In addition to all sports, is there a general goat above all other sports? Or do you think that there are only the best of each sport? The list of unbelievable is long, has Federer, Jordan, Bolt ... is there a maximum symbol of sports?
That's a tough question. As you said, there are a number of athletes that have dominated their sport at one time or another. But, can you put them on a general sports pedestal above others? I don't think you can. Each sport has its own challenges. Each athlete has a story of how they became great and each story is interesting in their own right. If one is great in ice hockey like Gretzky, can he be a better GOAT than Jordan?! Eh....I don't think so, but they're both the GOAT of their respective sport.
It really depends on the sport. Mike Trout, for example, as great as he is, can not make his team, by himself, a championship team. But if you take Tom Brady off of the New England Patriots, they'd be hopeless. GOATS exist in basketball more than other sport, and that has to do with the small roster size of a basketball team, compared to baseball and football.
Deedgee said:
Pats won with Matt Cassel.....scored himself a great contract b/c of it too.....he failed miserably outside of the Hoodie's system. I have argued that Brady is a product of the system. There was a reason he was drafted dead last. There was a reason he sat behind Bledsoe. Call me a hater, what have you....he lost to Eli twice and Foles. FOLES! *eye roll*. I'm not saying he sucks, don't get me wrong. I just don't think he belongs on the pedestal some put him on. I'd put the likes of Montana, Elway, Bradshaw ahead of him as potential GOATS especially when you look at how the NFL is played now. Put those 3 with the offensive friendly rules they have now....mix in some Jerry Rice. Holy cow dude...
You could say there's a GOAT for each sport individually, such as Woods with golf or Phelps with swimming, but I don't think you can say that one athlete dominates all ranges of sports. A boxer and a tennis player can't really be compared.
In my opinion the GOAT is either Bolt, Phelps or even Magnus Carlsen, because all these people are the best in their sports and are far ahead from their competitors in the past or the present. And of course don't forget their unbelievable talent.
I would add Tennisplayer Rafael Nadal to this list.
Atleast on Sand he is/was /and will allways be phenomenal.
I dont think anyone will ever break his FrenchOpen Records.
And then there is Tom Brady, Football Player, who has been on the most crucial Position in his Sport for 2 decades and still going.
Atleast on Sand he is/was /and will allways be phenomenal.
I dont think anyone will ever break his FrenchOpen Records.
And then there is Tom Brady, Football Player, who has been on the most crucial Position in his Sport for 2 decades and still going.