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1. bellerophon - Member

   Just watching the snooker, Hendry is introduced as the best player ever which got me thinking about other greats, Rossi springs to mind... So what would be your choices...?

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. don simon - Member

   Living and/or still active in the sport?
   Pele.
   Giggs.

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. deadlydarcy - Member

   Jamie.

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. bellerophon - Member

   Those that you have followed... Giggs is a good call

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. dawson - Member

   Surfmat

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. jam bo - Member

   Napalm, just....

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. transapp - Member

   Schumacker (sp?)

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. CaptainFlashheart - Member

   Snookerist + legend =

   Posted 1 year ago #
9. lobby_dosser - Member

   boxing ones- ali, sugar ray l, jim watt, ken buchanan
   music -bowie, jagger, tom waits
   football -maradona, pele, messi
   bikes- john mcguiness, carl fogarty
   bicycles -repack rider from this manor
   actors - jack nickleson

   Posted 1 year ago #
10. anagallis_arvensis - Member

    Lester Piggot

    Posted 1 year ago #
11. Suggsey - Member

    'Legend' to me should mean the subject should be dead. DaVinci, Einstein, Archimedes struggling to think of sporting legends.

    Posted 1 year ago #
12. andyruss - Member

    Ali a true sporting great

    Posted 1 year ago #
13. don simon - Member

    Alex Zanardi.
    Literally followed, Kiko Gambas.

    Posted 1 year ago #
14. bloodynora - Member

    Big cricket fan so for me, Sir Ian Terence Botham

    Posted 1 year ago #
15. bellerophon - Member

    Whilst I love foggy, is he up there with Rossi..?

    Posted 1 year ago #
16. Tijuana Taxi - Member

    Lance Armstrong and Carl Lewis

    Posted 1 year ago #
17. bellerophon - Member

    Ian Botham, good shout...

    Posted 1 year ago #
18. sparkyspice - Member

    Danny MacAskill
    Small fry compared to the world renowned names above, but I've seen other boxers, footballers do some pretty cool things but I think WOW every time I watch the MacAskill videos and they genuinely blows my mind!

    Posted 1 year ago #
19. matt_outandabout - Member

    captainflashheart

    Posted 1 year ago #
20. alexpalacefan - Member

    Graeme Obree. Mad genius,

    APF

    Posted 1 year ago #
21. deluded - Member

    Jerry Rice (American Football Wide Receiver)

    Lance Armstrong

    Muhammad Ali

    Diego Maradona

    Posted 1 year ago #
22. MrSparkle - Member

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Naylor

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bland_(runner)

    Posted 1 year ago #
23. metalheart - Member

    Johnny Tomac
    Ned Overend
    Steve Peat
    Missy Giove
    Eddie Merycx

    Posted 1 year ago #
24. jota180 - Member

    Giacomo Agostini

    Posted 1 year ago #
25. cynic-al - Member

    Internet Big Hitter? Too many to mention.

    Posted 1 year ago #
26. ask1974 - Member

    One immediately springs to mind... Laird Hamilton. This guy invented big wave surfing.

    

    Posted 1 year ago #
27. wingnuts - Member

    Metalheart it's spelt Eddy MERCKX!!!! And he's not just legend - a deity in this house

    Posted 1 year ago #
28. giantonagiant - Member

    Good shout MrSparkle.

    Both largely unknown to the masses, but incredible athletes. I've often wondered what either could have achieved if pointed towards more mainstream running / athletics.

    Posted 1 year ago #
29. MrSparkle - Member

    giantonagiant - thanks. I had the pleasure of riding with Billy Bland whilst doing both the Lakeland Loop and the Fred Whitton one year. what a great fella. I have seen Joss a few times but have yet to speak to him at races.
    Should add http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hill to my little list, not just for his race acheivements but also for the following:
    Hill has built a streak, in which he has not missed a day of running since December 1964, starting when he was becoming established as a world-class runner. Hill continues his streak, though he now defines a 'run' somewhat loosely; he has established baseline criteria of only one mile run, at any pace. Nevertheless, Hill's streak is a benchmark that other such streaks are usually compared against. In his streak, Hill includes workouts after a car crash in 1993 when he broke his sternum, and after bunion surgery, after which he used a crutch for one mile (1.6 km) in 27 minutes the next day.

    Posted 1 year ago #
30. Garry_Lager - Member

    Stephen Hendry changed the way his game was played - that puts him well into genuine legend status in his chosen game. It's beyond being exceptionally good or dominant.

    Most people would say O'Sullivan is the most talented player to ever grace the green baize, but he's not, and cannot ever be, the legend Hendry is.

    Posted 1 year ago #
31. CaptainFlashheart - Member

    
    A great man, a great father, a great teacher and a great coach.

    That's what legends are made of.

    Bruce Tulloh.

    Posted 1 year ago #
32. CaptainFlashheart - Member

    .

    Posted 1 year ago #
33. ianv - Member

    Michael Jordan
    Michael Johnson
    Ed Moses
    John Mcenroe
    Eric Cantona
    Gabrisalaise (sp)

    Posted 1 year ago #
34. andydicko - Member

    Jason McRoy

    Posted 1 year ago #
35. cynic-al - Member

    But what could these "legends" achieve with a pc and an internet connection?

    Posted 1 year ago #

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