Who was your favorite athlete as a kid?

Baseball: Dave Winfield
Football: Lawrence Taylor
Basketball: Michael Jordan (him above all other athletes)
Hockey: Mark Messier (but not till I was a teenager)
Soccer: Um?
Boxing: Mike Tyson
Tennis: Andre Agassi
Golf: Fred Couples

 

Baseball: George Brett
Football: Joe Montana
Basketball: Michael Jordan
Hockey: Wayne Gretzky
Soccer: Diego Maradona. From the MISL, Jan "The Goose" Goosens.
Boxing: Mike Tyson.
Tennis: Monica Seles (had the hots for her big time. Never have understood why)
Golf: Tom Watson

 

Baseball: Bobby Richardson
Football: Joe Namath
Basketball: Willis Reed
Hockey: Rod Gilbert
Soccer: Ron Behagen
Boxing: George Foreman
Tennis: John Newcombe
Golf: Lee Trevino

In my adult life had the pleasure to meet them all sans Ron Behagen. A real thrill. Bobby Richardson is one of the classiest, nicest ex pro athlete I've ever met.

 

Awesome.

 

Baseball: Johnny Ray and Dale Murphy. (and jose canseco in the dark, teenager years)
Football: Gary Anderson
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Basketball: Not a fan
Hockey: Mario Lemieux and Jacques Calendar
Soccer: Uh, em, er, pele?
Boxing: Evander Holyfield, if for no other reason than he was the anti Tyson.
Tennis: Borris Becker. Still remember him diving belly first in wimbledon. Always liked the Michael Chang slide on clay.
Golf: none really

 

Top of the list: Driver - Darrell Waltrip
Baseball - Dale Murphy
Football - Joe Montana (name's Joe, always made sure I wore 16)
Basketball - didn't/don't care
Soccer - George Best
Hockey - The Great One
Tennis - n/a
Golf - Jack
Boxing - I'll say Big John Tate just because I met him one during the two weeks or so he was champ

 

Not one of these threads ;-)

I'm 25 years old, and only started to care for players at eight years old, but started to watch when I was five.

Anyway, here's my list.

Hockey: Patrick Roy
Baseball: Joe Carter
NFL: Steve Young
Basketball: Michael Jordan
Boxing: Iron Mike
Golf: Tiger Woods
Soccer: Ronaldo
CFL: Doug Flutie

 

Football: Walter Payton

Baseball: Rick Monday (I was going to be the Cubs' center fielder when I grew up)

 

Hey Shock I figured you more for an Ernie Coy guy.

 

I just turned 41 and the team sports all reflect my Brooklyn upbringing.

Baseball: Seaver
Football: Wesley Walker
Basketball: Clyde
Hockey: Mike Bossy
Soccer: Chinaglia
Boxing: Hagler
Tennis: Borg
Golf: None

 

Baseball: Ron Blomberg/ Don Mattingly
Football: Fran Tarkenton
Basketball: Dave DeBusschere
Hockey:Chico Resch
Soccer: Pele
Boxing: Mike Rossman
Tennis: Jimmy Connors
Golf: Jack

 

Roger Staubach
Tom Seaver
anybody fighting Ali