RodRustsGhost
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... but he wasn't the best basketball player of all-time, nor even the most dominant big man (Jordan and Shaq, respectively, and even Wilt in his own time)
That's simply wrong. Russell is the best basketball player of all time. Period. Jordan was not as dominating as Russel, nor was Shaq. Look at how Russel dominated Wilt Chamberlain. I'm sorry, but, i don't buy this 'not the greatest in his sport.' -- I admit that it might be arguable with Jordan, though, I wouldn't agree with the argument.
Bobby Orr did revolutionize the sport, as did some rules changes around that time to decrease goonism and increase scoring. I think it's wrong to dismiss the way the sport changed due to the Gretzky and his game. The trap was devised to in part to kill the kind of flying around that Gretzky did.
And Ted Williams was the greatest hitter, not just because he said it. In fact, I'm not sure he ever did. What he said, as I recall, was that he wanted to be called that. His goal was to be so good that when he walked down teh street.. people would say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived" and holy crap, the guy did it. THat's pretty amazing.
Larry Bird..is my youth, and probably the one of theese guys that I most passionately adore. However, I have a hard time seeing him as the greatest. He was simply amazing though.
Tom Brady.. like i said.. getting there quickly.