| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/8/2005 12:50:25 PM | Football: Joe Montana
Baseball: (tie) Babe Ruth and Lou Gerhig
Soccer: Mia HAmm
Hockey: Wayne Gretzky
Basketball: Michael Jordan
Tennis: Pete Sampras | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/10/2005 6:05:57 AM | | Why don't we have any runners or skiers in here. I'd say for a runner it would be Steve Prefontaine, if he hadn't died, and for cross country skiing, Bjorn Dahleigh. Bjorn also has the highest VO2 max out there. I know that doesn't count for speed, but it's damn impressive. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/11/2005 8:59:12 PM | Taking into account the entire globe and NOT just the US,
I would have too pick a player from the world's most
popular sport by far; Soccer
The Brazilian Pele was an absolute legend.
Even though soccer doesn't make my top 5 sports,
I think its important to stand back from personal favs
from other sports...
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/14/2005 7:42:30 PM | This is just goofy. You are all naming good and great ONE sport athletes. MJ tried two and sucked. Jim Thorpe excelled at baseball, football, track and field and won numerous olympic medals (Which were taken away). Name one of your heros who excelled at even two sports!
And hockey, well you can tell all the canadians here. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/15/2005 9:15:03 AM | | Oh, I think I get it. These people you are all voting for are people you have seen. If they were before 1970, none of you saw them and they doen't even exist to you. TV generation. | |
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Posted: 8/16/2005 7:29:38 AM | | What about bruse lee!! With out him there wouldn't martial arts in america! He is the one that tried to bring it main stream in the US , besides just being a bad ass!! Kicked Kareems A$$!! | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/16/2005 10:06:07 AM | | I am so amazed that Lee even did that shoot. There was no way to make the big guiy even look like a fighter. He couldn't even lift his leg higher than his hip. He didn't even resemble a fighter. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/16/2005 8:04:43 PM | Biggest thing about this is in almost every sport it depends on which era you are talking about, because in most cases you can't generalize one player of the best in that sport. For example
Baseball - Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Ivan Rodriguez (honestly he has changed the way runners steal bases), Greg Maddux, and it can go on if you look at each in their prime.
Basketball - Wilt "the stilt" Chamberlain (yes he played in an era where big men dominated and coaches told others to just feed the paint, but his hook shot led the way for people like Hakeem, Ewing and Malone to perfect the hook shot. Michael Jordan is an obvious favorite (yes mine) and if you don't know why you clearly don't follow sports. John Stockton current NBA All Time assist leader, which personally I think Steve Nash will break, but regardless his 2 part duo Karl Malone should also be here, because if it wasn't for the Bulls, the Jazz would of been the dynasty of the 90's.
Golf - Tiger Woods has taken golf to an all time high, no one has socialized the game quite like him.
Football - QB has to be Joe Montana, he took the Quarterback position to a place that would lead to supreme passing and wide open offence and defensive skeams changing to help deal with this. At RB its a no brainer, Walter Payton, wouldn't take anyone else. WR is Jerry Rice, in his hay day there is no one I would rather throw the ball up to than Jerry, best hands in the NFL. Reggie White, Mel Blount, it can go on and on.
Hockey - Wayne Gretzky was a punk who was lead by a great passer and a refereeing system that benefitted scorers so much so that he was protected. Bobby Orr and Patrick Roy as much as I hate Roy.
You can do this for days, the point is, there is no #1 sporting legend. Its all opinion, and there is one fact you gotta remember, you can't compare legends unless they played against eachother, that means you can't pit MJ against Wilt, because honestly, Jerry Stackhouse beat MJ one on one, but I would still take MJ because he is deniably the best build-a-team around player to ever play the game. You can dispute it over and over I guess. | |
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Posted: 8/17/2005 4:54:29 AM | TO a reply for what is vo2 max.
VO2 max is your ability for work. My understanding is that it measures your ability to burn oxygen and produce energy for long periods of endurance excercise. GO look it up as well, as there are lots of sites and books on the stuff. But no, it will not define how fast you are! That is a common misconception. You may have the ability to do work for long periods of time, but going fast is another story.
It's not something to get caught up with when trying to figure out who is the best athlete, just because there are so many other variables to put into play.
Next up, booyaah for Pele! You're right, he was an amazing player.
Edmund Moses, 400m track star who dominated for several olympics and set numerous world records.
Thomas Longboat, maybe Canada's greatest distance runner. A great marathon runner back in the day when running shoes looked like those leather dance slippers.
If you want to go back farther, go with Achilles. lol. This was a reply to the guy who was making fun of the t.v. generation.
But seriously, I believe that some of the greatest athletes are unsung heroes. Look at the Sherpas, climbing mountains and setting up the routes for these company bigwigs who get televised. The sherpas could do what they do as a major expedition for fun because they live up there, but they aren't considered the best climbers around, now are they. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/18/2005 4:09:45 PM | man this is such an easy question,it definately michael jordan,any basketball fan will knw exactly y.hands down straight up legend. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 8/18/2005 7:42:00 PM | Glad to see at least someone else placed Aaron on the top pics in baseball.Way to go BackAt1!
In basketball its hard to pic anyone above Jordan but I think Maravich is a close second.
Same for hockey with Gretzky but the USA olympic thrashin of the USSR is a big legend as well....to me it was a thrashin.
Palmer is the golf legend but Woods is taking care of that idea.
In football its Favre first and Reggie a close second.Packers rule! | |
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Posted: 8/18/2005 11:19:34 PM | Bill Belichick
----the only coach to take a truly waiver wire team to the super bowl...and win.
Before he retires, he will win more rings then all of the rest of the coaches.
He eats, breathes, and dreams about football.
His work ethic is non-stop.
He went to college at a ivy league school(Weslyan), so you obviously know he is cerebral.
He already has passed his protege' Bill Parcells. Bill Parcells is easily one of the best.
It is a no brainer for me. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 4:04:20 PM | | Gotta agree that Schumacher is the man. Most people are unaware with F1. NASCAR is like watching kids in the bumber cars at Kings Island compared to F1. | |
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