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baxkitcase - reread what I wrote. I never differentiated between the sports (i.e. stated that Michael Jordan was a better athlete than John Elway). Technique and intelligence obviously play a huge roll in athletic achievement, but an athlete is not an athlete without speed/stamina/strength. I use technique and intelligence every day at work, but that's by no means athletic.
Raw talent doesn't exist. It's a combination of all the terms used above and is only a catch-all phrase to combine them in some fashion.
And we aren't talking about who's the best pure athlete. If that's the case, we're done every time there's a decathlon competition. We're talking about who are the best athletes in their respective sports. The debate that you're joining is what sports are counted.
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