Both were excellent athletes. Both were drug addicts with mental health issues. Tyson would have won a fist fight on flat foot, Probert would have won a fight on skates. Probert’s dead, so we’ll nvr know who would win a charity boxing match in this age. On a similar note, anyone that thinks ice hockey is an easy sport to learn or play, you’re a retard and you should go hang yourself for being a stunned ELOC cnut.
I agree about hockey. I was a good soccer player in elementary school, and a good "boot hockey" player [kicking around a tennis ball], but I never quite mastered the skates. And if I had to say why, I would say that skating is just not my thing, genetically speaking.
My goal now is to be stronger and faster than my favourite athlete, Canadian UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre.
Stronger meaning:
Stronger bench press, deadlift, and squat.
Faster meaning:
Faster 100m sprint time.
There is NO EXCUSE for me to ever be watching a UFC fight, knowing any of the fighters below heavyweight are stronger than me, Jon Jones excluded, and maybe a few more in the light-heavy's.
We are supposed to be a board of gym afficionados here who lift weights as a hobby.
If pro athletes are stronger than us, AND way better than us at their respective sports, something is up with that.
That said, here in Ontario gyms are closed. So all I can do is go for walks, and body weight calisthenics, and a few other things. I am staying in shape somewhat at 190-lb, but not "in shape" by my own standards [including strength].
And with age, I think people tend to prioritize health. But I still want to be strong and fit - for as long as I can.
Out of curiosity, is there any truth to the notion of hockey players being partiers?
My friend, who was within distance of making the NHL, said Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier would drink and do coke after practice. Could that be remotely true, even the drinking part?
A separate friend told me that some NFL players are functional alcoholics. I was taken aback. Brett Favre's opioid addiction makes sense - as opioids offer pain relief. But alcohol? I suppose cocaine could make an athlete faster, but seems like it would be horrible for the ticker when combined with super intense game play.
Is there any truth to hockey players partying? Is it just a matter of going to the pub after a game one night out of the week only? I'm asking because it fascinates me that some addicts can be high level athletes too.