Sports Legends Edition 5: Baseball

Barry Bonds. Left Fielder. The greatest baseball player the game has seen. Why? Barry Bonds has a record-setting 7 MVPs, 4 of them consecutive.  He also holds the All-Time Major League home-run record at 762, and other various titles, including holding the record for single season home runs.  He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and played…

Sports Legends Edition 4: Tennis

The man just won the Australian Open for his 16th Grand Slam single. How can he not be the greatest tennis player of all time! Roger Federer, a Swiss tennis player, regained his number 1 status, and is playing some of the best tennis the world has ever seen. Throughout his career, Roger holds the record…

Sports Legends Edition 3: Basketball

Michael Jordan.  The NBA website lists him as “the greatest basketball player of all time.”  Throughout his career, Jordan earned nicknames for his great defense, prolific scoring, and amazing dunks. Jordan didn’t always get things his way in basketball.  He was cut from the team in Grade 10 and 11 because of his height, but…

Sports Legends: Edition 1- Hockey

This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to athletes who were legends in their respective sports! Today’s Sport: Hockey Without question, Wayne Gretzky is classified as the best player to ever play the game.  “Number 99” played from 1987 to 1999, winning many awards along the way, including nine Hart Trophies (Most…