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2) Tough one here because I find soccer so boring and irrelevant. Gretzky and Jordan's dominance in North America will always be more impressive to me regardless of more people around the world playing. I'll counter that argument anyway, wouldn't the fact that in order to be a NBA player you have to be unusually tall AND simultaneously incredibly athletic. There's only so many that get to have that opportunity in the first place. It'd be one thing if basketball players were just tall and lanky guys who are in decent shape playing the game, but they're at peak physical condition competing against 700 genetic freaks of nature. The rarity of being able to do this IMHO makes it more impressive.
Jordan had complete control over what is IMO the most athletic league in the world. He won everything and was clearly the best player in the league from about 1985 to 1998.
2) Tough one here because I find soccer so boring and irrelevant. Gretzky and Jordan's dominance in North America will always be more impressive to me regardless of more people around the world playing. I'll counter that argument anyway, wouldn't the fact that in order to be a NBA player you have to be unusually tall AND simultaneously incredibly athletic. There's only so many that get to have that opportunity in the first place. It'd be one thing if basketball players were just tall and lanky guys who are in decent shape playing the game, but they're at peak physical condition competing against 700 genetic freaks of nature. The rarity of being able to do this IMHO makes it more impressive.
Jordan had complete control over what is IMO the most athletic league in the world. He won everything and was clearly the best player in the league from about 1985 to 1998.