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13th March 2009, 04:07 PM
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Who are your favourite athletes of all-time?
Some of my all-time favourites to watch:
From hockey: Mario Lemieux. He had such agility for a big guy as well as the natural strength to fight off defenders. Keep Wayne Gretzky this is the guy I want on my all-time team. From footbal there have been so many great players but none have captivated me more than Barry Sanders. What more can be said about this man? He seemed superhuman at times. My third choice is much less well known. This is Hossein Rezazadeh performing a world record clean & jerk with 580 lbs. That's from the floor to arm's length above the head, truly mind-boggling. I can barely separate that weight from the floor. 
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13th March 2009, 04:09 PM
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And Kirby Puckett. And Barbaro.
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13th March 2009, 04:25 PM
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14th March 2009, 03:48 PM
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This thread is dying? OK, I'll give more:
Joe Montana Nancy Kerrigan that Loyola Marymount team with Hank Gathers & Bo Kimble
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18th March 2009, 08:44 PM
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Grant Fuhr - maybe the most exciting goalie in the last 30 years.
Dominik Hasek - the most dominant goalie in hockey history I can go on and on about these two....but I won't. Pedro Martinez...before Boston ran his shoulder into the ground: Any pitcher that can stun hitters with an evil curve, the best change up in baseball, and then run it up to 98 mph up and in is just a joy to watch.
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19th March 2009, 02:18 PM
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Hasek was amazing to watch, not saying better than Fuhr but a totally different experience to watch. I preferred Maddux to Martinez but both were damn good. Pedro was the pitcher A.J. Burnett could be if he didn`t melt down for an inning or two each game.
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19th March 2009, 02:41 PM
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Babe Ruth
Muhammad Ali/Cassius Clay Henry Aaron Johnny Unitas Sandy Koufax The list goes on..
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19th March 2009, 02:56 PM
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Muhammad Ali
Henry Aaron Johnny Unitas Roberto Duran Mickey Mantle Sandy Koufax Chris Evert Larry Bird Jack Nicklaus and the list goes on and on.. Last edited by Rodak from Zortron; 19th March 2009 at 02:59 PM. Reason: double post eta. sorry. outside the edit window.
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20th March 2009, 11:10 AM
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Carmelo Anthony (the college years)
Phil Simms Lawrence Taylor Donovan McNabb Derek Jeter
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23rd March 2009, 06:42 PM
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23rd March 2009, 06:43 PM
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I have to go Bo Jackson. I'm Gen X like that.
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23rd March 2009, 09:12 PM
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I've been a hardcore sports fan my entire life, and recently -- after the Eagles cut Brian Dawkins and most of Philly went insane with anger -- I realized that I'm not very loyal to any of the athletes here, although I love many of them. B. Dawk was a good player for us, but he was old and it was time to go.
So I tried thinking of the athletes whom I really love, and I guess the 93 Phillies would be on there (Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk, and Darren Daulton) and a lot of the players from the current Phillies (Utley, Rollins, Hamels and Howard). Once they leave town, though, I doubt I'll really care. I sure didn't shed too many tears once Iverson went to Denver. The other day I was out and I saw this old guy -- around 70 -- wearing one of those old, cheap hats, where the front of the cap has a design, but the back half is this meshy material with a zillion tiny holes. What's that type of hat called? Anyway, this dirty, cheap hat said "SMARTY JONES" across the front. It really amused me. I'll throw Smarty Jones, Philadelphia's most loved horse, into the discussion because of that hat. I sort of like Greg Oden, too, to add someone outside of Philly. From the rumors that he injured himself playing Dance, Dance Revolution to his hanging out at NASCAR events with midgets ... he just seems like a pretty cool dude.
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24th March 2009, 04:23 PM
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The '93 Phillies were a great team to watch. Being Canadian it's hard not to root for the Blue Jays so I remember that Phillies team really well, it was a great World Series. I don't watch baseball much any more but I caught the last World Series because Matt Stairs was there and was getting lots of media coverage around here because he's from New Brunswick. They have a lot of really interesting players as you mentioned. I was watching one of the games and got to wondering if the Phillies have been this good ever since I last watched them closely or did I just catch them in good years 16 years apart?
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26th March 2009, 07:42 AM
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Tom Seaver
Ed Giacomin Roger Maris Ty Cobb Dick Fosbury (it's hard to imagine just how revolutionary he was at the time) Forego (one of the greatest racehorses ever) Sean Fitzmaurice (a cup-of-coffee outfielder for the Mets -- like Joe Shlabotnik, but with a shorter career, but I loved the name). Carl Yastrzemski (watching him the last weekend of 1967 was a pure delight). Roberto Clemente Joe Namath Don Maynard
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26th March 2009, 08:44 AM
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Ludmilla Tourischeva. Even if she hadn't had a long and illustrious career as one of the greatest, possibly THE greatest gymnast of all time, THIS would have earned her the title om favourite athlete ever for this stunning moment in sporting history. As the commentator points out, not so much for the startling thing that happens to her but how she utterly fails to be thrown by it.
Ludmilla on the bars
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27th March 2009, 05:44 PM
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27th March 2009, 07:50 PM
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Not only my favorite hockey player (I won't claim he was the best, but few outside of Detroit know how good of numbers he could put up), but also my man-crush.
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29th March 2009, 03:10 PM
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Library Boy, Stevie Y was the best captain in hockey. Nobody will convince me otherwise. Flashiest? No. Determined? Yep. He definitely was a "follow my lead" kind of guy.
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29th March 2009, 06:10 PM
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That homerun Matt Stairs hit in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (against the Dodgers; I don't know if you watched it) will always endear me to the entire nation of Canada.
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31st March 2009, 01:10 PM
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In basketball: Micheal Jordan. Nuff said.
My dream line-up would be: Home Team: 1. Jordan 2. John Stockton. Excellent man on the point. 3. Larry Bird 4. Buck Willams. Pure rebounder with a head. 5. Shaq Visitors: 1. Chris Paul. Best new talent. 2. Magic Johnson 3. Julius Erving 4. Dennis Rodman. Pure rebounder lacking a head. 5. Moses Malone. To see him match up with Shaq...
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31st March 2009, 01:40 PM
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Basketball:
Pistol Pete Maravich David Thompson George "The Iceman" Gervin Wilt Chamberlain Oscar Robertson Football: Gale Sayers Bo Jackson Barry Sanders Fred Belitnikoff (sp?) Randy White Baseball: Willie Mays Dave McNally Dave Righetti Thurman Munson Frank Howard Last edited by Who_me?; 31st March 2009 at 01:44 PM. Reason: Added enough to make 5 to each
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11th May 2009, 06:36 AM
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Nolan Ryan. I've always loved the power pitchers, the kind that can truly put fear in your heart, just coming up to bat.
Eddie Murray - alwys heard that he's a dick, but I loved his quiet demeanor and lack of thirst for the spotlight. Sorta like Tony Gwynn, another fave - not the dick part, Gwynn seems cool. But he just always did his thing, and that's it. It's why I like Pujols - I never hear shit about him (so far...), just watch him work and admire. Joe
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11th May 2009, 08:57 AM
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Mike Bridges, the great powerlifter, still setting records at age 50.
And Yukio Tani. Regards, Shodan
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11th May 2009, 02:00 PM
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Barry Sanders. Just doesn't get any better than that, IMHO. Kept the butts in the seats for 10 years playing behind some pretty pitiful offensive lines and for the worst-managed franchise in the NFL. Damn, he was good.
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11th May 2009, 02:11 PM
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11th May 2009, 02:35 PM
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Future hall of famer Chris Osgood.
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11th May 2009, 04:11 PM
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