Greatest Athletes of the 21st Century

Who doesn't love a good debate. That's what keeps things fresh in the sports world. There's been a number of great athletes that have graced our screens over the decades. It would be a lot tougher, in our minds, to be able to try and compare the likes of Kobe Bryant to Babe Ruth. The games have changed so much since the Days of say the Babe to right now. So it would be a little bit easier to compare athletes of this century. Since the year 2000, there have been many outstanding sports stars. And not just in the big four either. So let's get into it right now.

With a little help from a poll done by ESPN, and some input of our own, here's how we see the 100 greatest sports stars since the turn of the century. Yes, we take into account stats, titles ect. But we also throw in popularity and name recognition as well. So with that being said, here we go with the list from one hundred on down to number one.

100. Shaun White (X-Games)
99 Caitlin Clark (WNBA)
98. Lauren Jackson (WNBA)
97. Ed Reed (NFL)
96. Charles Woodson (NFL)
95. Darelle Revis (NFL)
94. Landon Donovan (Soccer)
93. Ronaldinho (Soccer)
92. Rory McIlroy (Golf)
91. Pedro Martinez (MLB)
90. Aaron Rogers (NFL)
89. A'Ja Wilson (WNBA)
88. Annika Sorenstam (Golf)
87. Roy Halliday (MLB)
86. Ronaldo Nazário (Soccer)
85. Venus Williams (Tennis)
84. Kawhi Leonard (NBA)
83. Steven Stamkos (NHL)
82. Chris Paul (NBA)
81. Chuck Lidell (UFC)
80. Sheryl Swoops (WNBA)
79. Andy Murry (Tennis)
78. Bryce Harper (MLB)
77. Bernard Hopkins (Boxing)
76. Alex Ovechkin (NHL)
75. George St Pierre (UFC)
74. Xavi Hernandez (Soccer)
73. Lisa Leslie (WNBA)
72. Mookie Betts (MLB)
71. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing)
70. Andrés Iniesta (Soccer)
69. Jason Kidd (NBA)
68. Phil Mickelson (Golf)
67. James Harden (NBA)
66. Jon Jones (UFC)
65. Martin Brodeur (NHL)
64. Mia Haam (Soccer)
63. Dan Severn (UFC)
62. Shohei Ohtani (MLB)
61. Ray Lewis (NFL)
60. Candice Parker (WNBA)
59. Mariano Rivera (MLB)
58. J.J. Watt (NFL)
57. Calvin Johnson (NFL)
56. Conor McDavid (NHL)
55. Luka Modric (Soccer)
54. Alex Ovechkin (NHL)
53. Derek Jeter (MLB)
52. Adrian Beltre (MLB)
51. Steve Nash (NBA)
50. Zinedine Zidane (Soccer)
49. Aitana Bonmati (Soccer)
48. Thierry Henry (Soccer)
47. Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR)
46. Max Scherzer (MLB)
45. David Ortiz (MLB)
44. Jon Jones (UFC)
43. Alex Rodriguez (MLB)
42. Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA)
41. Dirk Nowitzki (NBA)
40. Justin Verlander (MLB)
39. Kevin Durant (NBA)
38. Barry Bonds (MLB)
37. Ichiro Suzuki (MLB)
36. Maya Moore (WNBA)
35. Dwayne Wade (NBA)
34. Tamika Catchings (WNBA)
33. Miguel Cabrera (MLB)
32. Conor McGregor (UFC)
31. Clayton Kershaw (MLB)
30. Mike Trout (MLB)
29. Amanda Nunes (UFC)
28. Nikola Jokic (NBA)
27. Randy Moss (NFL)
26. Peyton Manning (NFL)
25. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing)
24. Albert Pujols (MLB)
23. Kevin Garnett (NBA)
22. Sidney Crosby (NHL)
21. Diana Taurasi (WNBA)
20. Aaron Donald (NFL)
19. Rhonda Rousey (UFC)
18. Patrick Mahomes (NFL)
17. Shaquille O'Neil (NBA)
16. Tim Duncan (NBA)
15. Kaite Ledecky (Olympics)
14. Stephen Curry (NBA)
13. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer)
12. Rafael Nadal (Tennis)
11. Novak Djokovic (Tennis)
10. Kobe Bryant (NBA)
9. Usain Bolt (Track)
8. Tiger Woods (Golf)
7. Simone Biles (Gymnastics)
6. Roger Federer (Tennis)
5. Tom Brady (NFL)
4. LeBron James (NBA)
3. Lionel Messi (Soccer)
2. Serena Williams (Tennis)
1. Michael Phelps (Swimming)

So what do you guys think of this list?