Greatest/most talented sportsperson you've ever watched?

[Gazz]

12 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

natural talent

A myth. Doesn't exist.

[Azazel]

I'm gonna go a completely different direction.  There was this dude that I went to elementary/high school with.  He was this insanely good runner that would win literally every running event at any track and field event.  Then towards the end of elementary school this other kid would be able to just barely beat him in every race but would collapse and vomit as soon as he crossed the finished line.  I got to give it up the the puke guy for pushing himself to that point on a regular basis.  I think it destroyed the other duded confidence though and he became a huge drug addict.

[Your Mom]

It's Michael Jordan

[Szumi]

7 hours ago, Hobo said:

I watched Liverpool draw with West Ham in December 2008.

David N'Gog played that day. 

Who needed The Cog!? We had N'Gog!

[Hobo]

Checked the squad for that game and N'Gog replaced The Cog!

I mean, Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard also played in that game but can they match up to the highs that N'Gog has reached? He's just moved to Hungary!

[Rich]

Ayrton Senna in motor racing.

[Bobfoc]

8 hours ago, MDK said:

Jonah Lomu. The first true rugby superstar. Built like a tank and could do the 100m in near Olympic times. Just unstoppable. I still remember the Underwoods hanging off him in the World Cup in '95 I think. That was back when I used to watch a lot of rugby.

Watching him just run right through people was something memorable. It's a real shame what happened to him later on.

1 hour ago, Rich said:

Ayrton Senna in motor racing.

Senna and Schumacher were definite stand-outs. Both also used questionable tactics at times.

Still, for Senna, this lap at Donington in 1993 was sensational:

The Williams cars at the time were generally lapping at over a second a lap faster than Senna's McLaren, and yet Senna still reeled them in with a series of skilled overtakes in the rain.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Watching Jose Bautista when he was on his home run tear seasons was really fun. 

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, Ms. Canadian Destroyer said:

Watching Jose Bautista when he was on his home run tear seasons was really fun. 

Which reminds me: 

Ken Griffey Jr.

Best baseball player I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing live. And a total class act to boot.

[Dang117]

Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes are two of the best players I've had the privilege of seeing live, the stuff Ronaldo was doing in his last season before joining Real Madrid was amazing.

Paul Scholes like has already been mentioned was the best central midfielder I've seen live, his work on the ball and his passes were amazing.

[Beeker00Zero]

I have had the priviledge of seeing some truly epic athletes.

In hockey it is Ovechkin at the 2010 Olympics.

In football it is Peter Beardsley and Bruce Grobbelaar.