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One of today s fiercest and most enjoyable debates involves which athletes are the GOATs the greatest of all time in various sports In recent years the debate over GOATs has intensified as hundreds of bloggers websites and radio and television talk shows have discussed this issue and numerous polls of sportswriters and fans have been conducted Comparing athletes from different eras is especially difficult because training regimes equipment and the level of competition have changed over time Moreover pundits and fans disagree about what being the greatest means Does it depend on how many games or matches an individual wins on athletic ability on particular skills on setting records earning the largest paycheck or receiving the most endorsements or on some combination of these factors Pundits and sports enthusiasts employ numerous criteria in choosing statistics weeks ranked number one for some sport numbers of championships won reputations amount of media coverage received polling results longevity brilliance creativity effect on a sport impact on society and various intangible factors They also consider the assessments of coaches other players and sportswriters Those rated as the greatest performers in their sport have displayed great passion and work ethics often led their teams to numerous titles helped their teammates perform better and played their best in critical games or matches The greatest players have helped to alter the nature of and increase the popularity of their sports As a group these fifteen amazing athletes Serena Williams Novak Djokovic Annika Sorenstam Jack Nicklaus Mia Hamm Pele Diana Taurasi LeBron James Babe Ruth Tom Brady Wayne Gretzky Muhammad Ali Michael Phelps Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Jim Thorpe have been or are colorful charismatic often controversial individuals whose life histories are fascinating Talented tenacious and tough the accomplishments of these athletes a Canadian a Swede a Brazilian a Serbian and eleven Americans are astonishing Their stories provide a venue for discussing the importance of sports in contemporary history how various sports have become major business enterprises and how sports have fostered national identity and pride served as tools of propaganda helped citizens cope with pressures and problems of wars and depressions and perpetuated class racial and gender distinctions The Greatest Sports Stars of All Time Fifteen Fantastic Athletes
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