Top 10 Greatest Athletes of All Time

Eight Ballon d'Or awards, a World Cup title, and records that may never be broken — the Argentine wizard settled the GOAT debate for most football fans when he lifted the trophy in Qatar.

The Greatest floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee across three heavyweight championship reigns, but his impact outside the ring as a civil rights icon was even more powerful.

23 Grand Slam singles titles and a career that redefined power tennis — Serena dominated women's tennis for two decades while breaking barriers of race and gender in the sport.

The fastest human ever timed holds world records in the 100m (9.58s) and 200m (19.19s), winning eight Olympic golds with a showmanship that made sprinting must-watch television.

The Great One holds 61 NHL records including most goals and most assists — separately, either total would make him the all-time points leader, a statistical dominance unmatched in any sport.

23 Olympic gold medals make the Baltimore Bullet the most decorated Olympian in history, a record so absurd that the second-place swimmer has nine fewer golds.

Over 900 career goals, five Champions League titles, and five Ballon d'Ors make the Portuguese superstar one of football's greatest ever, with a work ethic that borders on superhuman.

Seven Super Bowl rings with two different franchises cement the 199th draft pick as the greatest quarterback and arguably the greatest team sport athlete in American history.

20 Grand Slam titles and the most elegant game tennis has ever seen — the Swiss Maestro was the sport's global ambassador and proved that graceful genius could coexist with ruthless winning.

Eight Ballon d'Or awards, a World Cup title, and records that may never be broken — the Argentine wizard settled the GOAT debate for most football fans when he lifted the trophy in Qatar.

The Greatest floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee across three heavyweight championship reigns, but his impact outside the ring as a civil rights icon was even more powerful.

23 Grand Slam singles titles and a career that redefined power tennis — Serena dominated women's tennis for two decades while breaking barriers of race and gender in the sport.

The fastest human ever timed holds world records in the 100m (9.58s) and 200m (19.19s), winning eight Olympic golds with a showmanship that made sprinting must-watch television.

The Great One holds 61 NHL records including most goals and most assists — separately, either total would make him the all-time points leader, a statistical dominance unmatched in any sport.

23 Olympic gold medals make the Baltimore Bullet the most decorated Olympian in history, a record so absurd that the second-place swimmer has nine fewer golds.

Over 900 career goals, five Champions League titles, and five Ballon d'Ors make the Portuguese superstar one of football's greatest ever, with a work ethic that borders on superhuman.

Seven Super Bowl rings with two different franchises cement the 199th draft pick as the greatest quarterback and arguably the greatest team sport athlete in American history.

20 Grand Slam titles and the most elegant game tennis has ever seen — the Swiss Maestro was the sport's global ambassador and proved that graceful genius could coexist with ruthless winning.