who are the best athletes in all of sports?

[illuminati]

Decathletes, thread end...

Endurance & cardiovascular wise yes.

Don't think all there all round abilities get near matching Gymnasts

[Simple Simon]

Endurance & cardiovascular wise yes.

Don't think all there all round abilities get near matching Gymnasts

good point...

[FREAKgeek]

Endurance & cardiovascular wise yes.

Don't think all there all round abilities get near matching Gymnasts

Gymnasts are good but you have to be a midget.

[ProudVirgin69]

The decathlon is such a niche sport, I doubt many prime genetic specimens go for that over far more lucrative options

In the US, the best athletes are probably found in the NFL ..the combination of size, speed & strength some of these players have is amazing.  In other countries, you'll probably find them on thesoccer field

[illuminati]

Gymnasts are good but you have to be a midget.

And ??
i don't see any giants matching their all round abilities.

The question is who are the best athletes - Not the biggest.

[Julio Ceasar]

STUID BITCH ASS FUCKING QUESTION.

Nfl players are god at football. Hockeyplayers are good at hockey. Basketballplayers are good at basket.

Wtf is this question?!!!! Must be some stupid as getbgger...how old are u? If your 25 its ok to ask something like this and then be corrected by older more mature clever men!

[gothorium]

crossfitters duh!

[gothorium]

STUID BITCH ASS FUCKING QUESTION.

Nfl players are god at football. Hockeyplayers are good at hockey. Basketballplayers are good at basket.

Wtf is this question?!!!! Must be some stupid as getbgger...how old are u? If your 25 its ok to ask something like this and then be corrected by older more mature clever men!

[El Diablo Blanco]

Bowlers.  Maybe Billiard players

[JimmyJam1974]

Bowlers.  Maybe Billiard players

Dart players

[El Diablo Blanco]

Dart players

Yes, them too.  The accuracy and steady hands needed is amazing.

[nzmusclemonster]

rugby

x2

The sevens players fitness levels are off the charts

[local hero]

x2

The sevens players fitness levels are off the charts

.surely the greatest athlete must be American , also playing an American sport?

[kh300]

The best argument I've ever herd was a baseball player. Take a baseball player and put him on a basketball court. Can he dribble and shoot a basket? yes. Put him on a football field. can he catch and throw a football? yes. Put any athlete in the batters box against a 100mph fastball. can they hit it?no

Nobody can argue the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a baseball.

[Board_SHERIF]

rugby

x2

[FREAKgeek]

And ??
i don't see any giants matching their all round abilities.

The question is who are the best athletes - Not the biggest.

Well then you're implying it's the shortest.

[SF1900]

NHL players...

x2. It requires everything.

[El Diablo Blanco]

The best argument I've ever herd was a baseball player. Take a baseball player and put him on a basketball court. Can he dribble and shoot a basket? yes. Put him on a football field. can he catch and throw a football? yes. Put any athlete in the batters box against a 100mph fastball. can they hit it?no

Nobody can argue the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a baseball.

Obviously you never heard of Michael Jordan.

How about Race Car driving.  Sounds easy right?  Like to see the average person take 200 MPH corners and not crash

[illuminati]

Well then you're implying it's the shortest.

Not at all - it was you how brought in the element of height.

Again it's about the best all round athletes.

[Coach is Back!]

Probably football and rugby. We have DT from the Eagles that started with us last week for off season training. 6'4 1/2 318 with a 35" vert means you're explosive as hell.

[dj181]

the only thing nfl football players don't have is stamina/endurance

and yep hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports, but.... basedull players have near zero stamina/endurance

[MaxedNatural]

Best endurance I'd have to say tennis.  Anyone who's never played will realize how gassed they are after 5 minutes.

So wrong. You've clearly never played basketball.
It takes me 1 hour just to get warmed up and feeling good in tennis.

I can play soccer or tennis or anything for hours straight and basketball can exhaust my anus in 1 minute.
It's not even close.

I played tennis 2 weeks ago for 1.5 hours against my workmate who isn't that fit and has a bit of a gut and my heart rate probably stayed below 80 the whole time, even though I was running around chasing his shitty returns on the court next to us as it was the first time he ever played tennis. Btw, this was right after work + I was dehydrated + he was fine afterwards + he didn't get DOMS the next day...

Tennis is less tiring than "power walking". Let's see Federer (try) "power walk" for 5 hours straight..

[local hero]

The best argument I've ever herd was a baseball player. Take a baseball player and put him on a basketball court. Can he dribble and shoot a basket? yes. Put him on a football field. can he catch and throw a football? yes. Put any athlete in the batters box against a 100mph fastball. can they hit it?no

Nobody can argue the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a baseball.

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That is more of a skill, akin to a dart player, snooker player, ten pin bowler etc etc.... You can do this while out of shape, its reactions and hand eye coordination.


To argue its harder to hit a ball than run 100m under 10 sec, or clean and jerk 100's of kg is ridiculous

[dj181]

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That is more of a skill, akin to a dart player, snooker player, ten pin bowler etc etc.... You can do this while out of shape, its reactions and hand eye coordination.


To argue its harder to hit a ball than run 100m under 10 sec, or clean and jerk 100's of kg is ridiculous

good point

imo sucker players go down on the totem pole coz they don't use their fucking hands

don't know much bout rugby since i come from the jew s of a, but i'd say those dudes are decent athletes

[local hero]

good point

imo sucker players go down on the totem pole coz they don't use their fucking hands

don't know much bout rugby since i come from the jew s of a, but i'd say those dudes are decent athletes

You could argue its harder to control a ball with your foot instead of your hands..

Rugby league players play with higher tempo than union...