TBEs in other sports

[p4pking]

Who cares who the best golfer was, the game stinks, may as well list the greatest lawn bowler of all time.
How about Gary Kasparov in chess?

I like Federer as TBE in tennis, but PalmerQ had a good point about Nadal. I think it's really hard to argue it isn't one of them either way.
Usain Bolt is about the most clear cut mentioned so far, because we know without any doubt nobody has ever been faster than him. Track and field events are of course much easier to point out the best, as there is no grey area whatsoever.
Javier Sotomayor broke the record for mens high jump in 1992 and it still stands, that's pretty incredible when you think about how athletes generally get better.
I've never followed any team sports closely enough to have an informed opinion in truth, but Steve Nash grew up down the street from where I lived, so he's my pick for the best NBA player ever

[El Kabong]

College basketball player Pistol Pete....EASILY best ever, 44.2 points PER GAME......BEFORE THE 3 POINT LINE!

[TitoFan]

Who cares who the best golfer was, the game stinks, may as well list the greatest lawn bowler of all time.
How about Gary Kasparov in chess?

Yeah, golf isn't my favorite sport either, but it's one of those precious few that is totally individual. In team sports, there's so many variables like how much help you get from your teammates, etc.

Kasparov is a good choice for chess, although there'd be many people that would pick Bobby Fischer instead.

Another sport that doesn't do much for me is car racing.
But if we were to talk about TBE in the NASCAR circuit, I'd pick Richard Petty over anybody else.

... and since we're talking about racing, how about Secretariat as TBE of horses?