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Posted: 9/18/2017 7:49:18 AM EDT
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John Brzenk
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:02:01 AM EDT
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The best athlete of all time is Shaun Palmer because he was a pro in so many different sports. Is there anyone else that reached the highest levels in multiple sports?
Snowboarding Mountain Biking Motocross Pike's Peak winner Skiing |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:35:11 AM EDT
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Mike Tyson
Dale Earnhardt Micheal Phelps Tiger Woods |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:41:58 AM EDT
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Gretzky. Phelps Since I played goal I have to go with Dominik Hasek Roy deserves a honorable mention, incredible anticipation of the play. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:48:29 AM EDT
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I was going to chime in with Serena Williams, but I'd be wrong. Turns out it's Steffi Graf.
Graf won 22 Slams, the most by any female or male in the sport, recording seven championships at Wimbledon, six at the French Open, five at the U.S. Open and four at the Australian. In 56 Grand Slam events, her record was 282–34 (an amazing 89 percent) with the breakdown being 87–10 at the French, 75–8 at Wimbledon, 73–10 at the U.S., and 47–6 at the Australian.
The 89 percent winning percentage held in her overall singles record as she finished 900–115. She was anchored in the top spot in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings for a record 377 weeks, including 186 consecutive from August 1987 to March 1991. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:55:04 AM EDT
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The Great One was a man playing against boys. Most of his records will never be broken. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 8:57:20 AM EDT
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Ricky Carmichael.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 9:09:04 AM EDT
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in motoGP. Rossi. yes, I know Agostini retired with more championships to his name, but Rossi at this point has more podiums than any other motoGP rider in history and has remained dominant for so long. shame about the broken leg which will almost undoubtedly knock him out for the rest of the season. https://msmproduction.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/content/Valentino%20Rossi/46-valentino-rossi-ita-2017-action-australia-motogp-phillip-island-pre-season-test03977_test2017_ambience.gallery_full_top_fullscreen.jpg |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 9:12:25 AM EDT
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24 time USPSA National champion 7 time international IPSC champion. http://www.defensivecarry.com/forum/attachments/defensive-carry-tactical-training/57592d1332288796-proper-grip-recoil-managment-rob-leatham-mod-iso.jpg My money is that if Grauffel continues to compete at top level, when he reaches senior age, he will have at least 4 more IPSC world champion titles (could be more as he is also training rifle these days). |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 9:22:52 AM EDT
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Jim Thorpe
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Posted: 9/18/2017 9:36:15 AM EDT
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Wayne Gretzky would be a mediocre player in today's NHL. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:07:15 AM EDT
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The best athlete of all time is Shaun Palmer because he was a pro in so many different sports. Is there anyone else that reached the highest levels in multiple sports? Snowboarding Mountain Biking Motocross Pike's Peak winner Skiing Track (and Field) Golf, Baseball, Bowling and any other sport she tried. Gold and World Record in hurdles. Gold in Javelin. Silver in High Jump..1932 Olympics She made the cut in a men's PGA event. Twice actually. Won 10 LPGA events. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:09:41 AM EDT
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Lance Armstrong - cycling 
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:18:19 AM EDT
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Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger - Played two snaps <2 mins, had one sack and the first player to ever have been carried off the field in ND history. How many great athletics are instantly known by their nick name only?
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:35:30 AM EDT
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If you mean Cael Sanderson from Iowa State - I agree completely. The guy was 159-0 with 4 NCAA titles. He absolutely ruled. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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John Smith; Cael Sanders; Alexander Karelin. I think it would be fair to say the two of them dominated freestyle wrestling, each in his own era. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:40:15 AM EDT
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Bob Gibson in the late 60's. MLB lowered the height of the pitchers mound in response to his dominance.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:42:29 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:54:00 AM EDT
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Bob Beamon
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Posted: 9/18/2017 10:57:50 AM EDT
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Bob Gibson in the late 60's. MLB lowered the height of the pitchers mound in response to his dominance. I should have posted that, I'm a Cards fan and have met Gibby. 
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:02:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:14:02 AM EDT
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M. Tyson
F. Mayweather J. Owens M. Jordan W. Gretzky M. Phelps M. Schumacher 
R. Federer M. Navratilova B. Jackson T. Woods B. Smith |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:38:32 AM EDT
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Going to slightly less known, Adam Ondra, a climber who dominated competitions, then switched to outdoor climbing to complete the hardest climbs ever put up
Or Alex Honnald, who isn't so much strong or dominate, but is doing things that will likely never be done again, speed climbing all the major peaks in Yosemite in astounding time, or solo climbing with no protection the Nose in Yosemite. Those two are doing things that have never been done before, and may never be repeated |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:42:55 AM EDT
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Mike Tyson |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:47:50 AM EDT
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Danica Patrick
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:52:16 AM EDT
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Serena Williams
Don't like her, her family, or her politics. That said, she's the most dominant American athlete in her sport ever. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:56:13 AM EDT
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Roy deserves a honorable mention, incredible anticipation of the play. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:58:41 AM EDT
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In my lifetime, Muhamed Ali.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 11:59:56 AM EDT
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Danny Hodge
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:00:54 PM EDT
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So what? Obstruction helped Wayne Gretzky. I get it, it was needed.. I think there were far better players than he, I am not wrapped around his #'s. Other players were not allowed to have an entire line full of obstructionists.. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:06:57 PM EDT
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Not even close........Babe Ruth.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:56:26 PM EDT
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Roy gets disqualified for taking an ass kicking from Osgood... and Mike Vernon. Best hockey fights ever and I watched them both live. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:58:45 PM EDT
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Kelly Slater.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 1:59:40 PM EDT
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Lawrence Taylor
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Posted: 9/18/2017 2:06:16 PM EDT
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As far as professional team sports go, it's Gretzky and it's not even close.
Coworker and I had this same debate one day. I can't remember the figures off the top of my head, but look at his points scored compared to his next closest peer. Then compare that to scoring leaders in the NBA, NFL, or MLB vs their next closest peer and it's not even close. He was far more dominant than anyone else. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:25:42 PM EDT
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Rodney Mullen is the greatest,most innovative athlete of our lifetime. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:26:30 PM EDT
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Joseph Stalin; Murder.
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:29:23 PM EDT
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Wayne Gretzky would be a mediocre player in today's NHL. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Great One was a man playing against boys. Most of his records will never be broken. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:37:35 PM EDT
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Bodacious - "The Most Dangerous Bull Ever". Crushing humans left and right. "Think you got me?" - "I vill crush yur face". Just ask Tuff "Got My Face Smashed" Hedeman.
 World's Most Dangerous Rodeo Bull- Bodacious  Tuff Hedeman |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:41:51 PM EDT
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First thought that came to me was Michael Phelps. His biology was perfect for swimming. Going with MMA it would probably be Jon Jones but he keeps fucking up at every turn and instead of just fighting he gets suspended, waste of talent. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:45:12 PM EDT
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David Tubbs
Robbie Leathem |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:48:21 PM EDT
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And the question will now always loom. "How much of Jones ability was steroids"? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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First thought that came to me was Michael Phelps. His biology was perfect for swimming. Going with MMA it would probably be Jon Jones but he keeps fucking up at every turn and instead of just fighting he gets suspended, waste of talent. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:48:45 PM EDT
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Mayweather
Phelps Prime Fedor Wladimir Klitschko Others have mentioned good names. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:49:46 PM EDT
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Armstrong His American ingenuity and drive led him to master the European game so dominantly that they had to ban him and strip his titles. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:53:24 PM EDT
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Royce Grace |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:53:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:55:30 PM EDT
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Wayne 'The Great One' Gretzky
The man was light years ahead of everyone in the NHL and his records will never be broken. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 5:59:54 PM EDT
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I worked in the Motorsport industry for a while. It was one of the other. Complete douchebag or give you the shirt off his back. No in between. Was weird. But it most pro athletes I've met were dicks. High school jocks that never grew out of the phase. Not all. But most. The one one exception was pro fighters. All that I met were super humble and super nice. I suspect getting your teeth knocked out on television humbles your ego a bit. Pro fighters, who have the right to be Alpha dicks, never were. JME. YMMV. Evey fighter I met was cool. AFAIK Everyone who has met Wanderlei Silva, the man who once had a huge smile on his face while stomping a guys face in is SUPER nice. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:03:13 PM EDT
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Oh, yeah. If Secretariat is included, nobody else is even worth discussing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Secretariat. B) Secretariat ran 21 races and lost 5 of them. Rocky Marciano fought 49 professional fights and lost 0. Floyd Mayweather Jr is 50-0. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:06:13 PM EDT
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Please dude. Every one of those guys is juiced during training camp. They are doing test, tren and clen to cut and make weight, hgh for recovery, etc. |
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Posted: 9/18/2017 6:08:09 PM EDT
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Lance Armstrong - cycling Ricky Carmichael - supercross |
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