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Rated 78 points - posted 16 years ago by checkmate in category Sports.
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Apolo Ohno Report Abuse
1958 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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OVER-Rated
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Kobe Bryant Report Abuse
The Best Basketball Player Alive.
653 points - added 14 years ago by radamiz - 2 comments
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he is great winner but a hotdog a showoff to say the least he could never play with howard ar another star cuz he wouldnt give up shots down the stretch. just a plain ball hog.
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I can't stand Kobe, but he's one of the best basketball players I've ever seen.....
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Barry Bonds Report Abuse
329 points - added 14 years ago by tboneya - 1 comment
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roid king
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O.J. Simpson Report Abuse
299 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Look, I know the man is a murdering, thieving pig, but he was a beast on the football field. Anyone who gains 2000+ yards in 14 games for a second rate team has to be something special as a football player.....
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Muhammed Ali Report Abuse
Only is self - proclaimed "The Greatest". Just a very good fighter who ushered in the era of self promotion to the sports world.
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Michael Jordan Report Abuse
269 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 6 comments
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should be #1 on this list
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what the heck are you thinking?
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overrated because, one of the greatest ever? absolutely. THE greatest ever? very very hard objective argument to make.
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I meant Jack Nicklaus....LOL! Sorry, my bad.....
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Having MJ's name on this list just goes to show how ridiculous and irrelevant it really is. There are a few athletes who revolutionized their sport, and whose names are instantly thought of when their sport is mentioned. Babe Ruth in baseball, Gretzky in hockey, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicholson in golf, and Michael Jordan in basketball. Quit living in denial and give credit where it's due.....
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Why?
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Dirk Nowitzki Report Abuse
First he was good, then bad, then good enough down the stretch, but for a guy who stands 7-foot, Dirk doesn't bring much to the table when his shot isn't falling. He's an below-average defender and a average rebounder -- hardly ideal for a guy being treated like a franchise player.
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Eli Manning Report Abuse
The only good Manning is Peyton
211 points - added 14 years ago by frostywhipcream - 3 comments
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Tell that to the Green bay packers yesterday
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The only thing that has dropped dead is Eli's game.....
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No, Archie was a fine quarterback. Eli is good, but vastly overrated.....
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David Beckham Report Abuse
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Tom Brady Report Abuse
He's not that good, a lot of his succes comes from his teammates, he plays with the best OL in the NFL, there's a lot of QB's who would have done a better job if they had that much time and protection.
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Larry Bird Report Abuse
A large part of his notoriety is due to marketing, the NBA was desperate looking for a white star at the time, so they overboard people with pro-Bird advertisement, no denying that he was a great player, but not as much as most think...
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Deion Sanders Report Abuse
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terrell owens Report Abuse
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MJ Report Abuse
Had to add him as MJ because he's too far down as Michael.
90 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
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Ya know, as someone who started out as a Jordan fan I gotta say that if they called the game for him like they did for other superstars, he'd still be considered one of the greatest ever but he doesn't get as many championships or scoring titles as he did. Plus he benefited greatly by playing in a league past it's golden era of great teams. He was simply on just a very good team in a decade of mediocre teams.
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Oscar de la Hoya Report Abuse
82 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Golden Gloves Champion, 6 world and olympic gold medals, and 4 different weight class belts, yeah I am sure there are many boxers with that resume.
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Tiger Woods Report Abuse
Not saying he wasn't good..just over rated
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CiarĂ¡n Whelan, Dublin Report Abuse
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LeBron James Report Abuse
The guy won Rookie of the year but has yet to get a NBA Finals Championship
63 points - added 15 years ago by yungswagking - 1 comment
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How can anyone with at least average intelligence say this young man is overrated? Do I have to go down a list of outstanding, HOF players in different sports who never won a championship?
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Tebow Report Abuse
Everyone thought he was amazing it wasn't him. If God wouldn't have helped him he'd be nothing.
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Pele Report Abuse
45 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
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He always thinks he is the best and he always criticizes players after his period.the period he played is much easier than now!
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Chris Webber Report Abuse
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Antoine Walker Report Abuse
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Mike Tyson Report Abuse
30 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 2 comments
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In his prime Tyson could have destroyed any other boxer in history.
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Held all three major titles for 4 years while being the youngest champion ever at 20 years old. And holding the fastest knockout at 8 sec. 50-6 with 44 knockouts. Come on that is like one of the best records ever.
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Ryan Leaf Report Abuse
29 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 1 comment
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you aren't overrated if everyone thinks you suck
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Barry Zito Report Abuse
25 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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The Giants got suckered into a long term contract paying a number 4 starter like an ace.They are stuck with him and his contract now
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Jose Canseco Report Abuse
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David Duval Report Abuse
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Ray Lewis Report Abuse
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Report Abuse
Money Mayweather
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Lewis Hamilton Report Abuse
good F 1 driver, but still a small boy with childish manners. He thinks he is the greatest, but forgets that he needs a good car.
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greg oden Report Abuse
blazers fans insert rants here
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Eric Lindros Report Abuse
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Cade Mcnown Report Abuse
High draft pick and then hardly played
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Jake Plummer Report Abuse
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Nolan Ryan Report Abuse
-4 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 2 comments
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It's not possible to throw that many no-hitters and be overrated.....
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Maybe the most overrated human of alltime
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Mike McCallum Report Abuse
High: 1971 tiddlywinks champ Low : beat by a five year old the next season
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Vince Carter Report Abuse
-5 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Hasfal de tulisan noh abat del negro
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Trevor Ariza Report Abuse
Dominican Power
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Carlos Beltran Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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For all his potential, and all of his talent, he underperforms year after year....
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Ben Wallace Report Abuse
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Andy Roddick Report Abuse
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Pavel Bure Report Abuse
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Derek Jeter Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Look, I hate the Yankees as much as any other non-New Yorker....but.....Jeter is a winner, and a fine player. If anything, he's underrated.
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Andruw Jones Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Jeez! What happened to this guy? It's like his talent jumped off a cliff or something......
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Kevin Garnett Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate -

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Allen Iverson Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Bronze medal, 4 scoring titles, and MVP award, number 1 pick in draft and all while barely being 6 foot tall.
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Phil Rizzuto Report Abuse
-6 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate -

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Joe Namath Report Abuse
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Pete Maravich Report Abuse
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Lynn Swann Report Abuse
-16 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 2 comments
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Overrated!
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swann was great
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Jerry Rice Report Abuse
He could break tacklers. Has numbers because he played a long time
-17 points - added 15 years ago by donhutson - 2 comments
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He had numbers because he is the greatest route-runner of all time.
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he was great
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Roger Bannister Report Abuse
Got 1 world record that lasted for a few weeks. He is nothing compared to the likes of Seb Coe who got 13 world records on top of his many olympic medals (which bannister has none) yet he is constantly regarded as a fantastic athlete.
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Tony Stewart Report Abuse
-20 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 1 comment
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Besides Dale Earnhardt , Tony Stewart is one of the best ever.
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Paton Maning Report Abuse
-22 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 2 comments
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The greatest statistical QB of all time, The guy who can destroy any and every Defense in the NFL, The guy who will break all records (TD's, Yards, completions etc...) If He plays just 3 more years is overrated? anyone who thinks he is should get their head out of there @ss.
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This is sickening. The man loses one Super Bowl and instantly people jump on him. While I like other quarterbacks more, he IS one of the greatest of all-time. To claim anything less is moronic.
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Phil Mickelson Report Abuse
-26 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate -

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Dean Martin Report Abuse
-27 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 1 comment
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Dean was the GREATEST!
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Pete Rose Report Abuse
-72 points - added 16 years ago by checkmate - 2 comments
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he was one of the best baseball players of all time and he did it without steroids(barry bonds). He is banned from baseball for gambling, meanwhile players like bonds shoot up with steroids. w t f
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Apparently another disgruntled Dodger, Yankee, or Pirate fan that Rose tore apart during his career just had to add him to this list. What Rose did during his playing career was remarkable. He's the greatest singles hitter in history, period. He played baseball the way it was meant to be played, and he made every team he played for better. The man was a baseball god, pure and simple. Live with it.....
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