Across
- 2. 5 times NBA champion, twice NBA Finals MVP, 4×NBA All-Star Game MVP
- 5. scorer of a record 91 goals in one calendar year
- 7. the third-youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title, having beaten Serena Williams in 2004
- 9. the most well-paid athlete
- 10. the winningest goalkeeper in the history of NHL
- 13. the highest-paid footballer in terms of total earnings
- 15. owner of an all-time record seven French Open titles
- 16. the most expensive footballer in history (amount of money spent on his transfers)
- 19. the most capped goalkeeper of all time in the UEFA Champions League
Down
- 1. scorer of the winning in goal in 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 3. quaterback to have set NFL passing record for yards thrown in a season
- 4. the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam in golf
- 6. the 2011 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
- 8. First player to win the Art Ross Trophy, Maurice Richard Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Award and Hart Memorial Trophy as well as win all four in a single season
- 11. NBA Rookie of the Year in 2004
- 12. NFL rushing record owner of 2097 yards
- 14. boxer nicknamed "pacman"
- 17. winner of four consecutive NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophies from 2006-09
- 18. owner of several men's world records of the Open Era: holding the World No. 1 position for a 237-consecutive-week stretch at the top from 2004 to 2008 and winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles