Greatest Swedish sportsman ever

[Master]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic named second-greatest Swedish sportsman ever, and he's pissed.

Have you heard of Björn Borg? He was really good at tennis. He was ranked No. 1 in the world for a total of 109 weeks, has the highest winning percentage of any male player ever and won 11 majors.

In a recent poll, he was ranked the greatest Swedish sportsperson ever, ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And Zlatan is pissed.

@Xwetie

[Andre]

When I think Swedish I think women not men.
Im certain Xwetie is the same.

[Master]

Abba and Ikea for me not swedish erotica or Seka.

[Andre]

Abba and Ikea for me not swedish erotica or Seka.

Yeah when you think about Abba you first think about Anna and Frieda though.

When you think about Ikea, you think of insane plans, flat packs and having bits left over.

[Xwetie]

Well Björn borg is amazing though, he having a clothes company and his underwear is amazing! And he was quite big in media back in the days, But Zlatan should be lucky he even got ranked number two because personally he wouldn't even put him on my top 5 list on swede athletes! such as Peter forsberg, Henrik Larsson, Gunnar gren. could go on forever !

[Xwetie]

For such a small country we produce heaps of athletes some might not become really famous and it's hard to become someone in boxing for example because professional boxing is banned here. or was until 2007 i think, soo basically just started, hope we can come up with some good talents in the future i'm having my eyes on a few who got a chance!

And about ikea and girls, A lot of people ask what we're famous for and i often say that we famous for our reindeer taxis because we got so much snow in the winter there's no cars!

I'm always getting worried when i'm being mention in post....

[El Kabong]

Forsberg was excellent! Salo in goal as well....didn't that team beat the Canadians?

[El Kabong]

Yeah 1994 Gold medal in hockey beating Canada.


MATS SUNDIN! Amazing player!!!

[p4pking]

Bjorn Borg was GREAT at tennis. He won Wimbledon what, 5 years in a row? THat's crazy, and even his losing to McEnroe for the 6th was epic. I don't really follow football(I call it football because the Americans are lame for not choosing a different name and the NFL sucks anyways), so could just stay out of this I suppose, but has Zlatan won a world cup or multiple European chapmionships, anything like that? I don't doubt he's a better pure athlete than Borg was or whatever and I know team sports are much different(which is why I don't watch them), but he's being a baby to cry about this if he doesn't have the resume.

[palmerq]

Borg(resistance is futile, i think it's the same guy :S) certainly should be ahead of ibracadabra... as mr borg actually won some international tournaments! Ibra is certainly amazing and won some nice league titles but mr borg won the best of the best multiple times... Even though I am a great Henrik larsson fan I would have to say ibra is better and has had a greater career than good old HEnrik had.

I think Zlatans comments might just be a game to enhance his "Zlatan(tm)" image though

[palmerq]

Also I would vote the borg collective into 2nd place, the greatest swede is clearly magnus samuelson ! who is lucky this is not the greatest nordic sportsman or he himself would be beaten into 2nd place by jouko ahola !

[Master]

Bjorn Borg was GREAT at tennis. He won Wimbledon what, 5 years in a row? THat's crazy, and even his losing to McEnroe for the 6th was epic. I don't really follow football(I call it football because the Americans are lame for not choosing a different name and the NFL sucks anyways), so could just stay out of this I suppose, but has Zlatan won a world cup or multiple European chapmionships, anything like that? I don't doubt he's a better pure athlete than Borg was or whatever and I know team sports are much different(which is why I don't watch them), but he's being a baby to cry about this if he doesn't have the resume.

Zlatan is a good player but not great although in this match he scored the most amazing goal I have ever seen. He is a black belt martial arts expert and you can see why.

@Stickgrappler will appreciate it.

[Mark TKO]

I'd have given it to Tomas Brolin

[Master]

Steffan Edberg and Borg does make great underwear.

[Stickgrappler]

Bjorn Borg was GREAT at tennis. He won Wimbledon what, 5 years in a row? THat's crazy, and even his losing to McEnroe for the 6th was epic. I don't really follow football(I call it football because the Americans are lame for not choosing a different name and the NFL sucks anyways), so could just stay out of this I suppose, but has Zlatan won a world cup or multiple European chapmionships, anything like that? I don't doubt he's a better pure athlete than Borg was or whatever and I know team sports are much different(which is why I don't watch them), but he's being a baby to cry about this if he doesn't have the resume.

Zlatan is a good player but not great although in this match he scored the most amazing goal I have ever seen. He is a black belt martial arts expert and you can see why.

@Stickgrappler will appreciate it.

Props Master! dayum that was cool! the goal was a lucky goal, but the presence of mind to execute the flying kick to launch ball in the general direction of the goal was awesome

and of course the flying kick was a beauty! the run-one-way-then-put-on-the-brakes-to-run-the-other-way and then the flying kick itself, the timing, not missing the ball was one to behold for the ages!

Thank you Master!