Michael Schumacher.
Rocky Marciano = the GOAT - not Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali).
Diego Maradona.
Roger Federer? Pete Sampras?
I like your selection. Michael Schumacher was def dominant. I wish Ayrton Senna was alive to see those two go head to head. Schumacher didn't really have anybody to compete against him. However, I would take Diego Maradona out just because he could've been so much better than he was. I think Pele belongs to the greatest soccer player ever, and if Maradona didn't slow down due to his drug problems, I think he would've easily overtaken him. However, the drugs really brought him down. By the way, did you know that Diego Maradona's illegitimate son, Diego Maradona Jr., plays beach soccer for Italy.
Yeah Schumacher was a fairly obvious one, but the original poster doesn't even know who he is despite the fact behind Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan he's the richest sports person ever.
As for Maradona and Pele, I would never hesitate in putting Maradona at the top. For starters, I wouldn't even call Pele the greatest Brazilian of all time.
Watch it maestro.
The Brazilians are listening
Gretzky must be the greatest.
Look at his numbers:
894 goals and 1963 assists
for 2857 points in 1487 games.
That is simply SICK...
Phelps is pretty close, though,
and he keeps impressing me.
He can compete at the Olympics
in London, too, and can surely
get many more medals, if he wants to.
He's only 23!