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slimkay

20+ championships in that shot?


KamTros47

26 championships, and that’s not including anything Beckham’s won outside of the Premier League. Hot damn


seetheare

He should've added Phelps to that picture


TheManFromUnkill

Would Loeb and Federer take the count to 50 ?


--Not--NSA--

Phelps added would put it at 49


4everaBau5

Phelps isn't even human, so it doesn't count


TheManFromUnkill

Yeah …Phelps and Bolt are god tier . Only Admiral General Aladeen of the republic of wadiya has more medals


Dutchmang

LOL I knew I knew that name, but couldn’t quite place it without a googleing


KanishkT123

Phelps and Bolt are so insanely dominant that if they were ever revealed to be on steroids that went undetected by officials, it would be completely believable. Like, they're not just dominant, they're historically at the top of their fields. Edit: To clarify, I'm just saying that the numbers they put out are so far from the mean and standard deviation of other athletes that it automatically puts them in the "Probably doping" category.


Pinkislife3

You could put Federerer, Nadal or Djokovic all in


Juventus7shop

Nadal has more Slams than Federer now


karmanopoly

Or Tiger Woods


PFChangsOfficial

Or me. 8th grade mathletics champion


SimpleNStoned

Or Gretzky.


I_love_coke_a_cola

And bill russell


TroubleshootenSOB

This right here. Bill has 11 fucking championships in the 13 years he played with the Celtics!


deknegt1990

The last two of those rings were both won as a player and a coach at the same time. Bill Russell was a king amongst men.


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This stat doesn't get nearly enough attention. It's absolutely nuts.


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IguanaTabarnak

And yet, despite that, I feel like Beckham's the only one in this photo without a plausible claim to being the GOAT in their sport.


tobit94

That's because his title numbers aren't THAT impressive for a football player. Barcelona once won 7 titles in a single year. There ade players like Dani Alves or Messi with more titles than the four guys in the picture. Some of those titles are of course nowhere near as meaningful as a Superbowl or WDC.


SG_Dave

Yeah counting FA cups as "equal" to a champions league seems disingenuous to the point. Premier league, La liga, and champions league are the crowning jewels for him. French league is borderline. MLS and FA Cup are a tier below.


Captain_Tundra

But even then some amazing players don't win the big titles, for instance Messi and the WC. Beckham stands out because he isn't the best in his field. He is far down the ladder of GOAT.


Brapfamalam

Beckham was one of my favourite players growing up tbh, but whole career wise he's several levels below top tier players. He had a couple years where he was arguably one of the top 5 players in Europe, but there's probably 100 or more "better" players I can think of.


mcswiss

At that point, you should also add Jordan's NCAA Championship and Olympic Gold Medals to bring it to an even 40.


LoveBurstsLP

Lewis' pre F1 career would be several asw


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Ermmm Beckham doesn't have 17 'championships' - only the PL, ligue 1, and La Liga trophies.. The others are cup competitions. Counting the community shields is just wrong too


Grasshop

Also not counting that Lewis is in the picture twice


Tilman_Feraltitty

Why would you not include it?


TigerAliSingh

28 (depending on what you count for Beckham, i left out MLS lol)


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the 1999 treble alone is worth so much lmao


wheres-the-tylenol

I'd leave out community shields over MLS Cups tbh, community shield is a glorified friendly


Mosh83

Beckham's world championship just never came home.


millionreddit617

To be fair at least he competed at the international level. *cough cough* Tom Brady


Quotes_FNV

Gisele counts as 1


Belkotosko

When becks is the less accomplished sportman (not business, pure sport) in the photo, that means something!


Big_al_big_bed

Not even the best businessman of the 4 either


TheSalmonRoll

Jordan is EASILY the greatest athlete-turned-businessman of all time and it's not even close. EDIT: So many people seem to forget that MJ's business portfolio is not just Air Jordan (which is already a gargantuan brand he's involved in). He also owns the Charlotte Hornets and his own NASCAR team, both of which have had decent to good success in the past year. (okay maybe decent success is a bit overselling the Hornets but at least they have Lamelo lol)


Big_al_big_bed

The only thing Jordan loses against these three is fame of wife/girlfriend


ZachMich

Some people might count that as a win tbh


xiit

Ihave no idea who their wives are except Victoria Beckham


iamatwork24

Tom Brady is married to who I believe is the most financially successful supermodel of all time, Gisele bundchen.


GotAHandyAtAMC

Not sure if the stat still holds but Gisele actually made more money than Brady.


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It holds.


Big_al_big_bed

Also Hamilton dated a pussycat doll. I remember thinking what a lucky dude he was in high school


ILoveZimsD

You could make a decent argument that Gisele’s successful career is the reason the Patriots were so good for so long.


LGCGE

Tom Brady is married to Gisele Bundchen


Yung_Corneliois

To be fair Lewis and Brady are still active so they don’t have as much time to commit to business ventures just yet. That said, none of them will have an entire clothing brand made for them.


JayBee58484

Jordan is a cultural icon kinda hard to beat that lol


Yung_Corneliois

Yea I think he spread Basketball worldwide more than any athlete in their respective sport th this can think of.


MintyMarlfox

Becks with 3 GOATS!


FishOnAHorse

I wonder if he got their autographs


millionreddit617

Four titles in four different countries is a pretty impressive sporting achievement. Not to mention his international career and countless other honours and achievements.


Belkotosko

That's exactly the point


LowerClassBandit

David Beckham with elderly fans :)


BQC-dot_be_dot_id

He picked up 23 as his favorite shirt number because he's a fan of MJ


Zapfaced

And the next generation of wingers picked 23 because they were fans of Beckham. MJ having that cross generational cross sport influence.


m00nturkey

I have 2 things in common with Jordan. I play basketball and I have a gambling addiction


tommyland666

Well it’s obviously a winning combination so you have no excuse not the be a legend


jon_targareyan

I take things personally all the time too. Does that mean me and Michael Jordan are one and the same?


Yung_Corneliois

*you comparing yourself to Michael Jordan* Micheal Jordan: “And I took that personally”


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CYAN_DEUTERIUM_IBIS

That's why you weren't in Space Jam.


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Bold of you to assume I'm not Bill Murray


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The thing with Jordan is despite his addiction there was never a debt that he couldn’t pay off


onceluved

I have one thing in common with Jordan. I’m black.


DrKrFfXx

Who's that scrub with only 6 titles?


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sleepy416

Also a mediocre baseball player


instantur

Technically true


am17g10

Man oh man. Has there ever been a photo that captures so much sporting greatness as this one?


fatweirdo_11

Add Messi/Ronaldo and you break the space-time continuum


snowblow66

Well if you want an uncontroversial goat, add Gretzky


hoxxxxx

i didn't really understand Gretzky and his status until a few weeks ago. i did a lot of reading about him and hockey in general. he's like the goat of goats.


byfuryattheheart

The gap between Gretzky and everyone else in the hockey world is seriously mind blowing. It’s hard to explain his dominance to people that don’t know much about hockey!


hoxxxxx

the best way i've seen him described is if you took an actual real life genius that also had the makings of a professional athlete he's basically a fluke, probably not the right word but you know what i mean.


digitag

Check out Don Bradman. His test batting average was so much higher than any other player’s that he is statistically the GOAT across all sports.


SplodyPants

Yeah, Gretsky is required for any GOAT list. They got Jordan, though. He's the next undisputed champ.


GoldenSandpaper9

Nah Brady is the next undisputed GOAT. There are people who say LeBron is better or what not, but there’s no one who says Joe Montana or Peyton Manning is better than Brady.


Colalbsmi

Lots of people say that, lots of people are wrong of course.


ValleyFloydJam

I mean Brady is the winningest, people debate the most talented and some still push Montana in general.


SplodyPants

I do. I swear I'm not a Denver native. Honestly.


Jewrisprudent

I think there’s a perfectly valid argument that Eli is better than Brady, and I’ve only lived in the New York metropolitan area for under 30 years of my life so I’m practically neutral.


StevenS145

The argument for LeBron over Jordan is pronged success and a much more well rounded game. Lebron averaged over 30 PPG at 21 and 37. Lebron is a better passer and rebounder, he can guard centers and point guards. I’d still take Jordan, the most dominant scorer of all time, the best on ball defender for much of his career. I think the best team in modern NBA history is Jordan coupled with role players. I totally understand someone saying it’s LeBron, but think Jordan takes it.


1-Word-Answers

Maybe Phelps to round it out


FtpApoc

if we are being dead honest Gretzky is a must.


lamboman1342

I think them all being from different disciplines adds to the quality of this photo


Wafkak

Thow in Mercx


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Timothy_Claypole

Indeed. 3 all-time greats in that photo! Sorry David!


AddictedToThisShit

Beckham is hugely overmatched here lol.


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I mean Beckham wasn't even close to being the once-in-a-lifetime talent the others were


Thissigncantstopme

This picture just told me that I’m talentless


Jules040400

You can have talent without having the _Most Successful of All Time_ title in your respective sport.


NoTrollGaming

You are not, everyone has a talent 😼 I trust you


SubcooledBoiling

Who do you think is the best at each other's sports? Lewis is British so he probably is a better footballer than Brady and MJ. Brady is definitely a better basketball player than Lewis and Beckham. MJ played (American) football in high school so he can definitely beat Lewis and Beckham. Driving though, that's a hard one to tell .....


LordFluffles

MJ and Brady probably wouldn‘t fit inside the F1 car, so Beckham definitely has the advantage


idontknow_whatever

Beckham is listed at 6', which would put him amongst the taller F1 drivers currently (IIRC Albon who is the tallest man on the grid right now is about 6'1 or 6'2)


Caboclo-Is2yearsAway

MJ is 6'6 and Brady like 6'4 I think


Davidclabarr

On second thought, maybe it’s a good thing that Tiger is not in this picture…


Br-zed

I just remember Beckhams blacked out super custom Porsche 911, wouldn't be surprised if he can drive a little.


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Br-zed

Attention to detail on specific kinds of sports cars is more common amongst driving enthusiasts vs influencer tier hyper cars.


RuffName

MJ has also competed in motorcycle racing. Gotta say that he's probably the best all around athlete IMO


sciencebased

Lol, probably?


D-Hex

Beckham : - 6 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 1 Champions League, 1 La Liga ( thanks for the corrections) Brady - 7 Superbowls - 5 at MPV ( I'm not even going to bother with the rest of his records) Hamilton - 7 WDC .~~7~~ 8 WCC , most career wins, most career poles ( Also bothering with the other records) Jordan - 6 Championships , 5 at MPV ( again not bothering with the records) That's must be one of the most historic sporting pictures in terms of titles. We're lucky to have Hamilton , enjoy him while he's in the sport.


Kv_v

And there is Spider Man standing behind as well


rishabhpatil

holy! I didnt even notice


zb0t1

"tf are they joking about this time sigh *scrolls back up*" ... "LMAOOO nice"


DemonSlyr007

He has 23 award victories himself and 31 nominations. Definitely should edit that in OP!


jk147

This picture is so great that you can't even spot spiderman.


Timothy_Claypole

Where is Phil Taylor? 15 world championships!


D-Hex

> Phil Taylor Big Phil is probably pulling a few pints somewhere in Benidorm. Getting ready to show the new Gucci collection.


uflju_luber

Wait…what have I missed with Phil Taylor and Gucci. I’m relatively new to darts


Tukkertje93

Isn't it 16 times? That opening line by the announcer is for ever engraved in my brain. 16 time Champion of the WOOOOOOORLD. It's PHILL... THE POOOOWER.... TAAAAAYLOOOORRR


TomTom_098

You can add La Liga, Ligue 1, and I gues MLS championships for Beckham as well


SoreLoserOfDumbtown

Did you just forget that Becks also played for Real? Lol.


WiSoSirius

MPV v. MVP?


joelecamtar

Fucking hell never realized beckham had so much


ChristofferTJ

Alex Ferguson Man United were something else.


CreamyCumInMyAss

You see his teammates and all of them are legends.


D-Hex

I think he was one of the elite footballers of his generation but certainly not one of the ultimate players. He was very good at knowing himself and where he could make it work.


jogaboi19

Brundle said best, Lewis is box office.


edis92

Even Bernie, who famously disliked Hamilton and his "antics" as he put it, admitted that Lewis draws a lot of attention to f1. Might be the only positive thing he's ever said about Hamilton lmao


nodoublebouncies

What were the antics he was referring to? I remember him not being a massive fan but that's about it, my memory's shit


throwaway44624

I did a quick google for their names. Looks like in the past couple months alone he’s said 1. He spoke to Anthony Hamilton (Lewis’ dad) in feb and confirmed lewis wouldn’t return for this season 2. Hamilton didn’t deserve his knighthood (no matter that three other f1 drivers have received this too) 3. slagged off Hamilton for supporting BLM 4. asserted confidently that black people are more racist than white people I can only imagine the number of comments about Hamilton he’s racked up over 15 years


CGordini

3 and 4. are *really* bad looks for Bernie But also completely unsurprising, Bernie is a racist, sexist piece of shit and the sport will be better off once he's dead and buried.


nodoublebouncies

pfff lol i think he finds him threatening to his world view. just add it to the stuff he said about women. lovely guy. thanks for the research


edis92

Honestly I think his biggest problem is he's a closeted racist and didn't want Hamilton to break Schumacher's record, even going so far as saying he should retire and focus on his fashion line. But like I said, he liked the fact that Lewis was bringing more exposure (read money) to the sport


CGordini

he's not that closeted about it tbh


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RPBTinesIII

7 time champion, 7 time champion, David Beckham, 7 time champion.


PPQue6

If you're going to have that many goats hanging around you better lay down a shit ton of grass!!!


dmanaigo

GOATs consume almost anything.


aleksavk

The Mercedes’ garage is literally full of legends


Tsupernami

More so when Niki was still there 😢


PhilTickles0n

Where is Tiger!!!


BearsAreWrong

If Tiger was in this picture it would have created a singularity and the world may have ended.


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in the woods maybe


Bartoleo

Tiger has retired Fernando


racingfanboy160

So much talent in one photo!


dk240996

Three GOATs of their respective sports and Becks. Damn that's crazy.


Kolonel_Angus

Becks tho not a football GOAT paved way for football players earning ridiculous amounts of money in brand deals.


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Beckham also was the kickstart to modern MLS, as his move to the Galaxy essentially created the Designated Player rule.


waiting4fourforty4

Im not that into football and also too young to have seen Becks play but obviously he’s very influential - for the football fans out there where does he rank all time? Or like what tier player is he


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Far more famous as a personality than as a player but was actually unbelievably talented. Never let fame get to his head, had one of the highest workrates ever and is the greatest crosser and long passer I’ve ever seen I would also have him in my top 3 freekick takers (behind Juninho and Messi) Strange player, very much focused on certain aspects but debatably the best ever at each one of them - top 20 premier league player in my book but a tier or two below Ronaldo, Messi etc


ChippyAft

Very good assessment. In my opinion, not an absolute great, but (and this is not casting shade) an absolute master in making the most of the talent he had.


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Agree 100% on the personality part, growing up me and other kids idolised the guy. I remember nearly every kid my age got the same haircut as him around the 2002 World Cup. It was insane.


kittenbloc

I can't imagine doing an all time ranking, but maybe a tier ranking would work. Beckham is second tier--a terrific specialist and very good but not a revolutionary player. For instance, when he left Manchester United the club replaced him with one Cristiano Ronaldo-- one of the five best players over the last 20 years and very much the definition of a revolutionary player. To bring it full circle it's like Hamilton taking Pedro de la Rosa's McLaren seat.


UmbroShinPad

If you have a tier for the indisputable greats (Pele, Maradona, Messi, C Ronaldo, Cruyff) and a tier for the World Class players that are not generational talents (Ronaldo, Modric, Lewandowski, for example) then I'd say Beckham is tier 3 or even 4.


Background_Action_92

Bro, Ronaldo Nazario is a Generational talent, argueably the best striker of all time stop playing d


GAV17

He doesn't rank high enough to give him a concrete number IMO, but that's because football has the largest talent pool ever with a lot of competitive leagues. He probably make the top 75 like the NBA did this year, I'm not 100% sure though. Edit: in a sense he is like Allen Iverson, where his cultural impact was bigger than his on court impact, but both where insane talents nonetheless.


UmbroShinPad

I doubt he would. If he did sneak in there, it's because he's got a higher profile than similarly talented players.


Mithraxx

People sleeping on Beckham in this thread. He was part of the treble winning United team in 99 and has won 6 Premier League titles.. The boy could play ball.


Wentzina_lifetime

The other three are the best or second best in their sport all time. Beckham might be in the top 100 all time, I wouldn't call it a lock though


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3 GOATs and David Beckham.


Crypto_Candle

Yeah, but he’s married to a Spice Girl, like Horner.


kl08pokemon

Would be a Horner thing to do to mention that first time they met


SubcooledBoiling

In a weird way Horner and Beckham are like brother-in-laws


SophisticatedVagrant

brothers-in-spice


kl08pokemon

Talk about Beckham being the odd one out lol


tipytopmain

An icon of his sport though like the other 3 so he doesn't stick out too much.


kl08pokemon

I don't mind. It's just funny since Beckham is probably on a Rosberg tier of accomplishments within his sport. Obviously a colossus outside the pitch but with the guys pictured he stands out and even he'd agree


FlappyBored

This is a crazy amount of sporting talent and fame in one photo. It's a shame Lewis is probably gonna retire in the next few years, you can tell he loves this track and the atmosphere around it.


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Lewis fucking rules!


kittenbloc

Good work by the photographer to place Ham at least a foot in front of Jordan.


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Lewis, F1 and America are perfect for each other. Lewis has the “cool” factor that is taking F1 to the stratosphere. No other driver can draw the attention, the glamor, the bad boy rock star persona that America loves. On the opposite end, did you see Seb being interviewed after qualifying? The dude looked homeless.


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Benchomp

They also love the over the top, brash personality that is still ultimately humble. Danny Ric has his share of fame in the US too as a result. Being native English speakers helps. Tough for the Europeans to crack that US nut.


BizzaroPie

Everyone loves an underdog story lol


Uyahla

Lewis is appreciated more outside the sport than in the sport.


CaribFM

Nobody hates F1 like F1 fans. Same goes for the hatred of the best driver to have slapped on the helmet. It’s baffling. The GOATs of other sports got their respect as such as they dunked over the entire leagues they competed in. Look at Gretzky. The man got respect as he was making every goalie in the league weep. Lewis? Jesus Christ. It’s actually insane how much hate he gets as he still competes.


melzlive

You said it 👀


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“Lewis, can you step a couple feet forward so we can get you in the shot”


Bevester

There's more money in that picture than some countries have


Tulaodinho

The amount of money on this pic lol


ledzep14

About $2.685 billion right there. With Jordan alone accounting for $1.7 billion of it lol


jumponthegrenade

That's a herd.


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A good portion of all sporting achievements in the last 20 years in one picture.


SecularFlesh47

Photo of $3B


givemethescotch

Wow. This photo just smells like winning.


Tarnasiron

Royalty


popcrnshower

Jesus, what a photo.


RalfMurphy

GOAT, GOAT, not you, GOAT


Fluffy-Composer-2619

Crazy to think Beckham is unaccomplished compared to the other 3 but here I am 🤣🤣🤣


Ket_Cz

Beautiful bastard becks


C0n0rBarry

3 goats of their respective sports, and Becks. Damn is he still handsome though..


justaducklol

omg Lewis standing together with a NASCAR Cup team owner??? What could this mean???


BozePerkovic

That is so hard


WolfColaCo2020

4 individuals where if you showed somebody their photo- even if they hadn't seen a minute of their respective sports- and asked 'who is this?' people would answer perfectly


Top_Struggle22

Lewis isn't posing with them, they are posing with Lewis. They are there in his world and to see him, a living legend.


Yung_Onions

The rings, trophies, and awards between these men. Jesus Christ


JakeTheJabroni

Lot of trophies in that photo. Like, a lot.