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Who is your all time favorite athlete and why?
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:48 pm
Mine is Lou Gehrig, hands down. I know I am not really going out on a limb choosing him, but it is too easy. He is not only my favorite baseball player, but I would consider him my sports hero.
Lou Gehrig represents more than just a sports idol. His approach to life is one that I try to emulate as well.
This picture sums it up perfectly. This was taken after Lou Gehrig finally benched himself against the Tigers after having experienced the effects of ALS for a long time (he would never play a game again). He is literally dying in this photo, and he doesn't want it to show or have a negative effect on the team. A true man devoted to a purpose greater than himself. I keep this picture at my work as a reminder to put things in perspective and to keep my chin up and always just work hard, no matter what happens.
He will always be my favorite. Even if one doesn't like the Yanks, the respect for Lou Gehrig is pretty much universal.
Lou Gehrig represents more than just a sports idol. His approach to life is one that I try to emulate as well.
This picture sums it up perfectly. This was taken after Lou Gehrig finally benched himself against the Tigers after having experienced the effects of ALS for a long time (he would never play a game again). He is literally dying in this photo, and he doesn't want it to show or have a negative effect on the team. A true man devoted to a purpose greater than himself. I keep this picture at my work as a reminder to put things in perspective and to keep my chin up and always just work hard, no matter what happens.
He will always be my favorite. Even if one doesn't like the Yanks, the respect for Lou Gehrig is pretty much universal.
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:50 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:52 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:55 pm to JumpingTheShark
Roger Clemens
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:57 pm to JumpingTheShark
Kobe cuz ringz
Posted on 4/15/15 at 1:59 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:04 pm to JumpingTheShark
Jesse Owens, because he punked Hitler.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:05 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:06 pm to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:10 pm to JumpingTheShark
Jean shorts, the hair, dude exploded on the scene as I hit high school, career was up and down.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:12 pm to JumpingTheShark
Wuerffel, just because.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:24 pm to JumpingTheShark
Love Gehrig as well...good call.
Mine:
Ted Williams
Not only is he, in my opinion, the greatest all around hitter the game has ever seen, but spent two separate tours in the armed services DURING his playing days cutting huge time out of his active years. Despite that, his numbers ares till crazy good. What would the early 40's have looked like had The Splinter never been gone??
In 1941, in the day of the season sitting statistically at .3996 he CHOSE to play the double header...and promptly went 4-5 with a HR and 3 singles in game one, and 2-3 with a double and single in game 2 propping his average to .406. Bad...arse.
His smoked a HR in his final plate appearance in MLB.
After baseball, his became one of the preeminent faces of fishing in America.
At some point before he died, Bob Costas was interview Ted and said something to the effect, "You know...John Wayne was playing you in all those movies." Ted's response..."I know."
To The Kid!
Mine:
Ted Williams
Not only is he, in my opinion, the greatest all around hitter the game has ever seen, but spent two separate tours in the armed services DURING his playing days cutting huge time out of his active years. Despite that, his numbers ares till crazy good. What would the early 40's have looked like had The Splinter never been gone??
In 1941, in the day of the season sitting statistically at .3996 he CHOSE to play the double header...and promptly went 4-5 with a HR and 3 singles in game one, and 2-3 with a double and single in game 2 propping his average to .406. Bad...arse.
His smoked a HR in his final plate appearance in MLB.
After baseball, his became one of the preeminent faces of fishing in America.
At some point before he died, Bob Costas was interview Ted and said something to the effect, "You know...John Wayne was playing you in all those movies." Ted's response..."I know."
To The Kid!
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:26 pm to JumpingTheShark
Like Mike!! If I can be like Mike. He changed a whole generation of peoples thinking toward the NBA and the marketing of athletes.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:27 pm to JumpingTheShark
I've never seen a basketball player make it look so easy, and I have never been as excited about acquiring a player as I was the day I heard the Rockets were trading for T-Mac.
The way he effortlessly held the ball in one hand, the way he dunked, the way the ball went down on his jumpers, the way he threw incredible passes. Never have I enjoyed watching a basketball player as much as I enjoyed watching Tracy McGrady.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:29 pm to JumpingTheShark
Fedor Emelianenko.
Because he was a regular looking white dude that snatched the souls of everyone he fought. His demeanor was extremely interesting.
Because he was a regular looking white dude that snatched the souls of everyone he fought. His demeanor was extremely interesting.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:33 pm to JumpingTheShark
Favorite Astro growing up. Loved the way he played the game and how unselfish of a team player he was to have started at 3 different positions.
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The Kid. I'm convinced that if it wasn't for injuries he would have gone down as the GOAT. He was the complete package.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:34 pm to JumpingTheShark
Manu Ginobili. Because the way he is/was able to drive fearlessly to the basket was incredible to watch.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:37 pm to JumpingTheShark
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played basketball my whole life. Enjoyed the lakers due to shaq going there. Played the same position as Kobe so once Shaq left, I continued to follow him. Dude's a winner.
played basketball my whole life. Enjoyed the lakers due to shaq going there. Played the same position as Kobe so once Shaq left, I continued to follow him. Dude's a winner.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:40 pm to JumpingTheShark
Ken Griffey jr
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