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Post by kalama on Aug 13, 2011 2:41:27 GMT -5
Who is the best athlete of all time and why?
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 13, 2011 2:51:45 GMT -5
Secretariat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2011 3:39:15 GMT -5
Gretzky. At least in terms of separating himself from the others in his sport. Woods is another one.
Or do you mean who was the most physically talented athlete? If so, I have no idea. How would you compare sport to sport?
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Post by psumaui on Aug 13, 2011 3:52:57 GMT -5
Roberto Clemente
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Post by Courtside5 on Aug 13, 2011 4:35:19 GMT -5
Bruce Jenner
For his time he could do everything.
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Post by halekulani on Aug 13, 2011 4:49:43 GMT -5
Michael Jordan. Here's a guy who went from someone that didn't start on his high school team and became the best basketball player ever.
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Post by chipNdink on Aug 13, 2011 14:53:16 GMT -5
Babe Didrikson
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 13, 2011 15:50:20 GMT -5
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Post by geddyleemarvin on Aug 13, 2011 16:17:35 GMT -5
Well, since he starred in "The World's Greatest Athlete," the obvious answer is Jan-Michael Vincent.
Unless, of course, you're a Hawaii fan posting on VT. In that case there can only be one answer....JANE CROSON!!!!
On a more serious note: Muhammad Ali. Size, incredible hand and foot speed, physical & mental toughness, Olympic champion, 3 time heavyweight world champ. Unfortunately, like many boxers, he stayed in the game too long.
Other contenders: Willie Mays, Jesse Owens, Rafer Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jim Thorpe, Jackie Robinson, Roger Federer...
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Post by OptimusPrime on Aug 13, 2011 17:46:39 GMT -5
Michael Jordan. Here's a guy who went from someone that didn't start on his high school team and became the best basketball player ever. MJ 4 sure. Named one of my boys after him!  |
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Aug 13, 2011 20:24:10 GMT -5
Great call Mike! Secretariat is my third favorite athlete of all time, right behind Muhammad Ali and Stephanie Graf. I still get chills watching replays of his 31 length victory in The Belmont. The "best" athlete? Jackie Joyner-Kersee. I may have picked Babe Didrikson-Zacharias but as most of her career was as a golfer and one does not need to be athletic to be great at golf, I chose not to. |
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Post by kalama on Aug 13, 2011 20:28:00 GMT -5
Michael Jordan. Here's a guy who went from someone that didn't start on his high school team and became the best basketball player ever. MJ 4 sure. Named one of my boys after him! +1 |
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Post by geddyleemarvin on Aug 13, 2011 20:33:52 GMT -5
Great call Mike! Secretariat is my third favorite athlete of all time, right behind Muhammad Ali and Stephanie Graf. I still get chills watching replays of his 31 length victory in The Belmont. The "best" athlete? Jackie Joyner-Kersee. I may have picked Babe Didrikson-Zacharias but as most of her career was as a golfer and one does not need to be athletic to be great at golf, I chose not to. You sure it's not because Secretariat's nickname was "Big Red?" |
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 13, 2011 20:42:00 GMT -5
[I may have picked Babe Didrikson-Zacharias but as most of her career was as a golfer and one does not need to be athletic to be great at golf, I chose not to. But look at the time and her overall career. She won two golds and a silver in track ay the LA Olympics, was an AAU All American in basketball, played both softball and baseball, she dove and had in other sports. She went into golf because that was what paid. She also came to it late in life, so she had to learn how to play from scratch at 24. She is just a wunderkind who was great at everything, how many people can you say that about? |
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Aug 13, 2011 21:06:26 GMT -5
Great call Mike! Secretariat is my third favorite athlete of all time, right behind Muhammad Ali and Stephanie Graf. I still get chills watching replays of his 31 length victory in The Belmont. The "best" athlete? Jackie Joyner-Kersee. I may have picked Babe Didrikson-Zacharias but as most of her career was as a golfer and one does not need to be athletic to be great at golf, I chose not to. You sure it's not because Secretariat's nickname was "Big Red?" Quite sure. In fact I edited my post before submission to eliminate that reference so as not to have to deal with such speculation. I grew up around the thoroughbred horse racing industry and was a "Big Red" fan before a Husker fan. |
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