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Who's your favourite athlete ? - Arturo Bandini - 06-26-2015
Any sport, Anytime ?
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - jason - 06-26-2015
Charles Barkley is way up there for me. It's really hard to pick.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - Arturo Bandini - 06-26-2015
Mine is french cyclist Bernard Hinault ( The Badger ).
Incredible fighter.
![[Image: bernard-hinault-01.jpg]](http://www.lepaysmalouin.fr/files/2014/11/bernard-hinault-01.jpg)
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - BengalHawk62 - 06-26-2015
Probably Michael Jordan for me.
Barry Sanders was fun to watch too.
Mike Tyson?
Tiger Woods?
These are all my favorite athletes.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - fredtoast - 06-26-2015
impossible to pick just one.
Munoz and Anderson are my two "heroes". They were high character men who were the best in the league at what they did while playing for my favorite team.
But as far as favorite to watch I'd say Bo Jackson and Barry Sanders.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - XenoMorph - 06-26-2015
![[Image: kurt-1408871197.jpg]](http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kurt-1408871197.jpg)
Only american to gold medal in the sport. and a staple of the pro wrestling world.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - CKwi88 - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 04:20 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Only american to gold medal in the sport. and a staple of the pro wrestling world.
Rulon Gardner. One of the biggest upsets in all of sports.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - Tiger Teeth - 06-26-2015
Although I was never a Bears fan, I loved watching Walter Payton, he was one of my favorites I guess.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - XenoMorph - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 04:33 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: Rulon Gardner. One of the biggest upsets in all of sports.
whats the difference in the field he competed in vs what Angle did if you know? different weight class?
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - fredtoast - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 04:33 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: Rulon Gardner. One of the biggest upsets in all of sports.
Wasn't he also an X-games snowmobile racer?
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - bfine32 - 06-26-2015
I used to love watching Michael Johnson (the track athlete) run.
Other favorites off the top of my head:
Muhammad Ali
Pele
Ivan Lendl
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - McC - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 01:52 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: Any sport, Anytime ?
Pistol Pete Maravich.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - Arturo Bandini - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 05:27 PM)McC Wrote: Pistol Pete Maravich.
I just heard of him because NBA wasn't international at that time but my favourite basketball player was Jason Williams ( White Chocolate ). He was supposed to take his game from Maravich.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - SunsetBengal - 06-26-2015
Me
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - Beaker - 06-26-2015
George Brett
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - McC - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 06:55 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: I just heard of him because NBA wasn't international at that time but my favourite basketball player was Jason Williams ( White Chocolate ). He was supposed to take his game from Maravich.
If you've never seen it, find a way to watch The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend.
It's about what Pete did growing up to become as great as he became. He was magical.
Averaged 44 pts a game in college. If there had been a three point line in those days, he would have averaged 60 or 70.
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He was a great offensive player--ball handler, shooter, passer. He wasn't a great defensive player but his man was never gonna outscore him.
Go check out this--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aDy8BqEuyE
Or this--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODHUP4ZN6s
He died on a basketball court way too young. Turns out his heart was never equipped to be an athlete. Doctors have said it was a miracle he played so long.
He never found peace in life. Ultimately, a sad story. But he was downright poetic as a player.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - McC - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 07:50 PM)Beaker Wrote: George Brett
Pine tar, hemorrhoids, a helluva run at .400. Gotta like George.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - Awful Llama - 06-26-2015
Because it was such an iconic moment of the 20th century, and even though they're a group and not one athlete, I'm gonna go with these guys:
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - GodFather - 06-26-2015
Michael Jordan- Watching the guy play was like watching movie. He was the definition of clutch player. Probably the most amazing athlete in his field I have ever seen.
RE: Who's your favourite athlete ? - J24 - 06-26-2015
(06-26-2015, 04:20 PM)XenoMorph Wrote:
Only american to gold medal in the sport. and a staple of the pro wrestling world.
And he did it with a broken freaking neck!