Published December 31, 2023 by Hector Lázzeri
The best sports stars in 2023
Father time is undefeated, he doesn’t forgive anyone and he doesn’t stop either. As much as the sport has seen great strides in the care and rehabilitation of athletes, sooner rather than later, stars have to say goodbye. For those of us who were born around 1990, we already had to see a crop of stars leave at the turn of the century (the Jordans, Marino, Elway, Sampras, Graf), but they were not athletes that you saw from the beginning of their career. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve seen several leave: Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Manu Ginobili and Tom Brady.
It is true that LeBron James, Novak Djokovic Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo They cling to their throne, but it was evident that in the 2023 the new stars arrived. The future is here.
Carlos Alcaraz
Perhaps the most advanced of all is ‘Carlitos’. The Spanish tennis player broke out in 2022, but in 2023 he simply became the best in the world, at just 20 years old, and he already knocked down the most successful player in history in a Grand Slam final, Novak Djokovicnothing more and nothing less than in the sacred grass of Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Zverev. Photo: US Open.
Aitana Bonmatí
He won it all in 2023: League, Champions, the World Cup with Spain (being the best player), UEFA Player of the Year and was, at 25 years old, the second youngest winner in the history of the Ballon d’Or.
Coco Gauff
It seems that she has been on the WTA circuit for years because it was in 2019 that she beat Venus Williams to be the youngest to win a match at Wimbledon since 1991, but we forget that she only turned 19 in March. In 2023 she finally won her first Grand Slam, in the US Open.
Caitlin Clark
The person responsible for the raudience records in the women’s March Madness last year, with his Stephen Curry-like shooting range that made all basketball fans fall in love with him. In Iowa he is deity, leading more than 55,000 fans to see him in a game, and inaugurated the 3,000-point, 750-rebound, and 750-assist club in college basketball, regardless of branch.
Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to the women’s Final Four | Reuters
Caleb Williams
The NFL has been looking for the ‘New Mahomes’ for years and, after resounding failures like Zach Wilson, last year the next one, Caleb Williams of USC, appeared in the NCAA. He only won Heisman In 2022 and 2023 he improved his numbers, but his horrendous defense cost him several defeats. Aim to be the first selection of the next Draft.
Victor Wembanyama
The French alien was the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James. His arrival in the NBA has not been perfect, in a Spurs that has been in the doldrums for years and does not have much talent around the number 1 selection of the last Draft, but do you know how many players have a season averaging at least 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks? There are 10 and it is a ‘who’s who’ list of the best centers in history: Hakeem Olajuwon (9 times), ‘The Admiral’ David Robinson (7), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7), Alonzo Mourning (3) , Patrick Ewing (3), Shaq (2), Bob McAdoo (1), Bob Lanier (1), Elvin Hayes (1) and Bill Walton (1). Wemby is 11th and only three (Robinson, Shaq and Alonzo) did it as rookies.
Victor Wembanyama, eighth game of 38 points | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Conor Bedard
The new Canadian hockey sensation He was already shining in his country since they allowed him to play the junior circuit at the age of 15. He was MVP of the Youth World Cup. In 2023 he reached the NHLfirst selection, reviving the hopes of the Chicago Blackhawks with 7 goals and 4 assists in his first 12 games, including a four-point game, being the youngest in league history to do so.
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