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re: The Greatest Athlete Debate
Posted on 3/29/09 at 10:52 pm to L S Usetheforce
Posted on 3/29/09 at 10:52 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
I won't argue against that.....but when you use the word simple to describe someone's abilities it never equates to great.
the word "athlete" isnt very complex
to say that someone isnt an athlete because they dont jump high or run fast is just fricking stupid
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Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:01 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
to say that someone isnt an athlete because they dont jump high or run fast is just fricking stupid
I again totally agree.....you are really helping stress my point home.......
I never said Matt Jones wasn't an athlete.......I just was stressing that he ISN'T A GREAT ATHLETE.
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:03 pm to L S Usetheforce
hence you being fricking stupid
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:04 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
he ISN'T A GREAT ATHLETE.
why do u think he isnt a great athlete?
he might not be a good football player, but he is a great athlete
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:05 pm to cosell
If we did a survey more than half what agree with me........now GFY.
You haven't posted anything relevant in this whole thread......you're an e badass at it's finest.
You haven't posted anything relevant in this whole thread......you're an e badass at it's finest.
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:07 pm to L S Usetheforce
i'll start posting relevant points and arguments when you do
until then i'll just question your intelligence
until then i'll just question your intelligence
This post was edited on 3/29/09 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:08 pm to L S Usetheforce
Great athletes, the greatest athletes of all time......these guys can perform at a peak level in their chosen professional trade in the most clutch moments.......
Great athletes even on an average day outshine most of their peers........
Matt Jones may have been a great athlete in high school, and was decent in college but when he got around other athletes who had more are similar ability to him he became less than average....
If I'm going to throw the word great around, I'm going to use a pretty damn fine scale to relate him too.
Great athletes even on an average day outshine most of their peers........
Matt Jones may have been a great athlete in high school, and was decent in college but when he got around other athletes who had more are similar ability to him he became less than average....
If I'm going to throw the word great around, I'm going to use a pretty damn fine scale to relate him too.
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:08 pm to cosell
Usain Bolt
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:09 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
until then i'll just question your intelligence
Cool, I'll let you know when I give a frick.....
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:10 pm to L S Usetheforce
Lets look at the definition of an athlete so we can see how ignorant your argument is
ath·lete (thlt)
n.
A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
How does this not describe Matt Jones?
ath·lete (thlt)
n.
A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
How does this not describe Matt Jones?
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:11 pm to usc6158
This is the GREATEST ATHLETE DEBATE THREAD, not who is an athlete.......
Fight on, fruit fly.
Fight on, fruit fly.
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:11 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
these guys can perform at a peak level in their chosen professional trade in the most clutch moments.......
great athletes arent always great players
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:13 pm to L S Usetheforce
I would call you a fricking retard, but I don't want to insult people with down syndrome by putting you in their category
This post was edited on 3/29/09 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:17 pm to usc6158
quote:
great athletes arent always great players
If you can't take your god given athletic abilities and equate that to being a successful player in your chosen trade, you aren't a great athlete.
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:18 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
If you can't take your god given athletic abilities and equate that to being a successful player in your chosen trade, you aren't a great athlete.
thats where you are wrong
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:20 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
If you can't take your god given athletic abilities and equate that to being a successful player in your chosen trade, you aren't a great athlete.
that makes zero sense. athleticism =/= skill
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:24 pm to Lester Earl
So if we were to make a list of top 20 greatest athletes of all time.........your putting Matt Jones on your list???
Simple question.........I know what you are trying to say I just don't agree with it.
You'd rank Matt Jones in the same breath as
Deion Sanders
Randy Moss
Terrel Owens
Michael Jordan
Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson
Mike Vick
Reggie Bush
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
Jerry Rice
Muhammad Ali
Jesse Owens
?????????????
Simple question.........I know what you are trying to say I just don't agree with it.
You'd rank Matt Jones in the same breath as
Deion Sanders
Randy Moss
Terrel Owens
Michael Jordan
Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson
Mike Vick
Reggie Bush
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
Jerry Rice
Muhammad Ali
Jesse Owens
?????????????
This post was edited on 3/29/09 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:25 pm to L S Usetheforce
quote:
So if we were to make a list of top 20 greatest athletes of all time.........your putting Matt Jones on your list???
no
but he is a freak athlete at that size with that speed and leaping ability
Posted on 3/29/09 at 11:31 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
but he is a freak athlete at that size with that speed and leaping ability
Like I said.......I'm not disagreeing that Matt Jones isn't fast or a great jumper.......but Matt Jones chosen trade is football......it just so happens that he isn't a great football player.
If Matt Jones ran track and succeeded......I'd consider him a GREAT athlete
If Matt Jones played basketball and succeeded......I'd consider him a GREAT Athlete
For all of Matt Jones's freakish athletic ability, he isn't able to translate it into success needed to be defined great by his chosen trade. I EMPHASIZE chosen.
This post was edited on 3/29/09 at 11:33 pm
Posted on 3/30/09 at 2:36 am to L S Usetheforce
All this arguing, lol.
There's 2 very separate definitions of an athlete when people have this debate.
It's not really that hard, lol.
There's 2 very separate definitions of an athlete when people have this debate.
It's not really that hard, lol.
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