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11-16-2010, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bloodmack  You obviously haven't raced on a track for money have you? Sure in drag races you can be some 500lbs. fat ass american but in f1 you need endurance and strength its not like your going 100km/h around a track. Golf requires patience, athleticism in golf doesn't exist but skill does. I wouldn't put a race car driver in the top 10 athletes tho. I don't think it requires as much hard work as it does basketball, football, rugby etc etc. | Top tier racing drivers are going flat out for 2 hours at a time, even longer if it's a race like the Indy 500. You need a lot of endurance. The only respite you get is during pit stops. Hockey, basketball, etc players get to rest on the bench alot, and the games are usually only an hour in playing time with intermission. These athletes need to excel in bursts of speed, skill, etc. Not saying which is better, just saying they are different.
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11-16-2010, 02:10 PM
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Here we go again. What is the definition of "sport" and "athlete" ?
I've seen fishing and darts on sportsnet before.
Is Chess a sport?
Is StarCraft a sport?
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11-16-2010, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by EmperorIS no Michael Jordan ... wtf | Jordan didn't play (well) in the 2000's.
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11-16-2010, 02:13 PM
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Valentino Rossi isn't in the top 20?
The man has won races and world titles in every class and configuration of modern motorcycle GP racing. He has even dominated on uncompetitive machinery. Throughout the entire decade he literally broke dozens of records and redefined the sport.
He is also deservedly the 5th highest earning sportsman.
This list is bunk.
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11-16-2010, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mancini Valentino Rossi isn't in the top 20?
The man has won races and world titles in every class and configuration of modern motorcycle GP racing. He has even dominated on uncompetitive machinery. Throughout the entire decade he literally broke dozens of records and redefined the sport.
He is also deservedly the 5th highest earning sportsman.
This list is bunk. | Of course the list is biased. Biased towards athletes who are/were famous in North America for the most part.
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11-16-2010, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Senna4ever Jordan didn't play (well) in the 2000's. | yea haha i realized it was 2000s right after i posted
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11-16-2010, 02:21 PM
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No way Pacquiao is top 5. I dont think SI has it wrong.
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11-16-2010, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JD像 Valentino Rossi should be at or near the top. 7 World Championships between 2001-2010.
Woods should be near the top as well sorry to say. Golf may not be the most "active" sport but the skill and finesse required to play it well is on a higher level than almost any other ball sport. | Rossi has somthing like the highest winning percentage of any motorsport in history i belive? i was going to come in and say him, Motorcycle racing obviously takes more athletic ability than F1 if you were to throw both in, but i think F1 may take even more mental ability than MotoGP
with motorspots included it would have to be like Rossi, Schumacher, Woods in terms of pure ability and domination
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11-16-2010, 02:32 PM
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I would say motorcycle racing takes more mental and physical ability than most traditional sports. 20 minutes flat out at the track wears me out more than a full game of AAA hockey ever did.
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11-16-2010, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed
that's sort of the clincher for me; the need to be in tip top shape
| if thats the clincher for you then i guess we can rule out baseball as a sport too
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11-16-2010, 02:52 PM
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11-16-2010, 03:07 PM
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op ur saying pacman is relevant outside na and lbj is not? where besides the phillipines do ppl care more or know of manny more than lebron?
also to make it to the top 5 of this list ud prolly need to dominate at least 5 outta the 10 years id say, no? manny hasnt really been hyped tilmmore recently if im not mistaken Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-16-2010, 03:08 PM
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#38 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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11-16-2010, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ChaKo if thats the clincher for you then i guess we can rule out baseball as a sport too | u said it not me  | |
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11-16-2010, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by drunkrussian op ur saying pacman is relevant outside na and lbj is not? where besides the phillipines do ppl care more or know of manny more than lebron?
also to make it to the top 5 of this list ud prolly need to dominate at least 5 outta the 10 years id say, no? manny hasnt really been hyped tilmmore recently if im not mistaken Posted via RS Mobile |
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.
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11-16-2010, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by liu13 | Kobe is more dominant than all 3 combined
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11-16-2010, 03:39 PM
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I say Roger Federer, that guy dominated singles tennis in the past decade (16 titles and 6 runner-ups)
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11-16-2010, 03:56 PM
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How about Gretzky? (Yeah, i know he retired in '99 but it's close enough, no? lol)
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Tom Brady
3 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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11-16-2010, 04:08 PM
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Roger Federer, that guy is a machine
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11-16-2010, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by EmperorIS nvm 2000s...
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11-16-2010, 04:31 PM
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LOL @ John Cena comment.
I'd say tennis is probably one of the most intense sports both mentally, physically and emotionally. Gotta have lots of endurance and be focused 100% of the time as a tiny slip could have immediate consequences. Federer has proven time and time again that hes the best in the world so you could argue he should be #1
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11-16-2010, 04:33 PM
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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) | He's dominated in the 80s and perhaps the early 90s.
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golf, baseball, curling, they're all SPORTS
the problem is that the players aren't ATHLETES, which is what this list is about, so no I don't think even top players from any of those sports should make the list
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