Greatest Athletes of Past 20 years.

[BoomBapTrap]

In light of the Kobe passing, I was having a convo with my buddy and we agreed Kobe has to be probably top 5, absolutely top 10 greatest/influential athletes of the past 20 years.

We’re talking athletes in general. So it got me thinking, who would fill out a list of top 10 greatest/influential athletes of the past 20 years?

I don’t have a number to place them in yet but for sure I’d throw in:

Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Tom Brady
Floyd Mayweather
Lionel Messi

Who else do u think would fill out a Top 10 greatest/influential athletes list of the past 20 years?

[PRINCEKOOL]

Usain Bolt.
Micheal Phelps.
Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Lewis Hamilton.
Micheal Schumacher.
Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal.

Note: I am just naming athletes, they are in no real order plus? People below me in this thread have named afew others that I would of wrote etc

[HitmanTommy]

Bolt
Lebron
Roy Jones jr
Nadal
Tiger
Kobe
Ronaldhino (before he got fat)

[BM dnobagaV]

Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Tom Brady
Michael Schumacher

[Eff Pandas]

Lionel Messi can't be top 5. Cuz idk who the f#ck he is to the point of what sport he plays & I'm a very casual sports fan who only hears of these guys cuz I've heard their name by others a billion times in sportsbooks or in casual conversation. The other 4 sound right or in the conversation doe.

[Eff Pandas]

Usain Bolt.
Micheal Phelps.
Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Lewis Hamilton.
Micheal Schumacher.
Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal.

Note: I am just naming athletes, they are in no real order plus? People below me in this thread have named afew others that I would of wrote etc

Is Pudz the weightlifter/strongman turned MMA guy? I only heard of him post-MMA but it definitely sounds like he was a badass in his former sport.

[HitmanTommy]

Kershaw in his prime is definitely on the list as well.

Won't see pitching like that anytime soon.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Is Pudz the weightlifter/strongman turned MMA guy? I only heard of him post-MMA but it definitely sounds like he was a badass in his former sport.

Yes he was a strongman athlete, I believe he has won the world strongest man title the most times in history etc What stood out about him was? His conditioning & endurance/athleticism 'Abit of a throw back in that sense, a lot of these strongmen NOW don't really seem to have that combination'.

But yes some really strong guys still 'I don't watch it that much anymore etc'

[Mooshashi]

No list of athletes would be complete without mentioning Joey Chestnut, one of America's greatest men.

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[Mooshashi]

Kershaw in his prime is definitely on the list as well.

Won't see pitching like that anytime soon.

Mariano Rivera *****s Kershaw. Maybe even Pedro Martinez.
Neither were the choker that Kershaw is.