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NFL Heartthrob Tom Brady Shares Top Spot With Lewis Hamilton & 2 Other Legends As GOAT Debate Rages On

Published Feb 16, 2023 | 7:45 AM EST

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When it comes to being the best in business, only a few can make it to the top. One among them is surely Tom Brady. The heartthrob of the NFL surely has the people regard him as the Greatest of All Time, much like Mohammad Ali of Boxing or Tiger Woods of Golf. So much so, that the online community has recently bestowed the former Buccaneer quarter-back with GOAT status. However, it wasn’t just Brady whom the fans hailed with the same status, but Lewis Hamilton, Lionel Messi, and Roger Federer as well. And people living in today’s time have to hold themselves lucky to have witnessed them all.

In a recent poll by Sport Bible on their official Twitter handle, the fans were asked to put forward their favorite sportsperson on different sports. While there were multiple names to go with, most of them had the four names of Tom Brady, Lionel Messi, Lewis Hamilton, and Roger Federer when it comes to NFL, Soccer, F1, and Tennis, respectively.

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As a matter of fact, Brady received some competition from Rodgers and Mahomes, while Hamilton had Schumacher and Verstappen against him. As for Messi, he had Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho as his stiff competition and Federer had Nadal and Djokovic in the top contention.

Fans hail the top four GOATs from different sports

The online community took to Twitter to share their take on their favorite sportsperson in each sport. As Brady, Hamilton, Messi, and Federer were named, this shows the surreal popularity they hold in each sporting division. Although the fans had a different take when it comes to the GOAT debate, these four names were the most popular ones.

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Given below are some of the reactions taken from Twitter:

Tom Brady is regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time in the NFL, while Lewis Hamilton has seven world championships to his name. When it comes to Lionel Messi, the Argentine won it all from UCL to the World Cup. Lastly, Roger Federer has 20 Grand Slam, which is enough to call him the GOAT, the fans believe.

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Sadly, Brady and Federer bid goodbye to the sport recently. While Messi and Hamilton, the positive role model for everyone are still pushing to keep their mark as the greatest ever humans to grace the sport.

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Do you agree with these fans on GOAT status? Let us know.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 and NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai