Jon Anderson’s reveals his 50 greatest athletes from all across the world in 2023
In 2023 there were countless records broken, $1b contracts signed and GOAT claims cemented. But who was the best of the best? Jon Anderson ranks the year’s 50 best athletes inside.
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Can the best sportsperson in the world be someone who sits in a car for two hours every couple of weeks?
When his name is Max Verstappen and he’s just completed the finest F1 season in its 73-year history, then sure he can be.
The 25-year-old won 19 of 22 races (finishing second twice and fifth in the other three) to rewrite history, and set himself up to surpass the records that Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher set before him.
In 2023 Verstappen is my Top of the Pops, although what Shohei “Showtime” Ohtani is achieving in baseball and Faith Kipyegon in distance running would place either on top in other lists.
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Originally published as Jon Anderson’s reveals his 50 greatest athletes from all across the world in 2023
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