Author Topic: The Greatest Athlete Ever (Read 14744 times)

lax · « **Reply #25 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:06:29 PM »

Quote from: db2431 on July 20, 2009, 12:49:02 PM

Nobody else comes close.

jesse owens
Jim thorpe
bruce jenner

all much better overall

Army of One · « **Reply #26 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:07:15 PM »

Quote from: Johnny Falcon on July 20, 2009, 02:05:30 PM

however if you made it half court basketball, jordan would get hammerd by bigger basketball players and jordan simply doesnt have the size to box out

Yes, Jordan was awful in the Bulls half court triangle offense.....watch some ball instead of sniffing paint thinner.

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #27 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:09:20 PM »

Quote from: lax on July 20, 2009, 02:06:29 PM

jesse owens
Jim thorpe
bruce jenner

all much better overall

Owens- outran and jumped a bunch of stiff white guys
Thorpe- maybe
Jenner- did he even win one of the events the year he won the gold? Plus his current family are all whores.

Marty Champions · « **Reply #28 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:09:28 PM »

Quote from: db2431 on July 20, 2009, 02:07:15 PM

Yes, Jordan was awful in the Bulls half court triangle offense.....watch some ball instead of sniffing paint thinner.

boxing out refers more to defense and rebounding angry word slinger, he would get tossed around by bigger men

lax · « **Reply #29 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:09:51 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on July 20, 2009, 02:01:15 PM

Cossell made a comment on monday night football, something along the lines of look at that little monkey run in describing a kick return where the player was darting and cutting. Totally innocent, but the guy was black and Howard was trashed for it. And Ali had major cred at the time and could have stepped up for his "friend" like Howard did (and received death threats) but didn't. Great boxer though.

Jordan and Woods never step up for the black man or for sharpton or J Jackson, either

if they did so, or got political, they'd crush their marketability

They were / are always criticized for not doing so

but= smart business

lax · « **Reply #30 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:10:52 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on July 20, 2009, 02:09:20 PM

Owens- outran and jumped a bunch of stiff white guys
Thorpe- maybe
Jenner- did he even win one of the events the year he won the gold? Plus his current family are all whores.

how does that figure into the discussion at hand?

big man · « **Reply #31 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:11:02 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on July 20, 2009, 02:01:15 PM

Cossell made a comment on monday night football, something along the lines of look at that little monkey run in describing a kick return where the player was darting and cutting. Totally innocent, but the guy was black and Howard was trashed for it. And Ali had major cred at the time and could have stepped up for his "friend" like Howard did (and received death threats) but didn't. Great boxer though.

I see what your saying, but people say stuff all the time. I'm sure even Cossell heard a million things bought Ali but decided to just stay out of it. Threw all the bs though they still remained friends

Chick · « **Reply #32 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:11:12 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on July 20, 2009, 02:05:15 PM

Thorpe, maybe.....Brown, no way.

How do you figure?

lax · « **Reply #33 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:13:53 PM »

Quote from: Chick on July 20, 2009, 02:11:12 PM

How do you figure?

if the kids here watch some loop of Brown steamrolling people back during his 9 years in the NFL, they'd realize he'd likely be nonpareil in his NFL efforts, even today

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #34 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:14:32 PM »

Quote from: Chick on July 20, 2009, 02:11:12 PM

How do you figure?

About Brown? He was dominant in he era (very short period of time) because he ran over 215lb, slow, white linebackers. He would get destroyed in a game today. I thought we were saying the best athlete of all-time, not of their era.

gordiano · « **Reply #35 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:14:41 PM »

What about Ronnie Coleman?

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #36 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:16:13 PM »

Quote from: lax on July 20, 2009, 02:10:52 PM

how does that figure into the discussion at hand?

i don't know, but it was fun to say...

big man · « **Reply #37 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:19:17 PM »

Quote from: gordiano on July 20, 2009, 02:14:41 PM

What about Ronnie Coleman?

A mix of Coleman and Ali would be unstoppable.

razzle · « **Reply #38 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:19:37 PM »

you cant even compare a gretzgay to a jordan

about a billion people play basketball and probably only 50,000 people whove ever skated on ice in there lives=alot less competition to be the master

jordan was ripped and master of leans and 6feet6 just like johnny

You can't compare Jordan to Gretzky is more like it. 60 NHL records and he's been retired for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada invented both Basketball and Hockey. Hockey is more of an International sport than it used to be.... The hand to eye coordination to do what a hockey player does is probably more complex than any other sport.

I bet you Gretzky could play basketball better than Jordan could play hockey. I bet you 10% of people on Getbig could even skate well let alone do what he or Lemieux could do.

Again, define athlete..... Jim Thorpe, Bo Jackson, Lionel Conacher (you may need to look it up) great athletes since they could do so many thing so well.

Jim Brown! One of the best footballers ever. He retired in his prime. He would have held so many more records has he not retired to pursue a movie career. The only running back to ever average over 5 yards a carry. He retired because "He was only competing against himself" !!

Chick · « **Reply #39 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:24:41 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on July 20, 2009, 02:14:32 PM

About Brown? He was dominant in he era (very short period of time) because he ran over 215lb, slow, white linebackers. He would get destroyed in a game today. I thought we were saying the best athlete of all-time, not of their era.

Couldn't be more wrong...and he STILL has records that stand today. Saying he would get "destroyed" today is laughable:

This may help educate you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown

whateva · « **Reply #40 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:32:12 PM »

Most popular sport in the world ,more people play soccer than all other sports combined

Hope this helps.

mass 04 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:34:39 PM »

Jordan missed a few prime years to "live the dream" with the white sox as well.

Army of One · « **Reply #42 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:35:01 PM »

Quote from: whateva on July 20, 2009, 02:32:12 PM

Most popular sport in the world ,more people play soccer than all other sports combined

Hope this helps.

Sure, and this also leads to massive overhyping of certain players, ala Beckham.With 22 players on a field, its hard for one single player to have a huge impact.

whateva · « **Reply #43 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:38:28 PM »

Maradona had a huge impact in every team he played for.
Please don't put Beckham and Maradona in the same sentence.

Quote from: db2431 on July 20, 2009, 02:35:01 PM

Sure, and this also leads to massive overhyping of certain players, ala Beckham.With 22 players on a field, its hard for one single player to have a huge impact.

tendonitis · « **Reply #44 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:41:19 PM »

Quote from: whateva on July 20, 2009, 02:32:12 PM

Most popular sport in the world ,more people play soccer than all other sports combined

Hope this helps.

you can't be serious with the soccer bullshit
open your slant eyes

divcom · « **Reply #45 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:49:10 PM »

Quote from: whateva on July 20, 2009, 02:32:12 PM

Most popular sport in the world ,more people play soccer than all other sports combined

Hope this helps.

HELL NO! no love for this little midget toy dog Argentine. love football but they arent the best athletes. good ft skills and endurance. drop this b###h off in a slum and VC or AdosA take care of him Brasil. HELL NO WHEN IT COMES TO THIS DRUNK/DRUG ADDICT RAT.

bodybuilder1234 · « **Reply #46 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:50:38 PM »

Kevin Levrone cuz he could ran track

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #47 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:52:39 PM »

Quote from: Chick on July 20, 2009, 02:24:41 PM

Couldn't be more wrong...and he STILL has records that stand today. Saying he would get "destroyed" today is laughable:

This may help educate you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown

Like I said, he was playing against LB's who were 20lbs lighter than he was, and we aren't even talking about the DB's....the caliber of competition he faced wasn't anywhere near what it is today. The athletes have evolved way too much. Just like in every sport. He has avg speed for a RB today, at best. Not the most elusive guy either as he just bulled over smaller, slower players. You honestly think he could do that today? Bob, nostalgia is a powerful thing and I'm sure you loved him growing up, but he would get pummeled if he played in todays NFL. Fact.

chris2489 · « **Reply #48 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:54:03 PM »

brent2741 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 20, 2009, 03:00:49 PM »

Quote from: PANDAEMONIUM on July 20, 2009, 02:04:23 PM

Bo Jackson

bingo. History's best athlete ever