Is Serena Williams the greatest athlete today?

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DOPEdweebz
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edited July 2015 in From the Cheap Seats
Currently Serena has: 34 Total Grand Slam Titles. 20 Grand Slams. 67 Singles Titles. 22 Doubles Titles. 4 Gold Medals. Plus, she’s received the Career Golden Slam Title. {With her probable wins at Wimbledon and the US Open this year, she will have 22 Grand Slams.}

Serena will go down in history as a GOAT. There have been very few GOATs, or undisputed Greatest of All Times; MJ. Tiger. Gretzky. Federer. Pele. None of the people named in the top post are even going to be anything other than a footnote on the pages of history, except LeBron and possibly Steph, depending on how the rest of his still young career pans out.

But Serena is well-nigh unmatched in her dominance. She has no equal in her sport. She pushed the standards of women’s tennis sky-high and, along with her sister, brought forth a golden-age in the excellence and marketability of tennis as a whole due to their unique playing style, charisma, and pure talent. Back when men’s tennis was stale and boring (once Sampras/Agassi left) she & Venus put butts in the seats. Refer back to the stats from above and add to that the impact on the game/beyond the game that no one but MJ, Tiger, Gretzky, Pele, and the like have done.

She only loses when she loses. No one alive is capable of beating her. She just loses when she loses. She’s already the greatest tennis player of all-time, and she’s not done yet.

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Is Serena Williams the greatest athlete today? 34 votes

Yes.
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buttuh_bICE aka Xspit_fiyaunspoken_respectStoneColdMikeyplayboy buddy roseBilly_PonchosilverfoxxCockMcStuffinsNegro_CaesarMD_PROPER Louis Devinearmikelewis2 13 votes
No, but she's the most "dominant"
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playmaker88the ghostbow to royaltyRobCoLifeHustleThaDonraisethe3Mr.LVtexasdaking88Like Water 9 votes
Maybe
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dwade206esco sopranolamontbdcnujerz84TheBoyRoMR.CJDaBullLUClENBazz-BDa12RespectA 10 votes
No
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pachá12MiamiNights 2 votes
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  • DOPEdweebz
    DOPEdweebz Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 29,364 Regulator
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    I shoulda put a Mayweather disagrees option,,, oh well
  • manofmorehouse
    manofmorehouse Members Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe she's one of them. LeBron is up there. Brady cheating ass is up there, and people will disagree but u have to put Mayweather up there. All great champions. All dominant in their sport. It's a couple more that could be added to the list but these are the ones off the top of my head
  • O.G.
    O.G. Members Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'll take Jack's career over Tiger's tho. Longevity, better comp and even if he lost in a major, alot of times he still managed to place in the top 3.

    Even Tiger will tell you that Jack is the GOAT.
  • Angeles1son85
    Angeles1son85 Members Posts: 13,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Its tennis bruh but to her credit she is dominating her sport top 20
  • HustleThaDon
    HustleThaDon Members Posts: 28,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No, but she's the most "dominant"
    She's the most dominant athlete in any sport right now.
  • detcatinva
    detcatinva Members Posts: 11,691 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    as long as serena has her powerful serve she will continue to be dominant. the girls can't catch up to it
  • Mister B.
    Mister B. Members, Writer Posts: 16,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kareem stay being disrespected.

    But for Serena to be the GOAT, she's gotta catch that record. For now, she's the greatest women's tennis player still active.
  • DOPEdweebz
    DOPEdweebz Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 29,364 Regulator
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    Mister B. wrote: »
    Kareem stay being disrespected.

    But for Serena to be the GOAT, she's gotta catch that record. For now, she's the greatest women's tennis player still active.

    Greatest today? Wtf that gotta do with Kareem?
  • DaBull
    DaBull Members Posts: 9,261 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Maybe
    Mister B. wrote: »
    Kareem stay being disrespected.

    But for Serena to be the GOAT, she's gotta catch that record. For now, she's the greatest women's tennis player still active.

    Greatest today? Wtf that gotta do with Kareem?

    the opening post says MJ is the unquestioned GOAT of basketball. Thats not true. Kareem has a much better NCAA carrer than MJ and and least an equal NBA career.

    that is what @mister b is referring to.
  • aneed123
    aneed123 Members Posts: 23,763 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Her and mayweather
  • coop9889
    coop9889 Members Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Really hard to compare her to athletes in team sports, but she ABSOLUTELY should be mentioned with the likes of Tiger, Ali, etc... She will probably have the most accomplished tennis career of all time, male or female, by the time she's done.
  • Mr.LV
    Mr.LV Members Posts: 14,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No, but she's the most "dominant"
    Bruh look what Serena did to Maria Sharapova at the 2012 Olympic Gold medal game ,This was a schooling ,a international ass whipping,Complete total ? , destruction, annihilation. This was so embarrassing that maria was about to cry, it was dismantling of the highest order for the whole world to see.
    That look Serena gave maria at 22:15 on this video was like you are about to catch this ass whipping like no other.
    http://youtu.be/osVIRIw-c74
    
  • coop9889
    coop9889 Members Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mr.LV wrote: »
    Bruh look what Serena did to Maria Sharapova at the 2012 Olympic Gold medal game ,This was a schooling ,a international ass whipping,Complete total ? , destruction, annihilation. This was so embarrassing that maria was about to cry, it was dismantling of the highest order for the whole world to see.
    That look Serena gave maria at 22:15 on this video was like you are about to catch this ass whipping like no other.
    http://youtu.be/osVIRIw-c74
    

    Damn that look though!

  • pachá12
    pachá12 Members Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No
    Greatest athlete no. Greatest tennis player, absolutely yes.
  • lamontbdc
    lamontbdc Members Posts: 18,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Maybe
    she in the mix...and she gets that grand slam then she'll go down as the best tennis player male or female
  • tha fury
    tha fury Members Posts: 897 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Greatest female tennis player of all time, yes, greatest tennis player of all time, no. To say that means you think she could beat some of the all time great men, and I don't think she could.
  • givezero904
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    She has an argument. Top 5 right now for me. In no order Serena, money, Bron, Brady are all up there.
  • DOPEdweebz
    DOPEdweebz Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 29,364 Regulator
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    DaBull wrote: »
    Mister B. wrote: »
    Kareem stay being disrespected.

    But for Serena to be the GOAT, she's gotta catch that record. For now, she's the greatest women's tennis player still active.

    Greatest today? Wtf that gotta do with Kareem?

    the opening post says MJ is the unquestioned GOAT of basketball. Thats not true. Kareem has a much better NCAA carrer than MJ and and least an equal NBA career.

    that is what @mister b is referring to.
    Mister B is my ? , and you right. Carry on.
  • dallas' 4 eva
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  • Mr.LV
    Mr.LV Members Posts: 14,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No, but she's the most "dominant"
    Wimbledon finals is going on espn
  • DOPEdweebz
    DOPEdweebz Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 29,364 Regulator
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    tha fury wrote: »
    Greatest female tennis player of all time, yes, greatest tennis player of all time, no. To say that means you think she could beat some of the all time great men, and I don't think she could.

    We're arguing whether or not if she's the greatest athlete of this era compared to her competition in terms of consistently winning, dominance, and other relative factors.

    The gender ? is a whole separate subject that has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SUBJECT.
  • Mister B.
    Mister B. Members, Writer Posts: 16,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Serena more than likely will win (right now, she's up 5-2, leading a set), and she's commanding this match just like all the others. However, she's making this ? harder than it has to be.
  • LUClEN
    LUClEN Members Posts: 20,559 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Maybe
    Ronda Rousey should get an honorable mention
  • Mister B.
    Mister B. Members, Writer Posts: 16,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That ended weird, like everyone thought that last shot was still in.

    Serena powered through it.