Best Athlete You Have Ever Seen

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:40 am

By seen I mean were alive to actually watch and appreciate. Pick from the list.

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:45 am

Jordan, Bron or Bonds. Not sure I can distinguish between the three. I know Bo Jackson is probably gonna win, but he was a lil before my time, so I didn't appreciate him the way others did.

PEACE

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:04 pm

ThaJim2 · Post by **ThaJim2** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:07 pm

Usain Bolt he beat a record by an amount that should not have happened for another 20 years.

Reason · Post by **Reason** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:31 pm

easily lebron for me

what's that you say? basically michael jordan if you added a couple inches and 20 lbs of muscle without sacrificing the speed/quickness/agility? oh okay

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:25 pm

Voted Barry sanders. Just because he was my favorite to watch from that list, out side of the other Barry.

Hayzoos · Post by **Hayzoos** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:07 pm

Derrick Rose

naturalborn103 · Post by **naturalborn103** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:17 pm

Went with Lebron pretty easily.

Hayzoos · Post by **Hayzoos** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:50 pm

Where's the one against the Heat?

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:15 pm

Hayzoos wrote:Derrick Rose

I know you're just trolling at this point, but its so damn sad to see proclaimed Chicago fan to say Rose > Jordan, in any regard. Rose might not be in the top five best athletes to wear a Chicago uniform, if you consider Frank Thomas, Bo Jackson, Walter Payton & MJ. Shit on another day you could make the case that Pippen was a superior athlete to Rose. Scottie's abilities in a 6'8" frame for from 87-97 are vastly superior to what Rose has done in playing less than 300 games over five years.

Health is the cornerstone of athleticism and if you can't stay on the field, you can't be considered a great athlete. I hate to say this, because the possibilities of it scare me, but thats why I wouldn't consider taking Trout in this thread. He has to sustain his greatness for a decade plus to be considered with the likes of Jordan/Bonds/Gretzky/etc. And considering his apparent mastery of his sport, the only thing thats gonna prevent Trout from joining these ranks is staying healthy. Otherwise, he's gonna be closer to Ken Griffey Junior. Who though was undoubtedly a great athlete at his peak, just didn't have enough healthy seasons to deserve inclusion here. I'd probably consider A-Rod a greater athlete than Junior, but A-Rod in 2014 is too nuclear to get any votes in this poll.

PEACE

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:16 pm

Jordan.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:37 pm

Went with Barry sanders because watching him was unlike anything i ever saw. For a while Mike tyson was the most dominating fighter ever. Also could make a case for Bolt who is in the same tier.

naturalborn103 · Post by **naturalborn103** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:41 pm

Write in ballot for

Kid That's Lifeless · Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:02 pm

Lock thread.

jredd109 · Post by **jredd109** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:29 pm

went bo. the thread says 'best athlete' not best player at their sport, in which case it would probably be jordan/gretzky.

ric · Post by **ric** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:25 am

its either deion or bolt
bolt because motherfucker breaks world records taking it easy and looking around in the middle of the race
but ultimately i went deion because the dude is the best cover corner (read: high(est) athleticism position) to ever play the game and played at a high level on 3 sides of the ball

like i love mj and some others on the list (i never really got to see bo jackson though) but its got to be deion sanders here. dude played baseball part time still was a pretty good player like stfu so hard dude played on actually good big league squad who knew he was phoning it in and still wanted him in the starting lineup

ric · Post by **ric** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:29 am

Hayzoos wrote:Derrick Rose

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ric · Post by **ric** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:30 am

Hayzoos wrote:Derrick Rose

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ric · Post by **ric** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:31 am

Hayzoos wrote:Derrick Rose

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naturalborn103 · Post by **naturalborn103** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:18 am

Shaq and D Howard should probably be on the list. Can't think of anyone else I have ever seen who has combination of their size/strength/quickness/Hops in any sport.

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:34 am

No they shouldn't.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:51 am

naturalborn103 wrote:Write in ballot for

Kid That's Lifeless wrote:Lock thread.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:53 am

alpha wrote:No they shouldn't.

I would definitely put Shaq on my list of best athletes i've seen in my lifetime. I've never seen anyone his size move like he does. Ever.

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:49 pm

True, I remember older shaq better. But could he have played another sport besides basketball? That's my def of an athlete.

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:58 pm

alpha wrote:True, I remember older shaq better. But could he have played another sport besides basketball? That's my def of an athlete.

Offensive tackle?

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:14 pm

He would've changed the game of volleyball for sure.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:36 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote:
alpha wrote:No they shouldn't.
I would definitely put Shaq on my list of best athletes i've seen in my lifetime. I've never seen anyone his size move like he does. Ever.

If this was most dominating then maybe, but from the list I can't say Shaq was more athletic. But I wouldn't argue with him being list. Jordan was the best player ever. Shaq, I'm not sure you could say is the best, or the best center ever with Russell or Wilt, Kareem or from a tech standpoint The Dream?

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:39 pm

Philaflava wrote:
Gregg Popabitch wrote:
alpha wrote:No they shouldn't.
I would definitely put Shaq on my list of best athletes i've seen in my lifetime. I've never seen anyone his size move like he does. Ever.
If this was most dominating then maybe, but from the list I can't say Shaq was more athletic. But I wouldn't argue with him being list. Jordan was the best player ever. Shaq, I'm not sure you could say is the best, or the best center ever with Russell or Wilt, Kareem or from a tech standpoint The Dream?

I'm just saying from a pure athletic specimen standpoint.

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:52 pm

Not saying he'd be my vote, but I feel pretty confident Mike Trout could dominate pretty much any of the major sports

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:07 pm

shaq yes.. howard has settled into a complimentary role and hasn't worn that cape on in a grip. howard gets a hard no