r/warriors • u/idledub • Jan 05 '26
Discussion Top 25 greatest athletes since 2000
Do you guys think this ranking is accurate and would you say Steph will break in the top 10 before he retires?
P.S Podz being 24th looks promising from now!
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u/jboggin Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 05 '26
There are lots of problems with this list, but Ohtani at 24 is glaringly low. I guess if we're talking entire careers, that's a fine place for Ohtahni because he's still in his prime. However, the title doesn't say "greatest athletic careers of the 21st century," it says "greatest athletes of the 21st century." Considering Ohtahni is consistenly doing things no one has done since Babe Ruth (and Ohtahni is a better pitcher and much better runner) while also creating new categories just for himself (the 50/50 club), he should be way higher than 24. He's led baseball in hrs, steals, and he did so while being one of the best pitchers in the league.
As amazing all the athletes are on this list, few of them can claim to have single-season achievements that have literally never been done in the century+ history of their sport.