An Epic Examination of the 21st Century's GOATs - Part 2

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🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Last Thursday, we kicked off an examination of ESPN’s rankings of the greatest athletes of the 21st century. And though we found a lot to disagree with, we also uncovered a lot of insights about the state of the sports world in 2024. So today, we bring you part two of this conversation between Emily Kaplan, Kevin Clark and guest host Jeremy Schaap. Does Kobe deserve to be higher than Tim Duncan? Why is Aaron Rodgers so low? Did international stars get a fair shake? What does this list tell us about the modern relationship between athlete and fan? We get into all that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on ESPN Daily.
0:05.0	Emily, you were probably taken aback by Sydney Crosby being significantly higher than
0:10.0	Alexander Aetchkin.
0:11.0	Yes and no, actually. We dissected and debated ESPN's new rankings of the greatest
0:16.9	athletes of the 21st century so far. Roger Federer over Novak Jokovich. That just feels a little bit weird.
0:23.6	I don't think that there is any argument
0:26.2	that Roger Federer had a better career
0:28.2	than Novak Jokovich.
0:30.2	It was a conversation captured
0:31.7	what these types of lists are ultimately about.
0:36.0	Disagreement, sometimes vehement disagreement.
0:39.3	I'm not a Phelps guy at the top.
0:41.3	Why not?
0:42.3	What's wrong with Michael Phelps?
0:43.4	I don't think kids are going to know who Michael Phelps is.
0:46.8	That's just really ripping across this list.
0:49.8	Wow! No. Kevin Clark joined me to break down the top 10 and beyond, I suggest you scroll back
1:05.2	in your feed and give it a listen. But today we'll take a closer look at some of the bigger
1:12.0	trends that we saw throughout the lineup,
1:14.5	what they reveal about the state of sports today, and we'll try to unpack why two of the
1:19.4	centuries biggest stars landed on such opposite ends of the list.
1:27.4	I'm Jeremy Shapp.
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