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who is your greatest sports ICON?
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George Best (soccer: Northern Ireland and Manchester United): looked like a scruffy Belfast git, played like an angel. Shagged Miss World. Drank loads and loads. The most aptly-named player in sporting history: "Maradona good, Pele better, George Best". If he was alive and our age now, he'd be on Bluelight. AND shagging your girlfriend. While beating you at WoW.
George Best (soccer: Northern Ireland and Manchester United): looked like a scruffy Belfast git, played like an angel. Shagged Miss World. Drank loads and loads. The most aptly-named player in sporting history: "Maradona good, Pele better, George Best". If he was alive and our age now, he'd be on Bluelight. AND shagging your girlfriend. While beating you at WoW.
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Pele.
Without question.
The man DOMINATED a low-scoring twenty-two-men-on-the-field-a-time sport for two decades.
He PERSONALLY averaged scoring approximately as many goals per game as his TEAM allowed FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER.
The man had eyes in the back of his head, and would have rivaled the world's greatest chess players, as he is unquestionably the greatest ever (in ANY sport, with the possible exception of Gretzky) at thinking in terms of NOT where the ball currently IS, but, rather, WHERE THE BALL WILL BE seven passes from now.
And he was humble.
And after he was already a worldwide hero, who could have easily retired, he went to a country in which he barely spoke the langauge, in an effort to spread The Beautiful Game to The States.
Long live, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka, Pele.
Without question.
The man DOMINATED a low-scoring twenty-two-men-on-the-field-a-time sport for two decades.
He PERSONALLY averaged scoring approximately as many goals per game as his TEAM allowed FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER.
The man had eyes in the back of his head, and would have rivaled the world's greatest chess players, as he is unquestionably the greatest ever (in ANY sport, with the possible exception of Gretzky) at thinking in terms of NOT where the ball currently IS, but, rather, WHERE THE BALL WILL BE seven passes from now.
And he was humble.
And after he was already a worldwide hero, who could have easily retired, he went to a country in which he barely spoke the langauge, in an effort to spread The Beautiful Game to The States.
Long live, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka, Pele.
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Eric Cantona (soccer: France and Manchester United).
What to say about Eric? He was flawless. Even when he did something incredibly stupid, he did it more extremely, with more class, more style than anyone else. He had everything: football genius, a trademark style, enigmatic quotes, an awareness of his footballing heritage, everything.
Let's look at the history:
Eric played 6 seasons in the English league. In that time, he won 5 titles. The one season he didn't, he was suspended for half the season (more below).
He played one season for Leeds United, and they won the League title. Since he left, they've won nothing (and have, indeed, dropped two divisions).
He was the bargain of the century. Leeds United's manager rang Alex Ferguson of Manchester United asking about the availability of a United player. Ferguson said he wasn't for sale, and (half-jokingly) asked about Cantona. The Leeds manager had fallen out with Cantona, and offered him for a pittance (1.2 million pounds).
This made all the sweeter because the two clubs are deadly rivals.
He won four titles for Manchester United, after the club had gone 26 years without winning the league.
At one point in a later season United won 6 or 7 games in a row by 1-0, with Cantona scoring all the goals and single-handedly keeping the title race alive.
He scored the winner in the dreadful 1996 FA Cup final, saving us from having to watch extra time.
He was suspended for attacking a fan who had been abusing him. Unlike your average player, he didn't punch the Nazi bastard. He kung-fu kicked him
He wore his collar up. Which looked really cool and Gallic.
He was enigmatic. When he gave a press conference after being suspended for the kung-fu attack, his only comment was "When the seagulls... follow the trawler... it's because they think... sardines will be thrown into the sea". He then left the room.
He understood his history. After George Best died, he said: "After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from his favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left-back. I would love him to save me a place in his team - George Best that is, not God."
He left United at his peak, to become a slightly rubbish film actor.
United fans still sing his name.
Eric Cantona (soccer: France and Manchester United).
What to say about Eric? He was flawless. Even when he did something incredibly stupid, he did it more extremely, with more class, more style than anyone else. He had everything: football genius, a trademark style, enigmatic quotes, an awareness of his footballing heritage, everything.
Let's look at the history:
Eric played 6 seasons in the English league. In that time, he won 5 titles. The one season he didn't, he was suspended for half the season (more below).
He played one season for Leeds United, and they won the League title. Since he left, they've won nothing (and have, indeed, dropped two divisions).
He was the bargain of the century. Leeds United's manager rang Alex Ferguson of Manchester United asking about the availability of a United player. Ferguson said he wasn't for sale, and (half-jokingly) asked about Cantona. The Leeds manager had fallen out with Cantona, and offered him for a pittance (1.2 million pounds).
This made all the sweeter because the two clubs are deadly rivals.
He won four titles for Manchester United, after the club had gone 26 years without winning the league.
At one point in a later season United won 6 or 7 games in a row by 1-0, with Cantona scoring all the goals and single-handedly keeping the title race alive.
He scored the winner in the dreadful 1996 FA Cup final, saving us from having to watch extra time.
He was suspended for attacking a fan who had been abusing him. Unlike your average player, he didn't punch the Nazi bastard. He kung-fu kicked him
He wore his collar up. Which looked really cool and Gallic.
He was enigmatic. When he gave a press conference after being suspended for the kung-fu attack, his only comment was "When the seagulls... follow the trawler... it's because they think... sardines will be thrown into the sea". He then left the room.
He understood his history. After George Best died, he said: "After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from his favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left-back. I would love him to save me a place in his team - George Best that is, not God."
He left United at his peak, to become a slightly rubbish film actor.
United fans still sing his name.
