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LeBron: Tom Brady is the GOAT football player but not in conversation for GOAT athlete
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:17 am
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:17 am
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Tom Brady has five Lombardi trophies, and assuming he ever retires, will be a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer. And while he doesn't think of himself as the greatest football player of all time, NBA star LeBron James is happy to bestow that title upon him, though James can't go so far as to say Brady's accomplishments make him the greatest athlete of all time.
It all started with this observation from Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business partner and childhood friend:
"After I watched Tom Brady win the Super Bowl, it made me start to think that the only thing that marks greatness is consistency over a long period of time," Carter said on "The Shop," an ESPN feature that had James and friends talking sports at New Orleans barbershop. ... [Brady appearing in seven Super Bowls and winning five of them in 16 years] is like, mind-boggling. What Tom Brady did over the history of my life is the greatest thing I've seen in sports."
James' point was a simple one: While he admired Brady, the Patriots quarterback only plays on one side of the ball.
"My only argument with a football player being the greatest athlete of all time is that they only gotta play one side of the floor, man," James began. "Yes, Brady is unbelievable. Brady is the greatest quarterback I've ever seen but he affects the game one way. ...
"Just as a basketball player, and the pounding that you take and running both sides -- 'OK, I gotta do offense. Oh s---t, I gotta get back on defense. Oh s--t, I gotta get back on offense. Oh s---t, I gotta get back on defense.' As physical as football is -- and to the body, I know it's crazy to the body -- but for a quarterback, [Patriots coach Bill] Belichick has done a great job of implementing those five guys in front to protect that asset. ...
"For us [as basketball players], every single night, you gotta know both sides. We both played football ... the offense never even talked to the defense -- all week! We don't even speak to y'all! When I played football, offensively, I never even talked to the defensive side. I never even talked to y'all! Ain't nothing to talk about! I'm sitting down like this on the bench -- 'Oh, turnover? Oh, where's my helmet?' ... You remember that!"
"I'm not saying he's not great. He's the greatest football player of all time."
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Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:18 am to Bench McElroy
he's right. brady is definitely not the greatest athlete of all time.
that award goes to bo Jackson.
that award goes to bo Jackson.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:18 am to Bench McElroy
Why are people so obsessed with who is the GOAT in everything? Just enjoy watching great athletes. sheesh
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:19 am to Bench McElroy
He's right. the GOAT athlete of all time is MJ followed closely by Ronaldo and Lebron
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:20 am to Bench McElroy
I agree with him.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:20 am to Bench McElroy
LeBron James would be softer than Jimmy Graham if he played in the NFL.
I would love to see him take a shot from Darian Stewart or TJ Ward.
I would love to see him take a shot from Darian Stewart or TJ Ward.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:24 am to oldcharlie8
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that award goes to bo Jackson.
Wilt
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:26 am to TTsTowel
Bron is too smart to choose non gtd contracts and CTE
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:29 am to Bench McElroy
This shite is why pro sports suck. It's far more people magazine than old school Sports Illustrated.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:30 am to RogerTheShrubber
You can avoid all of the "people magazine" stuff and just watch the sports.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:31 am to StrongBackWeakMind
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You can avoid all of the "people magazine" stuff and just watch the sports.
Only if you turn the volume down.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
I watch a shite ton of NFL football. That stuff is few and far between during the live broadcast.
Non-existent in MLB.
Non-existent in MLB.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:34 am to Bench McElroy
It's weird how black people go to different barbershops all the time. I only trust my regular hair cut chick at Neroli with my hair - how do you know the guy in some random city you visit isn't this scrub
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 7:35 am
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:00 am to Bench McElroy
Racist
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:02 am to Bench McElroy
Babe ruth best baseball player.
Turrble althleticism.
Power, average and great world series pitching.
Turrble althleticism.
Power, average and great world series pitching.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:06 am to oldcharlie8
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that award goes to deion sanders.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:07 am to CelticDog
Brady is not even the best football player of all time... that would be Jerry Rice....
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:10 am to dukke v
He's not even the best quarterback of his own era
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:13 am to Bench McElroy
I think that's a compliment to Brady actually.
If you can become the greatest player in your sport without having been the greatest athlete, that's an even greater testament to your competitive drive.
If you can become the greatest player in your sport without having been the greatest athlete, that's an even greater testament to your competitive drive.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:17 am to Goldrush25
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If you can become the greatest player in your sport without having been the greatest athlete, that's an even greater testament to your competitive drive.
Brady is the goat, but the qb position is one where athleticism isn't required. Peyton manning was practically a statue and he's probably the second best behind Brady.
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