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Kilian Jornet
Kilian's Wiki Quite possibly the most fit individual ever to live. Ran up Everest twice in less than a week, dislocated his shoulder 13 miles into the Hardrock 100 this year, and still won, speed records on Denali, the Matterhorn, and multiple wins in some of the toughest ultra's in the world. The man is a monster. |
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Because his era of Baseball was heavily ruled to favor pitching. The ball never got replaced during the game, and the pitcher dirtied it up so much, that it became nearly impossible to see it against the backdrop. And for my own choice, I think Michael Phelps is the most dominant athlete ever. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Cy Young set records that will never be broken. And for my own choice, I think Michael Phelps is the most dominant athlete ever. But the outfields were enormous in depth and gloves were not as advanced. There is a great deal to consider when comparing eras. Like nutrition, conditioning, and transportation. The leagues are watered down with minor league players. There was only 12 teams and none west of the Mississippi until 1958. Lots to consider on both sides of the debate. It's a very interesting discussion. Edwin Moses |
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Thinking more about it, Rocky Marciano has to be at or near the top. 49-0, 43 KO's. Fought real contenders. Defended his title like a man. View Quote I think from 2007-2012 Anderson Silva was the greatest fighter in the world. I think Mighty Mouse Johnson (26-2-1) is perhaps the most dominant champion currently fighting. Not only does he win, he makes great fighters look mediocre, and above average fighters look like they've never fought before. If he keeps winning over the next couple of years, he will go down as the GOAT. |
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Some years Babe Ruth hit as many home runs as the rest of the American League combined View Quote He was crazy good. 56 game hit streak any one? Joe D struck out 361 times with 369 home runs for his career. The deep fence in left probably cost him 100-125 HRs. Incredible ball player |
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I'd take Ed Walsh Smokey Joe Wood 3 finger Brown Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson or Rube Waddell over him View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Cy Young set records that will never be broken. Ed Walsh Smokey Joe Wood 3 finger Brown Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson or Rube Waddell over him His last 5 seasons were insane. He quit when he was at his best. |
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A) Secretariat is a fucking horse, and should not be included. 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. View Quote Bodacious was TOO dominant. So dominant he petrified the opposition into submission before the competition even began. And yes, horses and bulls belong. |
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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. Not to mention the designer stuff they can't even test for yet. |
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this + Boris Becker Oliver Kahn View Quote The guy had a lifetime average of over 1 goal per game. I saw something where Beckenbauer said that his ability to go from a dead stop to full ahead on or away from the ball made him impossible to mark because you simply couldn't stay with him regardless of where you were. Guy was a beast, ambidextrous to the extreme, strong, low center of gravity, fast as hell and most importantly, you did not need to focus on 'get him the ball' like you do with Ronaldo. He'd just show up. |
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Yeah, but did the sport LITERALLY have to retire lil' Floyd because he was almost killing everyone? LOL no. They had to put him against an MMA guy for viewing bumps. Bodacious was TOO dominant. So dominant he petrified the opposition into submission before the competition even began. And yes, horses and bulls belong. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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A) Secretariat is a fucking horse, and should not be included. 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. Bodacious was TOO dominant. So dominant he petrified the opposition into submission before the competition even began. And yes, horses and bulls belong. |
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Until baseball's first expansion there were 16 teams, and St. Louis is west of the Mississippi, and it had two teams back then. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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There was only 12 teams and none west of the Mississippi until 1958. No need to peep !! I'm wrong and you corrected me no problem Yes the Browns and the Cardinals. Accuracy matters ! |
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I say Phelps. Those of you who are say guys on teams, how do you justify it when they aren't the sole person out there?
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Give em the heater ricky !
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I say Phelps. Those of you who are say guys on teams, how do you justify it when they aren't the sole person out there? View Quote |
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Lol No need to peep !! I'm wrong and you corrected me no problem Yes the Browns and the Cardinals. Accuracy matters ! View Quote Train travel vs Airplanes, playing games jetlagged.... Real baseball fans (which I know from your many years of good posts you are) are great because they understand the different eras and how time and technology changed the game and take those things into consideration. I love baseball becasue its the same game my great grandfather would have watched a hundred years ago.......but in many ways it very hard to compare the stats of Albert Pujols to Jimmie Foxx |
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Wayne Gretzky. Not even close. Had he never scored a single goal in his entire career, he would still be the NHL's all time points leader. No sports has ever seen such dominance.
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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. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Dan Gable
The Soviets pledged that they would find a wrestler to beat Gable at the 1972 Munich Olympics. They failed. Gable won the gold medal. The best wrestlers of the world failed to score even a single point on Gable. |
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Bolt and Lewis were both juiced. 10 years from now if they retest samples we will discover what Bolt was taking. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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This dude was pretty dominant in his prime. "This debate about the player of the century is absurd. There's only one possible answer: Pele. He's the greatest player of all time, and by some distance I might add". Zico. "The greatest player in history was Di Stefano. I refuse to classify Pele as a player. He was above that." Ferenc Puskas "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and bones just like everyone else — but I was wrong." Tarcisio Burgnich http://cdn.sportsmemorabilia.com/sports-product-image/pele-auto-bw-bicycle-kick-16x20-photo-mounted-memories394-t3933778-2000.jpg View Quote |
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Jordan. His hardware is proof enough, but more distinct to him was his competative nature. You couldn't beat him, and if you tried he just destroyed you on the court.
He ended many careers because he got so deeply into the heads of other players, some of which were his own teammates. |
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Lance Armstrong, though he's lower than zero and a total bag.
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Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Dale Earnhardt, Wayne Gretzky? Someone else? Who do you think was/is the athlete that was best at what they did and most dominated everyone else in their sport? View Quote |
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Lance Armstrong. Michael Phelps. Eddy Merckx. Marco Pantani, a pure climber who actually won the TDF. Miguel Indurain.
A pure climber can't win the TDF general category, Marco Pantani did it. A GC contender can't beat Marco Pantani climbing, Lance Armstrong did it. Michael Phelps was too old to win in the last Olympics, he dominated it. Jan Ullrich would have been a five time winner of the TDF if Lance Armstrong had not been there. Cassius Clay dominated boxing for a while. Babe Ruth was a great pitcher, but he became the dominant batter of his time. He was also a really well dressed man. Local hotels have pictures of him from back in the day, he was a chick magnet. |
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