'm sort of a Bostonian so on an all time basis there are two athlete's I loved watching... Larry Bird (Celtics) Tom Brady (Patriots) What a great sports town Boston has been for 4+ decades.

MrChinaski · Answer

Pat Rafter. He was fortunate to sneak into the window before Federer began the modern tennis era, peaking at ATP world number 1 for all of one week... But more importantly he's the nicest guy ever to grace a court. Top bloke.

queenofcardio · Answer

I'm a marathoner so one of my favorite and inspiring athletes is Sifan Hassan. She's incredible. Her determination despite setbacks inspires me.

exitseven · Answer

Bobby Orr the worlds greatest hockey player and a great guy.

SeekerOfTruth007 · Answer

i might go with Jean Claude Van Damme, because he could have been a world champion kickboxer if he wanted to be, and actually fought (and won) a couple dozen pro fights before his acting career took off. Even though the "fight science" of his movies is incorrect, he popularized Martial Arts in a way nobody except Bruce Lee could ever have done.

Bricealan · Answer

@ez-bri-z_v2 I like to watch Austin Reeves of the Lakers. He is a real spark plug for the team

4ngelic · Answer

mbappe (because i'm part french and he made us win the 2018 world cup)

WhitneySnow · Answer

Alysa Liu right now because she won the gold

loveslongnails · Answer

There have been many great athletes, but Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest of all time. His accomplishments are legendary.

fish5505_87 · Answer

I don't have a favorite of a lot of things, however, right now, Jalen Brunson, Aaron Judge, Jason Whiten, Dave Winfield, Danny White, Emmit Smith. Michael Chang, Adam Graves, Steffi Graf.

Sal_Monella · Answer

I liked Karl Yastrzemski and Larry Bird. Yaz kept his head down. Larry Bird put his head in your face.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

Currently Josh Allen. Sucks he's with the crumbling Bills.. My all time favorites are Reggie Miller, Tiger Woods, and Peyton Manning!

Spencer10 · Answer

Fernando Alonso.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Ronnie coleman and jay cutler

snermcger · Answer

Lance Armstrong. GOAT.

jahaims · Answer

Gronk. Dominant, nice and funny

Little-known7 · Answer

The Goat Roger Federer

Stu4ueatuclean · Answer

Peter brock 05 hdt 9 times Bathurst winner

slatyb · Answer

Jenny Metcalf.

Staximus · Answer

Muhammad Ali

qwerty2469 · Answer

Bryce Harper.

CubaPirate · Answer

Roger Federra

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