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Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:00 am to LSUengineer12
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Tiger woods, in his prime, could bench 400lbs.
Unsubstantiated rumor, but he has said himself on numerous occasions in interviews when asked about his fitness that he benched over 300 lbs. I'll see if I can find one
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:01 am to Badman
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Should relief pitchers be called athletes?
lottery winners, along with the Matt Flynns of the world
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:01 am to Placebeaux
quote:lol, no it's not. It makes a good athlete great. But you can have all the mental focus you want, if you don't have the physical gifts, you aren't gonna be very good
Being an athlete is more about the mental focus and determination than it is the physical. In golf, as in many other sports, the better mentally focused and prepared mind has a huge advantage.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:02 am to Jakesonaplane
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I'll see if I can find one
he was juicing it up pretty good before he got busted and lost his mojo
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:04 am to Schmelly
I think that golf involves a lot of skill and is a sport, but golfers are not athletes. Casey Martin was considered disabled, but was a professional golfer.
My view is that a sport should at the very least involve running for its players to be called athletes.
My view is that a sport should at the very least involve running for its players to be called athletes.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:07 am to boom roasted
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: a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength
so racecar drivers are not athletes
knew that already
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:07 am to AudubonEagle
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Should Golfers be called athletes?
All I know is I love driving by the LSU course on nicholson and yelling Fore at the guys teeing up
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:09 am to AudubonEagle
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I think that golf involves a lot of skill and is a sport, but golfers are not athletes. Casey Martin was considered disabled, but was a professional golfer.
My view is that a sport should at the very least involve running for its players to be called athletes.
So the gymnasts on the balance beam, the pummel horse, the uneven bars etc aren't athletes? They aren't running how bout michael phelps?
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 9:10 am
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:09 am to Ignignot
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I love driving by the LSU course on nicholson and yelling Fore at the guys teeing up
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:12 am to Schmelly
Good point. Swimmers and gymnasts are certainly athletes. Back to the drawing board.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:13 am to Jakesonaplane
I train a girl that does barrel racing. Is she an athlete? If you don't, I invite you to come participate in her training program and then revisit your answer
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:15 am to Schmelly
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Is she an athlete
nope
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:16 am to AudubonEagle
quote:lol. All of these these require certain levels & different types of athleticism. The type of athleticism required to be good at golf is not the same as football. Cycling isn't the same as a 100 meter sprinter
Good point. Swimmers and gymnasts are certainly athletes. Back to the drawing board.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:16 am to AudubonEagle
Are football, basketball and baseball players athletes?
Kevin Durant could not bench press 185 pounds at least once during the NBA Combine.
Then there's Jared Lorenzen, Quarterback
quote:
I'm eating this big meal and maybe having a couple of beers and smoking a cigarette. A woman comes by the table. She recognizes me and she's shocked because it seems like I should be in training or something. She's getting all over me, saying that a professional athlete should take better care of himself. I lean back and I say to her, "I ain't an athlete, lady. I'm a baseball player." -John Kruk (3X All-Star)
Kevin Durant could not bench press 185 pounds at least once during the NBA Combine.
Then there's Jared Lorenzen, Quarterback
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:16 am to AudubonEagle
If there isn't a defense it's not a sport
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:17 am to 777Tiger
quote:see u at 3? Lol
nope
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:18 am to lsu480
quote:the goes gymnastics! Buncha non athletes!
If there isn't a defense it's not a sport
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:19 am to Schmelly
Although gymnastics would be a whole lot more entertaining with a terry Tate type defender
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:19 am to Schmelly
So only if you get paid for it you can call yourself an athlete? Is that where you draw the line?
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