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Jimmie Johnson, Tiger Woods...
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:04 pm
I don't understand these guys winning any type of athletic achievement award. 
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Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:06 pm to Chad504boy
They're dominating their respective sports. Seems like the exact definition of these awards
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:09 pm to The Easter Bunny
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They're dominating their respective sports. Seems like the exact definition of these awards
I guessing being an actual athlete is not relevant to athlete of the year/decade awards.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:11 pm to Chad504boy
I agree 100%. Golf and racing are not sports. Just because they are difficult and/or tiring does not make them sports. Not all competition is sport. They are games. Difficult games that require skill.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:13 pm to Chad504boy
and this needed a new thread, why?
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:15 pm to LSUzealot
Golf is a sport. No doubt about it. Nascar on the other hand..
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:23 pm to pnut53088
Athlete of the Year is a bad title for the award, since they obviously don't go strictly by "athletic" ability. It should probably be "Sportsman of the Year" or something along those lines.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:25 pm to MemphisJerk
I know people have there own conception of what an athlete is but its definition is : a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
Posted on 12/21/09 at 3:30 pm to Jamohn
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Golf and racing are not sports. Just because they are difficult and/or tiring does not make them sports. Not all competition is sport. They are games. Difficult games that require skill
You obviously do not play golf.
The difference/requirement is playing something that you have direct influence over. Jockeys and drivers have no direct control. If a tire blows or a horse decides not to run or has an injury, the rider has no direct control. Not the same as throwing, running, or swinging.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 4:29 pm to mikedatyger
Golf is the hardest sport there is without a doubt. I'd love to see the OP try to do what Tiger does.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 4:34 pm to ACL11190
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I'd love to see the OP try to do what Tiger does.
what the frick does this mean? the OP couldn't do what nate kaeding does either, but he's not the athlete of the year is he?
Posted on 12/21/09 at 4:45 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
I'm just saying anyone that doesn't think Tiger Woods is deserving of athlete of the decade is either a moron or doesn't understand golf.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 4:46 pm to ACL11190
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Golf is the hardest sport there is without a doubt
Suuuure, a 60 year old almost won a major.
This post was edited on 12/21/09 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 12/21/09 at 4:52 pm to BlueCrab
It's def the hardest sport i've played. What Tiger Woods has done on the golf course is unbelievable and will probably never be done again. I played football, baseball, basketball, and golf in hs and without a doubt golf was the hardest for me. Everyone has a diff opinion but golf is without a doubt the hardest sport in my eyes.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 5:30 pm to BlueCrab
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Suuuure, a 60 year old almost won a major.
Tom Watson is one of the greatest golfers of all time. The great ones can do this, like Jack did at Augusta. It is rare. If you don't think golf is one of the most difficult sports to play at that level (heck, any level), then you do not know sports and you certainly do not know golf.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 5:32 pm to ACL11190
From a skill standpoint golf could possibly be the most difficult "sport". Golf is more of a game of skill than a sport though, IMO. There is a difference between athleticism and skill.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 5:34 pm to ACL11190
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Everyone has a diff opinion but golf is without a doubt the hardest sport in my eyes.
Golf is YOU against the course. Its unlike any other sport. FOCUS, concentration, repeating a swing OVER AND OVER with EXCELLENCE is HARD to do.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 5:41 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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There is a difference between athleticism and skill.
I can see your point. Wouldn't classify Craig Stadler as a superb athlete (shape wise), but he does have skill. As difficult as golf is, baseball has to be the most difficult. Hitting a ball on the ground to a hole is one thing, but hitting a 90 mph ball anywhere is a whole new level of skill.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 7:46 pm to mikedatyger
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Tom Watson is one of the greatest golfers of all time. The great ones can do this, like Jack did at Augusta. It is rare. If you don't think golf is one of the most difficult sports to play at that level (heck, any level), then you do not know sports and you certainly do not know golf.
Ok, you can excel at golf when you are 60. You don't see any 60 year olds at Wimbledon, or on the Lakers, playing soccer or even winning whatever the frick they have in pro bowling. If you think there are, then you don't know anything about sports.
Posted on 12/21/09 at 7:50 pm to ACL11190
The fact that John Daley is considered a professional automatically disqualifies the game of golf as a sport IMO.
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