Tell that to New York Rangers fans!
"3. Wayne Gretzky is, without question, the greatest hockey player of all time"
Well, at least he didn't put down, "Man O'War is, without question, the greatest racehorse of all time". Of course, that's not true anyway, as Secretariat is regarded by half the population as the greatest.
But, he would never mention racing stuff anyway, so that's probably the reason. ;-)