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Jul 3, 2024
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TN_Coug
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Yeah, but what about Kim Jong-Il's as an athlete? He shot a 38 under including 11 holes in one.
Probably translate to every other sport.
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A gymnast won't ever qualify in my book as greatest athlete and here's why
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:15pm
Heiden went on to cycling as well.
O Gaucho
Jul 3, 3:16pm
Yeah, but what about Kim Jong-Il's as an athlete? He shot a 38 under including 11 holes in one.
TN_Coug
Jul 3, 3:17pm
He has killed several birds with one just one bomb
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:18pm
But what if the athlete is named, Ditka?
EEcougar
Jul 3, 3:19pm
Who is the greatest Decathlete of all-time? That might be my vote for the
jreid191
Jul 3, 3:23pm
Here:
O Gaucho
Jul 3, 3:25pm
Was going to make a comment about that, but don't want to get the category
jreid191
Jul 3, 3:29pm
Side note, I won a Big Mac when Bruce Jenner won the event. McD had some kind
O Gaucho
Jul 3, 3:34pm
those promotions were awesome
Turd Ferguson
Jul 3, 3:37pm
Yes, and you wanted the US men's swimming in 76. The US men swept a lot of event
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:44pm
Ashton Eaton or Kevin Mayer, but Jim Thorpe was incomparable in 1912
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:32pm
I couldn't disagree more.
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:35pm
Can an average gymnast put the shot or throw a discuss, hit a major league base-
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:40pm
Now flip your argument over
scrambled egg
Jul 3, 3:45pm
You're missing the point as are many others. If the purpose is to compare
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:56pm
My goodness this is absurd.
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:47pm
"comical" because you don't agree with it?
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:53pm
RE: "comical" because you don't agree with it?
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:55pm
Comical b/c your definition of athlete is myopic and ridiculously narrow,
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:57pm
Authors do it all the time, so I'm applying a definition and metric that makes
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:00pm
Honestly, I think gymnasts are the group that is most likely to be able to...
cougarBee
Jul 3, 4:09pm
How many 200lb gymnasts do you know? A former gymnast picking up football?!
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:13pm
Gymnasts have all of the qualities of athleticism: strength, fitness, agility.
JodyGenessy
Jul 3, 4:39pm
This take is nuts and wildly misinformed. Gymnasts are the best athletes on the planet.
Haysom Till
Jul 3, 3:37pm
Define "best" and "athlete"?
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:43pm
Here's my definition, and this may shock you,
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:55pm
I don't even know how you would apply your definition and if
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:58pm
Try reading my post again, or have it read to you if that helps.
gangbusters
Jul 3, 4:01pm
So you just came up with one to fit gymnasts. Where would you put pole vaulters?
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:03pm
No I didn't come up with one "to fit gymnasts." Pole vaulting IMO does not come
gangbusters
Jul 3, 4:06pm
I don't know what your definition of technically difficult is.
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:12pm
You purport to be smart and an attorney. If you're being genuine, you should
gangbusters
Jul 3, 4:17pm
You haven't ridden in a velodrome, because you don't understand the technical
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:28pm
or cyclists, road or track?
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:04pm
I think I've read that book:
foofcoug
Jul 3, 3:44pm
So, Mariano Rivera, best closer ever, is not a great athlete? Um, ok.
Jelly Man
Jul 3, 3:47pm
Well duh, if he can't do a 100m hurdles than of course not.
gangbusters
Jul 3, 3:50pm
False metric. A great athlete isn't the greatest across all other sports.
Archaea
Jul 3, 3:55pm
So, according to your definition, Danny Ainge is the best athlete ever at BYU.
Jelly Man
Jul 3, 3:59pm
Danny Ainge is probably BYU's greatest athlete ever.
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:01pm
I think your definition of an athlete is one of semantics that most would not
Jelly Man
Jul 3, 4:04pm
What a horrible take
YLifer
Jul 3, 4:40pm
Great athletes are frequently very good when they try other sports. Danny Plater
Archaea
Jul 3, 4:43pm
The same argument
YLifer
Jul 3, 4:51pm
RE: A gymnast won't ever qualify in my book as greatest athlete and here's why
Baron
Jul 3, 5:02pm
RE: A gymnast won't ever qualify in my book as greatest athlete and here's why
russkiejedi
Jul 3, 5:05pm
How are you still thinking about this?
benny1982
Jul 3, 5:15pm
Easily distracted.
Archaea
Jul 3, 5:55pm
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