Fine, if he has to be alive, then I would definitely pick an Olympic athlete. None of these basketball, football goofs.
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Roman Šebrle Czech pronunciation: [ˈroman ˈʃɛbr̩lɛ] (born November 26, 1974) is an athlete from the Czech Republic. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon. In 2001 in Götzis he became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9,000 points, setting the record at 9,026 points, succeeding his compatriot, Tomáš Dvořák, who had scored 8,994 points two years earlier.
After placing second in the decathlon during the 2000 Summer Olympics, Šebrle won the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tradition dictates the winner of the decathlon holds the title of "World's Greatest Athlete".[1] Šebrle has held the title five of the past seven years.
A panel of experts convened by the Wall Street Journal in 2008 also ranked Šebrle as the world's greatest athlete.[2]
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