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« Olympics Polls
Is Michael Phelps the greatest athlete of all time?
Now that he is the most decorated Olympian of all time, where do you think Michael Phelps ranks as the best athlete ever?
Featured by: Pat at 8/16/08 12:00AM
FanIQ Pts? No | Olympics | Closes 26 days | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll
Yes, He is the best ever
No, I think Michael Jordan is
No, I think Tiger Woods is
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#3 | 113 days ago

+38 thumbs up

IMO, Michael Phelps is without a doubt the greatest Olympic athlete of all time and that makes him one of the greatest athletes of all time.  That said, I think Jim Thorpe is the greatest athlete of all time.  He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.

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#1 | 113 days ago

+24 thumbs upI would pick the option (if it was there) HE is one of the greatest athletes of all time; however,  he is the greatest swimmer of all time!
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#2 | 113 days ago

+26 thumbs upHave you seen Bo Jackson on Super Tecmo Bowl?

I mean Phelps is great and all, but we are talking Tecmo Bowl Bo Jackson.

Tecmo Bo Jackson was Chuck Norris before Chuck Norris.
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#3 | 113 days ago

+38 thumbs up

IMO, Michael Phelps is without a doubt the greatest Olympic athlete of all time and that makes him one of the greatest athletes of all time.  That said, I think Jim Thorpe is the greatest athlete of all time.  He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.

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#4 | 113 days ago

+13 thumbs upNo.  He maybe the greatest swimmer ever, but I don't know about greatest athlete.
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#6 | 113 days ago

+11 thumbs upI'm still a Jim Thorpe guy, myself.  Phelps is pretty damned good, though.
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#7 | 113 days ago

+8 thumbs upLance Armstrong...its all in his name!
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#8 | 112 days ago

+13 thumbs upIMO: Phelps may be the best swimmer of all time but not the best athlete of all time. Woods or Jordan shouldn't be called the greatest/best athlete of all times either for that matter. They are probably the greatest/best ever in their respective sports not of ALL sports, get my drift?  I'm hoping I just didn't cause mass confusion with my babbling.
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#9 | 112 days ago
irbe38 (+)

+17 thumbs upPhelps is certainly one of the best swimmers of this era but I hate saying any one athelete is the best of all time.  I don't believe you can compare the atheletes of the different sports to each other.  I don't believe there should be a greatest athelete of all time.  Mark Spitz was a great swimmer but competed before a lot of the improvements in training and swimware.  He may have been better then Phelps with those advantages but since we can not put them in each others era we will never know. 
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#11 | 112 days ago

+8 thumbs upprobably the greatest swimmer,but not athelete. i would have to pick someone who excelled at more than one thing, bo,jenner,etc
#12 | 112 days ago

+6 thumbs upJim Thorpe.
Phelps is the greatest OLYMPIC athlete ever, yes, hands down.  Greatest ATHELTE ever, no, but definitely in consideration.
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#14 | 112 days ago
badsdaddy (+)

+6 thumbs upBest swimmer maybe....athlete?..thats a stretch....does he play basball,basketball, volleyball or maybe whats been making my a$$ bleed watching?.......BADMINTON!!!!!....no ...I think hes the best swimmer.
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