This Is The Greatest Sportsman Who Ever Lived

[@LA-km5ju]

I would have thought Michael Phelps would have had a mention, however my pick would have to be Aleksandr Karelin for Greco-Roman wrestling, he excelled in a sport based on power, endurance, skill, strength and technical knowledge and won 887 matches with only two losses (each by only one point), he also went six years without having a single point scored against him in his peak. His nickname was literally "the experiment" and he has a signature move known as the Karelin lift, he truly was the most badass athlete I know of.

[@Arisbe_obasmoqweef]

Sorry he lost to Rulon the cheesecake Gardner. Not impressed. Cael Sanderson on the other hand had actually true challenges and dominated across not only weight classes but between freestyle and folk. Then after dominating and literally never losing he became a coach and then dominated and had a killer winning streak yet again.

[@LA-km5ju]

@@Arisbe_obasmoqweef He lost on a technicality due to recent rule changes. How you gonna say "not impressed" like you could win the world championships in heavy weight Greco-roman 9 times lmao Sanderson did not go undefeated, he went 159-0 as a college wrestler but had many defeats as a career wrestler. He lost to Albert Saritov, Sharif Sharifov and Sazhid Sazhidov to name a few. The man was nowhere near as impressive as aleksandr, I have no idea where you're getting your facts from but as a world class wrestler Sanderson was nowhere near as impressive as Karelin.

[@jaylenlenear8492]

It was surprising of all combat sports he chose boxing over mma. I still agree with his choice in richie but GSP, Karelin and Jon Jones should have gotten an honorable mention at least.

[@nvmffs]

@@Arisbe_obasmoqweef A college wrestler?? Really? You're comparing that monster Karelin to a college wrestler? Karelin's wins are much more prestigious and if we look objectively, he didn't lose once. Both his losses are due to bullshirt rules or decisions.

[@Arisbe_obasmoqweef]

nvmffs Cael Sanderson was an Olympic Gold Wrestler. But yes I am referring to his ENTIRE folk style career. Not ever losing is a totally different mindset than having lost a couple times.

[@lookingforgg]

Pushing a woman into a pool to gain her attention? Yeah, try that nowadays

[@BHanif1996]

Its all about confidence and charisma

[@sausage4mash]

pools closed

[@XxRaceRCxX]

@@sausage4mash n word

[@AngelaMerici12]

It was to call her attention. They didn't marry just right after. Doing that can work but what you do after is what is important.

[@mrheru8627]

if you famous and rich, with so much charisma boost your appeal .... well why not

[@thewiirocks]

T2: "The greatest basketball..." ME: "It's Jordan" T2: "...ever. You might think it's Jordan." ME: "It's Jordan" T2: "Jodan does have an impressive " ME: "It's Jordan" T2: "But he shares the title..." ME: "It's JORD-" T2: "...with Phil Jackson" ME: "--Ok. Fair point."

[@livefree1030]

I agree on your take

[@lll9416]

Phil Jackson NEVER made a shot in the 90s He went from Scotty and Mike to Kobe and Shaq?? please! PJ is sooooo overated! True NBA fans know it was Tex Winter's triangle offense NOT Phil .. Why would Phil need to take Tex to LA if Phil was so special??

[@000subswithnovideos6]

thewiirocks wilt is the goat

[@informanti]

Nah, comparing Jackson to Jordan should be a crime. Utterly ridiculous.

[@chanito_nyc]

Nope not even close, we all know MJ is the goat, but for the video sakes if he would have said Russell some would agree, but still MJ is the goat

[@screwthenet]

Jim Thorpe was the greatest sportsman of all time. He was native american and won competitions and professional accolades across numerous sports fields and olympics. Never been outdone overall.

[@jerm9864]

@Clan leader Predator bro said Serena when mentioning Michael Jordan and Bill Russel lol

[@decker528]

I was gonna bring up Jim Thorpe. He may not have been the best at any one sport, but probably the best all around athlete ever

[@screwthenet]

@@decker528 HE did so much and had so many records he made across the board that went unbroken. Supposedly some or many of his records are still unbroken to this day. Dude had a rough life back in the late 1800s, and lost all his family within the first 16 years of his life. And he still achieved. He didnt need ot be the best in any one spot, because he wanted to do well all over. Glad you thought of him too though.

[@peterrooney3780]

Agreed. When I read the title of the video it was the first name I thought of. A few others popped up as well, like Babe Didricson(think that's how you spell it)

[@dimmufrost666]

Check out Jim Thorpe. He's an absolute legend. One of the greatest sportsmen ever and a Native American. Someone stole his track shoes during the Olympics. He fished two shoes that didn't match out of a garbage can, one of which was too big... and then won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.6 seconds.

[@ShadowACE1998]

I thought a Rugby player's body armor was multiple pints of pre-game Guinness.

[@GenJotsu]

Adds more cushion for the punishin'.

[@ahyan14]

Logan Cracraft yeah I think so mate

[@g.carvalho6474]

The pints are for injury recouvery

[@WalkingCWild]

Nah just the size of their bollocks

[@GTAVictor9128]

As the saying goes: "Football is a gentleman sport played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligan sport played by gentlemen."

[@GenJotsu]

Beautiful. Floppers would be spat on, and then the spitters would be congratulated.

[@FarrFromPerfect]

An Skrag is a hooligan sport played by yoofs

[@sunnyjim1355]

Yeah, and it's a stupid saying.

[@federicofusco353]

@@sunnyjim1355 i don't think so

[@daniedeklerk1914]

Facts

[@ahyan14]

Pele counting goals he scored in his garden

[@sophiamane]

Pele is overrated trash!

[@sir_Yosemite]

pele has 500 goals aginst friendlies and played in crappy brazile he was pretty good tho

[@ahyan14]

Krackony I guess Brazilian league was probably bigger than today since most Brazilians than played in that league not in Europe

[@sir_Yosemite]

nope defense was trash

[@sir_Yosemite]

no defence at all

[@MeVTheMenace]

That rugby section made me remember why I was so proud to play rugby in highschool even though footie was the most popular sport and I was (still am) absolutely tiny. It was incredibly demanding, shaped me into a gentleman and gave me incredible confidence and I’m super glad my PE teacher saw my potential and allowed me to at least try out as scrum half despite my size. I’d honestly recommend it to anyone who wants a challenge.

[@chrispinchak1511]

Greatest sportsman to ever live would be Jim Thorpe because he dominated several sports in his day. Could probably do a whole episode on him alone he was that amazing.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

DUDE! Sugar Ray Robinson was a damn beast. 85 - 0 as an amateur, are you freakin kidding me?!

[@jellyrollderp3193]

Look up the boxer Lomachenko. He has, and i shit you not, 396 wins and 1 lost on his amateur record. Vasyl Lomachenko.

[@jerryhatley5004]

Aaron Burr Atwood. ....I agree....sugar ray was the ali of his weight class....and yes, jellyrollderp, you right too....would love to see a lomachenko fight today against this gen.......my best to both of yuh.....

[@PresidentialWinner]

@@jellyrollderp3193 Why would he have 400 wins in amateur level? Wasn't he a pro? I'm confused.

[@pedromota7569]

@@PresidentialWinner he is now but when he was an amateur he had those wins, then he decided to became a professional

[@aapeliholtta1197]

@@PresidentialWinner Yes he won 2 gold medals in the olympics as an amateur and only after that decided to go pro.

[@logangmiterek]

As a Canadian I don’t care about curling but I feel like I should 😂

[@adamdax]

I don't "care" about it but I love watching it every winter olympics can't remember who wins Just like watching

[@thechameleon2636]

As a Swede, nobody should care about curling

[@pauldrummond755]

As a scotsman I dont either 😂

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Logan Gmiterek I thought it was only second to hockey up there.

[@l0rd_of_hollows681]

sorry bud I'm gonna have to revoke your Tim's card

[@jordan_roadhouse4798]

It should have been Phil "The Power" Taylor. What an athlete.

[@andyquin5386]

Hes not Adonis. He's THE Donis.

[@TR-lz3kh]

Second to only Andy Fordham

[@ronpump9729]

People think you're joking but no one dominated a sport in our era as long as he did

[@obamabinladen2162]

Fuck that sport tho

[@Lupp0]

@@obamabinladen2162 "What an athlete" hahaha, you got me in stitches bro :D Loved that guy though, and he was the greatest in his sport for sure.

[@TheTotoyesyes]

"a cursory glance at sports will show you good coaches are never good player" - Zidane : Allow me to disagree

[@Kaddywompous]

Key word is ‘cursory’. It is generally true.

[@Primusladesh]

@@Kaddywompous Pep Guardiola would like word Carlo Ancelotti would like a word. Del Bosque would like word Didier Deschamps would like a word Antonio Conte would like a word Jupp Heynckes would like a word Kenny Dalglish would like a word Johan Cruyff would like a word Frank Rijkaard would like a word Franz Beckenbauer would like a word Mario Zagallo would like a word. there are quite a few legendary players that went on to be great coaches, it is not as rare as people make it out to be. the media just loves throwing it at everyones face when a famous player flops as a coach

[@TheTotoyesyes]

@Well then fair enough, but he should have said "a cursory glance at basketball" then to avoid misinterpretation like mine

[@mohammadnazim4008]

@@Primusladesh Frank Rijkaard was a bad coach

[@paysonfox88]

Larry Bird coach the Indiana pacers to a NBA finals. His Indiana pacers team also pushed Michael Jordan to a game 7 .... Larry Bird is a Hall of Fame player in in the top 10 of any list.

[@francoislacombe9071]

Thoughty2: I am not a man who loves sports. Truthfully, I rarely watch sports. Me: At last, a kindred spirit.

[@battleborg6662]

@Horse*Head*Nebula dude nobody "survives" by playing sports alone. It isn't a compulsion. Even I don't like most of em but I respect them for what they are. It's just a matter of perspectives.

[@battleborg6662]

@Horse*Head*Nebula yeah my bad, apologies. 🍷

[@19th_sam17]

Those friendlies included the 7 he scored against the brazilian coast guard

[@filosofiadocaos]

ok, 3 WORLD CUPS. End of conversation.

[@Shammm23]

There Is No Way He’s Winning 3 World Cups Today It Was An Easier Era And Not To Mention He Had Great Team Mates

[@19th_sam17]

@@Shammm23 i agree, he would be amazing today, but not on the level of Messi/Ronaldo and people chat shit about how he played in a farmers league, the brazilian league in the 60s was the best league in the world at the time. Great defences, great attacks.

[@sule.A]

@@Shammm23 ?

[@bingobongo674]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2ixqWdvjtWHgMU This explains it best.

[@huntressowens3804]

Your video quality as of late has been elite

[@dancam9110]

as of late? always has been dude.

[@huntressowens3804]

@@dancam9110 true, but I meant that recently the video quality has had a level up you know. The sound quality, the lighting, just awesome.

[@dancam9110]

@@huntressowens3804 yea good point. im loving the increased output lately aswell.

[@KristjanPruus]

Greatest force of nature - Michael "Air" Jordan!

[@adamrhodes7920]

I really want to have a drink with Thoughty2. The little bits of him he lets into his informative videos tells me he's a proper sound guy.

[@HighestRank]

His sound could use a couple more blankets on the wall to deaden the echo.

[@kashiffarid8175]

You didn't mention cricket, although it is quite popular. I guess we can all agree that the greatest cricketer ever has to be Sir Don Bradman from Australia. Averaging 99.86 in Tests is a remarkable feat, especially in an era where there were no regulations over fast bowlers bowling bouncers, and the batters wore hats instead of helmets.

[@ricardoblackwood628]

We don’t care !!

[@kashiffarid8175]

@@ricardoblackwood628 thanks for letting me know. A quarter of the world's population cares though. Just putting it out there. Wish you a good one.

[@patrickthomas9006]

“Moto GP, the Isle of Man TT and Rallying”...sounds like you have another video to make.

[@ugjhgjf]

Marc Marquez

[@prashantrai4176]

He knew it would just be Rossi vs Marquez in the comments..

[@samtaylor5690]

Rossi! The man has won more championships at every level than any other rider and paved the way for a whole new generation of younger riders. The man changed the way of motosport and is still able to compete with the best at 41

[@oliverjames5347]

1. John Surtees 2. Giacomo Agostini 3. Marc Márquez (may move up the list in the future) 4. Geoff Duke 5. Valentino Rossi

[@jevonscholes8159]

@@oliverjames5347 Yes Oliver! its John Surtees all day, on however many wheels you want

[@Joe-yi2rs]

When considering who was the purest athlete that ever lived, Jim Thorpe may be hard to beat. He was an Olympic champion and pro athlete. He was not the very best at any one sport; however, he performed at a high level at many sports. Those included Track and Field, Basketball, American Football and Baseball. I am convinced any sport that he really wanted to do he would have been a top performer.

[@jaylenlenear8492]

that can be said about many high level athletes in one sport or another. the thing is most athletes that are great in their given sport simply weren't interested in proving they'd be great in other sports.

[@Joe-yi2rs]

@@jaylenlenear8492 I don't think there are that many people who are true all around athletes like Jim Thorpe. For example, Michael Jordan was the king of the NBA. But when he tried major league baseball he was mediocre at best. There is a reason Jim Thorpe has been widely heralded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. He had the perfect size, toughness, strength, speed, fitness, balance, skill and grace to be very good at a variety of sports. He was truly unique.

[@bombercountyblues]

C.b. fry.. played football and cricket for England as well as holding a world long jump record.

[@feralbluee]

@@Joe-yi2rs great answer, Joe. i am rather perturbed by that response - and i'm not into sports much - and wouldn't have been so calm. i remember Jim Thorpe's name from when i was a kid, so he must have been quite amazing. Keep safe :)

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

Shout out to Jim Thorpe, one of best all around athletes ever.

[@HighestRank]

I thought they were all supposed to be single-sportsmen.

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

Rýán Túçk I must have missed the part where he said they would be before listing off the best of each sport. While they are undeniably that, the premise seemed to be looking for the best generalist i.e someone who is really good at a wide range of sports, which Thorpe is.

[@markrayne5382]

Thoughty2 pumping out content like there is no tomorrow :o I love it

[@brandongrey9240]

Best part is it’s a good quantity and quality

[@sunnyjim1355]

That's because he's running out of ideas to produce quality content, so dumbing down is the inevitable outcome, which are easier to make.

[@H2Ob1ivion]

Gotta say Don Bradman is a glaring omission from the list.

[@didakpies]

150 years of International cricket competition and a sport once a player has played a certain many games or above, their individual statistics are a true indication of the level of player he was. Excluding number 1, the next 20 highest test batting averages in history are between 64% and 54%.. with the second highest being 64%, the highest average in test history is 99.94%, the owner of this Sir Donald Bradman. There is nobody in sports history who was just that much better than the second best player in that sports history. I thought this video was about the most dominant in their sports, Bradman owns that. It is not like its an obscure fact, it is easily googled Just as surprised that Michael Phelps didn't get a gig either. Boxers should not be considered as the many weightclassess

[@adarshvarrier]

Link -> www.statslife.org.uk/sports/1989-did-don-bradman-s-cricketing-genius-make-him-a-statistical-outlier Unsubscribed, his omission of Sir Don Bradman has made me want to unsubscribe him, and so did I. Achievements of Don Bradman would dwarf the other sportspeople by a mile there was once a graph made for people above median in sports and the Bradman had the highest median value among all sports, and this bloke wouldn't even mention him. One heck of a Brit he is. I'll try to find it and link it here whenever i find it (edit: NVM got it)

[@bosniakslayer6614]

And xu xiadong

[@sebastiansharp4354]

@@adarshvarrier Bradman is Australian lol

[@cameronb851]

No, he really isn't. No doubt he was a great sportsman, and arguably the greatest cricketer that's ever played to date, but, and there's the critical point of the video you seem to have missed, cricket is nowhere near the all-inclusive extreme physical challenge compared to other sports. I'm not saying that it isn't a challenge, and that it doesn't require extreme physical abilities at its upper competitive thresholds, but it doesn't require the same profusion and interaction of physical traits that the various sports that have mentioned representatives, are required to have. Therefore, as an assessment of the best mix and interplay of all traits we consider sporting; agility (body balance and motion control), dexterity (hand to eye coordination), endurance, power (body dynamics against opposing forces) and flexibility, cricket doesn't even come close compared to rugby, or basketball, or soccer/football, and Bradman, likewise does not fill the prerequisite traits for greatest sportsman. At best top cricket players are required to have elite dexterity and good agility, but for everything else they are pretty mediocre compared to other sportspeople. Not that individual cricket players can’t have the other traits in higher qualities, but the sport itself isn’t demanding of them, so they are not consistently ‘tested’ through their professional careers. By comparison, basketball requires upper threshold players to have elite dexterity and agility, exceptional endurance and good power and flexibility. Soccer, the same as basketball. Rugby; elite power, dexterity, agility and endurance, and good flexibility. And I haven’t even touch on the mental aspects of the sports, of which all three sports mentioned in the video have a significantly more dynamic, moment to moment, intense levels of tactical assessment and team coordination than cricket, all of which have to happen seamlessly side by side with the athlete’s extreme physical expenditure. When the ball’s in play in cricket, you have between 2 to 5 players on either side actually actively participating in a play, everyone else is just standing around, watching. In basketball and rugby, every person is on game in every moment of play. In soccer you have anticipatory roles, out of immediate play, but there’s no cloud gazing for anyone, because the game can shift to place any player in core play at any moment. Suggesting that cricket, and therefore cricket athletes are in the same threshold as rugby athletes is like me saying Olympic table tennis players and gymnasts are pretty much the same level of athleticism. Bradman was a great sportsman, but he was not anywhere close to being the best sportsman there ever was. You’re mistaking locational notoriety and (comparatively) moderate physical talent for global adaptive social strategy and pervasive athleticism. And I am saying that as someone who lives in a location were Bradman is considered a hero and a legend. He was many great things, all which should be remembered, but he was not the best sportsman the world has known by any stretch of the imagination. He could however, be considered one of the best ambassadors for sport but that would be a different kind of video.

[@AwakeAtTheWheel]

This video needs a sequel. Based on popularity, you need to cover American football, baseball, cricket and Mixed Martial Arts.

[@chevyatkins558]

Tom Brady for yanks football

[@chevyatkins558]

Shane warn or Don Bradman for cricket 😂

[@chevyatkins558]

Mma that's a hard one there are so many champions

[@mrbiceps7735]

Rugby should definitely be recognised more as it’s so physically demanding and a very difficult sport to play and understand

[@ResevoirGod]

How is it difficult to play and understand? It’s a very simple game for the most part.

[@dashua1735]

@@ResevoirGod It is simple and easy to understand, but I think what he means is the tactics

[@jonathanprime1507]

I can't take you seriously with that profile picture

[@sunnyjim1355]

It's rules are nonsense, which is why is about to see radical change... the line-out and the scrum will go., because they are just silly. Likewise, Tennis needs to dump the practace of having two serves into the dustbin of stupid ideas.

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

Whenever I happen to catch world cup matches, I'm always interested to see the scrum pack weights. One game I watched was between Australia and New Zealand. The combined weight of the forwards crashing into each other in the scrum was just under 2 tonnes. About 950kg, give or take a few kg, on each team. All of the top tier teams averaged around that sort of weight. One of my favourite aspects of the game watching the scrum. The most dangerous part of the game, the finest of lines. One mistake and the scrum collapses, dropping 2 tonnes of muscle especially on the hookers.

[@GabrielVelasco]

I haven't studied the stats, but Wayne Gretzky's influence in the sport of hockey often puts him on people's best athletes lists.

[@LordBitememan]

Here's one stat: Gretzky has more assists than any other player has points, all time.

[@tjanderson8800]

Gretzky would give all the credit to Gordie Howe too. The guys a class act. Here’s another stat. Gretz had 4 200+ point seasons. Nobody else had one. Lemieux had 199 one year tho. Here’s another off the top of my head he avg. 1.99 points per game for a career. Although he’s 2nd to Lemieux’s 2.01 it’s fitting for he retired in 99 and as you know he wore that #.

[@segfahlt]

Gretzky definitely belongs in the list. Hockey players are top notch athletes by anybody's standards, and Gretzky literally defied the game. His numbers are just mind bogglingly above everybody else's.

[@SteveStrummerUK]

For complete mastery of their chosen sports, you'd be hard pushed to better: *Sir Don Bradman* - Cricket *Walter Lindrum* - (English) Billiards Two legends of their disciplines, and both true Australian heroes.

[@drbosommd]

Don Bradman averaging 99.94 in cricket doesn't get a mention !!! Bradman was the most freakishly talented player of any sport. He averaged 2 times what most other great batsmen did. He played in an era without helmets on substandard pitches ( more dangerous ) . Even when England maliciously tried to knock his head of with the ball he averaged 50. Pele , Jordan , Usain Bolt, Babe Ruth & Gretzky don't compare. For 20 years he dominated the sport like no-one has dominated a sport ever before or since.

[@jw5983]

So grateful that you mentioned rugby!! Oh, by the way, how's Farrell doing after Kolbe left him in the dirt 🙄 Love from South Africa! 🇿🇦

[@WalkingCWild]

Did Habana ever have his ankles fixed after shane Williams broke them?

[@HighestRank]

Such love, concern for a total stranger.

[@nadiaswann7043]

@@WalkingCWild Agh shame. Its like saying, we won the World cup, but only once. When you have South Africa that won it three times and will win it again at the next World cup. Another fact! Habana scored 67 tries vs's Williams 58. Another fact! Kolbe's try scoring rate, at 80% vs Farrell's 10% per game. Silly comparison you tried, to make. Comparing Richie to Itoje, just because you English. Nah, I don't think so mate?

[@tobylittlejohn8827]

Favourite quote: "football is a gentleman's sport played by thugs, rugby is a thug's sport played by gentlemen"

[@tobylittlejohn8827]

@Honest Football Fan I never played football that much, but I believe it's a reference to the player's attitude outside of the sport. It's also perfectly possible that, given that rugby is the less popular sport, we simply hear less about the misdeeds of the players of the pitch. Plus there is generally significantly less fouling in rugby.

[@erickittmer7443]

As a proud Canadian I feel like hockey deserved a spot here as it is practically rugby on ice

[@carboncuber3147]

Rugby on Ice sounds like it would make a great musical.

[@shieldranger_fm2947]

Not really tho. Hockey do wear armor

[@erickittmer7443]

Shieldranger_FM but you got sticks to smash people into walls

[@krisamagus1]

It's far from it.Sorry.

[@cameronb851]

Hockey is certainly a consideration as far as overall athletic expectation, but I would say that while both require similar elite levels of body agility and hand to eye dexterity, as well as endurance, rugby requires more flexibility and significantly more power, two large bodies on skates colliding at speed in a running/blocking pattern is not the same as two massive bodies running into each other with the wilful determination to win a sustained contest of pure power and strength to control the outcome. Rugby requires significantly more power than hockey, more than pretty much any sport that isn’t purely about power as its core feature, like power lifting, but with the possible exception of MMA, which also requires a huge amount of power if the fight goes to the ground and power position leverage.

[@marcstates178]

Definitely Jim Thorpe. Greatest all-around, multi-sport athlete of modern times.

[@roby4497]

Terry Fox, Canadian hero, ran 5373km (37.6km/day) in 143 days. Basically, 143 consecutive marathons (a marathon is 42km). And he did this with one prosthetic leg back in 1980 when prosthetics were not of the same quality as today. And he did this while suffering from cancer. In fact, his run across Canada was cut short because cancer returned and took his life. And he did this with little support and/or fanfare. Sleeping in a van during his journey. Yearly 'Terry Fox Runs' raise millions of dollars for cancer research, thanks to this humble man and athlete. I would politely contend that he is the Greatest Sportsman Who has ever lived.

[@yuvrajganguly]

The Greatest Sportsman of all Time; in terms of sheer dominance; is undoubtedly Sir Donald George Bradman.... Cricket (alongside Basketball) is the second most popular sport right behind football; and Don dominated cricket like no athelete have any other sport. With a batting average of 99.94; which to put into perspective; other legends, like Sachin Tendulkar has of 53, Garry Sobers of 57, Viv Richards of 49, Sunil Gavaskar of 51, Jack Hobbs of 60, and modern greats like Virat Kohli has of 50; and Steve Smith of 65..... Which is, infact the second highest.... His record is just insane, and something that someone couldn't even dream of achieving... It's like having a 2 goals per game ratio or winning a 100 m Olympics gold medal by a whole 4 seconds....

[@borsukczarnawski-iliev]

13:30 WoW How humble.

[@Ellie_2810]

Borsuk Czarnawski-Iliev was he wrong tho

[@jokula7201]

I've always wanted to train rugby, but i live in the middle of nowhere, now i am gonna start high school in the city and hopefully i'll be able to start, thank you for reminding me of my dream

[@jamesdavid5224]

First step. Get big, Really big. XD

[@itsonlyacommentsnowflake3346]

@@jamesdavid5224 not all rugby players are big in size.

[@itsonlyacommentsnowflake3346]

It's a brilliant sport,I wish you all the best.💪

[@legiata]

Don't think it twice. Go there and find your team , it might be the best decision of your life so far.

[@jaiczislowski9669]

Don Bradman is a solid pick for greatest sportsman of all time and seems silly he isn’t mentioned. If you don’t know cricket imagine if Michael Jordan averaged twice the amount of points per game then the guy in second place.

[@notthisguyagain4635]

As an Australian who loves cricket, there’s plenty to pick from and not just Australian players. But it’s definitely got to be the late great Sir Donald Bradman.

[@somerandommathchannel699]

Pele:* shows up Me: No. Nooo It is time to stand up for Messi

[@lolloler1406]

Pele's a fraud, I swear any championship striker nowadays could have scored hat-tricks every game in the 60s

[@fabiodias7406]

Ronaldo is better my dude

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

You must be blind....

[@fabiodias7406]

@Honest Football Fan the problem is that pele scored those goals but the players aren't as good as they are know the competition wasn't as big as it is now. And let's not talk about the goals That he scores, cause a lot of them were against youth teams or in friendlys

[@AJ-jq3hm]

@@lolloler1406 "Pele's a fraud". Keep convincing yourself if it makes you feel better. As much as I'd like to disregard Pele myself, he is the GOAT, even if he might get bested in skills in some areas by the likes of Maradona/messi/muller/best/ronaldo, he is the GOAT in terms of influence. Also, don't disregard his skills either. I see a lot of arguments like "Pele only played in the weak Brazilian league", when in truth, that Brazilian league of the 60's was just as good as any European league. If Brazilian league had been weak, Brazil wouldn't have won the world cup back to back. Moreover, if you doubt Pele's skill and believe that his club was weak, then you're absolutely wrong. In the early 60's, SL benfica was a European giant, alongside Real Madrid. They had won back to back European cups in 61 and 62 (now known as champions league), and were a powerhouse thanx to the services of the legendary Eusebio. And then, in 62,in the intercontinental Cup, the all powerful benfica faced Pele's Santos. Over two legs, benfica got trashed 8-4 by Santos, with Pele scoring a hatrick in one leg and a brace in the return leg. So re think when you call Pele a fraud. Moreover, your point about "a championship striker outscoring Pele in the 60's" is fking dumb. That's like saying, any semi progressional bodybuilder today would dwarf a bodybuilder from the 60's. Well no shit sherlock. Techniques, technology, and regiments evolve over time. Comparing two absolutely different eras is idiotic.

[@WineZ22]

Richie is that amazing. Just having him in the team increase the winning chance by 20% thats a crazy buff you have there 😮

[@jaylenlenear8492]

when Lebron left the Cavs they became literally the worst team in the NBA the next season after being in the finals the year before. Richie and Lebron are the 2 greatest team buffs ive ever seen

[@myvirtualpersona7975]

You’re like 2020’s vsauce Edit: vsauce uploaded today

[@sanzocklei9354]

please expand...how so?

[@francopastorino1809]

go watch the date on his first video

[@crowbrocaw]

Vsauce is like he’s always hopped up on energy drinks. Wayyyy too much false energy

[@jaipreetsingh6566]

He did...?

[@AdamSmith-pp1cd]

Wayne Gretzky, they retired his number across the league. His records still hold to this day and are so far ahead of anyone else. Also, I'd say wilt chamberlain for best basketball player

[@thisguyrighthere3647]

Wayne Gretzky needs to be mentioned. The most dominant athlete at his sport. The separation he has from the rest of all other hockey players is staggering. Arguable the most of any sport. There is ZERO argument he's the best hockey player. No other sports has that really.

[@alexeibelbas8960]

Some media now are speculating for Ovi to catch-up, but I am with you on the Great One!

[@lusir.]

17:09 here we see some of Thoughty2's ancestors.

[@hebrewsky]

I actually laughed out loud when Phil Jackson's name came up.

[@nkk18]

How did he forget Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem and lebron?

[@alaricwatson8953]

Lmao same

[@ilikeyoutube685]

@@nkk18 because they are not on Jordans level

[@neiana]

@@nkk18 Lebron only plays at the level everyone already thought he would. He had very VERY little potential. Jordan was not initially seen as being that great, and he exploded on the scene. Lebron cries and whimpers and whines at every little tiny travesty. Jordon just one-upped anybody who thought they were better. Jordan will ALWAYS be better than "King James".

[@jdotboyz7927]

NK 18 he’s not a sports fan

[@b4tskun]

Doing sports > watching sports.

[@evilchaosboy]

After seeing what Rugby was all about (I'm Canadian and generally don't take notice unless it's played on ice wearing razor shape blades!!) I don't think I would even ATTEMPT to pick someone to top yer Boy as the best...geez, I just finished the video and I've forgotten his name! His accomplishments though will be forever engrained in my mind! It's fascinating to learn of a sport that you are so unfamiliar with that you just learned more about in 10minutes than you had in your whole life! I do believe that was one of your most uplifting vids!! Well Done, sir!! \m/

[@milochapman5804]

As a rugby player and fan, and Englishman, I hate to say that Don Bradman is probably the best player of any sport. He averaged 99.94 in a game where the next best player of all time averaged around 60.

[@zwippie92]

I really don't care for sports. It's fun playing some of them yourself with friends or kids but watching them, no thank you. But this video was very good and it actually was interesting, despite being about sports and people I don't care too much about. The more you learn.

[@MajorMasonGaming]

UwU

[@bdog4280]

Anybody that hasn’t checked out hockey should give it a view , trying to kill each other on the ice and then shaking hands after .

[@ANDROID-19-jk4el]

As you would of seen the most vicious ice sport is curling

[@mialiahh9228]

Would have to be Canadian hockey then. XD

[@RustCrewAidan]

Thought The Great One would get a mention.

[@thebigpicture2032]

Gretzky would be my pick for GOAT. He dominated his sport setting a record for points that nobody can even get close.

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@RustCrewAidan How Gretzky wasn't mentioned here is beyond me.

[@shep4680]

No Bo Jackson his athleticism was literally the reason he had a career ending injury

[@The4cp]

He was so strong he hurt himself an average NFL back would have fell. Bo would have been the first and only to win a super bowl and a world series.

[@shramo]

Came here to say Bo.

[@Arisbe_obasmoqweef]

Came here to say Bo too

[@tjanderson8800]

Thanks dude, I was gonna say Bo in his prime was unstoppable, his size, strength, speed, power, and just pure god given talent and athleticism. There may never be shooting star as bright as he was until he was injured.

[@Gladiamdammit]

BO KNOWS

[@SuedeStonn]

Jerry Rice. I'm a RAIDERS fan, and while Bo Jackson is the prototypical RB and a freak of nature, Jerry Rice is the pinnacle of an athlete in his chosen profession and position. His records speak for themselves, they will not be challenged any time soon, if ever. But what really sets him apart was his work ethic and how he translated it to game time... unreal. Unstoppable. While others like Randy Moss had freakish athleticism at WR, Jerry put in the time and energy to be the best, and then he put in more. Torn ACL? Gimme a little time to heal, I'll be back. Old? Old school maybe, and just schooled your young ass, now siddown and shut up. "Flash80"... tops in the NFL, and in my book all of sports.

[@aleksc4376]

I know olympic wrestling isn't that popular but Aleksander Karelin has to be one of the greatest athletes that ever lived. 887wins and 2 losses. Both loses by a single point.

[@shimnakt955]

Richie in rugby is equivalent to sachin tendulkar in cricket😍

[@emotrashgarbage2276]

What

[@clarkclements7204]

No. Overrated player.

[@clarkclements7204]

Just look at Don Bradman's statistics.

[@Dani-lk3ed]

Sachin Tendulkar is not greatest cricketer

[@SocraticEngineer]

@@Dani-lk3ed not anymore.

[@michaelrussell8]

Michael Phelps should be up there, he's literally got the world record for most gold medals .

[@singhstar3202]

Who is that

[@DavidMedina-lu1wf]

Yeah and he won them with performing enhancing drugs that were not in the list, even when they were going to take them away US cried about it so like a little brat kid they let them keep the medals

[@HighestRank]

David Medina crying as a sport hs won more gold medals in one fell swoop than ll other competitions combined.

[@anml1969]

Phelps: hold my bong.

[@darthrevan2723]

How do you not have Michael Phelps on this list? He has 28 Olympic medals 23 of them are gold. He has the world record for the most amount of gold medals and he isn’t even mentioned.

[@l.v.305]

Because as he said, he chose the most popular sports. While sure Phelps's achievements have been televised globally because of the olympics, his overall career doesn't reach the same broad audience as the others do, considering only the once in 4 year competition is what he's known for around the world.

[@madd5]

@@l.v.305 he popularized swimming. Just like Usain Bolt did with running. Those are the greatest sportsman of their kind.

[@l.v.305]

@@madd5 Maybe in US, outside of it not very much really. You're right in that they're the greatest in their field, but their field is not as popular as the ones portrayed in the video. Most major sports have had their undisputed kings, but it would've been a long video if he put them all in. :P

[@gld6523]

I'm no rugby professional, but I have played for my local team for a few years and it is one of the most physically demanding sports I have ever played. I've been playing for this team since aged 10, and still play now (I'm 13). I am very tall for my age (I am 6 foot 1) so it is clear to see why I am chosen. I play at centre so I have to make good passes and good runs and be quick and agile. One game, I stepped away from my opponent when he went to tackle me, only to be dump tackled into the ground. I landed right on my lower back, at such a force that since that day I have been unable to sprint/ run for a long period of time, I still play for my team but mostly provide passes now. Thanks for reading. TL:DR (ik this isn't reddit but oh well) - Dump Tackled onto my back, in pain with back since then

[@oldsteve4291]

The TT, motorcycle racing for the clinically insane.... BLOODY MARVELOUS!!! Makes you proud to be British.

[@bumble3572]

We all know the greatest of all time is Shooter McGavin

[@pascalekaiser1396]

Lmao!!!!

[@jameylebel]

He’s at sizzler....;)

[@peterrooney3780]

He eats pieces of shite like me for breakfast

[@alexeibelbas8960]

Would mention: Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods, Lev Yashin.

[@thischannelisformarkrobers6634]

I really hoped ice hockey would have been in this video too since it’s actually pretty popular i think

[@LeoStaley]

He must do a second, and perhaps third part to include hockey, golf, swimming, skiing, and heck, even chess.

[@HighestRank]

Sorry but a ball is driven by a driver so it must be a vehicle.

[@n3izhyped622]

Our boy Richie's continuing his dreams , he's got his aviation license and want's to be a piolet for our national airline , PS I had a chat to him while he was stopped for road works just down from his house ,a true gentleman that's hasn't let the fame and money change him, PS thanks bro for going out of your way to make content that's unfamiliar to you , amazing channel , is your book available in new Zealand?

[@roshiron1816]

Holy crap. A champion, a pilot, AND goodlooking? Does he have a harem too? lol.

[@Zobar-qz2ef]

Richie macaw was my favourite player when I was little sadly he retired when I was 8, I was devastated when he took the piloting job. To this day my dad and I watch his old games

[@malikiori]

14:07 I once had a book titled 'Rugby Jokes', and the writer explained why he titled his book as such in this way: ' because rugby is a game played by men with an oddly-shaped ball'.

[@dab9122]

Don Bradman's batting average in Cricket is almost twice as good as the next best making him the best sportsman of all time....

[@ANDROID-19-jk4el]

He was a great baseball legend

[@19th_sam17]

I was gonna mention Bradman but i didn't think any cricket fans would be about. How did he not include the 2nd most popular sport?

[@MegaSkyline69]

@@19th_sam17 there's a few of us lurking about mate 😀

[@Squidz66]

Of course it's Sir Donald Bradman..no question. That average will never be beaten.

[@aaronb2779]

Yeah... no. no one cares about cricket.

[@arj-]

Why did I just watch a nerd explain sport to me for 20 minutes...

[@Void-ic3ei]

Does anyone else notice that 42 always changes his thumbnails?

[@AtlasReburdened]

Ye, that's just smart YouTubing.

[@hydrolito]

Thoughty 2 not forty Two.

[@Void-ic3ei]

42* he refers to himself at 42 at the beginning of each of his videos

[@AtlasReburdened]

@@Void-ic3ei No, he just pronounces "thoughty 2" in a way that's purposefully indistinguishable from "forty two".

[@AtlasReburdened]

@alphadawn2015 lennon "his channel has always been 42" About section says "thoughty2" a full 11 times. Lol, I guess you think having seen a movie about a Douglass Adams book makes you an expert on the matter.

[@ItsJustMe0585]

Hockey, dude... All those other elements of Rugby, brutal physicality, stamina, hard hitting, full awareness of your surroundings, excellent teamwork, massive hand eye coordination, and all while sliding around on razor blades at 30kph. That means that Gretzky is the best. He didn't have to be a beast, a goon, or even really that physically large, yet he was a dang machine! One of the very few athletes that everyone knows the name of, worldwide, even if they've never watched a game of hockey in their life.

[@BatkoBrat]

Couldn't stop laughing at that 3:55 "boxer" 😂

[@bogdangiusca5057]

I care about curling J.k not i dont Forgot it existed 😂

[@ramenify551]

how to get good at curling vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrFiGdup7B1g6c

[@markbaker5599]

"im not a sports fan", really? I would never have guessed after hearing you mangling those names.

[@JMac_96]

Being a rugby fan, you can't deny McCaw and Carter being the greatest. Even by All Black standards they were superhuman

[@harrypreston1775]

I am a believer that Carter's the GOAT but Lomu really brought rugby to the world, in his time he was a phenomenon the likes of which no one had ever seen.

[@JMac_96]

@@harrypreston1775 Lomu was a monster, just a pity he didnt play for as long as could. God rest the man's soul

[@dejamike88]

If Pele plays in this era, he would be probably making a billion dollars contract given the money that international teams are willing to pay

[@tyronecardwell5132]

Surfings Kelly Slater. Over 250 amateur titles before turning Professional. Youngest world champion at age 20 and oldest at 39. 11× world champion and a winning percentage of 74% over a 30yr professional solo sporting career. January of 2022 won his 8th Pipeline Masters at age 49 just 5 days out from turning 50 became world number 1 again in death defying waves competing against 22yrs. Kelly is so good and career so long that he made their fathers retire from the sport 20yrs ago and now their kids are having the same trouble beating him. The G.O.A.T of all Goats. The list of achievements is un human.

[@fredbedlam]

John Brzenk went on an undefeated streak of 25-years in armwrestling.

[@Frank0da0Tank]

Anthony Burgess But you dont need to be athletic to be an arm wrestler, strength in an arm and technique is about it.

[@hannuvallin6155]

"We're not going to consider small sports", talks about a game with at most 5 million players worldwide (while curling has 1,5 million or so, in the "same league") :).

[@LA-km5ju]

Spotted the curler

[@powerlifting1012]

Boxing is ranked number 9 and curling is ranked 51 on global popular sports also you are comparing a one man sport to a team sport.

[@hannuvallin6155]

@@powerlifting1012 I was talking about rugby, which is a niche sport when compared to the likes of boxing and football...

[@mercurywoodrose]

jim thorpe is my guy. i also loved how Paavo Nuurmi won endless olympic events at all levels. who was he? just kept running, running running. my dad was a long distance runner so i admire that sport above all others. running requires intense pacing, and its you against you. thats all there is. you, your breath, the ground. nothing else exists.

[@mathgod]

Beamon’s long jump was the single greatest sporting feat ever.

[@stevenlester2606]

At 22:19, just look at that kid's admiring look. How cool for him.

[@adheeshb8874]

Who is the best engineer or doctor of all time ?

[@jeffreyadams648]

Adheesh B Brunel and Salk

[@Divya-pj7ub]

Indian spotted

[@Canada4evr]

I don't know. But you Adheesh B win "Best KZbin Comment" by reframing to something that ACTUALLY matters.

[@Canada4evr]

@@jeffreyadams648 Thumbs up I think. Just going to take your word on that as I'm not going to research it. At least I can remember Salk off the top of my head.

[@julian590]

"n-iy-k-e" 😂

[@commonsensei8798]

Man you are pumping these out I'm finding it hard to keep up. I'm loving it.

[@cloroxbleach7554]

I'm surprised there's no mention of Wilt Chamberlain, he was a freak of nature. Buff body, tall height, fast sprinter, can bench press heavy weights, and an NBA player.

[@dennisddt1146]

Same here, dude was insane I have heard and read, like you said, at least a mention would've been nice.

[@edemonus6225]

Very impressed to see Ronnie in the intro! @1:32

[@Darth_Mauw]

No, no, the thumbnail is Drax! And you can't see him if he stands incredibly still

[@bloodysYT]

Pele played against drunk old men and counted those goals he scored in Sunday league no competition

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

Who could kick him, unlike messi and Ronaldo who are protected.

[@madd5]

@@JamesSmith-bl6rd LOL GTFO.

[@madd5]

50 years ago football was far not as competitive as today. And Pele looked really compared to them. Imagine if Messi played with those teams. He would destroy them twice as much as Pele.

[@JamesSmith-bl6rd]

@@madd5 don't think so. It was far more competitive. Better defenders then. Put it this way. Put pele in the modern game, with lightweight boots and footballs. The pitches like snooker tables and defenders can hardly tackle you. Put messi on a pitch were the boots weight 15 pounds wet, heavy football with laises, defenders that can kick you literally off the pitch. Don't get me wrong, I love messi but he was always in a great side. He never tested himself anywhere else like Ronaldo and never won an international trophy. Not even a copa America with isn't at the standards of the European cup. Pele 3 world cups Maradona 1 world cup Messi 0 Ronaldo 1 euros

[@Messigam]

@@JamesSmith-bl6rd Messi is literally kicked and ganged up by multiple defenders, and football is a teams sports so it's can't be judged on team awards awards, Pele wasn't the best player in 2 world cups and hardly played the second World Cup, never played in Europe. And people from Pele times and have seen Messi have said Messi was better.

[@Renster23]

In my opinion, Wilt Chamberlain is by far the greatest athlete who ever lived. He was freakishly fast, quick, and strong all while being 7'1. He holds a crazy amount of records that have still never been broken, and may never be broken in the nba he would most likely have more if they kept track of blocks and other statistics, as well as the different awards, missing during that era.

[@tylerpemberton3134]

The most women for sure

[@glennsampson5945]

In regards to basketball, Wilt Chamberlain deserves serious consideration as the best ever. Chamberlain was so dominant that they changed the rules of the game to take away some of the things only he could do. He once scored an incredible 100 points in a game and averaged an astonishing 50 points per game over an entire system. He won seven scoring, eleven rebounding, nine durability, and nine field goal percentage titles. No other player ever averaged at least 30 points per game and 20 rebounds per game over a season, yet Chamberlain accomplished this feat seven times and achieved these averages over his entire career. In basketball, Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan are the two you need to choose between. It's hard to compare them because they played different positions in different eras. For the most dominate player in any sport, my choice is Wayne Gretsky in ice hockey. He has pretty much every offensive record in the sport and by an incredible margin. You name the stat and Wayne Gretsky is far in front of every other player to have played the game. Second place typically only 1/2 of Gretsky's total. I saw Wayne Gretsky play and nobody could understand how he always managed to be so far in front of everybody else. He was called simply "The Great One." If you expand the definition of sport to include any competitive activity, then my choice is Dr. Marion Tinsley in checkers. He was by far the greatest checkers player in history maintaining the world championship for 45 years losing only 7 games in his entire life! Two of his loses were to the computer program "Chinook" which would later go on to solve the game. Tinsley had a period of over 40 years where he lost only three games. Some top checkers players played their entire career without ever witnessing Marion Tinsley lose a game. During one game against the computer program Chinook, Chinook played a weak move on its 10th move. Tinsley immediately said "you are going to regret that move." Tinsley did win the game. Afterwards the lead programmer, Jonathan Schaeffer, looked back into the database and discovered that Tinsley picked the only strategy that could have defeated Chinook from that point and that the win took 64 moves to complete. Yet somehow Tinsley saw the win in a flash. Nobody could understand how one player could be so good for so long. There is nothing like it in any other competitive activity that is more mental than physical whether the activity is Chess, Go, Xiangqi, Bridge, or whatever.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Not only is Cricket the 2nd most popular sport on the Planet, but Sir Donald Bradman has the greatest sporting achievement by light years. If you look at the best sports people of each sport, no one is as far ahead of the next best as The Don is and he didn't even get a mention..........That is just......mind boggling. For those who want to know: In short, Batting Average in Cricket is how many runs you make on average per innings, you're considered a great batsmen if you have a batting average of 50, there are only a handful (6 to be precise) who have a batting average above 60 with Steve Smith sitting in 2nd on 62.84 which is absolutely ELITE. Donald Bradman's batting average is 99.94. which means Donald Bradman is 37.1 runs better than the next best batsman of all time. Donald is the Greatest Sports person of all time. Just a side not, Marnus Labuschagne's batting average is 63.43 however he has only played 14 test matches which can make his B.A rise and slide suddenly......So I didn't count him on the list. (otherwise he is 2nd)

[@justsomeotherguywithamusta6810]

The answer is Phil "Sharpshooter" Jones, thank me later.

[@lolloler1406]

Sorry jones is shite, lingardinho is the greatest of all time

[@vismithagunasekara5898]

Anyone think Aaron was one of those kids who wore dungarees in his childhood?

[@alexbrown975]

MMA requires more skill, endurance, power and IQ than Rugby.

[@hydrolito]

If they had a high IQ likely to do something different than those two. I don't think Boxing, Bull Fighting and Bull riding very logical either.

[@wayneclark3020]

Wayne Gretzky is the greatest of alltime in any sport. Gretzky still holds or shares 61 NHL records and his career ended 21 years ago. If Gretzky scoring records were compared to lets say baseball homeruns, he would have hit over 1200 homeruns or almost 2x his nearest competitor. This rate of achievement is reflected in his other records as well. The guy was just a freak of nature born to play hockey.

[@drbosommd]

Don Bradman is the Greatest of all-time in any sport but Gretzky is second and that's no diss. Bradmans cricket batting average of 99.94 would equate to over 0.600 in baseball. And Bradman played in an era with tougher conditions.

[@TheBc12d]

The All Blacks are the most successful sports team of any sport in history and Richie is the most successful player and captain in that team, makes sense. Having met him a few times, he should get the nice guy award too, typical mainlander.

[@Viiksis]

The title reminds me of Charlie

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

He'll change it soon anyway

[@rudravarma4659]

@@Joe-42 penguinz0 or Cr1tikal

[@rudravarma4659]

@oni zuka that guy from Hunger Games

[@rudravarma4659]

@oni zuka yeah man, he shaped modern cinema as it is today

[@jeremygilmore3208]

Moist

[@Abell_lledA]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates..Non-Duality.

[@reubenphilip_712]

Nah JJ Olatunji is the best boxer, he can beat horses to find some wotah

[@claytonkoenig3746]

😂

[@gotthatswag4502]

"if you drive a racecar without experience you will probably get knocked out by the g-forces" ~Walter Röhrl (one of the most sucessfull Rally/ sportacar drivers of all time)

[@nihilist1680]

1:31 It was at this moment I knew that you've done your research well. Go On Ronnie !!!

[@PapayaCyan]

I now want to see a video about the Motorsport side of it that could be interesting

[@FarrFromPerfect]

Bruce McLaren?