Not another favourites thread (sport)

[Canes4life]

Rugby Union - Christian Cullen
Cricket - Brendan McCullum
League - Johnathan Thurston
NFL - Julio Jones
Tennis - Rafael Nadal
Golf - Tiger Woods
Olympian - Usain Bolt
Sports Commentator - Ray Warren
Boxing - Mike Tyson
NBA/Basketball - Kobe Bryant
Motor Racing - Ayrton Senna
Soccer - Theiry Henry
Netball - Irene Van Dyk
Horse Racing - Who Shot The Barman
Surfing - Andy Irons
Swimming - Michael Phelps
Rowing - Eric Murray
Sailing - Peter Blake
Cycling - Chris Froome

[booboo]

@ACT-Crusader said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

One of those Facebook cut and paste exercises. Straightforward, name your All-time favourites in each:

Rugby Union - Dan Carter
Cricket - Malcolm Marshall
League - Stacey Jones
NFL - Randall Cunningham
Tennis - Steffi Graf
Golf - Seve Ballesteros
Olympian - Michael Johnson
Sports Commentator - Jeff Van Gundy
Boxing - Oscar De La Hoya
NBA/Basketball - David Robinson
Motor Racing - Ayrton Senna
Soccer - Eric Cantona
Netball - Irene Van Dyken
Horse Racing - Doriemus
Surfing - Kelly Slater
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - Rob Waddell
Sailing - Chris Dickson
Cycling - Sean Kelly

Rugby Union - Mils Muliaina
Cricket - Ian Smith
League - Kurt Sorenson
NFL - I dunno ... Jerry Rice
Tennis - Boom Boom
Golf - John Daly
Olympian - Daley Thompson
Sports Commentator - John Howson
Boxing - Sugar Ray Leonard
NBA/Basketball - Magic
Motor Racing - Alain Prost
Soccer - Ozzie Ardiles
Netball - Sandra Mallett/Edge
Horse Racing - Bonecrusher
Surfing - Daniel Kereopa
Swimming - Anna Simcic
Rowing - Eric Murray
Sailing - Russell Coutts
Cycling - Anna Meares (hate myself) ever so slightly in front of Sarah Ulmer

[booboo]

@ACT-Crusader said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

One of those Facebook cut and paste exercises. Straightforward, name your All-time favourites in each:

Rugby Union - Dan Carter
Cricket - Malcolm Marshall
League - Stacey Jones
NFL - Randall Cunningham
Tennis - Steffi Graf
Golf - Seve Ballesteros
Olympian - Michael Johnson
Sports Commentator - Jeff Van Gundy
Boxing - Oscar De La Hoya
NBA/Basketball - David Robinson
Motor Racing - Ayrton Senna
Soccer - Eric Cantona
Netball - Irene Van Dyken
Horse Racing - Doriemus
Surfing - Kelly Slater
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - Rob Waddell
Sailing - Chris Dickson
Cycling - Sean Kelly

Not enough Cantabrians

[mariner4life]

Union- Goldy
League- Laurie Daley
Cricket - curtly Ambrose
Basketball - Tim Duncan
NFL - Shannon Sharpe
Baseball - Ken Griffey Jr
Cycling - Peter Sagan
Surfing - Occy
Olympics- Michael Johnson
AFL - Luke Hodge
Horses - Winx
Soccer - alessandro del piero
Golf - Tiger
F1 - Gerhard Berger
Commentator - Cris Collinsworth

[ACT Crusader]

@mariner4life said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Baseball - Ken Griffey Jr

Somehow baseball fell off my list. Ken Griffey is my number 2 behind the big unit, Randy Johnson.

[Catogrande]

Rugby Union - Martin Johnson
Cricket - Viv Richards
League - Jason Robinson
NFL - Dan Marino
Tennis - Federer
Golf - Seve Ballesteros/Nick Faldo. No on reflection Seve.
Olympian - Sharon Davies
Sports Commentator - Bill McClaren
Boxing - Ali
NBA/Basketball - No idea
Motor Racing - Ayrton Senna
Soccer - Johann Cruyff
Netball - No idea
Horse Racing - Brigadier Gerard
Surfing - No idea
Swimming - Sharon Davies
Rowing - Steve Redgrave
Sailing - Ben Ainslie
Cycling - Bradley Wiggins

I came very close to nominating Sharon Davies for favourite commentator too, but dear old Bill could not be beaten IMO

[African Monkey]

Rugby Union - Charlie Faumuina
Cricket - Jacques Kallis/Rahul Dravid
Rugby League - David Peachey
Tennis - Jennifer Capriati/Andre Agassi
Golf - Michael Campbell
NFL - Drew Brees
Olympian - Hamish Carter
Commentator - Ken Laban/Dale Husband
Boxing - Vasilly Lomachenko/Tyson Fury/Naoya Inoue
Basketball - DeAndre Jordan/Kawhi Leonard
Soccer - Juan Pablo Angel/Olof Melberg
Netball - Anna Harrison
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - The Evers-Swindell twins

[voodoo]

@African-Monkey said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Rugby Union - Charlie Faumuina
Cricket - Jacques Kallis/Rahul Dravid
Rugby League - David Peachey
Tennis - Jennifer Capriati/Andre Agassi
Golf - Michael Campbell
NFL - Drew Brees
Olympian - Hamish Carter
Commentator - Ken Laban/Dale Husband
Boxing - Vasilly Lomachenko/Tyson Fury/Naoya Inoue
Basketball - DeAndre Jordan/Kawhi Leonard
Soccer - Juan Pablo Angel/Olof Melberg
Netball - Anna Harrison
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - The Evers-Swindell twins

DeAndre Jordan??? Wow!

[Bovidae]

Rugby Union - Michael Jones
Cricket - Wasim Akram
League - Laurie Daley
NFL - Emmitt Smith
Tennis - Stefan Edberg/Steffi Graf
Olympian - Michael Johnson
Sports Commentator - Chick Hearn
Boxing - Pernell Whitaker
Basketball - James Worthy
MLB - Greg Maddux/Roberto Alomar
NHL - Mark Messier
Soccer - Dennis Bergkamp
Netball - Laura Langman
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - Eric Murray
Sailing - Peter Blake
Cycling - Sarah Ulmer

[Bovidae]

@mariner4life said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Soccer - alessandro del piero

Interesting choice. In the one Juve game I went to, both Del Piero and Zidane were playing.

[taniwharugby]

Rugby Union - Cully
Cricket - Chris Harris
League - Reuben Wiki
NFL - Drew Bledsoe
Tennis - Anna Kornikova
Golf - Fred Couples
Olympian - Hamish Carter
Sports Commentator - Bill McLaren
Boxing - Tyson
NBA/Basketball - Jordan
Motor Racing - Haden Patton
Surfing - Kelly Slater
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - Lisa Carrington (Was Fergusson)
Sailing - Chris Dickson

[Tim]

@taniwharugby said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Fred Couples

[Snowy]

@taniwharugby said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Rowing - Lisa Carrington (Was Fergusson)

O.K. I'll be the pedant.

[raznomore]

Rugby Union - Cullen
Cricket - Chris Cairns
League - Stacey Jones
NFL - Emmett Smith
Tennis - Roger Federer
Golf - Tiger Woods
Olympian - NZ Barbara Kendall/World Karl Lewis
Sports Commentator - Rabs Warren
Boxing - Mike Tyson
NBA/Basketball - MJ
Motor Racing - Peter Brock
Soccer - Theirry Henry
Netball - Bernice Mene
Horse Racing - Pass
Surfing - Kelly Slater
Swimming - Sophie Pascoe
Rowing - Rob Waddell
Sailing - Dennis Connor..
Cycling - Lance Armstrong

[raznomore]

@voodoo said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

@African-Monkey said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

Rugby Union - Charlie Faumuina
Cricket - Jacques Kallis/Rahul Dravid
Rugby League - David Peachey
Tennis - Jennifer Capriati/Andre Agassi
Golf - Michael Campbell
NFL - Drew Brees
Olympian - Hamish Carter
Commentator - Ken Laban/Dale Husband
Boxing - Vasilly Lomachenko/Tyson Fury/Naoya Inoue
Basketball - DeAndre Jordan/Kawhi Leonard
Soccer - Juan Pablo Angel/Olof Melberg
Netball - Anna Harrison
Swimming - Danyon Loader
Rowing - The Evers-Swindell twins

DeAndre Jordan??? Wow!

This lol

[raznomore]

@KiwiMurph Fa’afili? Surely Only for the try celebrations

[MajorRage]

Rugby Union - Bunce
Cricket - Cairns, C
League - Meninga
NFL - Aikman
Tennis - Fed
Golf - Dustin
Olympian - Todd
Sports Commentator - Eastlake
Boxing - Manny
NBA/Basketball - 23. Nobody else relevant
Motor Racing - McRae
Soccer - Lamps
Netball - Taumanu
Horse Racing - Lance OS
Surfing - Zzzzzzzz
Swimming - zzzzzzzzz
Rowing - Zzzzzzz
Sailing - Coutts
Cycling - Lance.

My adds:

UFC - Nate Diaz
Darts - Phul

[raznomore]

@MajorRage Millennials everywhere assume you mean Lebron lol

[taniwharugby]

@Snowy meh

[Snowy]

@taniwharugby said in Not another favourites thread (sport):

@Snowy meh

Sitting down on water floaty things, same same.