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re: What Sport Requires the Most Athleticism?
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:17 am to Lucas Jackson
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:17 am to Lucas Jackson
Probably basketball. Let me put it this way. Antonio Gates couldn't make the NBA because he didn't have the physical traits. He was too short and wasn't athletic enough to make up the difference in height. In the NFL, Gates is one of the best physical specimens in the entire league. I can see a ton of NBA players being athletic enough to play in the NFL. I don't see many NFL players having the physical skills to play in the NBA.
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Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:24 am to Bench McElroy
or jimmy graham
or randy moss
or TO
or randy moss
or TO
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:28 am to SlowFlowPro
Or Tony Gonzalez. You could go on and on. There's no sports league with better athletic specimens than the NBA.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:56 am to Bench McElroy
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There's no sports league with better athletic specimens than the NBA.
I agree with your statement, but interesting enough, I saw an interview with Bo Jackson from back in the day and he admitted he can barely even dribble let alone play basketball.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:58 am to Bench McElroy
just rare specimens also
pretty much every DB in the NFL is a super stud athlete, but they're 5-8 to 6-0 typically
finding 6-8 guys who are athletic is exponentially more rare
pretty much every DB in the NFL is a super stud athlete, but they're 5-8 to 6-0 typically
finding 6-8 guys who are athletic is exponentially more rare
Posted on 12/24/12 at 1:59 am to Lucas Jackson
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This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 12/24/12 at 2:51 am to Bench McElroy
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Or Tony Gonzalez. You could go on and on. There's no sports league with better athletic specimens than the NBA.
Fighters are.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 3:33 am to VerlanderBEAST
I'm going with water polo.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 4:54 am to Froman
Well see the thing about baseball is, well, it sucks
Posted on 12/24/12 at 8:47 am to VerlanderBEAST
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Fighters are.
Only the heavyweights are elite athletic specimens. How many other sports have two athletes who weigh under 160 lbs be the best in their respective sport? No offense to Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather but could you see either of them making it in the NBA or NFL? I don't. Now, boxing is definitely one of the most demanding physical sports but so is being a triathlete, cyclist, or swimmer. It doesn't make Michael Phelps a better athlete than Lebron James though.
Posted on 12/24/12 at 8:47 am to SuperSoakher
Basketball, case closed. tons of NBA stars played football in high school and tons of NFL stars played basketball at some point. For instance, Charlie Ward. Charlie Ward could have made it in the NFL, especially today. Pac-Man Jones, this dude was pretty good at basketball in high school but not good enough to make it to the NBA. Julius Peppers, was pretty awesome at UNC on the court but knew he couldn't make in the NBA and stuck with football. Gates, Gonzalez, Randal-el (actually played all 3 big sports at Indiana) and a few more all could play college ball but knew that they had no future in the NBA. On the other hand guys like Nate Robinson, Lebron, Carmelo and whom ever else you can think of, thats not too tall, could make it in the NFL
Posted on 12/24/12 at 8:48 am to Lucas Jackson
Hockey. Serious. Try doing that shut on skates
Posted on 12/24/12 at 9:20 am to Lucas Jackson
Wrestling
Posted on 12/24/12 at 9:20 am to TheIrishFro
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Overall though, I'd give it to Rugby. It all depends on how you define and rate athleticism
Well you obviously have a pretty weird definition if rugby players are your #1 in terms of athleticism. Tough as nails? Absolutely. Elite athletically compared to NBA players? Not a chance.
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