False metric. A great athlete isn't the greatest across all other sports.

Jul 3, 2024
3:55:06pm

Archaea Intervention Needed

A great closer is a great athlete for that sport.

But if we wish to compare the greatest of great athletes across other sports, then I submit you must consider only those whose greatness translates to other sports.

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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

How are you still thinking about this?

benny1982

Jul 3, 5:15pm

Easily distracted.

Archaea

Jul 3, 5:55pm

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