#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
160	James Anderson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2002–2024	91.4
161	Mike Conley Sr.	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1996	88.4
163	Sergio Ramos	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2003–—	87.8
164	Giuseppe Meazza	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1927–1947	86.2
165	Dino Zoff	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1961–1983	88.3
166	Johan Neeskens	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1968–1991	86.9
167	Andrea Barzagli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	87.4
168	Ciro Immobile	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	86.9
171	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2017	89.0
172	Garry Sobers	Cricket	🇧🇧 Barbados	1953–1974	89.3
173	Steve Waugh	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–2004	90.3
177	Kevin Durant	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	87.5
178	Toni Kroos	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2024	86.9
179	Soufiane El Bakkali	Athletics	🇲🇦 Morocco	2014–—	87.4
181	Kaká	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2017	85.3
182	Gennady Golovkin	Boxing	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2006–2023	87.7
184	Jan Železný	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czechia	1984–2006	88.4
187	Roland Matthes	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1966–1976	86.5
188	Dino Meneghin	Basketball	🇮🇹 Italy	1966–1994	89.0
189	Reggie Miller	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2005	88.1
194	Manuel Neuer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–—	87.0
197	Jorginho	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	86.2
198	Bernard Lacombe	Football	🇫🇷 France	1969–1987	86.7
199	Marco van Basten	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1981–1995	83.9
200	Manny Pacquiao	Boxing	🇵🇭 Philippines	1995–2021	89.0
201	Moses Malone	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	88.0
203	Roberto Durán	Boxing	🇵🇦 Panama	1968–2001	89.3
206	Denny Crum	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2001	88.4
207	Fritz Walter	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1937–1959	86.5
208	George Gervin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1986	86.4
209	Panama Al Brown	Boxing	🇵🇦 Panama	1922–1942	88.2
210	Abe Attell	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1917	88.2
211	Paulo Dybala	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2011–—	86.1
215	Rafael Nadal	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	2001–2024	89.5
216	Ronaldinho	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2015	84.8
217	Rod Laver	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1956–1979	89.6
218	Paavo Nurmi	Athletics	🇫🇮 Finland	1920–1934	88.5
219	Gunnar Nordahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1940–1958	84.8
220	Elvin Hayes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1984	88.4
221	Dikembe Mutombo	Basketball	🇨🇩 DR Congo	1991–2009	88.0
222	Joe Calzaghe	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1993–2008	87.5
223	Hal Greer	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	88.1
224	Iker Casillas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2020	86.8
225	Hakeem Olajuwon	Basketball	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1984–2002	87.0
226	Eliud Kipchoge	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2002–—	89.1
227	Aaron Peirsol	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2011	86.3
228	Bob Fitzsimmons	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1883–1914	88.0
229	Haile Gebrselassie	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1992–2015	89.9
230	Jerry West	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	86.6
231	John Stockton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2003	88.6

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