wolff Posted November 23, 2004 Report Posted November 23, 2004 Michael Schumacher has been voted Germany's sportsman of the 20th century in a television pole. Germans elected Schumacher ahead of eight-time Olympic canoe gold medallist Birgit Fischer and tennis champion Steffi Graf. Schumacher has won seven Formula One world championships while Graf won 22 grand slam titles and held the top ranking in womens tennis for 377 weeks - a record. "I never would have expected an honour like this," Schumacher said of the result which polled 100,000 viewers. Tennis champion and F1 fan Boris Becker came in fifth behind Franz Beckenbauer. ALL HAIL THE GREAT AND MIGHTY HERR SCHUMACHER!!!! Quote
BeBop Posted November 23, 2004 Report Posted November 23, 2004 Wow, auto racing. Didn't know that was a sport So, what happened to Eddy Merckx? Quote
Aggie87 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Posted November 23, 2004 You mean, other than the fact that he's not from Germany? Quote
AmirBagachelles Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 How about Germans and Americans being limited to a choice of Jesse Owens or Jackie Robinson as Sportsman of the Century? Quote
Brad Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 What about Franz Beckenbauer. He deserves to be up there. Strange that he's not. Quote
couw Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 What about Franz Beckenbauer. He deserves to be up there. Strange that he's not. he is up there. number 4 is high enough for this know-it-all wise ass. 1 Michael Schumacher 2 Birgit Fischer 3 Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf 4 Franz Beckenbauer 5 Boris Becker 6 Max Schmeling 7 Jan Ullrich 8 Franziska van Almsick 9 Gerd Müller 10 Oliver Kahn 11 Michael Ballack 12 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Rudi Völler 14 Stefan Kretzschmar 15 Fritz Walter 16 Jürgen Klinsmann 17 Ludger Beerbaum 18 Sven Hannawald 19 Katarina Witt 20 Erik Zabel 21 Uwe Seeler 22 Heike Drechsler 23 Georg Hackl 24 Uschi Disl 25 Joachim Deckarm 26 Michael Groß 27 Helmut Rahn 28 Birgit Prinz 29 Sepp Maier 30 Pit Beirer 31 Frank Luck 32 Timo Boll 33 Gustav-Adolf "Täve" Schur 34 Henry Maske 35 Bettina Hoy 36 Jens Weißflog 37 Dieter Baumann 38 Sven Ottke 39 Rosi Mittermaier 40 Anna Christine "Anni" Friesinger 41 Lars Riedel 42 Walter Röhrl 43 Henning Fritz 44 Ralf Schumacher 45 Hans Günther Winkler 46 Isabell Werth 47 Nia Künzer 48 Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth 49 Nadia Zülow 50 Regina Halmich 51 Grit Breuer 52 Kristin Otto 53 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann 54 Markus Wasmeier 55 Claudia Pechstein 56 Lothar Matthäus 57 Andreas Dittmer 58 Katja Seizinger 59 Nicole Uphoff 60 Eberhard Gienger 61 Bernhard Langer 62 Fabian Hambüchen 63 Reiner Klimke 64 Joachim Streich 65 Heide Ecker-Rosendahl 66 Martina Ertl 67 Erich Kühnhackl 68 Britta Siegers 69 Jürgen Hingsen 70 Marita Koch 71 Susanne Lahme 72 Waldemar Cierpinski 73 Erhard Wunderlich 74 Armin Hary 75 Roland Matthes 76 Josef Neckermann 77 Martin Schmitt 78 Rudi Altig 79 Harald Schmid 80 Verena Bentele 81 Otto Rehhagel 82 Ralf Schumann 83 Heike Henkel 84 Jutta Kleinschmidt 85 Marianne Buggenhagen 86 Jörg Roßkopf 87 Britta Becker 88 Jürgen Sparwasser 89 Hilde Gerg 90 Matthias Sammer 91 Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler 92 Pasquale Passarelli 93 Sabine Braun 94 Ingrid Mickler-Becker 95 Alwin Schockemöhle 96 Michael Stich 97 Peter-Michael Kolbe 98 Ricco Groß 99 Rudolf Caracciola 100 Günter Netzer Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 he is up there. number 4 is high enough for this know-it-all wise ass. "Firlefranz" Sorry about the krauting. Cheers! Quote
Claude Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 There are way too many football (soccer) players in t hat list, so it's good none of them won Quote
porcy62 Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) My vote goes to Mohamed Ali P.S. (I know Louisville is not in Westfalia) Edited November 24, 2004 by porcy62 Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 P.S. (I know Louisville is not in Westfalia) But it could've been ... Quote
porcy62 Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 (edited) P.S. (I know Louisville is not in Westfalia) But it could've been ... It's easier to find some Westfalia Creek or Westfalia Town near Louisville Edited November 24, 2004 by porcy62 Quote
wolff Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Posted November 24, 2004 Steffi Graf got robbed. She could so kick Schumacher's ass. Claudia Schiffer is pretty sporty. Why wasn't she on the list? Quote
couw Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 Steffi Graf got robbed. She could so kick Schumacher's ass. yes, and Katarina Witt could spin her so dizzy she'd tumble and fall, and then Kati could rob the prize from Steffi. Schumi's already out of sight at 300km/h though. Quote
Brad Posted November 24, 2004 Report Posted November 24, 2004 There are way too many football (soccer) players in t hat list, so it's good none of them won What do you have against football. It's a great sport. I look forward to the EPL and the Bundesliga every week. Quote
porcy62 Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 (edited) What do you have against football. It's a great sport. I look forward to the EPL and the Bundesliga every week. Obviously you don't live in a country where football is a national obsession like Italy. Every day I start with the barman talking about football in the morning when I got my first coffee, in my workplace my collegues talk about football, I switch on the tv and they are talking about football, half of the newspapers is about football, and you have all the gossip about football players' girlfriends....endless. Believe me, it's not easy. Edited November 26, 2004 by porcy62 Quote
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