Top 25 Sportsperson of all time

Michael Jordan is the greatest scorer in NBA history, averaging 30.1 points per game; he was also a great on defense, averaging 2.35 steals per game, which is third in NBA history. Jordan won six NBA championships in six appearances. Jordan became the first player in league history to win both the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award and NBA MVP in a career.

Muhammad Ali born as Cassius Clay was one of the best boxers of all time. He was famous not only fpr his knock inside the ring but also for his thoughts around Civil rights. He fought total 61 fights and won 56, 37 of those wins came via knockouts. His fight with Joe Frazier in 1971 is also famously known as "Fight of the Century".

Michael Fred Phelps was former competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time winning 28 medals out of which 23 are gold. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals, Olympic gold medals in individual events, and Olympic medals in individual events.

In 1999, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. Averaging almost a goal per game throughout his career, Pelé was adept at striking the ball with either foot in addition to anticipating his opponents' movements on the field."

Sir Don Bradman has an astronomical average of 99.94 in test cricket which none of the cricketerd came close to breaking. In 1930 tour of England he scored 974 runs, a record which still stands. Unfortunately he was dismissed for a duck in his last innings where he needed 4 runs to achieve a batting average of 100. Bradman set a then world record for first-class cricket by scoring 452 not out in only 415 minutes.

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player and one of the greatest in the sport's history. Born on May 22, 1987, he has won record 24 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. He has achieved Career Grand Slam 3 times. Known for his exceptional baseline game and mental toughness, Djokovic has dominated the ATP rankings for years.

Babe Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 22 seasons from 1914 through 1935. He began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox but acheived the stardom at New York Yankees. He has hit 714 home runs. He has runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164)

Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He scored over 200 points in one season and he has done it 4 times. In his splendid career he has 894 goals, 1963 assists, 2857 points and 50 hat-tricks. He held 61 NHL records. The NHL retired his jersey number 99 league-wide, making him the only player to receive such an honour.

Usain Bolot was Jamaican sprinter. He is currently a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay. Bolt won 8 gold medal at Olympics and he is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100m and 200m titles at 3 consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016)

Serena Williams is the American professional tennis player. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era. Additionally she has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles too and all with her sister Venus. She has career win-loss ratio as 842–147 which stands at stagerring 85%.

Over his illustrious career, Tiger Woods has accumulated 15 major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus, and boasts a total of 82 PGA Tour victories, tying with Sam Snead for the most all-time. His dominance in the late 1990s and early 2000s established him as a global sports icon and helped popularize golf worldwide.Woods made a remarkable comeback by winning the 2019 Masters, his first major victory in over a decade.

Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete and 4 time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games by winning in 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters and 4×100-meter relay.

Jerry Rice is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. He won three Super Bowls with the 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Raiders.

Michael Schumacher is a German retired racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan Grand Prix, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes upon his return to the sport. The most successful driver in the history of the sport, Schumacher holds the records for the most World Championship titles (7), the most Grand Prix wins (91), the most fastest laps (77) and the most races won in a single season (13).

Carl Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won 9 Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including 8 gold. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events.

James Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football, professional baseball and basketball.

Michael Tyson is an American former professional boxer. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He fought 58 fights in his career and won 50; out of those he won 44 by knockouts.

Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist. In 1976 at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games. During her career, she won 9 Olympic medals and 4 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals.

LeBron James is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He entered the NBA straight from high school in 2003, being drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Known for his exceptional versatility, basketball IQ, and leadership, LeBron has won four NBA championships and earned multiple MVP awards. His career includes stints with the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers.

Nicknamed the "magician" for his incredible ball control, Dhyan Chand is widely considered the best field hockey player ever. He scored more than 1,000 career goals and played for India for over 20 years, winning 3 olympic gold medals (1928, 1932 and 1936). His birthday is still celebrated as a national sports day in India

Martina Navratilova is a Czechoslovak-born American former professional tennis player and coach. Navratilova was world No. 1 for a total of 332 weeks in singles, and a record 237 weeks in doubles. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles and 10 major mixed doubles titles; for a combined total of 59 major titles

Jan-Ove Waldner is a Swedish former table tennis player. He edges out Ma Long closely to be the best player in the ping pong history. He is also one of only 5 male players in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam in 1992 (World Champion and World Cup winner in singles, Olympic gold medal in singles).

Roger Federer held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks including a record 237 consecutive weeks. He won Australian Open 6 times, French Open once, US Open 5 times and Wimbeldon a records of 8 times.

Jack Nicklaus is an American retired professional golfer. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. He won PGA Player of the Year 5 times. He won Masters Tournament 6 times, PGA Championship 5 times, U.S. Open 4 times and The Open Championship 3 times.

Lin Dan is former Chinese professional badminton player. He is a 2 time Olympic champion, 5 time World champion and 6 time All England champion. He has won every major title in the badminton world.

Following few players missed out of top 25 narrowly:

> Paavo Nurmi (Athletics)
> Joe Montana (American Football)
> Flyod Mayweather (Boxing)
> Eddie Merckx (Cycling)
> Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket)
> Rafael Nadal (Tennis)