With great power comes… a list of great athletes who exude it. Sports Illustrated's 2025 Power List features trailblazers and icons who are dominating the sports landscape and shaping their own inimitable legacies as some of the most “powerful” sports figures to walk the earth. There’s power in its physical definition of pounds of muscle and brute force, power as cultural influence and social impact that comes from being the best at your game, power as a superhuman ability to bend the limits and accomplish what was previously thought to be impossible.
From the gridiron to the hockey rink, from packed stadiums to crowded ballparks, these rookies and veterans are living proof that there’s more than one way to flex your power. Here are the youngest and oldest athletes who made the list.
