Legends & Retired Greats
155 names whose careers defined their sports.
Michael Jordan
32,292 Career Points
United States
Magic Johnson
17,707 Points
United States
David Beckham
146 Total Goals
England
Roger Federer
103 Career Singles Titles
Switzerland
Kobe Bryant
33,643 Career Points
United States
The Rock
16 Total Championships
United States
Shaquille O'Neal
28,596 Points
United States
Haile Gebrselassie
2 Olympic Medals
Ethiopia
Floyd Mayweather
50 Wins
United States
Maria Sharapova
36 Career titles
Russia
Serena Williams
23 Grand Slam Singles Titles
United States
David Robinson
20,790 Points
United States
Dale Earnhardt
76 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Rafael Nadal
92 Career Singles Titles
Spain
Dale Earnhardt Jr
26 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Jeff Gordon
93 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Triple H
14 World Championships
United States
Dwyane Wade
23,165 Points
United States
Ryan Giggs
168 Total Goals
Wales
John Cena
17 World Championships
Ronaldinho
299 Total Career Goals
Brazil
Michael Phelps
28 Olympic Medals
United States
Dirk Nowitzki
31,560 Points
Germany
Richard Petty
200 Career Wins
United States
Zlatan Ibrahimović
573 Total Career Goals
Sweden
MS Dhoni
5 IPL Titles
India
Pete Sampras
64 Career singles titles
United States
Tim Duncan
26,496 Points
United States
Boris Becker
49 Career singles titles
Germany
Carmelo Anthony
28,289 Points
United States
Zinedine Zidane
156 Total goals
France
Dani Alves
75 Total Goals
Brazil
Ronaldo Nazário
414 Total career goals
Brazil
Manny Pacquiao
12 titles Major world titles
Philippines
Andre Agassi
60 Career Singles Titles
United States
Iker Casillas
Multiple Major trophies won
Spain
Eden Hazard
201 Total Career Goals
Belgium
Kyle Busch
63 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
AJ Styles
Over 20 Total Championships
United States
Bastian Schweinsteiger
104 Total Goals
Germany
Steven Gerrard
190 Total Club Goals
England
Wilt Chamberlain
31,419 Points
United States
Kaká
237 Total Career Goals
Brazil
Patrick Ewing
24,815 Points
Jamaica
Frank Ribery
177 Total Goals
France
Gareth Bale
226 Total career goals
Wales
Usain Bolt
8 Olympic Gold Medals
Jamaica
Kevin Harvick
60 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Mesut Özil
121 Total goals
Germany
Yao Ming
9,247 Points
China
Didier Drogba
368 Total Goals
Ivory Coast
Tony Stewart
49 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Andy Murray
46 Career Singles Titles
United Kingdom
Steve Nash
17,387 Points
Canada
Carles Puyol
24 Total goals
Spain
John McEnroe
77 Career Singles Titles
United States
Pelé
1,279 Total Goals
Brazil
Shaun White
3 Olympic Gold Medals
United States
Shawn Michaels
4 World Championships
United States
Stone Cold Steve Austin
6 WWF Championships
United States
Björn Borg
66 Career Singles Titles
Sweden
Martina Navratilova
18 Grand Slam singles titles
United States
AB de Villiers
114 Test Matches
South Africa
Charles Barkley
23,757 Points
United States
Gerard Piqué
57 Total goals
Spain
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
38,387 Points
United States
Tony Parker
19,473 Points
France
Paolo Maldini
40 Total Goals
Italy
Kurt Busch
34 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Steve Davis
6 titles World Championships
England
Bret Hart
32 Championships held
Canada
Eric Cantona
185 Total Career Goals
France
Missy Franklin
5 Olympic Medals
United States
Matt Kenseth
39 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
8 Olympic Medals
Jamaica
Blake Griffin
14,513 Points
United States
AP McCoy
4,358 Career wins
Northern Ireland
Mo Farah
4 Olympic Gold Medals
United Kingdom
Mark Spitz
9 Olympic Gold Medals
United States
Pavel Nedved
147 Total club goals
Czech Republic
Monica Seles
53 Career Singles Titles
United States
Gabby Douglas
3 Olympic Medals
United States
Billie Jean King
129 Career singles titles
United States
Larry Bird
21,791 Points
United States
Tracy McGrady
18,381 Points
United States
Shawn Johnson
4 Olympic Medals
United States
Georges St-Pierre
8 Wins by Knockout
Canada
The Undertaker
14 Championships won
United States
Carl Edwards
28 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Ravichandran Ashwin
106 Test Matches
India
Toni Kroos
84 Total goals
Germany
Ian Thorpe
5 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze Olympic Medals
Australia
Marcel Hirscher
67 World Cup Wins
Austria
Dennis Rodman
6,683 Points
United States
Cesar Cielo
3 Olympic Medals
Brazil
Steffi Graf
107 Career Singles Titles
Germany
Alberto Contador
3 Vuelta a España Wins
Spain
Stephen Hendry
7 titles World Championships
Scotland
Danica Patrick
1 IndyCar Wins
United States
Stan Wawrinka
3 Grand Slam Singles Titles
Switzerland
Adrian Lewis
26 PDC Titles
England
Paul Scholes
169 Total goals
England
Xavi
82 Total Goals
Spain
Bode Miller
6 Olympic Medals
United States
Lance Franklin
1066 Total Goals
Australia
Aly Raisman
6 Olympic Medals
United States
Terence Crawford
42 Wins
United States
Khabib Nurmagomedov
29 Wins
Russia
Paula Radcliffe
6 Marathon Wins
United Kingdom
Frankie Dettori
288 Total Group 1 wins
Italy
Ariarne Titmus
4 Olympic Gold Medals
Australia
Jon Jones
28 Wins
United States
Phil Taylor
16 titles World Championships
United Kingdom
Lester Piggott
4,493 Total Wins in Britain
England
Ferenc Puskás
672 Total Career Goals
Hungary
Anderson Silva
34 wins, 11 losses MMA Record
Brazil
Bradley Wiggins
8 Olympic Medals
United Kingdom
Hermann Maier
54 World Cup Wins
Austria
Carlos Valderrama
74 Total goals
Colombia
Mark Cavendish
35 Tour de France Stage Wins
Isle of Man
Ingemar Stenmark
86 World Cup Wins
Sweden
Johnathan Thurston
923 Total Goals
Australia
Ric Flair
16 World Championships
United States
Daniel Cormier
22 Wins
United States
Garry Kasparov
2851 Peak FIDE rating
Russia
Judit Polgar
2735 Peak rating
Hungary
Martin Truex Jr
34 NASCAR Cup Series Wins
United States
Dustin Martin
338 Goals Scored
Australia
Allen Iverson
24,368 Points
United States
Olga Korbut
4 Gold, 2 Silver Olympic Medals
Russia
Kelvin Kiptum
3 Marathon Wins
Kenya
Mary Lou Retton
5 Olympic Medals
United States
Dustin Poirier
30 Wins
United States
Emma McKeon
14 Olympic Medals
Australia
Federica Pellegrini
2 Olympic Medals
Italy
Hicham El Guerrouj
4 Gold, 2 Silver World Championships
Morocco
Bobby Fischer
1 (1972) World Championship matches
United States
Florence Griffith-Joyner
5 Olympic Medals
United States
Johan Cruyff
433 Total career goals
Netherlands
Laurie Hernandez
2 Olympic Medals
United States
Cain Velasquez
12 Wins by Knockout
United States
Nathan Adrian
8 Olympic Medals
United States
Gustavo Kuerten
20 Career titles
Brazil
Lara Gut-Behrami
48 World Cup Wins
Switzerland
Vladimir Kramnik
1 Olympiad Gold Medals
Russia
George Best
251 Total Club Goals
Northern Ireland
Geraint Thomas
1 Tour de France Wins
Wales
Kohei Uchimura
7 Olympic Medals
Japan
Chuck Liddell
21 wins, 9 losses MMA Record
United States
Michael Johnson
2 Olympic Gold Medals
United States
Daniel Naroditsky
3 Major Tournament Wins
United States
Colby Covington
4 Wins by Knockout
United States
Diego Maradona
311 Total club goals
Argentina
Nick Diaz
27 Wins
United States
Mike Smith