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re: The most dominant Sportsman/Athlete of all time
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:45 pm to Cortez12
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:45 pm to Cortez12
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most dominant athlete ever. That’s the title that matters the most
He's the most dominant on clay... and by a long shot. But you can't call him the most dominant athlete ever when two of his contemporaries have matched his overall success in that sport.
Still though, we will never see anything close to what he has done at Rolland Garros. He will probably finish with 15 championships and a 98 win percentage. They should rename court central after him. I know it's already named after some French tennis bureaucrat but that court belongs to Nadal at this point.
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Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:46 pm to AUFANATL
Well he at least has an extremely strong argument. It’s the most amazing accomplishment in sports history and nothing will change my mind of that.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:48 pm to Cortez12
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You just no nothing about it
Know
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Tennis players are the toughest athletes in the world. Mentally for sure and arguably physically
Very hard on your body, the toughest? I'll disagree.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:48 pm to Cortez12
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Well he at least has an extremely strong argument.
No he doesn't. There's two other guys just as dominant at the same exact time.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:50 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
That’s why… you just aren’t getting it through your head. They all had the best success in tennis history… BY FAR, than any other tennis player. While playing against each other… you can’t make it up. Tennis players are the toughest athletes mentally without a question, physically you can make an argument for sure.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:00 pm to SirWinston
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Nadal isn’t even the goat in his own sport
This. The best tennis player always dominates the sport. Nadal use to get his arse kicked weekly.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:02 pm to Cortez12
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Tennis players are the toughest athletes in the world. Mentally for sure and arguably physically
Wut
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:05 pm to Cortez12
Tiger Woods was way more dominant in his prime. His US Open performance in 2000 was like Secratariat at the Derby.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:08 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Michael Phelps
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:12 pm to Cortez12
Nadal's accomplishments are phenomenal. Sure he dominated clay like nobody in history but he also had success on other surfaces at the highest levels.
That being said, if he was right handed or if tennis didn't favor a lefty so much, Federer would've won several of the Grand Slams Nadal ended up winning.
That being said, if he was right handed or if tennis didn't favor a lefty so much, Federer would've won several of the Grand Slams Nadal ended up winning.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:13 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
I’ll throw some names out for consideration-at their prime:
Tiger
Teovilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer
Mike Tyson
Navratilova
Jim Brown
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Gipson
Pele
Carl Lewis
Tiger
Teovilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer
Mike Tyson
Navratilova
Jim Brown
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Gipson
Pele
Carl Lewis
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:16 pm to Marty Dawg
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Jim Thorpe/ thread
2x Consensus All-American Football player (1911 & 1912)
College Football National Champion (1912)
2 Olympic Gold Medals in the Pentathlon & Decathlon (1912)
Major League World Series (1913)
Pro Football World Champion (1916, 1917,1919)
College Football Hall of Fame (1951)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963)
Member of the NFL 50th anniversary all-time team
In his career among the teams he played for included the
New York Giants(San Francisco Giants), New York Giants (football) Boston Braves(Atlanta Braves), Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals), Cleveland Indians, and Canton Bulldogs
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:26 pm to Cortez12
Secretariat
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:34 pm to Cortez12
The gap between Wayne Gretzky and the second best hockey player ever might be the widest gap in sports, so I'll say him.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:36 pm to Cortez12
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From arguably the most prestigious event in tennis?
The French Open is definitely the least prestigious grand slam by far and clay tennis in general is not prestigious.
He has never won a ATP finals which is pretty shocking.
Every all time great has won a World Tennis/ATP finals before but Nadal.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:37 pm to Cortez12
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most dominant Sportsman/Athlete of all time
That would be Secretariat
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:49 pm to The Boat
Haha what? Lol so if somebody wins 7 Masters and one US Open it's hard to care about them? Thats a ridiculous statement.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:49 pm to Cortez12
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You clearly don’t watch tennis. If you knew what Nadal has accomplished you would look at yourself like an idiot. He achieved the greatest accomplishment in sports history, it’s not even remotely close.
Jesus Christ, he excels on one surface
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:50 pm to Cortez12
Nadal loses points for not backing Djokovic during the Aussie drama
Basically feasted on his absence there
Basically feasted on his absence there
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:53 pm to kywildcatfanone
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That would be Secretariat
No. It’s a fricking horse.
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