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re: Who is the worlds greatest athlete?

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Posted by fightingtiger2335
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 9:58 am to
Big show
Posted by Towelie
America's Wang
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 10:01 am to
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Who is the worlds greatest athlete?


Lebron's gotta be up there.
I don't know if he's world class yet but Patrick Peterson is a freakish athlete.
Posted by boosiebadazz
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 10:26 am to
lebron motherfricking james
Posted by LSUPHILLY72
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 10:32 am to
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can any of them do THIS????


Wow...to the fricking WOW!

The one where he jumps into the car window

Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Sophandros
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 10:37 am to
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WG_Dawg


You described skills, not athleticism.
Posted by BayouBengal
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 10:42 am to
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Prime Time.


Dual sport athletes get lots of respect from me. Just to be pro in one sport is a longshot and to be a pro in two sports without dedicating 100% of your effort to one or the other is amazing.
Posted by PuntBamaPunt
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 11:03 am to
Nate Doss
Posted by OkStateLSU
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 11:21 am to
Cecil Collins
Posted by northLAgoomba
The Cooper Road, Ratchet City, LA
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 12:34 pm to
Kim Kardasian's step-father was at one time.
Posted by lsu480
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 12:34 pm to
In my lifetime, I would say Danny Ainge.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 12:38 pm to
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Bolt, Bo, Herschel ... can any of them do THIS????



I saw one trick I am pretty sure I could do.....that is fricking amazing!
Posted by tress4pres
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 12:42 pm to
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The WR holders run sub 5 minute miles for 26 in a row. How many people on this site can even run 1 5 minute mile?


This
Posted by Tiger in NY
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 12:57 pm to
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In my lifetime, I would say Bo Jackson.


+1

Deion is second, and MJ is third to me. I know his stats sucked in Birmingham, but to hit even .200 at Double A is better than many college players would even do.
Posted by ShrevetownTiger
Shreveport
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 1:27 pm to
I'm gonna go with an ironman Triathlete.
Posted by Ioncehitta Longball
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 1:58 pm to
Bo Jackson/GSP
Posted by Bubba Hotep
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 2:09 pm to
Define "athlete."

Being really good at a sport does not make someone a great athlete.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 2:18 pm to
Shaq.


He even recently had a show where he beat everyone in every sport.

Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 2:20 pm to
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Can he hit a baseball?

skill

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Catch a football?

skill

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Return a tennis serve?

skill

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Shoot a basketball?

skill
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 2:24 pm to
SFP, I think Soph already covered it.

I really do not know if there is a good answer to this question. The theoretically best way would be to take every athlete ever at their athletic peaks and have them perform sort of a physical fitness test. This test would basically see who is the strongest, fastest, best jumper, etc. Of course, the best total combined score would be the best athlete. I would venture to guess the answer would be a decathlete or Randy Moss.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 9/2/11 at 2:41 pm to
Ok then....what makes someone an "athlete"? Aside from being able to run fast, which apparently sets Bolt apart from everybody else.
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