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re: The Greatest Athlete Debate
Posted on 3/30/09 at 2:39 am to L S Usetheforce
Posted on 3/30/09 at 2:39 am to L S Usetheforce
quote:
Jerry Rice
Just out of curiousity, why would you throw Jerry Rice in there with the likes of Bo Jackson and Mike Vick???
And why didn't you throw in a guy like, say, Anthony Munoz?
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Posted on 3/30/09 at 3:36 am to shel311
Because I did it off the top of my head in 4 mins.......Jerry Rice probably wasn't the greatest athlete but his work ethic was unparrelled and I consider work ethic part of the definition when describing the greatest of all time.
This post was edited on 3/30/09 at 3:47 am
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:02 am to beauchristopher
quote:
i don't understand all the tiger love on the greatest athlete debate..
have you watched any golf in the last 12 years?? he is not the greatest athlete ever but he is arguably the greatest sports figure ever to live. it is difficult to comprehend how good the guy is.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:09 am to lsugolf1105
maybe i am in the minority here but i dont think football players in general are as good as athletes as gymnasts, wrestlers, and other combat sport athletes.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:10 am to lsugolf1105
i remember watching a baseball game(WBC i think), and they had introduced someone who was drafted by the NFL, NBA, and MLB. i forgot who it was now.
maybe it was Eddie Murray(dodgers)?
maybe it was Eddie Murray(dodgers)?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:12 am to KCBasketball
quote:
I have to put Carl Lewis, Bo Jackson and Tiger Woods atop.
Ok one was a FAST runner and another one is a good golfer. Why would they be considered GREAT athletes. Now I can see Bo Jackson because he was good in both football and baseball. Tiger and Carl only played one sport.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:14 am to lsu xman
naw not murray
dave winfield
dave winfield
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:15 am to SlowFlowPro
i don't know if this has been deteremined yet, but is this thread about an "athlete" meaning:
1. the best at his position/sport?
2. the most athletic performer ever?
that's a HUGE difference
1. the best at his position/sport?
2. the most athletic performer ever?
that's a HUGE difference
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:21 am to L S Usetheforce
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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.......
naw
that's a great player or performer
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:26 am to SlowFlowPro
Charlie Ward?
He was also the only Heisman winner to play in the NBA. In 1993, Charlie Ward won the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Though Ward did not play baseball in college, he was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1993 free agent draft and by the New York Yankees in 1994. An avid tennis player, Ward also shined in the Arthur Ashe Amateur Tennis Tournament in 1994.
(wiki)
He was also the only Heisman winner to play in the NBA. In 1993, Charlie Ward won the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Though Ward did not play baseball in college, he was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1993 free agent draft and by the New York Yankees in 1994. An avid tennis player, Ward also shined in the Arthur Ashe Amateur Tennis Tournament in 1994.
(wiki)
Posted on 3/30/09 at 9:31 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
dave winfield
Right. Jackie Robinson was also a freak in a shite-ton of sports. (baseball, football, basketball, track)
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:47 am to Enfuego
quote:
Woods and Jordan currently.....
Right, Jordan had a really great baseball career and Woods is a golfer.
Bo Jackson was great at football and baseball.
This post was edited on 3/30/09 at 11:04 am
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:48 am to KCBasketball
Sugar Ray Robinson
Posted on 3/30/09 at 11:04 am to lsucoonass
quote:
good as athletes as gymnasts, wrestlers, and other combat sport athletes.
no one cares about that gay shite
Posted on 3/30/09 at 11:57 am to Lester Earl
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:02 pm to Lester Earl
yeah dyanmic flexibility, grip and static strength, and the ability to contort themselves in crazy position doesn't make gymnasits great athletes.
come on man.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:02 pm to lsucoonass
no one cares about gymnasts
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:06 pm to Lester Earl
only because they dont get paid like these star athletes.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:09 pm to lsucoonass
quote:because no one cares about gymnast
only because they dont get paid like these star athletes.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:10 pm to SuperSaint
Has Jim Brown been mentioned yet?
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