Current or retired, let's hear some of your all time favorite pro athletes. Not necessarily the BEST ever, the most famous or even in the "major" sports; just players you've liked or admired. Here are mine:
NFL : Defense - Ronnie Lott. Offense - Barry Sanders. Current player - Larry Fitzgerald.
MLB - All time position player, Tony Gwynn (close runner up, Edgar Martinez). Pitcher - Nolan Ryan (runner up Randy Johnson).
NBA - Terry Porter. (Honorable mentions to David Robinson and Alex English)
NHL - Wayne Gretzky. (Besides being THE GOAT, he is a very nice guy. I got to meet him once and he talked to me for a good five minutes when he didn't really have to).
NFL : Defense - Ronnie Lott. Offense - Barry Sanders. Current player - Larry Fitzgerald.
MLB - All time position player, Tony Gwynn (close runner up, Edgar Martinez). Pitcher - Nolan Ryan (runner up Randy Johnson).
NBA - Terry Porter. (Honorable mentions to David Robinson and Alex English)
NHL - Wayne Gretzky. (Besides being THE GOAT, he is a very nice guy. I got to meet him once and he talked to me for a good five minutes when he didn't really have to).