Template:Did you know nominations/GOAT (sports culture)
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 19:24, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
GOAT (sports culture)
A goat, but not the GOAT
- ... that before it was good to be the GOAT, it was actually bad to be a goat (pictured)?
- ALT1: ... that boxer Muhammad Ali is credited with popularizing the term "GOAT" in sports culture? Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30108804/michael-jordan-vs-lebron-james-everything-need-know-nba-goat-debate
- ALT2: ... that during the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Twitter hashtag for gymnast Simone Biles was followed by an emoji of a goat dressed in a red leotard? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/23/simone-biles-goat-emoji/
- ALT3: ... that to honor his GOAT status, Tom Brady's teammates surprised him with 5 goats for his 40th birthday? Source: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-patriots-celebrate-tom-bradys-40th-birthday-with-a-five-goat-petting-zoo/
- ALT4: ... that tennis player Roger Federer thinks there "cannot be possibly that many 'GOATs'"? Source: https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-roger-federer-e8917dc7256f195bf406d1830184ffee
- ALT5: ... that basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thinks debating the greatest basketball player of all-time is like asking "how big is the horn on a unicorn"? Source: https://www.newsweek.com/2019/02/22/kareem-abdul-jabar-lebron-james-goat-1327188.html
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ivakkak
- Comment:
Will do QPQ soon.Lot of ALT hook options here I think. QPQ now done.
Moved to mainspace by Soulbust (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.
Soulbust (talk) 19:40, 29 March 2025 (UTC).
- Comment. I added the article's top photo to the nomination, since it adds a bit of levity to the hook. Well, maybe too much levity. It's up to the reviewer and promoter. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 23:02, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
New enough (March 22), long enough (14 KB), no copyvio detected (Earwig says 34.2%, but only direct quotes). Article is in good shape; I don't think the list is necessary (as it's essentially an abridged version of List of sports figures considered the greatest), but I don't think it's an issue for DYK eligibility. Otherwise, no issues. ALT0 verified in sources and is definitely interesting; this hook would be a GOAT of DYK. I'll also approve ALT3 as a backup; ALT3 interesting and verified in source. I don't think this should run with the image; as funny as it would be, the photo is only indirectly relevant. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:13, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
- That abridged version is intentional since I spun out the list you linked just a few days ago, because I believe contextualizing positional and other considerations is possible and there are so many sports out there that it can get too long to include in the GOAT article. I still think a table is necessary in the GOAT article just to provide that sort of initial contact for readers, as well as the Main article link to the larger list. That larger list is definitely still a work in progress for sure. Soulbust (talk) 01:26, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
