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					Originally Posted by unit  just for the sake of arguing now...
 golf wasn't really an athletes sport until recently.
 you can still play well if you're out of shape provided you're extremely good.... but being athletic will give you that edge you need to be the best.
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					Originally Posted by StylinRed  id put Schumacher up higher than 10th 
 but woods at #1? nuh uh (sorry i just dont see golf as athletic... ur just aiming and swinging)
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i used to feel the same until i started playing in vietnam,   
you know how much focus and concentration you need to hit a tiny white ball 350+ yards, into a tiny hole, in under 4 hits?  
tiger trained for 8 hours a day with his dad at a super young age to be who he is now.  
sure it's not running a ball 100 yards, evading tacklers, 
or dribbling the ball through giants to throw it up 30ft. in a little net,  
but it's still a sport, and it requires a lot of physical and mental dedication.  
try playing on a real golf course, not a driving range or a lil pitch n putt.
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					Originally Posted by Gt-R R34  Lebron is a hyped machine. Granted he's good, but he hasn't won anything. Outside of the philippines? Ask which basketball player can fill 50K ppl in Dallas Stadium.
 Manny Paciquiao has been dominating boxing since 2000. He's been undefeated in 5 years. Just recently he fought a man 17 pounds heavier then him, with a 6 inch reach advantage and came out beating that man to a pulp.
 He's been good for a very long time.
 
 LBJ is relevant outside the NA as? a spokesman for Nike Shoes. He'll probably make this decade's top 5 easily, but in the 2000's not a chance.
 |  well either way i wouldn't necessarily put lebron in the top 5. But yeah i guess if we're talking about athletes and pure athleticism, i would agree with you. I was thinking more..professional athlete...the combination of athletic ability and fandom/celebrity. Lebron's got love all over the world, I dunno how much of the world knows Pacman.
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					Originally Posted by Lomac  How about Gretzky? (Yeah, i know he retired in '99 but it's close enough, no? lol) |  this is like...the worst point EVER. lol
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			what about body building, the amount of time and dedication to were those guys  are at is amazing, most people to the blind eye to that sport.
		 
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			Baseball players...lol...
 NASCAR!?  You drive in a CIRCLE.
 
 Tiger Woods is/was a dominant athlete.  I'd say only Schumacher comes close to his level of dominance over a sport but you could argue that golf...well, it isn't all that hard to play.
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			umm Tiger as number 1?You have got to be kidding me.
 Golfers are no more athletes than Chess players.
 Lance Armstrong is a cheat and should not be in the top 5 at all.
 
 Top 5 in no particular order
 Phelps, Bolt, Kobe, Federer, Messi
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			Totally useless debate. It's not just unlikely to have any sort of consensus, it's impossible because what defines "greatest athlete" is completely up to interpretation.
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			Patriots play the Colts this week Sunday. Always a good game between two of this decades greatest NFL players.Posted via RS Mobile |   |   |   |      |  11-16-2010, 10:09 PM | #61 |   | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right! 
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			this article is a bit outdated.
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					Originally Posted by Ronin  Tiger Woods is/was a dominant athlete.  I'd say only Schumacher comes close to his level of dominance over a sport but you could argue that golf...well, it isn't all that hard to play. |  Valentino Rossi has won more, over a longer period of time, than Schumacher.  
Schumacher:  
Championships: 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) 
Race Starts: 268 
Wins:	91 
Podiums: 154 
Career Points: 1441 
Pole Positions: 68 
Fastest Laps: 76  
Rossi:  
Championships: 9 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) 
Race Starts: 241 
Wins:	105 
Podiums: 174 
Career Points: 4259 
Pole Positions: 59 
Fastest Laps: 85  
Car racing: 80% car 20% driver, motorcycle racing: 80% rider 20% bike.  
As I said before golf is very hard to play well . At Tiger's level he is super-human and most definitely qualifies as an athlete.
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			Why is Joe Cada not on here?  He is the youngest ever to win the WSOP.  Or how about Duhammel first canadian to win the main event WSOP!!! 
To me golf and fishing is not a sport.  If overweight fat fucks that can't even run and smoke cigars on the course can play it, i dont think its a sport.  
Darts is not a sport either, its a game just like golf.  If sex can be publicly displayed, Im sure that would be more of a sport then golf, at least theres more physical movement      |   |   |   |      |  11-17-2010, 12:40 PM | #65 |   | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie 
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			Lebron is the best pure athlete, jumping, running, strengh, balance, cordination, size, speed, everything you would want.
 The most dominate is Federer and Tiger by far.
 
 Pacman is interesting because this is widely considered the dark ages of boxing, maybe in its prime, he would be considered the best.
 
 However having said all that , my vote will go to TIGER.
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					Originally Posted by boss_clad  try playing on a real golf course, not a driving range or a lil pitch n putt. |  ppl are always assuming too much     Quote:   | 
					Originally Posted by JD像  As I said before golf is very hard to play well. At Tiger's level he is super-human and most definitely qualifies as an athlete. |  i agree about Rossi being a beast but i dnt think its fair to compare wins between the two  
but i failed ye for tiger being super-human    
6 Million Dollar Man maybe or Clemens on Roids (considering the multiple $$$$$$ eye surgeries)
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					Originally Posted by StylinRed  but i failed ye for tiger being super-human   |  I'd like to see the Average Joe somehow "get" Tiger's hand-eye coordination, ability to read the land and the wind, and translate all of it into motion with his hands through various clubs.  Truth is noone can do it as well which is why he's dominated the world of golf, and to the Average Joe is a god at what he does.  
How is it not fair to compare wins between Schumacher and Rossi?  They're both dominant at the peak of their respective motorsport around the same time.  That there deserves a fail    |   |   |   |      |  11-17-2010, 07:45 PM | #69 |   | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant! 
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			^lol Tiger's assisted with eagle eye vision that he paid for
 and it's not fair to compare cuz they're different and Michael quit for 3 years and during his times he dealt with racing crappy cars while they were improved upon
 
 I imagine the sportbikes across teams are rather similar as motorcycling is more rider dependent than vehicle like ye said :P (but still i agree Rossi's a beast)
 
 my reasoning could be totally wrong but it still seems like apples n oranges
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					Originally Posted by StylinRed  and it's not fair to compare cuz they're different and Michael quit for 3 years and during his times he dealt with racing crappy cars while they were improved upon |  Rossi also left the the best bike on the grid (Honda) for one of the worst (Yamaha) and not only won his first race on it, but also the Championship in his first year    |   |   |   |      |  11-17-2010, 10:40 PM | #72 |   | Proud to be called a RS Regular! 
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					Originally Posted by ajax  Tom Brady3 Superbowls
 4 Superbowl visits
 2 Superbowl game winning drives
 The record shattering 2007 season
 Hasn't lost a regular season home game in years
 Married to Gisele Bundchen
 
 Not bad for a 6th round pick
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					Originally Posted by unit  some people would argue that racing isnt a sport either.i mean, you're sitting in a chair the entire time.
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