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Gotham Chopra

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Usain Bolt being the 'fastest man on the planet' is the most untouchable athletic title in sports

Usain Bolt. He's another one. I mean to me like fastest man on the planet and heavyweight champion of the world. Those are two like Untouchable things... we can sit around and debate, you know is Tom [Brady] the greatest of all time... but when you're like the fastest man on the planet, that's kind of untouchable.

This is a subjective philosophical view on athletic achievements.
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Elite athletes like Tom Brady and LeBron James possess a 'sick' mental edge that makes them feel like it's them against the world

There's this sort of maniacal that's consistent. I mean, that's LeBron that's like all of these people just like... this maniacal devotion and this Edge and it's always like a little bit of Me versus everyone... it's like, no, nobody believes in me. It's me against the world. And so there's also something just like sick in the mind with these athletes.

An expert opinion based on first-hand observation of high-performance psychology.
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The failure in Game 5 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals is what catapulted LeBron James' future success

LeBron, the game he talks about is in 2012, Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals... but he's like it was because of that [Game 5] game and all every... it was the failure that sort of catapulted the success. And so that's another consistent thing you see with the greatest.

LeBron famously had a legendary Game 6 in Boston following that loss and went on to win his first title.
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Alex Guerrero and the TB12 bodywork are essential reasons why Tom Brady has been able to play so long

I've been around Tom a lot the last three or four years and Alex [Guerrero] is a huge part of his daily life... I do think it's a big part... the statistics show that well guys don't keep playing this no matter how talented they are. I mean Tom's not the most talented guy and he'll be the first to say it. So there have been many more talented guys have not played as long as he has.

Brady played until age 45 at an elite level, crediting these methods.
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Kobe Bryant had the most 'rockstar quality' and charisma of any athlete

Kobe was a rockstar. Like I've never really been around anyone like that... it was like, oh yeah, we should ask for more money because this guy just had a sort of Charisma... Kobe had the sort of rock star like you used to fly... in a helicopter like it was like hanging out with Batman.

Subjective opinion on charisma and presence.
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Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest athlete on the planet in terms of cultural impact

I asked you for the biggest Alpha... and Sachin Tendulkar... In a country of over a billion people of every Faith on the planet, there's one God and it's the Master Blaster. Sachin is he's everything. He's LeBron plus Tom plus Usain Bolt times a million in terms of what he means to that country.

While 'greatest athlete' is subjective, Tendulkar's status in India is a verifiable cultural phenomenon.

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