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re: Lionel Messi is the greatest human athlete to ever set foot on this earth
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:43 pm to Zendog
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:43 pm to Zendog
Bo Jackson was well on his way to being a Hall of Famer in two major sports. He also set state HS records in Triple Jump and High Jump
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Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:49 pm to Bench McElroy
this thread will be filled with ignorant takes like "soccer isn't a real sport" and "who cares it's soccer"
but messi
but messi
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:49 pm to Tigeralum2008
Lionel Messi
Anquan Boldin
The rest
Anquan Boldin
The rest
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:50 pm to Bench McElroy
lol at the idiots in this thread
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:51 pm to Tigeralum2008
Did you just cite high school shite? Haha
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:51 pm to Mr Personality
Can you send me a good picture of the wolf on your hand? I want to put it on my neck.
tia
tia
Posted on 5/1/19 at 4:54 pm to boom roasted
No I can’t
Posted on 5/1/19 at 5:28 pm to Cheesy Beaver
quote:
this thread will be filled with ignorant takes like "soccer isn't a real sport" and "who cares it's soccer"
Soccer is a real sport, and one that takes a ton of skill. Id say it takes more skill than basketball and football but less skill than baseball and hockey. And no one is saying Messi isnt great, or even the GOAT soccer player. But the the thread title states that he’s the greatest human athlete ever, which he’s obviously not. His athletic ability would literally be average of below average in the NFL. Devin White just ran a 4.42 40 at 237 lbs. Mike Trout is a physically more skilled human than Messi is when you consider how elite he is at everything on a baseball field. Being the greatest player and the greatest athlete of all time arent even close to the same thing, but that’s very obvious which makes it clear that this is a troll thread.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 5:48 pm to Coach Buzzcut
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Here’s his Champions League free kick that happened 30 minutes ago
UNREAL
Lol. Sad that what is essentially a free throw in real sports are considered "unreal" in this 3rd world sport.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 5:57 pm to dnm3305
The guys you mentioned are great to elite in skill amongst a pool of players that percludes 99% of the population bc or physical attributes.
Messi is the best amongst a much greater pool. By a lot.
Sure their physical dominance over him matters and should be factored in. But you are talking about most skilled person out of the relatively small percentage of physical freaks mostly born in America vs the most skilled person out of the 3 billion or so men born outside of America.
To equate their tier of skill and move on to a physical tiebreaker is insane. It's not like physical freaks born outside or america are not playing soccer bc they are too big and athletic and thought they'd be a better laborer.
Messi is the best amongst a much greater pool. By a lot.
Sure their physical dominance over him matters and should be factored in. But you are talking about most skilled person out of the relatively small percentage of physical freaks mostly born in America vs the most skilled person out of the 3 billion or so men born outside of America.
To equate their tier of skill and move on to a physical tiebreaker is insane. It's not like physical freaks born outside or america are not playing soccer bc they are too big and athletic and thought they'd be a better laborer.
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Posted on 5/1/19 at 5:59 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Lol. Sad that what is essentially a free throw in real sports are considered "unreal" in this 3rd world sport.
This is such an ignorant comment.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:00 pm to CaptainBrannigan
Double Post
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Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:00 pm to Buckeye06
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Messi being short in some ways makes it hard for me to call him the GOAT. In some ways it makes him better (like his balance for example) but his slight frame gets him boxed out a ton too
The frick is this? Messi is built like a tank. He's slowed as he's aged, but he used to be able to run through challenges. He doesn't get boxed out all that often, in all honesty. He's also a far better dribbler than Ronaldo, and his ability to hold and carry the ball is the key feature of his game. For Ronaldo, his movement without the ball is more important, as he's superb finding space and superb on the counter.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:07 pm to dnm3305
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His athletic ability would literally be average of below average in the NFL.
It might be, but soccer favors a certain type of athlete that's different from the more explosive sports. Messi is the perfect build for the type of soccer player he is. Messi is a once-in-a-lifetime player. He's so dominant at the top level for so long that I'm having trouble finding a modern equivalent. His statlines are incredible. It would be like a baseball player hitting 50 homeruns, 150 RBI's, bats .400 and steals 50 bases.
He's averaged double digit goals and assists in league play the last decade or so. That's beyond what other great players have done, including those that look like better athletes, like Thierry Henry, who would no doubt match up well to an NFL player in terms of speed, at least.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:08 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Lol. Sad that what is essentially a free throw in real sports are considered "unreal" in this 3rd world sport
Wtf?
I can't tell if you're trolling or you think free kicks and penalty kicks are the same thing.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:11 pm to Bench McElroy
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greatest human athlete to ever set foot on this earth
I’ll give it to you. Since MJ just flew above everyone
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:11 pm to Coach Buzzcut
quote:Meh.
Here’s his Champions League free kick that happened 30 minutes ago
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:11 pm to Bench McElroy
In about 25 years form now, we are all going to come to the realization that an Usain Bolt comes along about once every ten lifetimes.
We are more than ten years removed from Beijing, and I still can't believe what I saw. Somebody will break Cy Young's win total before a triple double happens again.
We are more than ten years removed from Beijing, and I still can't believe what I saw. Somebody will break Cy Young's win total before a triple double happens again.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:14 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
How about no?
Barcelona was built 100% to support Messi.
Ronaldo has dominated everywhere he has been without a team purposefully built to support him.
Its like 1a and 1b, but much closer than that.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:17 pm to Cheesy Beaver
quote:Nah, but it's a great sport for girls.
this thread will be filled with ignorant takes like "soccer isn't a real sport" and "who cares it's soccer"
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