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taeWook
Profile Joined February 2003
United States1367 Posts
May 12 2004 03:06 GMT
#121
He has had the most influence upon the world than any other single athlete. Not just with nike, but with hundreds, literally hundreds of products. His name is everywhere you go, hell I bet even people in the amazon or deep in the sahara desert will recognize the name jordan.
keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28727 Posts
May 12 2004 03:10 GMT
#122
AMERICA

IS

NOT

THE

WORLD.

period.
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
11739 Posts
May 12 2004 03:12 GMT
#123
On May 12 2004 12:10 Liquid`Drone wrote:
AMERICA

IS

NOT

THE

WORLD.

period.


NO

ONE

SAID

IT

WAS

period.

The only thing said was that Jordan has his name all over a ton of major brands, all over the world. Not to mention the dream team, which was probably seen by every person on earth who owned a TV in the early 90's. Jordan would have to be in the top three, if he's not the number one.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
May 12 2004 03:12 GMT
#124
Michael Jordan really only influenced north america.

The basketball scene everywhere else in the world is really really miniscule compared to the soccer scene. People play soccer all over the world. Guaranteed everyone who loves soccer has heard of Maradona or Beckham.

So I would definitely go with either of them.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
May 12 2004 03:13 GMT
#125
Like yes his name was all over stuff but i'd guess alot of people know the name, but not who he is.

Everyone knows who Beckham is
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FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
May 12 2004 03:15 GMT
#126
On May 12 2004 11:57 ElCuerno wrote:
Geez americnas are so RE-FUCKIN-Tarded

babe ruth ? ALI ? someone even said iverson .. those guys dont even make top 100.. and MAYBEEEEEEEEEE BARELY top 10 .. jesus

Pele without a doubt is the most well known athlete of all time.. EVERYONE in the world knows him except for stupid americans!

michael jordan .. there are many places where people have no clue of him.. and possibly only know him because of the stupid fuckin factories that his has around the world making the guys work like slaves .. so they know him as "michael jordan.. the devil guy.. SON OF A BITCH MOTHER FUCKE R)(*#&$)*&#$)(*&#" hehe

gg no re

danks


sanqi
Profile Joined March 2004
United States48 Posts
May 12 2004 03:15 GMT
#127
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sanqi
Profile Joined March 2004
United States48 Posts
May 12 2004 03:17 GMT
#128
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FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
May 12 2004 03:18 GMT
#129
Yeah..jordan used to fly dude..+_+;;
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28727 Posts
May 12 2004 03:21 GMT
#130
I never bothered watching the dreamteam play, despite being really into sports.

and jordan is probably top 5. but I'd place pele, beckham (and no not because of his skill, but because he's pretty much a popstar. ) , maradona and ali above him.

when you guys (americans) are naming basketball players other than jordan, hockey players, baseball players, etc, it's because you fail to realize all those sports are tiny compared to football outside north america. I know 2 guys who have ever played on a basketball team. I know hundreds who have played on a football team. and europe is with very few exceptions like that. children in brazil (or south america in general) who play football all day long will most definitely have heard of pele and maradona. people who pay ANY attention to sports in asia will know who beckham is, because when he recently visited several asian countries he got A LOT of attention. in fact many people who don't pay any attention to sports will know who he is. people who don't play basketball and don't have a tv (that's a WHOLE lot of people, way more than who don't play football and don't have a tv) might actually not know who michael jordan is. I knew who pele was before I was 6 years old. in fact I knew about hundreds of football players before I had ever heard of jordan. and if you go outside north america, that's how things are, although yes jordan *is* very famous, and I can easily put him in top 5 most well known athletes of all time. but not top 1.

now that I got the final word in this (and it's not like it's a fruitful debate anyway), im closing it.


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FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
May 12 2004 03:22 GMT
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