Lebron James best athlete of the past 10 years?

I read an article recently that was ranking the best athletes of the past decade and Lebron was at the top of the list.

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I realize that Lebron is a phenom but is he really the greatest athlete in the world in the past 10 years? Is he really more of a sporting anomaly than say, Usain Bolt who won gold in the 100 and 200 meters in 3 consecutive Olympics?

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Michael Phelps stepped back his training regime after winning 8 gold medals in 2008 and STILL managed to win 4 golds and 2 silvers in 2012. Then 4 years later he went to Rio and won another 5 gold medals.

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I understand that basketball is a bit more high-profile than something that only comes around once every 4 years but I guess you could say that I disagree with this notion. Lebron is a very special player for sure, but there have been many other players in time that have been dominant in basketball. No one has EVER dominated the sports that Bolt and Phelps are involved in the way that they do.

Let's just agree to disagree on this one, USA today.