8 Sporting Legends Who Were Conceived To Be Gods

BANGALORE: When talented beings apply passion and hard work on the field, one can only watch with amazement as history is playing right before their eyes.

 However those unfortunate to witness the era in which these legends dominated can never fully comprehend what it’s like to watch gods in action, reports sportsdaily.

Here are 8 sporting legends that took over the world of sports.

 Kelly Slater

Robert Kelly Slater (a Floridian professional surfer) took the title as the all time leader in career event wins by winning the Boost Mobile Pro event in 2007. Slater surpassed the three-time world champion and his childhood hero Tom Curren. Kelly Slater is an 11-times ASP World Tour Champion, 5 out of which he’d won in a row from 1994 to 1998.

Aleksandr Karelin

Karelin Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia, was Nicknamed the ‘Russian Bear’ alongside several other names which includes “Alexander the Great”, “Russian King Kong” and “The Experiment”. Karelin started as a wrestler in 1981 and managed to have an undefeated record from 1982 to 1987. 

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