Usain Bolt (Athletics)
Forget the chicken nugget-guzzling, the braggadocio and the Samba dancers in his pre-tournament press conference. Forget the hype.
For when you strip it down to its core you get this: Usain Bolt is the fastest human to ever walk this planet.
By the accepted laws of physiology, Usain Bolt is too tall to be a great sprinter. But the 6ft 5in superhuman laughs in the face of logic and reason, posting world record times in the 100m and 200m in a glittering career. Raw, unadulterated talent. Perhaps the greatest athlete of all time.