Οι 50 πιο fit αθλητές παγκοσμίως

Ποιοι είναι οι πιο γυμνασμένοι (fit που λέμε και στο χωριό μου!) αθλητές του κόσμου; Το περιοδικό Sports Illustrated δημοσιεύει την δική του λίστα κι εξηγεί τα κριτήρια. Στην κορυφή της λίστας ο άσος του NBA, LeBron James κι ακολουθεί ο Cristiano Ronaldo...

Sports Illustrated: Fitness. For the professional athlete it is the very foundation of success. But even among the pros, some athletes stand head and sculpted shoulders above the rest. The natural question, then: Who is the fittest athlete in sports? For our first-ever Fittest 50, SI’s editors and writers set out to find the answer. We assessed the best of the best across all sports, using a 40-point rating system based on four criteria.

• Strength: the pushing power of a lineman or the force of an ultimate fighter.

• Speed: the top end of a sprinter or the burst of a running back.

• Endurance: a runner's bottomless reserve or a boxer’s ability to keep going in a bout.

• Agility: the balance of a downhill skier or a euro step at full speed on the break

As the rankings that follow make clear, the fittest of the fit come in all shapes and sizes, and from all corners of the athletic world. Count down to see who’s the fittest of them all.

1. LeBron James
Speed: 10 + Strength: 10 + Agility: 10 + Endurance: 10 = TOTAL: 40

2. Cristiano Ronaldo
Speed: 10 + Strength: 8.5 + Agility: 10 + Endurance: 10 = TOTAL: 38.5

3. Usain Bolt
Speed: 10 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 8.5 + Endurance: 9 = TOTAL: 36.5

4. Floyd Mayweather
Speed: 9 + Strength: 8 + Agility: 10 + Endurance: 9 = TOTAL: 36

5. Dez Bryant
Speed: 9 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 8.5 + Endurance: 8.5 = TOTAL: 35

6. Calvin Johnson
Speed: 9 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 8.5 + Endurance: 8 = TOTAL: 34.5

7. Serge Ibaka
Speed: 7.5 + Strength: 9.5 + Agility: 8.5 + Endurance: 8.5 = TOTAL: 34

8. Adrian Peterson
Speed: 8.5 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 9 + Endurance: 7 = TOTAL: 33.5

9. Jon Jones
Speed: 7 + Strength: 10 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 8 = TOTAL: 33

10. Michael Phelps
Speed: 9 + Strength: 7 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 9 = TOTAL: 33

11. Jimmy Graham
Speed: 7 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 8 = TOTAL: 32

12. Marquise Goodwin
Speed: 9 + Strength: 5 + Agility: 9 + Endurance: 9 = TOTAL: 32

13. Vernon Davis
Speed: 8.5 + Strength: 8.5 + Agility: 6.5 + Endurance: 7.5 = TOTAL: 31

14. Blake Griffin
Speed: 7 + Strength: 8 + Agility: 7.5 + Endurance: 7.5 = TOTAL: 30

15. LaRon Landry
Speed: 8 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 6.5 + Endurance: 6 = TOTAL: 29.5

16. Larry Fitzgerald
Speed: 8 + Strength: 6.5 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 7 = TOTAL: 29.5

17. Marshawn Lynch
Speed: 7 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 6.5 + Endurance: 6.5 = TOTAL: 29

18. Rob Gronkowski
Speed: 7 + Strength: 9 + Agility: 7 + Endurance: 6 = TOTAL: 29

19. Ashton Eaton
Speed: 6 + Strength: 7 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 8 = TOTAL: 29

20. Rafael Nadal
Speed: 7 + Strength: 5.5 + Agility: 8 + Endurance: 8 = TOTAL: 28.5

21. Martin St. Louis
22. Patrick Willis
23. Micah Richards
24. Hulk
25. George St. Pierre
26. Colin Kaepernick
27. Percy Harvin
28. Jake Dalton
29. Sergio Ramos
30. Ray Allen
31. Roger Federer
32. Rich Froning
33. Nate Robinson
34. Nani
35. Andrew McCutchen
36. Dwight Howard
37. Zdeno Chara
38. Steven Stamkos
39. Manny Pacquiao
40. Chris Sharma
41. Reggie Bush
42. Tim Howard
43. Mike Trout
44. Diego Forlan
45. Chris Froome
46. Meb Keflezighi
47. Ryan Lochte
48. Thomas Jones
49. James Ihedigbo
50. Steve Weatherford