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Originally Posted by rogueteens
sorry but this Kelly person (whoever he is?) cannot be the greatest athelete in the world. simply because hardly anyone surfs compared to other sports, if it was a massive sport and the cometition was great AND he still stood head and shoulders over eveyone else then he would have a claim, until then ....
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using that logic, then the greatest soccer player would be the worlds greatest athlete, followed by the greatest cricket player...since those are the two most played sports in the world.
What I found interesting in the article was that it was asking what athlete has dominated his or her sport for as long as Slater. In a 20 year career (minus 3 years when he "retired" after winning 5 in a row) he has won 9 world championships and is currently ranked 1st once again with 4 contests to go.
Ultimately, there can never be a single "greatest", as Campimp said. But I certainly think Slater could be in that group of greatest.