Greatest Athlete of the past century !!

To pick the greatest athlete of the past century can sometimes be an intriguing and daunting task to say the least. However, if I had to make a choice then it has to Michael Jordan, the all time great NBA star. Having put forth my opinion, let me now discuss in detail about the factors that influenced my opinion.

A great athlete is someone who is capable of performing physical acts of extreme difficulty and be involved in a sport which requires high level of skill, strength, speed and body conditioning. Besides being involved in the sport one has to excel in it and be on top of it for most of his/her career. And after starting to excel in the sport, one needs to keep the domination going year after year as long as one plays the sport. Despite playing at such high level with such high intensity, one also has to be injury free. And last but not the least, one has to be on the record books too.

Michael Jordan was involved in the sport of Basketball which is one among the most physically challenging sport in the world. Jordan was quick, strong, extremely focused and possessed immaculate clutch skills. He was able to dominate and kept repeating the magic moments all through his career. This domination earned him 5 MVP titles, 6 NBA championships and two Olympic gold medals.

In fact, with the range of physical attributes that Michael Jordan possessed he would have easily excelled in most other sports too. He truly was indeed the greatest athlete of the past century! 

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