Greatest British Sports Stars

[Hugo Rune]

Watching the breath taking performance of Mo last night got me thinking. Are we living through a period of having a lot Britian's all time greatest sports stars doing the business?

If so who are they?

I'll start with three.

1. Mo Farah - Britian's greatest ever long distance track athlete

2. Andy Murray- Britian's greatest ever tennis player

3. Lewis Hamilton - Britian's greatest ever motor racing driver.

 

[Stat Brother]

This comes up every few years depending on what sports on the telly, with one obvious exception.

 

[Hugo Rune]

This comes up every few years depending on what sports on the telly, with one obvious exception.

4. Wayne Rooney - Britian's greatest ever football player.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

4. Wayne Rooney - Britian's greatest ever football player.

 

[Huple]

This comes up every few years depending on what sports on the telly, with one obvious exception.

Exactly ...Peter Midlane. 5 times World Conker champion between 1969 and 1985. 16 years at the top of the conker world.
Can't wait for October again.

 

[Berty23]

Watching the breath taking performance of Mo last night got me thinking. Are we living through a period of having a lot Britian's all time greatest sports stars doing the business?

If so who are they?

I'll start with three.

1. Mo Farah - Britian's greatest ever long distance track athlete

2. Andy Murray- Britian's greatest ever tennis player

3. Lewis Hamilton - Britian's greatest ever motor racing driver.

Mo and Murray? Yes.

Hamilton? No. too much about the car I.e. Not a level playing field.

Redgrave and Daley T from the relatively recent past.

Adam peaty has taken his sport to a new level.

 

[Hillian1]

Bradley Wiggins, to win so much after having asthma just before every major race is remarkable.

 

[Berty23]

This feels like it needs to be a Christmas vote/battle

 

[Goldstone1976]

Bradley Wiggins, to win so much after having asthma just before every major race is remarkable.

Ouch. Harsh, but quite possibly fair.

 

[Mackenzie]

Daley Thompson
Geoff Capes
Ian Botham

 

[knocky1]

Rooooooooooooooooooooooot!

 

[banjo]

4. Wayne Rooney - Britian's greatest ever football player.

Thought Paul Gascoigne was better.

 

[banjo]

Sir Steve Redgrave.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Thought Paul Gascoigne was better.

I was joking! Gazza was better and Best was quality too.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sir Steve Redgrave.

Soon to be challenged, on the water, by Wiggins.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Daley Thompson
Geoff Capes
Ian Botham

I may be doing him a dis-service (and I probably picked the worst bloke to do it to), but I thought Geoff Capes was more your 'Good British Trier' rather than multi medal winning greatest ?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Hamilton? No. too much about the car I.e. Not a level playing field.

Adam peaty has taken his sport to a new level.

If not Hamilton - then who? Great drivers tend to have the best cars (see Schumacher Championship years in the Ferrari).

Peaty is a good shout.

 

[banjo]

Soon to be challenged, on the water, by Wiggins.

In a pedalo??

 

[Bry Nylon]

Bradley Wiggins, to win so much after having asthma just before every major race is remarkable.

 

[Taybha]