Best use of talent in sports history

[MikeyPatriot]

So should we just name the top guys in sports history?

[benza13]

Pujols

worked his ass off to get to the majors and where he is today

[Popinjay]

Ichiro Suzuki

Michael Jordan

[DonkeyKongSr]

For me, this topic is basically "who is the best player to not waste any of his talent". Somebody who achieved all they could, didn't really slack off, and a great career beginning to end. Plus, maybe a little bit of the guy not being the greatest physical specimen ever. That gives me:

Wayne Gretzky

Never had a bad season (slowed down due to age, but never horrible), dominated for an extended period of time, won everything that could be won in his sport, and looks like an accountant.

[Clarkmeister]

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Brett Favre

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I'd vote career underachiever. Any semblance of self-discipline over the duration of his career and he'd have been unreal.

[J.A.Sucker]

How could the answer be anyone other than Larry Bird?

[Jack of Arcades]

Only white people are eligible for this title.

[J.A.Sucker]

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Only white people are eligible for this title.

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Hence my answer of Larry Bird.

[btmagnetw]

how can anyone say jordan when he clearly did not maximize his talent for basketball?

[prohornblower]

I always thought Greg Maddux has accomplished the most with the least, in baseball.