Friday 19 August 2022

My top 10 athletes

                          

Lance Armstrong battling with Marco Pantani
                         

Here are my top 10 athletes that I have followed all though the years. They each excelled in their sport and all remain in my personal Hall of Fame, even though some of them may not be loved and admired by everyone.

1.      Lance Armstrong, cycling, winning 7 Tour de France races, even though suspended.

2.      Darryl Strawberry, Baseball, New York Mets.

3.      Tiger Woods, golf, winning 16 major titles.

4.      Bobby Charlton, football, Manchester United.

5.      Joe Rudi, Baseball. Oakland A’s, a personal friend of mine and former parishioner.

6.      Dino Zoff, football, Juventus goalkeeper.

7.      Abebe Bikila, marathon runner, winning two gold Olympic medals, running barefoot in 1960.

8.      Michael Phelps, swimming winner of 23 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals in the Olympics.

9.      Tom Brady, American football, with New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

10.  Ronnie O’Sullivan, snooker.

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