Muhammad Ali was a wonderful sportsman and a great entertainer. He was an inspiration to us all and managed to avoid many of the pitfalls open to sportsmen and women.
Muhammad Ali had everything to be a great sportsman: speed, bravery, cunning, guile, personality and the people loved him. A one-off and sadly we will never see the like of him again.
Colin Miller, Australia
Muhammad Ali graced a sport that now looks like a backyard brawl. He had the grace of a ballet dancer, and when at his best, made boxing look like an art form. But also was a man of principles and integrity.
Muhammad Ali was great sportsman and did not bow to pressure to go to Vietnam.
Muhammad Ali was quite simply the greatest. A supreme athlete and wonderful ambassador for sport.
Neil Gershon, UK
Pele did everything a mere mortal would only dream about with a football.
Chris Leong, UK
The greatest soccer star, and soccer being the sport with the largest fan following, Pele deserves to be the greatest sportsperson.
Jiji Thomas George
In the modern era of the game, Sunil Gavaskar was the most talented player of all. With his great understanding of the game and his commitment he definitely played some memorable innings. When Gavaskar was playing, there were no other batsmen to support him and also the lack of bowlers in the team put immense pressure on him to make sure team always had a good score to defend. This sometimes made him defensive, but still he was the best and will remain one.
Sunil Gavaskar has shown all future cricketers from the Indian sub continent that they can aspire to be the best in the world.
G H Rao
Michael Jordan, the greatest athlete the world has ever seen.
Michael Jordan: 6 NBA titles, 2 Olympic gold medals. The only human who could fly.
Sachin Tendulkar gained an excellent batting performance at young age, against all odds and tremendous pressure of modern cricket. Excellent role model.
Sachin Tendulkar, for his sheer amount of talent and perfection. His immaculate behaviour both on and off the field makes him a perfect sporting hero. Can anyone think of even a single controversy involving Sachin both on and off the field? Not to mention that he carries the expectations of one billion people on his young shoulders every time he walks into the field.