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Will ask my coworker who moved to Canada from India about a year ago tomorrow.
Will report back.
Who is the all time most famous athlete in the world?
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Will ask my coworker who moved to Canada from India about a year ago tomorrow.
Will report back.
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This is tough, I want to say her but I think we might be missing someone?
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Why does them knowing his accomplishments matter?
How does that remove his level of popularity?
Seems like a metric you are instituting to reduce his popularity.
You could do the same with Ali. People in HIS oen country don't know specific accomplishments.
So, not even sure what you are even attempting to do here.
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Random 10 people in america probably couldnt name a Jordan accomplishment besides championships
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I agree. Son is by far trying to down play MJ significance.
The jumpman logo alone is far too recognizable to know that logo is associated with Michael jordan.
He’s A Sports icon just because of that logo alone.
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Doesn’t that prove that he’s wildly famous?
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Using sports accomplishments as a metric isn’t fair? You wouldn’t even know who Jordan is if it wasn’t for that alone. Same as Serena. I’m basing this off sports.
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So you’re just resorting to made up statistics..... bold move
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The question wasn't, "Which athlete is the world most invested in", if it was then how educated the fans were would matter.
This is simply discussing popularity. The level in which the name scans the globe.
So what you said about MJ could be said about ANY athlete if you section off selective parts of the globe.
So again, I am not seeing the relevance of people knowing/not knowing Jordan's BBALL REF profile in THIS conversation
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You would put LebRon over Iron Mike?
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Someone should do a video going around asking people of all ages who the athletes are and show pics.
More people will recognize LeBron than anyone, in America that is. Mostly people older than late 20s will know who Jordan and Ali are.
Ask 100 people.
More people will recognize LeBron than anyone, in America that is. Mostly people older than late 20s will know who Jordan and Ali are.
Ask 100 people.
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Absolutely.
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Who would be in Com petition with LeBron for current American athletes?
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Kobe
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I was getting at that.
I think Kobe would be above Lebron in terms of recognition.
He just retired 2 years ago and spans from the mid 90s.
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Probably the GOAT player but CR7 might be the GOAT brand worldwide along with JB
CR7 might be the most recognizable athlete in Africa,Asia and SA though
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All time and worldwide off of name I'd say either Pelé/Maradona then Cristiano/Messi followed by Jordan/Ali/Tyson and maybe LeBron.
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While Mike Tyson had notoriety and was absolutely must-watch in the ring (during his prime,) I'd never consider him to be a global BRAND like Lebron. There's a big difference, IMO.
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My response would be,
You couldn't sell-out the Tokyo DOME vs. a no-named fighter if you weren't a global brand.
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Pretty sure it would be the same for Ronaldo.
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I think you're under-estimating Tyson's popularity in Japan during his prime.
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What generation you guys targeting with this?
Anyone under thirty know anything about Ali outside of that he is a boxer?
MJ's shoe brand keeps his legacy alive and well possibly even growing.
Cristiano has come up in another era with social media driving popularity/famousness.
Pele is the biggest name in the biggest sport.
If pressed to pick one TODAY, it would be MJ for the fact that multiple generations are still alive today who saw him play, his brand is still popular among consumers who didn't see him play, and his contemporaries are still active in media to keep the legend growing.
Anyone under thirty know anything about Ali outside of that he is a boxer?
MJ's shoe brand keeps his legacy alive and well possibly even growing.
Cristiano has come up in another era with social media driving popularity/famousness.
Pele is the biggest name in the biggest sport.
If pressed to pick one TODAY, it would be MJ for the fact that multiple generations are still alive today who saw him play, his brand is still popular among consumers who didn't see him play, and his contemporaries are still active in media to keep the legend growing.
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I view the Jumpman logo as a symbol of how brilliant Nike is. I view my fav Jordan’s in the series to how brilliant Tinker was. I view the retro’s to how brilliant Nike marketing is at staying relevant. When it comes to Nike/Jordan I don’t think of MIcheal Jordan the person at all. Ever time I think of MJ the person I think of a douche.
If it wasn’t for Nike would MJ even be considered more famous than Magic Johnson?
