What makes a GOAT
A GOAT which is the greatest of all time is a title not handed out to many, and is one any athlete strives to achieve with that as the ultimate goal besides a championship. But what makes a GOAT? As described in (Streeter, 2023) GOAT’s are every where in sports as they are normally just described as the sports best athletes of all time, however what really sets these athletes apart from the rest in their sports. For example Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls which is the greatest achievement you can win in football and Brady has the most ever won. This is one of the GOAT’s in sports but none set the bar as high as Michael Jordan won six championships in his career and never lost a single championship, as he also holds records for the best regular season average of points of all time and when it matters the most he also holds the record for most playoffs points scored a game. There are some more meanings to the word GOAT, for example as described in (Brooks, 2022) this article explains how there’s times in sports where there are multiple player’s being called the goat for example in soccer Messi and Ronaldo are considered by many people the GOATS of the sports however there can only be one GOAT and this leads to many fans fighting over who is better. This is also in the NBA however in different circumstances, for example LeBron’s James is many peoples GOATS however many believe its Michael Jordan and this is when it gets hard to compare players especially when they are from different times and have never played against each other. The article also goes onto explain how one can be a GOAT over another such as how the player or athlete has changed the sport they play in. For example the effect that this player had on the children watching the game that made them want to be like them or if they got them into sports.
References
Streeter, K. (2023, July 3). GOATs are everywhere in sports. so what really defines greatness? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/03/sports/tennis/greatest-athlete-of-all-time.html#:~:text=Defining%20the%20term%20as%20%E2%80%9Cthe,the%20acronym%20had%20become%20dictionary
Brooks, M. (2022, December 27). GOAT meaning: what does the term G.O.A.T. mean in sport – why Lionel Messi and Pelé are often called it. NationalWorld. https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/other-sport/goat-meaning-what-does-the-term-goat-mean-in-sport-why-tom-brady-and-rafael-nadal-are-often-called-it-3568312
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There’s not a lot here, HockeyPlayer, but I think you know that. You didn’t specify what sort of feedback you want, so I’m just going to separate your text into sections that cluster around a main idea or claim. Make it like a skeleton.
1. A GOAT which is the greatest of all time is a title not handed out to many, and is one any athlete strives to achieve with that as the ultimate goal besides a championship.
2.. But what makes a GOAT? As described in (Streeter, 2023) GOAT’s are every where in sports as they are normally just described as the sports best athletes of all time, however what really sets these athletes apart from the rest in their sports. For example Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls which is the greatest achievement you can win in football and Brady has the most ever won.
3. This is one of the GOAT’s in sports but none set the bar as high as Michael Jordan won six championships in his career and never lost a single championship, as he also holds records for the best regular season average of points of all time and when it matters the most he also holds the record for most playoffs points scored a game.
4. There are some more meanings to the word GOAT, for example as described in (Brooks, 2022) this article explains how there’s times in sports where there are multiple player’s being called the goat for example in soccer Messi and Ronaldo are considered by many people the GOATS of the sports however there can only be one GOAT and this leads to many fans fighting over who is better.
5. This is also in the NBA however in different circumstances, for example LeBron’s James is many peoples GOATS however many believe its Michael Jordan and this is when it gets hard to compare players especially when they are from different times and have never played against each other.
6. The article also goes onto explain how one can be a GOAT over another such as how the player or athlete has changed the sport they play in. For example the effect that this player had on the children watching the game that made them want to be like them or if they got them into sports.
1. This just states the obvious that there can be only one Greatest of All Time.
2. The Streeter citation doesn’t add much, but you confuse the small claim more by saying “best athletes of all time.” There should be room in that category for Best Player of all Time, since athleticism isn’t the only criterion. Then you name “most championships won” as a defining characteristic of Greatest.
3. Then you add into the mix “season average scoring” and “playoff game scoring” as additional characteristics.
4. Your soccer example doesn’t help us understand what aspects of greatness matter in a debate about GOATS. It just claims that fans disagree.
5. Then you admit that it’s even more complicated when the candidates for GOAT played in different eras. That doesn’t help us define a GOAT, but you certainly COULD use descriptions of the advantage/disadvantage difference between eras as part of explaining what we mean by Greatness. [If I scored 25% more than my opponent for GOAT status but at a time when the league scored 50% more than the other era, my scoring average advantage won’t be very meaningful.]
6. The article also goes onto explain how one can be a GOAT over another such as how the player or athlete has changed the sport they play in.
—It couldn’t be more vague, but you do introduce the possibility that there’s another criterion for greatness: changed the sport.
7. For example the effect that this player had on the children watching the game that made them want to be like them or if they got them into sports.
—And on the way out the door, you toss in another suggestion: he was a role model.
You get credit for posting, HockeyPlayer, but I hope it’s not the draft you want to rest with. Time to do some solid research. And narrow your focus, please: One sport has enough variables: you’re offering examples from four, I think.
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