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The hardest time for a player is when they are leaving behind their legacy and their game after giving everything to them. Legendary WNBA star Sue Bird announced her retirement in September of last year. Several well-known athletes and other members of the public praised Bird for a fantastic career. Additionally, Bird’s supporters gave her an emotional farewell.
And last night, following the game, there was a ceremony to retire Bird’s jersey. Also, her charming fiancé had a special message for Bird. However, her fiancé’s statement caused a stir in the sports world, particularly among Tiger Woods‘ supporters. Let’s find out.
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American soccer player’s emotional tribute to Bird
The National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) OL Reign winger Megan Rapinoe spoke on the microphone about her feelings for her fiancé’s career. Rapinoe cited Bird as one of the top players.
Bleacher Report posted a portion of Rapinoe’s statement on its official Twitter account. The post was captioned: “Congratulations on like, arguably the best career that anyone has ever had in the history of any sport ever. -Megan Rapinoe to Sue Bird”
"Congratulations on like, arguably the best career that anyone has ever had in the history of any sport ever."
-Megan Rapinoe to Sue Bird 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/WHC73TLBra
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 11, 2023
But for fans, Woods’ legacy is also very strong in golf. Woods has won 82 official PGA Tour events and 15 majors. Woods is one of five players to have won all four professional major championships in his career, known as the Career Grand Slam, and was the youngest to do so. He also received the
Medal of Freedom from the US President. His list of achievements can go on and on.Without a doubt, Bird had the most amazing career. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to see how the public responds to her fiancé’s remark. D
o fans concur with Rapinoe, Bird’s fiancé, that Bird had the greatest career in sports history?Fans react to Rapinoe’s speech
Along with Woods, other athletes with outstanding careers, such as Michael Phelps, Lionel Messi, and Serena Williams, were mentioned by many admirers. They believe that there are other great players in the world other than Bird.
Tiger woods
— Billy Madison (@Billyforegilm0) June 12, 2023
Ummm these guys would like to have a word🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/FeasvwIaZy
— LeHGH (@LeBronTakesEpo) June 12, 2023
Tom Brady
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Wayne Gretzky
LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
Patrick Mahomes
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Maya Moore
Breanna Stewartdo i keep going https://t.co/TCtc0CYKS1
— rashod (@_shoddygbe) June 12, 2023
Ronaldo, Messi, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Rodger Federer, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Erling Haaland, Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson, Michael Phelps, Pele, Maradona, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Joe Montana, Usain Bolt (1)
— Blewzzz (@Blewzzz5) June 11, 2023
Tiger Woods. Michael Phelps. Lebron James. Tom Brady. Even if you want to go down the female athlete road, Serena Williams exists. People are always calling out bad takes on the internet, but this is one of the most insane REAL takes in the history of the internet https://t.co/vCO6pwid8e
— Jack (@clejack22) June 12, 2023
Cristiano, Messi, Modric, MJ, Lebron, Tiger woods, Michael Phelps, S. Williams, Usain Bolt, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Pelé, Maradona, Tom Brady…I could go on for days.
— Luis Carrillo (@luiscarrillo347) June 12, 2023
Lebron, jordan, serena, frederer, michael phelps, tom brady, tiger woods and thats just a few
— ZoeKid🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹 (@7lypaper) June 12, 2023
Messi, LeBron, Ronaldo, Jordan, tiger woods, Muhammad Ali, Brady all exist
— Chuy ✭ 🇲🇽🇺🇸✝️ (@EusebioOzuna23) June 11, 2023
One fan commented that there are more exceptional players in basketball than Bird.
I actually like Sue Bird if we are talking other sports Serena Williams clears, it isn’t arguable. And Brady, tiger woods, Simone biles, Michael Phelps, Gretzky, pele, I mean the list just keeps going. She isn’t even the wnbas goat, let alone anyone else’s.
— John (@John64647689) June 12, 2023
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Well, many fans certainly didn’t agree with Rapinoe that Bird had the best career in the history of sports. There are other notable athletes who have done exceptionally well in the game as well.
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