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Muhammad Ali (and Kenny Rogers) said it - "I am the Greatest."

Was he right? Many (most?) would say so. However, my question for the day/weekend/early next week is this - for the Sportsmeat audience (the majority of whom are in the 27-32 y.o. age group), how many athletes have we seen in our lifetimes that were "the greatest" at what they do? For semantical purposes, we'll divide athletes in team sports into greatest by position (so 5 greatest basketball players, one at each position, 6 hockey, 8 baseball fielders plus starting pitcher and reliever, etc.). Of course, for some sports, most notably golf and tennis, there can be only one. Wow, that sounds kinda ominous. And to avoid any nitpicking, they most have been active in 1985 or later.

So which of "the greatest" have we had the pleasure of watching? I won't put forth any of my picks yet, but off the top of my head, I can come up with at least 11 athletes that almost undoubtedly meet this description.

Labels: Kenny Rogers, Muhammad Ali, The Greatest