Most Dominant Athlete Ever

[Meathead 0]

By the way guys, the numbers are just there for reference, there not necessarily #1, #2, #3. I was just throwing guys out from the top of my head.

[pantherfan 0]

Hockey - Gretzky, Howe

Soccer - Pele, Ronaldo

Baseball - Babe Ruth (I don't know much about baseball)

Basketball - Jordan

Golf - Nicklaus, Tiger

Boxing - Ali, Tyson

Biking - Armstrong

(Long) Distance Running - Gabreiele Salasy (sp?)

(Short) Distance Running - Michael Johnson

Swimming - Ian Thorpe

F1 - Schumacher

Rally - McRae

[marc_9 0]

hockey:

1. Rocket richard

2. Gordie howe

3. bobby orr

4. Gretzky

5. Bure

soccer:

ronaldo

pele

ronaldinho

Baseball:

babe ruth

ken griffey Jr

basket ball: (dont know anything)

michael jordan

boxing:

muhammad ali

golf:

nicklaus

tiger woods

biking:

armstrong

F1

shumacher

[Thockey17 1]

Ronaldinho by far.

[pantherfan 0]

No way can he be called the most dominant soccer player ever, IMO he isn't even the most dominent now.

[Vapor 0]

Samuel L Jackson is without a dobut the most dominate snake wrangler of our time, and maybe of all time.

[LegoDoom 0]

Jim Brown, Michael Jordan, and Jerry Rice... and I don't think it's that close (although Gale Sayers would be up there if he would've played longer). Guys like Shaq and Chamberlain are dominant physically, but I don't think I'd consider them dominant athletes. Joe Montana and Wayne Gretzky were two of the most dominating players, but I wouldn't consider them the best athlete's either.

If you replace "athlete" with "sports player", then I'd have to go with Ruth and Gretzky in a tie, Rice, and Jordan.

[driz86 0]

Baseball:

1. Babe Ruth

2. Nolan Ryan

3. Barry Bonds

4. Lou Gehrig

5. Randy Johnson in his prime

Basketball:

1. Wilt Chamberlin

2. Shaquille O'Neal

3. Michael Jordan

Boxing:

1a. Mike Tyson (from '86-'89)

1b. Muhammad Ali

1c. Joe Louis

Football:

1. Jim Brown

2. Walter Payton

3. Dick Butkus

Hockey:

1. Bobby Orr

2. Wayne Gretzky

3. That Tretiak guy

That looks pretty right on, especially the boxing list

[Vapor 0]

Ronaldinho by far.

noppppe.

[Thockey17 1]

Crap, why did i get involved with this.

I know nothing about sports.

[Hockeyman9621 0]

I can't believe no one included Lemieux, he was definitely the most dominant in terms of goal scoring. The way he would score at will was amazing.

[Meathead 0]

I can't believe no one included Lemieux, he was definitely the most dominant in terms of goal scoring. The way he would score at will was amazing.

I would put Maurice Richard ahead of Lemieux.

[KYHockey3 0]

lance armstrong

[TBLfan 25]

If Lemieux would have been healthy his career he would have been on the top of the list. He was probably the most talented guy to ever play in the NHL.

A few people have mentioned Joe Montana, he was my childhood idol. I don't know whether I'd put him on this list but he was the best passer of his time and probably ever. He was mobile and helped design his own offense(the west coast offense). In his later years he turned the decent Chiefs into a playoff contender. Does he belong on this list? In my opinion, no. There were guys like Barry Sanders and Gale Sayers that dominated to a much larger extent, Barry did it with a horrible offensive line and not much of a passing game.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Jonah Lomu

[LetsGoWings13 0]

Ronaldinho by far.

Deffinitally not. He is very inconsistant. Look at his performance in the world cup he didnt do shit.

[CardinalHcky19 0]

Wayne Gretzky

[Thockey17 1]

Deffinitally not. He is very inconsistant. Look at his performance in the world cup he didnt do shit.

Everyone is inconsistent. When he's on top of his game, he's the most dominant. Plus, he's just hitting his prime.

I made a mistake, and posted my thought of a soccer player now.

Barry sanders gets my vote, actually. Him or Chamberlain.

[Superman847 0]

She may not be the MOST dominate player ever but she's up there, and i havn't seen anybody say her name yet so..... Mia Hamm. best woman's soccer player ever.

[Thockey17 1]

She may not be the MOST dominate player ever but she's up there, and i havn't seen anybody say her name yet so...

Theres a reason why.

Womens sports suck

[teamhystyk 0]

You guys are leaving out Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in less than 45 minutes

[Chadd 916]

You guys are leaving out Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in less than 45 minutes

Mark Spitz

[tbintexas 0]

sheesh guys... it wasn't about who was the best at their sport for a year or two, it was who was the most dominant... athletes that were head-and-shoulders better than the rest of their competitors - guys that are/were legends.

Lance Armstrong, who is/was an incredible cyclist was a Tour de France specialist. He relied on having a very strong team a great deal for all his victories and didn't really compete in anything but the tour the last few years. Cycling's most dominant was probably Eddy Mercyx who won all types of races and absolutely crushed his opponents.

Hockey - yes, Bobby Orr was an incredible defenceman, but the most dominant would be that Gretzky guy. He simply out-pointed everyone for years - many years it wasn't even close.

B-ball: That Wilt Chamberlain guy - Jordan wasn't too bad himself though ;)

Track and field - how about Edwin Moses who over a span of nine years and nine months, won 107 consecutive finals.

[Chadd 916]

Track and field - how about Edwin Moses who over a span of nine years and nine months, won 107 consecutive finals.

I think we have a winner.

[jon93 0]

its JIM THORPE

he dominated every pro sport

greatest athlete alive period