First Take ranks the G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.T.s

First Take ranks the G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.T.s
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman list the greatest athletes of all time.
0:00 Molly Qerim Rose breaks down NFL.com's list of G.O.A.T.s.
0:46 Max Kellerman explains why Michael Jordan is the G.O.A.T. of all G.O.A.T.s.
2:00 Serena makes Max's list at No. 4.
2:59 Stephen A. Smith says Babe Ruth does not make his list.
3:46 Stephen A. explains why Muhammad Ali outranks Michael Jordan.
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[@marquisgordon1962]

The way usain bolt and Michael Phelps literally never get mentioned in these segments blow my mind

[@javiervassell6585]

They are bias. simple

[@treygocrazy394]

no no bias ... it’s just olympians don’t get recognized as much because they only appear every 4 years instead of us seeing them play every year .

[@lindayoung7129]

@Jordan Eversole WEED!!!!

[@Kevin21JH]

@@treygocrazy394 couldn't agree with you more

[@wraith31]

Cause they compete every 4 years

[@alexmosking5168]

It should be renamed Goats of american Sports

[@sheluuhvsjojo]

honestly

[@sallydavies9253]

Yep no federer,nadal,djokovic arguments in tennis pele,maradonna,messi, ronaldo higher then anyone as goats in worlds most popular sport by a mile.

[@mlrd2687]

@@sallydavies9253 Serena cannot be compared to Federer, Djokovic and Nadal. In her era, she never played against an opponent who won more than 7 Grand Slams. Serena often did not know the names of her opponents with whom she played in the finals. No one told the Americans that there was a sport outside America. Only in America can it be heard that Europe is the capital of Australia. Jordan and Serena are planetarily popular, and Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Tiger Woods would not be recognized on the streets outside of America. Of course, that does not mean that they are not great athlets.

[@techronin_]

Well, only two of the sports are an “American” sport. That being said. Where’s Pele on this list?

[@dietersterkens5716]

Exactly! I think I only could make a case for Wayne Gretzky in the top 5 of an international list. They don't even put him at Number one because he's Canadian.

[@gadaboss]

Just say best American Athletes, no Federer, Messi/Ronaldo/Pelé, no Bolt 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@camerontse6615]

Totally they want disregard the Canadian goat Wayne Gretzky when his records are like wilts for hockey and he got some most chips to boot.

[@MegaOrthoman]

@@camerontse6615 The man has more Assists than Jagr (number two all time) has points in 250 less games

[@camerontse6615]

@@MegaOrthoman like I said the Canadian Goat lol.

[@datonefaridze1503]

@@camerontse6615 my neighbor is best in bending his knee (it's antient sport), so they didn't mention it. you know why? cuz that sport isn't as competitive as basketball, basically if you live in kenya, sout/north America, aisa, doesn't matter and if you can play basketball you can get into the nba: many ginobli, yao ming, hakeem, these are superstars, no sport has such diverse athletes

[@NovaDaGoat]

No Lewis Hamilton, Don Bradman,, Sebastien Loeb,

[@patrykkalski328]

No one knows Tom in Europe or in Asia but every body knows MJ

[@hectorrayray2620]

LBJ is the real goat

[@starrynight2311]

@@hectorrayray2620 I am LeBron fan, but he chocked against the Mavs in the finals. MJ never chocked in the Finals.

[@ATL1995]

@@hectorrayray2620 lol 😂😂😂😂best joke I’ve heard all year

[@Sonnel_James]

@@hectorrayray2620 Lebron not even got mentioned. Lol

[@kw7142]

Doesn't mean he's not the goat of his sport...

[@Kenandgrat]

Muhammad ali, Michael Phelps, Messi,Ronaldo, Usain Bolt are pretty deserving too!

[@justinwrenn7752]

yes

[@caseyrubin7]

You can’t have Messi and Ronaldo it’s a GOAT list, not the most elite, only one can be the best

[@malikabercrombie9513]

Don't forget The Undertaker

[@RJ-mg5id]

My list is Michael Phelps, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Usain Bolt, and Muhammad Ali. Honorable Mention Messi, Woods, Gretzky

[@calebdejoun939]

@@caseyrubin7 they both can be in it if others can have Jordan and Lebron is the goat list so can messi and cr7

[@OTB2002]

Why can’t they just say the best Americans athletes of all time lol

[@eldio2124]

They believe in American superiority. Tom Brady should be nowhere near this list

[@Tech-cy9yo]

Ikr, it’s annoying.

[@KtotheG]

We rule sports, guys.. Get over it.

[@KtotheG]

I'll give you Pele, though.

[@alexescutia4805]

@@eldio2124 give me a football player that’s done what bradys done?

[@arsenalxxnanfxx7159]

This should be called Americas Top 5 Athletes. There are lots of great athletes in the world but they only take American athletes

[@steveocho]

How is Stephen A going to omit Babe Ruth from his list due to lack of competition and then include Bill Russell instead lol

[@MINK2393]

Russell did go against Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and the crew and dominated them

[@atom0824]

Max had a chance to say Andre Iguodala, and he missed it

[@AFC4PF]

🤣 We all know the goats are mj kd messi Ronaldo ali

[@ryanlebard3787]

@AB SAV .... did you really name two players from the same sport as GOATS .... you sir are a moron how hard is it to understand there can only be one with that title

[@AFC4PF]

@@ryanlebard3787 🤡

[@elijahsimeon9935]

please tell me I’m not the only one who saw this kid say KD

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

@@AFC4PF kd🤡?

[@alanf8851]

So Ruth is out the list, because of competition and you put Russell 🤦‍♂️ who competed against 8 teams.

[@loganhigginbotham8017]

Fr

[@glibz1765]

Against 7 bc he was the 8th😂

[@dawg9646]

ong stephen dumb 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@k.lee28]

Don't disrespect Bill Russel like that, if you look at history, He the best player in league for 13+ years and the most complete player ever other than LJ, Oscar Robertson, or Magic Johnson. Yes, Bill played against 8 teams, but of those 8 trams how many players were black exactly! *you had to better than good or the right complexion to play back then in a time of jim crow, segregation, hangings, killings, brutality of my Ancestors not to mention civil rights movement and much more and he dealt with all that and , won 11 Championships in Boston of all places. If anyone deserves the GOAT tag its him.

[@Nick-ru5ex]

There was 14 teams in his last year.

[@jacknicholson8246]

Football-Tom Brady Basketball-Michael Jordan Baseball-Babe Ruth Hockey-Wayne Gretzky Golf-Jack Nicklaus Tennis-Djokovic Boxing-Ali MMA-GSP Soccer-Lionel Messi Olympics-Michael Phelps Cricket-Don Bradman Goat of Goats-Gretzky

[@debruyne4665]

1.Messi 2.Ronaldo 3.Jordan 4.Bolt 5.Ali

[@nelly3561]

“Fate of the universe on the line” never gets old

[@roboninja3194]

@you tube What does his race have to do with anything?

[@AdonisKeef]

If the fate of the universe is on the line in giving the ball to Goku. Shietttttttttt

[@leonidgogoi9504]

The caption needs correction ESPN--'Goat of American Goat's '

[@wickedwood04]

This is an American TV show. Who would have topped these 5. I know of some that would be in top 10 probably though

[@faridsagman2878]

@@wickedwood04 Ronaldo and Messi would be 1 and 2 in the world

[@guccidonbuzzflightyear4440]

Farid Sagman facts!

[@petarveljkovic4906]

@HNIC 4EVA Ronaldo, Messi, Maradona would be top 3 in every normal list. I get it tho Americans dont even know Canada is north from them yet alone know anything about any other country

[@famousdex1782]

@@petarveljkovic4906 you can’t call out someone for being biased then proceed to be biased. Soccer takes 3 of the top 5 of all athletes? At least the American list was more diverse

[@jacknicholson8246]

1. Michael Phelps 2. Messi 3. Wayne Gretzky 4. Tom Brady 5. Djokovic these are the best of all time by far

[@damroll]

Maradona, Pele Messi or Ronaldo. Phelps, Bolt, Federer... all worthy of being included in the discussion imo.

[@zacharyrossman9814]

Federer isn’t even the greatest in his own sport. Nadal is currently tied with him in total grand slams and owns him in head to head. Also Rafa will most likely retire with more grand slams than Federer but I agree Phelps and bolt need more respect

[@hittman23]

Bo Jackson and Deon Sanders (who were hall of famers in 2 goddam professional sports) are pretty deserving too i think

[@yasabpfister4367]

Ronaldinho

[@g.g.7833]

Federer has been cooked by Djokovic and Nadal during his all career.

[@thesidetosidies6277]

Federer isn't even the best in his sport so how is he gonna be sports goat?

[@Jeff_2x]

Notable names ESPN ALWAYS forgets: Usain Bolt Wayne Gretzky Michael Phelps Ronaldo Messi etc

[@hasanayn95]

They know nothing about the REAL football

[@geraldthompson1256]

😆 what u serious hockey player first 😂

[@baru4324]

Michael Schumacher, valentino rossi, federer, usain bolt, Phelps etc etc

[@929rreasons7]

@@geraldthompson1256 Gretzky the real goat. He's the all time points leader in hockey and the all time leader in goals. If you took every goal he ever scored away he'd still be number one in points.. Thats domination

[@Tech-cy9yo]

Micheal Phelps and messi needed to be in the top 5

[@joeyhockey4623]

The Gretzky and Messi disrespect is absolutely crazy

[@adamleslie8651]

Crazy stat on Gretzky: in the NHL, getting 1000 career point is enough to be considered as a HOF player. the player with the second most points has 1900. Gretzky has 2800. Gretzky also leads in goals of all time. Yet, if he didn't score a goal in his entire career, he would still be all time highest in points just from his assists. That's domination.

[@jacknicholson8246]

he is the goat of the goats gretzky is the best

[@adamleslie8651]

@@jacknicholson8246 Agreed. In hockey, Gretzky is not just undisputed, it's not even close.

[@Peter-tm4sx]

I get it that ESPN doesn’t cover hockey, but the disrespect Wayne Gretzky got in this segment, omg it’s ridiculous

[@LanceG007]

If you take away all of Wayne’s goals he still leads everyone in points all time,that’s GOD level greatness

[@kenbell3101]

Nobody cares about hockey...

[@cadenhoag]

THANK YOU

[@Peter-tm4sx]

@@kenbell3101 u dont, but lots of other people do lmao

[@6ickspeedant187]

hockey wack fam

[@liamgiacomelli227]

The fact these guys never talk hockey is foolish. Gretzky is top3 goat and it isn’t even debatable

[@jamesstudley1166]

Didn't Wayne Gretzky use drugs? I don't know anything ab hockey so this might sound ignorant, and I can't speak on Wayne Gretzky, if anything, I want to learn more ab him, but if he used PED's, he ain't a goat. Again, I'm not accusing him of that cuz I'm not completely sure, just wondering.

[@iddykejo8173]

Brady cheated 😂

[@evoguapo4481]

Realistically nobody wants to watch hockey

[@-_-9901]

@@jamesstudley1166 nope

[@-_-9901]

@@evoguapo4481 hockey> your favourite sport

[@bruce278]

How can you have two GOATs in one sport.

[@onepain2217]

Simple messi and ronaldo

[@Maths0711]

Messi and Ronaldo

[@masudbillah6196]

You can also have 3 GOATS, Tennis Federer, Nadal; djokovic

[@danielortiz2349]

@@onepain2217 its only messi. Ronaldo is not on his level

[@sand0407]

@@danielortiz2349 not anymore. but prime ronaldo was 100% messi level

[@kylemontagni3943]

Stephen A’s list was trash and biased. One of the few times I’ve disagreed with him

[@roctv100]

Why was is it trash? Do you really think overall MJ is better than Ali?

[@roctv100]

@Clan leader Predator I believe Ali was only reffering to the fact Johnson had a harder life outside of boxing becuase of the time period. Overall Ali total achievements in his sport and the world is combination that no one can match.

[@roctv100]

@Clan leader Predator This conversation is about who is the greatest athlete ever. When ranking I look at the person entirety of work and all the obstacles they had to face. If we only talking about boxing Ali in my opinion is the greatest heavyweight.

[@roctv100]

@Clan leader Predator Name the persons you believe that can beat him? Ali has lost before to Fraiser and Norton but he was able to win the rematches. Plus those men were great fighter who push Ali to his best.

[@roctv100]

@Clan leader Predator Lol is it Tyson Fury? or Rocky Balboa

[@Pempjuice]

Ronaldo and Messi doesn’t seem to exist in America 🥺

[@worldtree2027]

If you ask an American they only consider Basketball, Football, Hockey, and Baseball. If you ask only UK they consider Rugby, Cricket, and Football. Real analysts consider all.

[@trevorlasms5541]

America only think they the country with sports

[@Cavsfan02]

Well neither deserve to be on the list sorry. They’re just not that influential compared to the likes of Muhammad Ali or Jordan.

[@rafabati2554]

@@Cavsfan02 Says who?? You??? GTFOH

[@rafabati2554]

What about Maradona, Nadal, Federer, Steffi Graff, Martina, Brazilian Ronaldo, Gretzky etc etc

[@rowgod15]

it's sad that Gretzky gets pushed aside, he won mvp 8 straight times and has more assists then anyone has points

[@judahgod8495]

Yeah he was a monster

[@Hayes-ge1eh]

That is pretty impressive, I think popularity in the U.S plays a part in how we vote in America. In Countries where Hockey and Soccer are most popular it is safe to say some of these athletes selected would not be on the list in other parts of the world.

[@cerebralmartialarts4488]

Lemuix had higher ppg and gpg but no athlete in any sport doubles everyone in points wins 8 straight mvps sets goal records as a playmaker not to mention the only guy to beat gretzky's record is gretzky

[@keepureysopen8180]

@@cerebralmartialarts4488 🤔just looked it up and Gretzky has the highest

[@jackclarke7260]

Seriously ESPN just doesn’t respect the NHL. Gretzky is number one on this list easily

[@andreykashin1729]

I'm not a big hockey fan, but even I know that Gretzky is the GOAT of GOATs. Phelps, Bolt, and Pele deserve recognition too. Serena is great, top 20, but her in the top 5 is just because of political correctness.

[@randomuruk7230]

Pele ain't even top 5 in his own sport, Messi is by far better

[@Codo_Lyoko]

Serena isn’t even top 500 in mens tennis😂

[@dillonkrieger86]

If they are going to make a list of the goats at any sport then they should talk about the goats of EVERY sport and compare them, not just goats of American sports. Football (soccer) players didn't even get a mention even though it is the biggest and one of the most skill based sports and some of the players are just unbelievably good.

[@BayernForLife]

They never talk about football which always makes me mad

[@frostee1]

that is an awful list, “I want iguodala!”

[@Ainttrippin]

Yeah they need Iggy on there as Max's number 1

[@anestfrancois2460]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@massb7428]

With the fate of the universe on the line 🤣🤣

[@marcuscarter1592]

The disrespect to Gretzky is unreal

[@jersontone5154]

I don’t watch NHL or hockey at all and you speak the truth!!!

[@thetropical1720]

Right, they put lebron over him lmao

[@worldtree2027]

Dude has 9 MVPs, he should be No.2 at minimum and only one possibly anywhere near ahead is Jordan.

[@KokoTheGorilla69]

@@worldtree2027 9 MVPs during an era where there were dozens of of all-time greats playing at the same time too!

[@lloydbonafide3398]

I dont watch hockey. So im legit curious and not tryna start an argument but i hear alot that bobby orr was the greatest of all time. Do you think that is true?

[@callmejett6527]

How is Messi not here lol😭🤦🏽‍♂️

[@thesidetosidies6277]

Messi hasn't even won a world cup. Maradona won the 86 world cup almost by himself.

[@voiceoverduleey6176]

How can you call yourself the GOAT if you don’t have a chip to validate yourself... No I’m not talking about Champions League

[@lukasmeerhoff7321]

@@voiceoverduleey6176 he has everything to validate himself execpt the worldcup which iguain and palacio choked

[@voiceoverduleey6176]

@@lukasmeerhoff7321 Just excuses and it’s not acceptable

[@jj4ts185]

@@voiceoverduleey6176 Argentina have no where near one of the best teams in the world. One player can’t carry a bad team to a World Cup. The champions league is the highest quality of football in the world and you only have to win that to be the GOAT or else are you saying you can’t be the goat if you are born in panama because you haven’t won a world cup

[@WaniZame]

Most of the world has no idea who Wayne Gretzky is.

[@seemyskill5543]

Fr who tf is that guy

[@yanisakumpo]

The reason he's on the list is because of his dominance there is no goat debate because he is so dominant

[@solecrab2133]

I’m not even a hockey fan but he deserves to be on this list, in hockey they count assists as goals and even if they took away every goal he scored and just kept his assists, he would still have the scoring record. He’s also an 8 time MVP and a 4 time Stanley Cup championship which is basically the NBA finals of hockey.

[@nicholasfrancis2627]

Jordan seeing his name 2nd “Thats all i needed... thats when i took it personal”

[@dallinlaw1605]

Right. Jordan is literally the GOAT of Goats and Tom is great and all but if we’re just going off of winning then Bill Russell is the GOAT of GOATS. There’s so much more than that MJ will always be the GOAT of any athlete

[@nicholasfrancis2627]

Dallin Law never lost

[@Hak616]

MJ actually never took it personally, instead he accepted the fact that the GOAT status is fictitious because every era has its talent of great players, he even said it in an interview but his fans and Lebron fans took it upon themselves to create a debate out of nowhere and blew it out of proportion

[@Hak616]

@@nicholasfrancis2627 Don't use that argument, Bill lost 1 out of 12 finals

[@rjbrown8121]

Ali is the most famous and influential athlete in the world

[@dannyecorprew26]

Guess we just going to leave Lavar Ball, the MJ killer, off these lists??

[@dannyecorprew26]

@TwoFourFilms 😅😅😅 right

[@ballineveryday1208]

Bro, Michael Phelps is the greatest swimmer ever!

[@JuanCarlos-yg4ml]

Facts

[@thesamuellanham]

kenenisa bekele... 26 world level gold medals running the 5k and 10k, he held both of those world records until 2020, he still holds the indoor 2k and 5k records. and after all of that he transitioned to the marathon and now is the second greatest marathon runner ever. not to mention his 11 world cross country titles. man was on a different level but people don’t want to talk about it

[@nealsidhu2697]

They really didn't mention Michael Phelps... smh

[@RoseCurry5]

Smh This would have been great.

[@NikhilAditya25]

And not to forget Usian Bolt!!

[@chuckplaysgames7925]

or serena.....

[@NikhilAditya25]

@@chuckplaysgames7925 Whatt?? Of course they did!!

[@chuckplaysgames7925]

@@NikhilAditya25 yall act like Nadal isnt 10x the champion and player as Serena.Federer too..... Lets just ignore mens Tennis for the agenda of adding a women into the conversation.

[@alexanderexis3068]

Stephen A doesn't have Babe Ruth on his list because of the level of competition but at the same time Bill Russell, who played in an era where there was literally thirteen teams, no 3 point line, is on the list.

[@sebastienmatta564]

That’s different. It’s the same for him as it was for everybody else. Ruth literally couldn’t play against the entire competition

[@8urvett]

Actually it was just 8 teams, 60 games with a smaller playoff format. There was very little travel due to teams being almost local which are now nonexistent. The only 2 original teams are the Celtics and the Knicks. B.Russell only avg 15pts a game with 18 rebounds per game.

[@lajuan3474]

But it was integrated and he played against Wilt Chamberlain and beat him most of the time.

[@wraith31]

They had Black players

[@masonmiddaugh5006]

Fair point, I would replace him with Wayne Gretzky

[@legendth3248]

None of them can say “I’m the fastest man on the planet” Give Usain Bolt his credit

[@elijahzamora3733]

cause no one cares about being the fastest man💀

[@hvbking5624]

@@elijahzamora3733 um

[@elijahzamora3733]

@@hvbking5624 um what?

[@hemantks4353]

@@elijahzamora3733 People cares. But no one cares about best basketball or American football player outside America.

[@Pumpxkin]

@@elijahzamora3733 Excuse me what?

[@martyg2333]

People need to look up this guy named Dan Gable. Won on every single stage from HS to college to Olympics and was the greatest coach of all time. Yeah.

[@kevinmaruthananth9510]

Stephen A. said he wouldn't count Babe Ruth bc of lack of competition, then goes on to include Bill Russell in his list...🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Kennyisdarkvanilla]

Bill Russell played against other black players. Babe Ruth didn’t.

[@elijahmorones4693]

He only give credit to blacks. He's annoying

[@daswolio3204]

He had Ali at one for what he went through, he didn’t go through CLOSE to what Jackie Robinson went through. WHAT A CLOWN

[@daswolio3204]

@@pip388 name one outside of Wilt.

[@kevinmaruthananth9510]

@@pip388 I'm not talking about the lack of black players. I'm talking about the lack of teams/players in general. Bill Russell played in a generation where there were only 8-10 teams in the NBA. That's a third of the competition of what the NBA is now.

[@burneraccount4576]

They’re is so many things wrong with these lists 😂

[@kevinathans4191]

I think they are both fine. This is all totally subjective.

[@happysingh9362]

And you took it personally lol

[@williamkatsiii7936]

There are so many things wrong with your grammar

[@marybar542]

This must be Michael b Jordan

[@obviouslyatrollthatbaitedy5702]

@@williamkatsiii7936 always need a grammar pig in any comment section

[@theiv0025]

The King Pelé 🇧🇷🏆🏆🏆, the king of the greatest sport in the world, three times champion of the biggest tournament in the world, stopped two wars while traveling the world showing off his beautiful game, the cities where he passed, in south america, were on strike to see him play

[@Ryan15beast]

He’s great and all but didn’t face anyone that great. Messi and CR7 are more worthy imo. Don’t get me wrong though Pelé revolutionized the game forever though and made it into the game it is now

[@mfranko1000]

I think people should google Wayne Gretzky's stats. In terms of relative performance, no one comes close.

[@angelarmas1107]

I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA SAY IGUODALA😭

[@prxnce286]

timestamp?

[@mozby76]

Kellerman: fate of the universe on the line, I’m giving the ball to Iggy instead of Curry 😆

[@IgorBarduco]

A GOAT list without Phelps and Bolt?! Really guys?!

[@cavemantero]

those aren't American professional team sport athletes...but yeah they belong as greatest athletes along with Carl Lewis.

[@DanielSanchez-pk1mg]

@@cavemantero so why they mention Muhammad Ali? Boxing isn’t team sport

[@Smido83]

@@cavemantero But Serena Williams and Ali are? Did i miss something? Are boxing and tennis teams sports now?

[@jaybarajas8761]

@@cavemantero Phelps literally swam for USA swimming. I'd say that's an American team. And the discussion is GOAT of GOATS. So many athletes were left out of the discussion

[@mimu3510]

Gretzky has to be in the top 5, if they are talking about peaks. Honestly his stats are Godly. Clearly the best in his sport. You can debate other sports best, not Hockies

[@Vaquish97]

5) Wayne Gretzky 4) Muhammad Ali 3) Michael Jordan 2) Cristiano Ronaldo 1) Lionel Messi

[@ahmedmeshref614]

Stephen A wouldn't even put bill russel in his top three basketball players of all time list. LMAO

[@interviewswithreni6205]

Because hes not a top 3 nba player 😂😂😂

[@austinbatson5934]

MJ LEBRON KAREEM

[@danielllll521]

Putting him inside the top 3 is way more controversial than not

[@sallydavies9253]

His barely top 5 mj,magic,lebron,larry,wilt,kareem better.

[@interviewswithreni6205]

@@sallydavies9253 i agree

[@connorsaxton2920]

Max "if the fate of the universe was on the line" kellerman

[@TetrisPimp]

Jordan did beat the MON-STARS

[@dank4025]

When he said this I yelled “ I want Iguodala”

[@kevinsantana1877]

0:40 I thought max was gonna say iguodala

[@greatnakaya]

My question is... Why is Kareem denied being on until list? I don't get it. Someone help me understand!!!

[@agenwriter]

I mean it’s amazing that the most popular sport in the world gets omitted from these lists no mention of Pele, CR7 or Messi

[@andreasvogelsang8593]

@Zababa YoMama but than you have to name it the greatest players in american history.

[@ducamorisable]

@Zababa YoMama You're the one that's being ignorant. The world doesn't revolve around America. The title says "GOAT of GOATs (for all sports)". If it said "GOAT of GOATs (for American sports) than nobody would complain about having NFL, NHL or even goddam baseball above soccer. But it doesn't, so they do...

[@gwong34]

I dont get it MJ Goat and Russell Goat in the same sport? Who is the real Goat??

[@markied2873]

And all the soccer comments exclude the great Diego Maradona... 🤔

[@agenwriter]

@random clearly you never watched Roy Keane or Patrick Viera play two men who took no prisoners

[@darthf698]

But what about Roger Federer. Literally a living G.O.A.T for Tennis

[@glh7728]

wOmEn rEpReSeNtAtIoN

[@colewrld901]

He's the male tennis goat, but no one has been more popular or brought more interest in tennis than serena 🤷

[@raymondgreen1627]

Because the debate is not yet closed for tennis Goat, djokovic and nadal are up there with him

[@zwen3763]

He's a man enough reason to DQ him.

[@MoonIronTR]

he isnt the goat lmao djokovic better than him

[@richardstouder6964]

Thank you Max for the Tiger comment. I think Tiger is great btw but Jack was the best. Jack also had regular stiff competition, whoever really stood out as a contender against Tiger???

[@angelolagrutta4679]

Wayne Gretzky literally owns every single record in the nhl how is he not in the conversation

[@phunkdoctaspock]

Wayne Gretzky doesn't get enough credit. His records will never be broken. Just go look at them. You can take away all of Gretzky's goals and he's still points leader from his assists. His records are unbelievable.

[@thrillhouse6534]

@@donquixiotedoflamingo3944 so what?

[@gavintoole9325]

@@donquixiotedoflamingo3944 look at his international games

[@cloutmessiah3331]

@@donquixiotedoflamingo3944 what does that even mean LMAO unless you play soccer, the ONLY place people want to play professional is in American sports

[@scep2180]

but hockey isnt as popular or competetive as the other sports like soccer, basketball, etc.

[@VishtheFish101]

@@scep2180 wdym not as competitive? Are you joking? Its more of a worldwide sport than Football.

[@Alexpress81]

SAS’s knowledge of sports is very narrow. There’s also soccer, hockey, wrestling, swimming….everything has to evolve around pigmentation with this guy

[@martyg2333]

Dan Gable. That is all...

[@cesarferreira2564]

Top 5 for me of all sports 1- Wayne Gretzky 2- Phelps 3-Messi 4- Tom Brady 5- Ali

[@anthonys___n8022]

Michael Jordan was social media before social media without iPhones,smart phones or the internet MJ was always seen and heard Jordan's the GOATEST of the GOATS

[@things2593]

Also Michael Jackson. Greatest Musician Of All Time

[@anthonys___n8022]

@@things2593 No doubt

[@swarley6587]

Anthony S___n 7

[@anthonys___n8022]

@@swarley6587 Both side of the ball> one side of the ball

[@taffygore6285]

That’s a fact !

[@Shownnlights]

My List: 1. DeMar DeRozan 2. DeMar DeRozan 3. DeMar DeRozan 4. DeMar DeRozan 5. Kyle Lowry Micheal Jordan is probably top 100

[@MK-di3ks]

Perfect

[@burneraccount4576]

🤔

[@killermiket12]

Atleast Kwahi at 3!! Lol

[@jonahcannon2820]

Your list of casual players:

[@LordHendrixx]

I don’t watch hockey but I know Gretzky should at least be top 3 he is the undisputed goat of hockey, he dominated the sport more than any of these other athletes over their respective sports.

[@yeeticus7206]

Usain bolt, Messi, Ronaldo, Hamilton, Schumacher not even mentioned - awful punditry

[@elishaydayan5744]

Gretzky has top has like 4 spotes of 5 in every single category in hockey and still doesn’t make top 5 all time plus he has standly cups rings

[@sallydavies9253]

Because ice hockey not a big sport compared too basketball,nfl and particularly global football is way bigger then any other sport globally.

[@thesidetosidies6277]

not many countries play ice hockey that's the issue. everyone does athletics, basketball, swimming, tennis, soccer, etc.

[@LoggyWD]

Nobody knows who he is outside Canada.

[@osioshio9150]

grammar and english left the chat

[@liliththerapper]

I swear I thought Max was going to say Patrick Mahomes 5 times😭😭😭

[@vortexathletic]

1. Michael Phelps 2. Usain Bolt 3. Diego Maradona 4. Michael Jordan 5. Muhammad Ali

[@vortexathletic]

(Phelps and Bolt are interchangeable to me though)

[@TheInvincibleH]

Another joke list. The real list has to have Messi as number one.

[@vortexathletic]

@@TheInvincibleH I will if he wins the World Cup this year

[@tobiaspedersen3465]

Michael Phelps deserves to be recognized.

[@AngryLobster24]

SAS said Ruth isn’t on his list because of competition... then lists Bill Russell.

[@DanielIsraelite]

And serena Williams who played against 95% White women

[@atlien1988]

@@DanielIsraelite but at least Serena played against other ethnicities. Babe literally only played against other whites as MLB didn’t allow blacks or other ethnicities to play for decades.

[@melijahcopeland4101]

Bill Russell had to contend with Godzilla aka Wilt Chamberlain

[@roboninja3194]

@NAT TURNER Says who?

[@zach1389]

@NAT TURNER And who tf are you to say that? The President of the GOAT members association? Gtfoh

[@nickmunro7420]

wayne gretzky won 8 mvps conservatively that’s all i need to say

[@gmoneybagz2376]

Yes Wayne most definitely belongs in this discussion!

[@mansolo3183]

Consecutively*

[@jerbear5312]

No respect for hockey what a surprise

[@TyeRantz]

Its harder to win in hockey, you as a player with top minutes play only 20 out of 60 minutes. Mj is on the court for almost the entire game.

[@TyeRantz]

Also wayne could have never scored a goal and still would have the most points of all time based on his assists. That is absolute dominance.

[@gusswick6207]

Gretzky is the most dominant athlete in his respective sport ever

[@joelcurtis3363]

True, he should be in the discussion, and can't be left out of the top 10.

[@jasontyson3658]

Don Bradman is actually

[@swaggyg9493]

Dominance wise he is the goat and there isnt any discussion

[@ongsterbeatle]

Playing the sport that reuires the most skills as well.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Ovechkin Will score 895 Career goals beating Gretzky`s Record and Gretzky IS out The top 1000 athletes list

[@declanphelan3485]

1. Lionel Messi 2. Michael Jordan 3. Cristiano Ronaldo 4. John Jones 5. Babe Ruth 6. Muhammad Ali 7. Floyd Mayweather 8. Michael Phelps 9. Usain Bolt 10. Tom Brady 11. Roger Federer

[@jacknicholson8246]

i love your list i only put gsp or fedor over jones because jon jones is a know cheater but the rest of list is very good

[@Ajaybalaji_]

😂😂😂😂 Cristiano over Jordan easily.

[@karthikval]

Usian Bolt? Roger Federer? Pele? Messi? Ronaldo? Rename the title "First Take ranks the 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.T.s".

[@foreiign_duffi199]

Well first takenis kind of an american show

[@dom4591]

Wayne Gretzky is Canadian...

[@Beyondtheknight]

all they say is tom brady,jordan,lebron and serena like thats all they know

[@k.h.a.l.i.l.]

Federer has a losing record against his fiercest rival during his prime by a significant measure and against his other rival in the latter stages of his career. i don't think he's top 5.

[@joshuabraeden4390]

Half of those guys do play the same sport to be fair. But I get what your saying

[@ThePatman1980]

Michael Franzese said Michael Jordan is his favorite basketball player ever. His character was in Goodfellas. He was born in 1951 like Skip Bayless. See MJ's multi-generational appeal? People born from 1951 to 2001 still love him.

[@goatjames328]

LEGOAT!

[@pipearruabarrena573]

Jajajajajaja Maradona laughs from heaven

[@Nsquared.]

Gretzky career accomplishments has its own Wikipedia page... he top 5 GOAT 🐐

[@joelcurtis3363]

True, he should be in the discussion, but not the top 5. He can't be left out of the top 10 tho.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Ovechkin Will score 895 Career goals beating Gretzky's Record and then Gretzky IS out the top 1000 athletes list

[@qqlifestyle3766]

nobody: SAS: HE DIDNT PLAY AGAINST BLACK PLAYERS

[@light3181]

Stephen a must have had too much coffe e before the show began 😂. Man said Bill Russell 😂. I never wanna hear him talk about Goats

[@bradenlarge21]

Dumbest argument I’ve heard🤣

[@dylanklein3872]

Stephen A is literally the most racist person in the world lol

[@malusintsele8031]

@@dylanklein3872 Rubbish!!! Your ego is hurt. It's like a white person being called the greatest basketball player of all time because he played before integration of races in basketball. That would be laughable now considering how black players are dominating in basketball or any sport for where there is equal representation of all races. Serena is the best female tennis player of all times and extreme majority of female tennis players are white. How do u reconcile that!!! U want us to downplay how exceptional black people are in sport to protect egos of people like u. I am glad SAS ain't going for dat.

[@thisismadness6772]

Ur racism is disgusting! He played during segregation 1914-1935 yeah that’s wild asf that y’all want to erase the narrative.

[@Militarize]

Max has tremendous knowledge of boxing and rarely gets to show it off. They should talk more about boxing and MMA. Max would carry that segment more than anyone else could.

[@mtmd1042]

Max loves boxing, knows it better than practically anyone else. And still, if you ask him this question, what's his answer? Michael Jordan, FTW. Because he witnessed the whole thing, and there's just no denying it. Peak MJ was essentially invincible, which is something you can't say about Ali, Brady, Gretzky, or Ruth.

[@roctv100]

@@mtmd1042 Max Kellerman is pandering to basketball fans go watch some his interviews he went from Ali is the greatest than later MJ was the greatest. Agian if you objectively compare the two men, Ali is by far greater athlete and has overcome larger hurdles in his carrer than MJ. When you breakdown the evidence and your honest with yourself I dont see how you cany deny the fact Ali is the greatest athlete of all time. Also you have factor in that boxing is a combat sport which more difficult than basketball and is inherently more dangerous so less people are willing to engage with sport hence their is a popularity cap on boxing. Unlike basketball when you can start playing with friends at a very young age. So i understand why many people think he is the greatest but their either are ignorant or resent the fact.

[@khalilrahme5227]

​@@roctv100 there is a huge popularity cap on basketball though, it's a popular sport in a few countries only, US, CHINA, AUS. By that argument, nobody compares to Football Goats

[@Ryan15beast]

@@mtmd1042Messi, Ronaldo, and Pelé >>>>> MJ, Serena Williams, and Tom Brady

[@Mattyice25]

Wow not gonna lie, hearing Stephen A Smith say Babe Ruth is not the goat of baseball because he didn’t play against black player, that’s shocked me.

[@Nick-ru5ex]

Especially since baseball is mainly white players anyway

[@icantsneed9635]

@@Nick-ru5ex about 50/50 whites and Hispanics some black players but not much.

[@gloria4097]

Max has a really good list but I would include Wayne Gretzky.

[@worldtree2027]

According to “NFL.com” lol, you cannot compare wins without adding context. If you do not play defense your win shares are directly cut in half, and if you share with more teammates and have less roles then logically and mathematically it’s impossible for you to be more responsible for wins. Based on this logic of win shares Basketball players can only be compared to 2 way athletes who have no role restrictions. So Gretzky, Lemieux, Pele, Maradonna, Messi, and Ronaldo.

[@jr.3308]

Thank you! Some said it.

[@michaelsledge7424]

Brady has more rings than any other franchise... dude threw for 40TD’s and was top 3 in passing yards and won the SB at the age of 43... QB is the most important position so he definitely belongs in this conversation.

[@worldtree2027]

@@michaelsledge7424 QBs play in one of 3 phases of the game, have 25 starting teammates, and has a specific role restriction. You cannot even begin to compare that to players who can freely contribute directly to a win in every way possible and prevent other players from doing the same. It just doesn’t make sense logically or mathematically. They have players who play defense, catch, run, kick and block for them.

[@michaelsledge7424]

@@worldtree2027 More rings than any other franchise... owns all the passing records when you include the postseason... cmon he’s definitely in the convo.

[@worldtree2027]

@@michaelsledge7424 QBs do not have priority over 2 way athletes from a logical standpoint if you wanna discuss winning. The closer you are to a 1 on 1 sport the more impact you have on outcome of the games. While Brady, Montana, Manning etc are All-Time greats you cannot directly compare their feats to guys like Jordan, Lemieux, or Ronaldo who can do whatever they want to impact wins with no restrictions and play both offense and defense.

[@ThePatman1980]

Thinking Michael Jordan is time traveling to the 80s and 90s again. It's like listening to "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams released in 1984, same year Jordan got drafted and won 🥇, and reminiscing. MJ is NBA's Star Wars.

[@HAB83]

Suddenly men's tennis is not in the list anymore

[@stephenl1838]

1. Lionel Messi 2. CR7 3. Michael Jordan 4. Tom Brady 5. Floyd Mayweather

[@bostonsportsfan5346]

Here we go with Max and his “Fate of the Universe on the line” 😂

[@GoatGonzie]

I want igoudala!

[@nolanko1265]

Fate of the universe on the line....and we go with an athlete😭

[@AnnexF]

Max fell off the cliff in 2016!

[@BLACCSHAWN]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NikeSocks24]

Federer? Nadal? Ronaldo? Messi?

[@benmays8758]

Thank you Roger is the goat of tennis

[@vhbeats661]

They dont even know wich Sport they playing

[@ryanlebard3787]

The whole point of GOAT is you have too pick one ... why did you put TWO tennis players same with two Fútbol players? Pick one

[@tiagodscosta]

fr lmfao imagine having the debate where all of them are american athletes, the usa is disgraceful omfg no nadal, no federer, no ronaldo, no messi, no lewis hamilton and all of the great athletes around the world. the usa thinks they are the whole world. shame on u guys

[@tiagodscosta]

@HNIC 4EVA fr lmfao what a disgraceful country the usa is. imagine being american

[@sachinruparelia]

Wayne Gretzky should easily be in top 3. Look at his records, no one on their lists tops him. Not a single one.

[@marcorubio5852]

1 Wayne Gretzky 2 Messi 3 Babe Ruth 4 Tom Brady 5 Jordan

[@Ajaybalaji_]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rockyscarlet]

No, no ,no. Jordan not only changed the game of basketball, he changed the sports culture, the sponsorship, the way athletes get paid. The NBA, Nike, Gatorade would not be what they are today without MJ. The fact that the nfl does not recognizes the greatness of Michael Phelps says a lot about that organization

[@lilxannapa9249]

Cap .

[@demaals]

How about ESPN? Nobody mentioned him

[@colewrld901]

@@lilxannapa9249 there is nothing cap about what he said at all lol

[@lilxannapa9249]

@@colewrld901 In my eyes it is .

[@christophermunoz3679]

@DEAD GRATEFUL well to discuss this topic they’re gonna be pretty much tie in goat category because they’re the goats of their sport so influence also has to be taken into consideration

[@tyga5204]

The undisputed goats of goats where they were absolutely untouchable during their prime are Usain bolt and Michael Phelps

[@Ashar121]

I would put Gretzky up there as well. Where there isnt even a comparison

[@kabeerchawla12]

@@Ashar121 that’s why I though ESPN list was the best because they had Gretzky

[@jonahcannon2820]

Those sports are different and really not as competitive tho. Ik ppl are gonna rage about this comment but it is kinda true

[@kabeerchawla12]

@@jonahcannon2820 Respect

[@SteveSmith-br3vu]

Brady has not been touched either. And does more in his sport.

[@lukaww4391]

1 Wayne Gretzky all-time leading point scorer in NHL history - 2857 points 2 Michael Jordan 3 Pele 4 Michael Phelps 5 Usain Bolt

[@Elusivve]

Messi and Ronaldo above all of them

[@TheInvincibleH]

1. Messi 2. Ronaldo 3. Maradona 4. Pele 5. Ali

[@kassemkone8317]

Ronaldo is number 1

[@alexlingo7779]

People need to stop giving examples of accomplishments, when literally every league has different parameters. Like people like to bring up phelps medals, (28) but hes only participated in 4 Olympic games, which means he gets 7 medals an event. And serena has 23 grandslam victories, but there's 4 a year, vs the nfl, nba, mls, and baseball leagues, which have one title a year, so there is no one true G.O.A.T. Or at least there is a lot of variables.

[@j24g.54]

You're missing the point: Here . The topic is not about the sports different variables way to get accomplishments. ITS ABOUT......the way those athletes performed when leading their teams to the promised land . CHAMPIONSHIPS. It doesn't matter what sports we're talking about. It's always the same . How you perform under pressure when accomplishing your greatness. I think you're totally confused

[@alexlingo7779]

@@j24g.54 what topic do you think im talking about ? im not talking about how they perform under pressure, people just bring up the specific sports equivalent to the superbowl trophys and the amount, and act like its the end all be all, serena fans, and phelps fans do this the most, and if you read the end of my comment, i said there is a lot more than just the championships, and performance under pressure is a variable

[@j24g.54]

@@alexlingo7779 AGAIN.....you're Lost in thoughts. This topic is ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THEIR RESPECTED LEADERS IN THAT SPORT. Nobody is comparing the different sports. Football, baseball, basketball etc..is not about that . Or how that league function. ITS ABOUT THE FACE OF THAT SPORT . How that person accomplished what he or she accomplished in order to be mentioned with the greatest in history. In that case . Jordan, Ali, Bradley etc...are athletes that have transcend beyond that sport with their greatness

[@kradoste6268]

goat is more definied by what you did outside the court or about the story not accolades

[@ttmazz1]

Bill Russell played w/ like 8 HoFs in a 8 team league, give me Kareem.

[@theinktician]

You don't want to know how many HOFs Kareem played with then 😂

[@atlien1988]

To be fair, most of those guys aren’t true hall of famers. They’re only HOFers because the Celtics won so much. For example, KC Jones doesn’t have a HOF career if you take away the championships. Russell did play with a lot of HOFers though, but so did Kareem. He literally played with the two greatest PGs of their generation lol

[@shavarez]

Bill Russell played against Skip Bayliss

[@TheFurrycup69]

@@shavarez people forget this

[@robderp]

Doubt they’d all be hall of farmers if they weren’t playing with Bill against only 7 other teams.

[@ronkadero]

My list would be 1. MJ 2. Pele 3. Gretzky 4 . Phelps 5. Ali. I put Mj number 1 because his popularity in the 90s was insane and people still talking about him nowadays and his shoes still selling because of his name eventhough some people don't even know about him they still buy them.

[@Codo_Lyoko]

I would put Gretzky at 1 because of just basic stats compared to everyone else but I’m glad that someone at least recognized him

[@youalreadykno1808]

this is the real list... Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Muhammad Ali

[@mastermeep7639]

0:40 "fate of the universe on the line" where have I heard that before mans was about to put Igoudala number one

[@RetroEternal]

Jordan is the GOAT of GOATs. Not only did he have greatest basketball career ever, but he was the best basketball player who ever lived. Greatest athlete ever

[@stephanea5364]

Brady did something he could not : go to another team and coach and win a chip. Jordan couldn't even make the playoffs while being younger. LOL

[@user-uf6wx5zb4b]

@@stephanea5364 I hate to be that guy but Jordan doesn’t have a video of him kissing his kid just to change his fantasy football. Jordan hasn’t lost a final series, Tom hasn’t switched sports then comeback a year later and win 3 championships in a row. Nor does Tom have a Nike brand signature shoe with 23 + different shoes.

[@thengyang5537]

@@user-uf6wx5zb4b ..Last time I checked brady was outplayed by another #12 in green bay..Last time I checked Tampa bay d was great against green bay n the chiefs..Brady may be the most accomplished quarterback but not the GOAT of NFL..I've seen better QB than brady but less around them.

[@MRkriegs]

Bron and its not close

[@stephanea5364]

@@thengyang5537 Sorry, scoreboard says otherwise. Brady's talents arent only those you can see, his leadership and preparation are the best. Rodgers didn't outplay Brady, he couldn't do anything when the game was on the line, and choked and choked and choked, unlike Brady, that,s why you must learn more about football because last time I checked (as you say) someone named Theng Yang knows about ping pong, not football. LMAO.

[@DonGivani]

When Tom Brady comes at the airport in Europe I wouldn't even recognize him.

[@Sniparator]

The amount of disrespect for what Gretzky has done is HUGE

[@rhysbarker4343]

No respect to Gretzky!

[@arvexlol4929]

Should be top 3

[@kellyaustin7487]

He makes my top 10 for sure.

[@gadgetgangster]

He’s #1 it’s literally not debatable, he wasn’t just better than everyone else, he’s way better. He wrote the record book and most of his accomplishments will never be surpassed. 92 goals in a season ?!?! He wasn’t even known as a “goal scorer”

[@jamallazarus8292]

Trash

[@kidpoker1021]

Glad to see Gretzky getting some love lol