Who is your favourite/best player from the different sports you watch?

[charlton66]

I don't know if this has been done before but I have seen so many debates on here about who is the greatest player ever or somebody's favorite player or whether old time stars were better than today's stars. Therefore, I am interested to see other people's thoughts on this for the different sports that they watch..

All this is purely subjective but IMLTHO this is how it would go for me.

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan.
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Stephen Curry
Favorite Player (current) - Stephen Curry

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - George Best
Favorite Player (current) - Javier Hernandez

Darts:

Best Player (all time) - Phil Taylor
Best Player (current) - Michael Van Gerwen
Favorite Player (all time) - John Lowe
Favorite Player (current) - Peter Wright

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Bjorn Borg
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Best Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan
Favorite Player (all time) - Alex Higgins
Favorite Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Shane Warne/Viv Richards/Adam Gilchrist
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - Joel Garner/Clive Lloyd/Adam Gilchrist
Favorite Player (current) -Jimmy Anderson/AB de Villiers

 

[Moby]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan.
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Shaquille O'Neil
Favorite Player (current) - Russell Westbrook

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - George Best
Favorite Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Rafael Nadal
Favorite Player (current) - Rafael Nadal

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Sir Garry Sobers
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - Sachin Tendulkar
Favorite Player (current) - Dale Steyn

Jesus @charlton66 - quite a bit in common!

 

[Lord SInister]

Basketball:
don't watch

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - George Best
Favorite Player (current) - David de Gea

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Sachin Tendulkar
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - MS Dhoni
Favorite Player (current) - MS Dhoni

 

[broccoli]

Boxing - Tyson
MMA - Fedor
Tennis - Martina Hingis (you never forget your first wank)
Swimming - Ian Thorpe
Sprint - Bolt
Marathon - Carlos Lopes (still get shivers from that LA epic run)
Basket - Jordan

Only watch football now though.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Favorite basketball player: Jason Kidd
Favorite tennis player: Andre Agassi

 

[NM]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan.
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Shaquille O'Neill
Favorite Player (current) - Joel Embiid

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - Messi/Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - Scholes
Favorite Player (current) - De Gea

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Boxing:

Best Player (all time) - Sugar Ray Robinson
Best Player (current) - GGG
Favorite Player (all time) - Ali
Favorite Player (current) - Canelo

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Gary Sobers
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - Sachin Tendulkar
Favorite Player (current) - Virat Kohli

 

[carvajal]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan.
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Navarro
Favorite Player (current) - Llull

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Maradona
Best Player (current) - Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Redondo
Favorite Player (current) - Asensio

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Nadal
Favorite Player (current) - Nadal

 

[Trigg]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (current) - LeBron James

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Pete Sampras
Favorite Player (current) - Andy Murray

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Ronnie O' Sullivan
Best Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan
Favorite Player (all time) - Jimmy White
Favorite Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan

 

[André Dominguez]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Lionel Messi
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Michael Laudrup
Favorite Player (current) - Lionel Messi

Futsal:

Best Player (all time) - Falcão
Best Player (current) - Ricardinho
Favorite Player (all time) - Ricardinho
Favorite Player (current) - Ricardinho

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Rafael Nadal
Best Player (current) - Rafael Nadal
Favorite Player (all time) - Pete Sampras
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Rink-Hockey:

Best Player (all time) -António Livramento
Best Player (current) - Raul Marín
Favorite Player (all time) - Panchito Velasquez
Favorite Player (current) - Pablo Álvarez

 

[Moby]

Favorite Player (all time) - Redondo

This man knows what he's on about.

Would be mine if I looked outside of United. Absolute god.

 

[charlton66]

Jesus @charlton66 - quite a bit in common!

What is it they say; "Great minds think alike" or "Fools never differ?"

Let's go with "Great minds"

 

[Moby]

What is it they say; "Great minds think alike" or "Fools never differ?"

Let's go with "Great minds"

Yes.

Not to mention I've defended Steph in the NBA thread against whatever that was thrown at him. Man's really grown on me, absolute class act.

 

[Raees]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele/Maradona
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Maradona/Cruyff/Beckenbauer
Favorite Player (current) - Luka Modric/Iniesta

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - John McEnroe
Favorite Player (current) - Andy Murray/Rafael Nadal

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Sir Viv Richards/Sir Richard Hadlee
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli/Steve Smith
Favorite Player (all time) - Brian Lara/Shane Warne
Favorite Player (current) - Joe Root/AB De Villiers

F1:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Schumacher/Aryton Senna
Best Player (current) - Lewis Hamilton
Favorite Player (all time) - Michael Schumacher
Favorite Player (current) - Lewis Hamilton

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Best Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan
Favorite Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Favorite Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan

 

[ArseHat]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - MJ.
Best Player (current) - King James
Favorite Player (all time) - Bean
Favorite Player (current) - Dirk/Steph

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Pele/Maradona/Messi
Best Player (current) - Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Thierry Henry
Favorite Player (current) - N/A

Pigskin:

Best Player (all time) - Tom Brady/Joe Montana
Best Player (current) - Aaron Rodgers
Favorite Player (all time) - Randy Moss
Favorite Player (current) - Xavier Rhodes

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Roger Federer/Novak/Agassi
Favorite Player (current) - Novak/Tsonga

Ice Hockey:

Best Player (all time) - Wayne Gretzky
Best Player (current) - Connor McDavid
Favorite Player (all time) - Teemu Selanne
Favorite Player (current) - N/A

Formula 1:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Schumacher/Ayrton Senna
Best Player (current) - Lewis Hamilton
Favorite Player (all time) - Ayrton Senna/Hakkinen/Lewis Hamilton/Kimi
Favorite Player (current) - Fernando Alonso/Daniel Ricciardo

 

[diarm]

Football
Best Player (all time) - Diego Maradona
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favourite Player (all time) - Roberto Baggio
Favourite Player (current) - Andres Iniesta

Rugby
Best Player (all time) - Richie McCaw
Best Player (current) - Brodie Retallick
Favourite Player (all time) - David Wallace
Favourite Player (current) - Keith Earls

Golf
Best Player (all time) - Jack Nicklaus
Best Player (current) - Dustin Johnson
Favourite Player (all time) - Fred Couples
Favourite Player (current) - Rory McIlroy

 

[Carolina Red]

Football
Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - C. Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - Paul Scholes
Favorite Player (current) - Patrice Evra

American Football
Best Player (all time) - Jim Brown
Best Player (current) - Tom Brady (throws up a little)
Favorite Player (all time) - John Elway
Favorite Player (current) - Deshaun Watson

Baseball
Best Player (all time) - Ted Williams
Best Player (current) - Mike Trout
Favorite Player (all time) - Mark Lemke
Favorite Player (current) - Dustin Pedroia

Wrestling
Best Player (all time) - Dan Gable
Best Player (current) - Kyle Snyder
Favorite Player (all time) - Cael Sanderson
Favorite Player (current) - Alex Marinelli

Tennis
Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Pete Sampras
Favorite Player (current) - Andy Murray

 

[buck3y3nut]

Football
Best Player (all time) - Pele
Best Player (current) - Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Xabi Alonso
Favorite Player (current) - Kevin De Bruyne / Mo Salah

American Football
Best Player (all time) - Lawrence Taylor
Best Player (current) - Aaron Rodgers
Favorite Player (all time) - Peyton Manning
Favorite Player (current) - Ezekiel Elliot

Tennis
Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Novak Djokovic
Favorite Player (all time) - Patrick Rafter
Favorite Player (current) - Rafael Nadal

Formula 1
Best Driver (all time) - Ayrton Senna / Schumi
Best Driver (current) - Lewis Hamilton / Seb Vettel
Favorite Driver (all time) - Ayrton Senna / Schumi
Favorite Driver (current) - Daniel Riccardio / Fernando Alonso

Cricket
Best Batsman (all time) - Sachin Tendulkar
Best Batsman (current) - Virat Kohli / Steve Smith
Favorite Batsman (all time) - Brian Lara
Favorite Batsman (current) - AB DeVilliers

Best Bowler (all time) - Wasim Akram
Best Bowler (current) - Mitchel Starc
Favorite Bowler (all time) - Courtney Walsh
Favorite Bowler (current) - Mitchel Starc

Best all-rounder (all time) - Kapil Dev
Best all-rounder (current) - Ben Stokes
Favorite all-rounder (all time) - Jacques Kallis
Favorite all-rounder (current) - Ben Stokes

Best wicket-keeper (all time) - Adam Gilchrist
Best wicket-keeper (current) - MS Dhoni
Favorite wicket-keeper (all time) - Kumar Sangakarra
Favorite wicket-keeper (current) - MS Dhoni

 

[Revan]

Basketball

Best player (all time): Michael Jordan
Best player (current): LeBron James
Favorite player (all time): Pau Gasol/Tracy McGrady
Favorite player (current): Kevin Durant

Football

Best player (all time): Lionel Messi
Best player (current): Lionel Messi
Favorite player (all time): Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite player (current): David De Gea

Tennis

Best player (all time): Roger Federer
Best player (current): Roger Federer
Favorite player (all time): Roger Federer
Favorite player (current): Roger Federer

Boxing

Best player (all time): Sugar Ray Robinson
Best player (current): GGG
Favorite player (all time): Muhamed Ali
Favorite player (current): GGG

Overall

Roger Federer in every category, and I am not even a tennis fan.

 

[Inter Yer Nan]

Football
Best player of all-time: Pele
Favorite player of all-time: Paul Scholes

Best player current: Leo Messi
Favorite player current: David De Gea

Boxing
Best of all-time: Sugar Ray Robinson
Favorite of all-time: Juan Manuel Marquez

Best current: Vasyl Lomachenko
Favorite current: Terence Crawford/Vasyl Lomachenko

 

[Kopral Jono]

Cricket:
Best player (all time) - Sachin Tendulkar/Shane Warne
Best player (current) - Steve Smith
Favourite player (all time) - Kevin Pietersen
Favourite player (current) - AB de Villiers/Joe Root

Football:
Best player (all time) - Ronaldo Luiz
Best player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite player (all time) - Ruud van Nistelrooy/David Beckham
Favourite player (current) - Paul Pogba

Golf:
Best player (all time) - Tiger Woods
Best player (current) - Justin Rose
Favourite player (all time) - John Daly
Favourite player (current) - Sergio Garcia

Rugby union:
Best player (all time) - Richie McCaw
Best player (current) - Beauden Barrett
Favourite player (all time) - Schalk Burger
Favourite player (current) - Stuart Hogg

Tennis:
Best player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best player (current) - Roger Federer
Favourite player (all time) - Andre Agassi
Favourite player (current) - Andy Murray

 

[paulscholes18]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - George Best
Best Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - Del Piero
Favorite Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo

Darts:

Best Player (all time) - Phil Taylor
Best Player (current) - Michael Van Gerwen
Favorite Player (all time) - Ted Hankey
Favorite Player (current) - Corey Cadby

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Rafa Nadal
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Tim Henman
Favorite Player (current) - Rafa Nadal

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Best Player (current) - Mark Selby
Favorite Player (all time) - John Higgins
Favorite Player (current) - John Higgins

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Don Bradman
Best Player (current) - Steve Smith
Favorite Player (all time) - Freddie Flintoff
Favorite Player (current) - Joe Root

WWE
Best player (all time) The Undertaker
Best player (Current) AJ Styles
Favourite Player (all time) The Undertaker
Favourite player (current) AJ Styles

 

[AshRK]

Football
Best player all time : Brazilian Ronaldo
Best player current: Messi
Fav player all time: Scholes
Fav player now: DE gea

Tennis
Best and fav both Federer

Cricket
Best player all time: Sachin Tendulkar /Viv Richards
Best player current: Kohli
Fav player all time: Sachin /Dhoni /Wasim akram
Fav player now: Kohli/Ab devilliers

WWE
Greatest wrestler: Undertaker
Best Wrestler now: Aj styles
Fav wrestler all time: Rock
Fav wrestler now: Aj styles

 

[Moonred]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michale Jordan
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Vince Carter/ Allen Iverson/LeBron
Favorite Player (current) - LeBron James

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Messi
Best Player (current) - Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Paul Scholes
Favorite Player (current) - Paul Pogba

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Rafael Nadal
Favorite Player (current) - Rafael Nadal

F1

Best Driver (all time) - Michael Schumacher
Best Driver (current) - Sebastian Vettel
Favorite Driver (all time) - Kimi Raikonnen/ Michael Schumacher
Favorite Driver (current) - Kimi Raikonnen

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Virat Kohli/Sachin Tendulkar
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - Ganguly/Brett Lee/ Jonty Rhodes
Favorite Player (current) - Steve Smith/ Virat Kohli

 

[Rasendori]

Spoiler: Favourite boxer - James Buster Douglas

The preconceived conclusions regarding the fight between James Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson was Douglas was going to be victim no.31. (to be knocked out). As it turned out, Tyson knocked Douglas, and he was on the floor. Douglas was down but not out. It was unprecedented for someone to get up after being knocked by Mike Tyson. The bell arrived. People thought Douglas was a dead man walking. That in the next round, Tyson was going to obliterate him. Tyson himself was ready to finish him, fatality! The mindset from Douglas was, I can, I will, I must! He started fighting back. He showed perseverance in the wake of adversity and knocked Mike Tyson out. The world was shocked, and when asked how he did the impossible. He essentially explained his why was enough to make him cry. His mother told to those that would listen, that Douglas would win the fight against Mike Tyson. Just two days prior to the fight, his mother died. He used his adversity to overcome the insurmountable.

Spoiler: Favorite American football player - Tom Brady

People said he wasn't going to make it. He was doubted. He was one of the slowest quarterbacks in the Combine, they said he lacked the requisite mobility to avoid the rush. He lacked the appearance of an American footballer. He was awkward looking. Tom Brady took up the sport as a freshman and was a mere backup. It was only as a sophomore where the person above him in the pecking order gave up the sport, did he get his opportunity. Even when he helped his team Michigan to winning the Orange Bowl, it earned him a reputation as being a system quarterback that would be exposed in any other system. When Tom Brady won a Super Bowl. They said he would never reach another Super Bowl. He's now the only player to win 5 Super Bowls with a single team, that being the Patriots. Tom Brady once said:"If you don't believe in yourself, why is anyone else going to believe in you?"
"

Spoiler: Favorite footballer - Rashford

Aged 11, Rashford wrote his why on paper. His dream ... his goal ... his ambition. The guy has no plan B. I remember watching the U18s and Demetri Mitchell was the MVP. When he got injured, somebody needed to take that mantle, that responsibility, that onus in attack. Rashford stood up to the plate. Strikers like Will Keane and James Wilson were more prolific than Rashford, some if not most would say comfortably more talented. Rashford was put in a sink or swim situation when Rooney was injured, Will Keane pulled up against Shrewsbury, Martial pulled his hamstring in the warm up, meaning Rashford didn't know until the very last minute that he was going to be in the starting berth. He rose to the occasion. Put his name on the map. The guy is an opportunist. He was called upon again, this time against Arsenal. He did the business. Rashford has had three man of the match performances against Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City. When Zlatan got injured last season, Rashford stepped up to the plate with game changing performances in the Quarter and Semi Final of the Europa League. This season, scored in the biggest game he's started, the Manchester Derby.

 

[Zen]

Is Hasim Rahman your second favourite boxer?

 

[Ainu]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Lionel Messi
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Paul Scholes
Favorite Player (current) - David De Gea

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Cycling:

Best Player (all time) - Eddie Merckx
Best Player (current) - Peter Sagan
Favorite Player (all time) - Tom Boonen
Favorite Player (current) - Peter Sagan

Cyclo-cross:

Best Player (all time) - Sven Nys
Best Player (current) - Mathieu van der Poel
Favorite Player (all time) - Sven Nys
Favorite Player (current) - Wout Van Aert

Golf:

Best Player (all time) - Jack Nicklaus
Best Player (current) - Justin Thomas
Favorite Player (all time) - Rory McIlroy
Favorite Player (current) - Rory McIlroy

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Best Player (current) - Mark Selby
Favorite Player (all time) - Ronnie O'Sullivan
Favorite Player (current) - Ronnie O'Sullivan

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Snooker - Ronnie O'Sullivan
Pool - Efren Reyes

Basketball - Michael Jordan
NFL - Aaron Rodgers

Football - Roberto Baggio

Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar

Golf - Phil Mickelson

Tennis - Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf

Track & Field - Usain Bolt

F1 - Michael Schumacher

 

[No11]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Maradona
Best Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Player (all time) - Joe Harper
Favorite Player (current) - Niall McGinn

Darts:

Best Player (all time) - Phil Taylor
Best Player (current) - Michael Van Gerwen
Favorite Player (all time) - Jocky Wilson
Favorite Player (current) - Gary Anderson

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Andy Murray
Favorite Player (current) - Andy Murray

Snooker:

Best Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Best Player (current) - Ronnie O' Sullivan
Favorite Player (all time) - Stephen Hendry
Favorite Player (current) - John Higgins

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Shane Warne
Best Player (current) - Steve Smith
Favorite Player (all time) - Shane Warne
Favorite Player (current) - David Warner

 

[No11]

Favourite

Golfer: Sandy Lyle
F1: David Coulthard
Boxing: Marvin Haggler
Bowls: David Gourley
Squash: Peter Nicol
Skiing: Graeme Bell
Rugby: John Jeffrey
Horse Racing: Willie Carson
Athletics: Alan Wells
Swimming: David Wilkie
Cycling: Sir Chris Hoy
Ski Jumper: Eddie the Eagle Edwards Legend

 

[Rasendori]

Is Hasim Rahman your second favourite boxer?

That would probably be Arturo Gatti

 

[Chipper]

Favourites.

Football: Eric Cantona
Boxing: Chris Eubank Sr.
F1: Alain Prost
NFL: Brett Favre
Cycling: Marco Pantani
Cricket: James Anderson
Rugby League: Martin Offiah
Darts: Raymond van Barneveld
Rowing: Steve Redgrave
Athletics: John Regis

 

[Rasendori]

Favourites again.
Athletics:
Female - Heather Dorniden
Male - Derek Redmond

 

[RedFish]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Zinedine Zidane
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Eric Cantona
Favorite Player (current) - Paul Pogba

Cycling:

Best Player (all time) - Eddie Merckx
Best Player (current) - Peter Sagan
Favorite Player (all time) - Alberto Contador
Favorite Player (current) - Michal Kwiatkowski

Boxing

Best player (all time): Sugar Ray Robinson
Best player (current): Terence Crawford/ Vasyl Lomachenko
Favorite player (all time): Manny Pacquiao/ Naseem Hamed
Favorite Player (current) - Carl Frampton (I consider Manny retired to all intents and purposes).

 

[Zen]

That would probably be Arturo Gatti

Just kinda going off the fact you liking Buster so much off of one massive super upset.....and legit nothing else. Biggest upset like ever like, but just a bit mad.

Gatti makes it even more odd, you can reel numerous great bouts he was in outside of the times he was a punching bag against anyone elite.

 

[saivet]

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Messi
Best Player (current) - Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Ronaldinho or Zidane
Favorite Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Federer (although depending which way I look at it, could say Nadal or Djokovic)
Best Player (current) - Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Nadal
Favorite Player (current) - Nadal

Serena takes all of those for the women.

I don't really watch other sports so I just have a few favorites.

F1 - Schumacher
Boxing - AJ
Darts - MVG
Athletics - Jess Ennis and Bolt

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Biathlon:

Best of all time - Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
Best current biathlete - probably Martin Fourcade, but you can make a case for Laura Dahlmeier too, and even Johannes Boe (maybe a bit later for him...)
Favourite biathlete of all time (and currently too) - Darya Domracheva

Alpine skiing:

Best and favourite, curently and all time - all Marcel Hircher

 

[Full bodied red]

I don't really watch too many other sports, but -

Football - Denis Law, the original ' King ' of Old Trafford
Tennis - Roger Federer, and almost certainly the greatest tennis player of all time.
Cycling - Has to be Mark Cavendish
Golf - Fred Couples, the best swing ever and the perfect Golf ' Gentleman '
Baseball - No longer with us, sadly, but Gary Carter and his absolute will to win got me hooked on the Mets when they were still just a joke.

Favourite / Greatest Sportsman of all time - Muhammad Ali, but he was so much more than just a sportsman. He and Nelson Mandela were the two most important, special and above all the most dignified people of my generation.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Favourites of all time:

Football: Nedved
MMA: Alistair Overeem
Tennis: Roger Federer
F1: Michael Schumacher
Boxing: Miguel Cotto
Snooker: Mark Williams
Cricket: Steve Waugh

 

[Eire Red United]

Football-
Best player- current Diarmuid Connolly/Lee Keegan.
All time no idea tbf.
Favourite player current: Lee Keegan/Andy Moran.

Hurling- Current best player- Joe Canning
Best ever-Henry Shefflin.
Favourite ever- Henry
Current favourite-Joe Canning

Soccer-Current best- can’t decide
Best ever- George Best.
Favourite ever- George Best
Current favourite- Ronaldo.

 

[prath92]

Basketball:

Best Player (all time) - Michael Jordan.
Best Player (current) - LeBron James
Favorite Player (all time) - Michael Jordan
Favorite Player (current) - Stephen curry

Football:

Best Player (all time) - Diego Maradona
Best Player (current) - Lionel Messi
Favorite Player (all time) - Paolo Maldini
Favorite Player (current) - Cristiano Ronaldo

Tennis:

Best Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Best Player (current) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (all time) - Roger Federer
Favorite Player (current) - Roger Federer

Cricket:

Best Player (all time) - Sir Viv Richards
Best Player (current) - Virat Kohli
Favorite Player (all time) - Imran Khan
Favorite Player (current) - Virat Kohli