jimmmm
Refugee
A little while ago I posted a thread on Put 'Em Under Pressure, " Europe's Top 50 Football Clubs" a project first started by my son, which I became involved in the more he asked me for my opinions, until we finally compiled said list. It seems to have given me the bug to find out more with regards to all time best ofs, anoraky I know but, satisfying at the same time, especially as you find out a wealth of information about all kinds of sporting achievements as you research for any such projects. With this in mind, my Son, & I set about trying to compile a list to find the ultimate sportstar, male or female, crikey what a task, initially you think of the obvious names, Pele, Best, Maradona, Nicklaus, Woods, Sampras, Federer, McEnroe, Spitz, Redgrave, Lewis, Ali, Grace, Botham, Navratilova, Graf, Schumacher, Armstrong, etc., etc., then you start to research each sport, & event individually, & you realise just how many "Greats" from the past you have barely heard of, perhaps because their particular sport has never been high profile, perhaps because the person didn't crave media limelight as much as others, or any other reason, I found this mainly when looking into the history of the Olympic games, but as a UK resident, I'm sure there are some major US sportstars who are relatively unknown to me, & Vice-versa, UK-US, & all other countries around the world. Its with this in mind, & seeing how many people around the world use the Interference forum, & in particular Put 'Em Under Pressure, I was wondering if WE AS A WHOLE could find who we rate as the greatest SPORTSTAR EVER!
don't just send in names of stars, give reasons as to why you are nominating them, not just on achievement in their particular field, but longevity, impact on their particular sport, sport in general, impact on the world as a whole. There's certainly a wide enough spectrum of users on the forum to give as wide an opinion as possible, take your time, research the stars, & at the end of this year I'll compile the most definitive list in the world to find the greatest EVER. (as long as there's enough interest)
don't just send in names of stars, give reasons as to why you are nominating them, not just on achievement in their particular field, but longevity, impact on their particular sport, sport in general, impact on the world as a whole. There's certainly a wide enough spectrum of users on the forum to give as wide an opinion as possible, take your time, research the stars, & at the end of this year I'll compile the most definitive list in the world to find the greatest EVER. (as long as there's enough interest)