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Re: Most important athlete of all-time?
"Most important athlete" has a lot of connotations. Does it mean most inspirational? Best-achieved in his/her chosen sport? Most contributions to their sport (eg. I would agree Lance Armstrong made Americans care about the Tour de France; if we had an American soccer phenom like Lance, more Americans would care about soccer, for example).
I think Lance has done a lot, both personally and professionally, that is to be respected. I don't know if I'd call him the "most important athlete," even though I don't have a favorite athlete that I would bestow with that, either.
Good question. I'm interested in what others, who are more interested in competitive sports than I am, have to say.
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