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Title: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 11, 2009, 02:46:37 PM
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer
Golf
Hockey
Sprinting
Marathon Running
Swimming
Bowling
Darts
Bodybuilding
Powerlifting
Baseball
Rugby
Polo
Horse Racing

I purposely left off many olympic sports like the Decathlon and Triathlon and many other.  Out of the list above who are the best athletes.

I'd have to say a basketball player.  They need to have mad endurance and even the biggest guys can still sprint, handle the ball and all have insane verticals.  I thought of football but these guys play 16 total games, maybe 50 plays a week in short 5 second intervals.

Discuss
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Pete Nice on May 11, 2009, 02:47:31 PM
basketball
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: lax on May 11, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
well
certainly not baseball
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: ironneck on May 11, 2009, 02:48:02 PM
bodybuilding and darts
pool should be considered too
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: mass 04 on May 11, 2009, 02:48:19 PM
bodybuilding
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: lax on May 11, 2009, 02:48:58 PM
That thing those kids do with the cups on ESPN-stacking
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: polychronopolous on May 11, 2009, 02:49:06 PM
1. Football
2. Basketball
3. Olympic weightlifters
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Pete Nice on May 11, 2009, 02:49:10 PM
basketball

Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: DeketheCreep on May 11, 2009, 02:49:14 PM
bowling and poker
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: no one on May 11, 2009, 02:49:47 PM
football.

the ultimate combination of size, speed and conditioning.

i'd put rugby second, just due to the fact it isn't as physical a game. (this is not debatable)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: FREAKgeek on May 11, 2009, 02:49:51 PM
It's all highly subjective.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Andy Griffin on May 11, 2009, 02:51:04 PM
Gotta be chess...

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/04/02/business/chess.span.jpg)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Mr. Magoo on May 11, 2009, 02:53:27 PM
Ms. USA contestants.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Cleanest Natural on May 11, 2009, 02:57:51 PM
sooooooooooooooooooooooo o

EASY


NBA

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Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Meso_z on May 11, 2009, 03:12:41 PM
bodybuilding.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: The Showstoppa on May 11, 2009, 03:13:35 PM
Horseracing in a landslide if you consider the horse the athlete...if you consider the jockey the athlete...not so much.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: ironneck on May 11, 2009, 03:14:56 PM
Horseracing in a landslide if you consider the horse the athlete...if you consider the jockey the athlete...not so much.

counter strike
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Cleanest Natural on May 11, 2009, 03:21:14 PM
bodybuilding.
:D
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: claymore on May 11, 2009, 03:25:31 PM
Rugby
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: EL Mariachi on May 11, 2009, 03:41:33 PM
Bikeriding, tour de france comes to mind
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on May 11, 2009, 03:44:46 PM
boxing but then again im biased  8)
 
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Hereford on May 11, 2009, 06:20:28 PM
Cheerleading.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: camelisator on May 11, 2009, 06:37:08 PM
counter strike

fuck yeah :D
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: body88 on May 11, 2009, 07:24:47 PM
Basketball
Hockey
Football
MotoCross
Soccer
Tennis
Swimming
Baseball
Rugby


People don't realize how tough this sport is:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/1814287779_922a3c9a52.jpg?v=0)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: LatsMcGee on May 11, 2009, 07:29:27 PM
Football in the US, Soccer in the rest of the world.
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Post by: Earl1972 on May 11, 2009, 07:31:15 PM
basketball

i think a lot of them could play in the nfl

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Post by: mame09 on May 11, 2009, 07:50:13 PM
van dam says if you can handle a ballet training session then you can handle any other sport
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: camelisator on May 11, 2009, 07:53:20 PM
van dam says if you can handle a ballet training session then you can handle any other sport

epic thinking with the bump on his forehead.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: dodger on May 11, 2009, 07:56:38 PM
ironmen,tri-afalon..the swimming,bike and running thing
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: keanu on May 11, 2009, 10:56:43 PM
Rugby. Speed, strength, size, amazing cardio, hand eye coordination. This sport has it all.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Awesomo on May 11, 2009, 11:06:58 PM
ironmen,tri-afalon..the swimming,bike and running thing

In the words of kenny powers "I play real sports - not trying to be the best at exercising"  :P
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on May 11, 2009, 11:32:57 PM
3. Olympic weightlifters

Maybe not the most athletic "overall" but they have some great conditioning for their sport. Just do some cleans or what ever and you know. And weightlifters don't mess around. It's hardcore training and they do every single thing that is marked in their program. Hockey players for example seem like amateurs compared to them.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: gettinswole on May 12, 2009, 12:09:45 AM
wrestlers train harder than any other sport, hands down.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on May 12, 2009, 12:42:30 AM
wrestlers train harder than any other sport, hands down.

They are up there yes most definately.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: tbombz on May 12, 2009, 12:55:38 AM
best athletes = free running
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Post by: tbombz on May 12, 2009, 01:00:29 AM


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Post by: Cleanest Natural on May 12, 2009, 01:20:02 AM
this guy is one of the most amazing athletes I've ever seen in his prime ....

(http://blogs.abc.net.au/thesportsdesk/images/2007/12/23/hewitt.jpg)

his sister is a bb

(http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2008/01/hewittsister2.jpg)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: disco_stu on May 12, 2009, 01:25:40 AM
the most skilfull mix of hand and foot skills, catch, tackle, sprint, endurance and 1 on 1 physical prowess is undoubtedly AFL Rules Football.

A basketballer wont cut it as they have no foot skills or tackle and man on man, Rugby they dont use foot or hands, NFL they can even play a game without touching the ball, and even the running positions dont cover more than a few miles per game, soccer they dont use their hands or anythig BUT their feet, and are built like baby birds, baseball, well, thats a past-time like cricket...

the only thing that comes close to AFL football is gaelic football.

if you've never seen it then youtube it. many guys cover over 15 miles per game, can sprint a 100m in 11s or less, can bench 300, run a 4:05 mile, kick the ball 60m, handball and kick with both hands and both feet, pass a ball 50m to a running team-mate and hit them "laces out" at full stretch, crash a pack, break a tackle, and climb an opposition's back to take a mark (catch) some 10 ft off the ground...then come back and do it the next week.


Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: just_a_pilgrim on May 12, 2009, 01:30:17 AM
Rugby League (get that RaRa rugby crap out of here) - extremely fast paced, full on tackling, very skillful game if you ask me.

I train for a water sport which is Outrigging, open ocean stuff. It's a hard sport and can take a lot out of you but i think contact sports with teams are for better athletes. I just prefer things where i can push myself to limits and smash myself up like previously powerlifting and now outrigging.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Hereford on May 12, 2009, 07:47:34 AM
the most skilfull mix of hand and foot skills, catch, tackle, sprint, endurance and 1 on 1 physical prowess is undoubtedly AFL Rules Football.

A basketballer wont cut it as they have no foot skills or tackle and man on man, Rugby they dont use foot or hands, NFL they can even play a game without touching the ball, and even the running positions dont cover more than a few miles per game, soccer they dont use their hands or anythig BUT their feet, and are built like baby birds, baseball, well, thats a past-time like cricket...

the only thing that comes close to AFL football is gaelic football.

if you've never seen it then youtube it. many guys cover over 15 miles per game, can sprint a 100m in 11s or less, can bench 300, run a 4:05 mile, kick the ball 60m, handball and kick with both hands and both feet, pass a ball 50m to a running team-mate and hit them "laces out" at full stretch, crash a pack, break a tackle, and climb an opposition's back to take a mark (catch) some 10 ft off the ground...then come back and do it the next week.




And they can do triple backflips and bench 500.   ::)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: BM OUT on May 12, 2009, 07:53:51 AM
NFL running backs are the best athletes on earth.Olympic speed,strength,power,hand eye coordination,change of direction speed.No athletes come close to the physical skills of them.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Cleanest Natural on May 12, 2009, 08:09:43 AM
NFL running backs are the best athletes on earth.Olympic speed,strength,power,hand eye coordination,change of direction speed.No athletes come close to the physical skills of them.
they are great for about 3-5 seconds  ::)
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: jpm101 on May 12, 2009, 08:20:39 AM
Olympic lifting, water polo, motocross, Tri/Ironman events and rock climbing. If doubtful, try any one of them.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: OneManGang on May 12, 2009, 08:24:16 AM
81 WORLD RECORDS!!!!! TWO OLYMPIC GOLDS!!!!!!!
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Post by: OneManGang on May 12, 2009, 08:26:28 AM
more of the greatest

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Post by: OneManGang on May 12, 2009, 08:27:09 AM
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Post by: OneManGang on May 12, 2009, 08:28:21 AM
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Post by: OneManGang on May 12, 2009, 08:30:23 AM
Olympic weightlifting has the best athletes
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Post by: burn2live on May 12, 2009, 10:00:09 AM
Powerlifting Ok, I admit it, basketball  :P
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: tbombz on May 12, 2009, 10:04:20 AM





\best athletes, i say it again
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: woolenbus on May 12, 2009, 11:41:57 AM
they used to have this show were pro athletes from diffrent sports would compete in many diffrent challenges. baseball players would always win. football players are one dimensional for the position there playing. how often does a pro football player drops a pass. if a pro baseball player dropped a ball(error) it hardly ever happens.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: dov on May 12, 2009, 11:51:29 AM
they used to have this show were pro athletes from diffrent sports would compete in many diffrent challenges. baseball players would always win. football players are one dimensional for the position there playing. how often does a pro football player drops a pass. if a pro baseball player dropped a ball(error) it hardly ever happens.
This will sound a bit absurd, but in college intramurals baseball players routinely won more than others...you ever seen a basktball player try to throw a baseball or football...looks like a girl throwing. most baseball positions require agility, extreme hand-eye coordination, speed, some strength...besides, I've noticed there are a lot of smart, well-spoken baseball players...compared to the thugs of basktball who do nothin but showboat
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: dov on May 12, 2009, 11:56:15 AM
Which group of athletes would place higher in a round robin type of tournament consisting of teh following activities:

flag football
softball
pick up basktball game
100 meter relay
etc..

football players, baseball plyrs, basktball plyers, bodybuilders...

here are my pics:
flag football- football plyrs, baseba
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: MoralMan on May 12, 2009, 01:18:51 PM
Boxing, those guys need it all, extreme fitness, strength, stamina and speed
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: rccs on May 12, 2009, 01:37:30 PM
1 -MMA -K1
2 - Rugby
3 - Strongman
4 - Powerlifting - Olympic Lifting

Basketball compared with the above is child play...
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Powerlifter519 on May 12, 2009, 01:38:11 PM
Beer Pong
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Ursus on May 12, 2009, 01:45:05 PM
the most skilfull mix of hand and foot skills, catch, tackle, sprint, endurance and 1 on 1 physical prowess is undoubtedly AFL Rules Football.

A basketballer wont cut it as they have no foot skills or tackle and man on man, Rugby they dont use foot or hands, NFL they can even play a game without touching the ball, and even the running positions dont cover more than a few miles per game, soccer they dont use their hands or anythig BUT their feet, and are built like baby birds, baseball, well, thats a past-time like cricket...

the only thing that comes close to AFL football is gaelic football.

if you've never seen it then youtube it. many guys cover over 15 miles per game, can sprint a 100m in 11s or less, can bench 300, run a 4:05 mile, kick the ball 60m, handball and kick with both hands and both feet, pass a ball 50m to a running team-mate and hit them "laces out" at full stretch, crash a pack, break a tackle, and climb an opposition's back to take a mark (catch) some 10 ft off the ground...then come back and do it the next week.




Gaelic football is awesome. But is in fear like may sports of the contact becoming less and less over the years
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Hedgehog on May 12, 2009, 02:33:52 PM
Cycling.
The sheer madness of cycling 120+ miles in one day is beyond comprehension.
But many of the races are multi-day events, and some even extend for over two weeks. That's just insanity.
Many don't realize the speed these guys travel at.
But they will get through a hill stage with multiple climbs with an average speed of 25 mph.

That's just sick.
There's a reason so many try to cheat, despite the large testing program and the high risks (if they get caught they're banned from tour de france for life). The reason is simple - it's an absolutely brutal sport.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: ironneck on May 12, 2009, 02:40:03 PM
posting as hard too
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: BayGBM on May 12, 2009, 02:44:32 PM
Gymanstics:  gymnasts can run fast, jump, lift/press, are extremely flexible, great balance.  They have practical physiques that are impressively strong; they can still wear normal clothes and do all the things one could reasonable want a fit body to do.   Pound for pound they are the strongest of any athlete.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: drkaje on May 12, 2009, 02:58:31 PM
Probably something like soccer or rugby because they run like crazy.

Bodybuilding isn't sport and really shouldn't have been on the initial list.
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: The Showstoppa on May 12, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
Probably something like soccer or rugby because they run like crazy.



I consider an athlete more than just someone who can run fast/long.  Need to have hand eye co-ordination, strength, endurance, speed, etc....
Title: Re: Which sport has the best athletes?
Post by: Andy Griffin on May 12, 2009, 03:51:23 PM
they used to have this show were pro athletes from diffrent sports would compete in many diffrent challenges. baseball players would always win. football players are one dimensional for the position there playing. how often does a pro football player drops a pass. if a pro baseball player dropped a ball(error) it hardly ever happens.

It sounds like you are talking about that old "Superstars" program on ABC...and the famous "tug-of-war" between the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Royals (not Chiefs) that was declared a draw after 90 minutes.