Who is or was the greatest athlete, in your opinion.

In my opinion, Lionel Messi is the greatest athlete of our time. For people who haven’t heard of him (which is very unlikely), Messi is a professional soccer player who plays in Barcelona. Standing only 5 foot 7in, this man can take on anyone with a ball on his feet. He is only 25 years old and people already compare him to the great Pele and Maradona.  He has won the best player in the world multiple times and is on his way to becoming the greatest soccer player of all time. In Argentina, his native country, people adore him and some people even consider  him as a god or someone out of this world. He isn’t selfish on the field and yet manages to score the most goals in the league and also has the most assist too. With all his accomplishments, Messi is still very shy and noble. He is a tremendous human being and I admire him for all he has done for the less fortunate people. He has worked with multiple charities as well as created his own. I feel like a professional athlete has to be a role model in and out of the field to be considered the greatest of all time.