Thread: Best Athlete Ever

Originally Posted by underrated29

Assuming he'd trained his whole life I think he would have been pretty good but not NBA level good, no. Not imo.

Wayne had the ability to see the ice like no one else. He also had such sick hands and he could deke players while skating at top speed. His shot was also very good and accurate. I do not think imo in his prime, and having practiced bball his whole life, that he would be able to hang with current nba players.

The great one imo (and I could be off on his athleticism) was a technician. He could see plays develop before they did. He knew angles and how to exploit them. He always said he would skate to where the puck would end up, not where it is. Being able to forsee where it will end up is remarkable. It separates good from greats. Also, and not to take away from him, but the game has changed so much since then. Goalies are much much much much much x 1000000000000 better than they were when he was playing. Other players were not as good either. It is one of the reasons why his records will never be broken. The rest of the world has caught up to his level of play. He was still better than them but not to the degree now. If he was to come out now as an 18 year old kid. Hed probably be like Mcdavid and be a phenom, but not the all time, best player with records that are better than like 2nd, 3rd and 4th combined.

If you go with the coordination aspect of athletics, I'd lean toward Gretzky. Physical specimen, I'd pick Walker. Overall, Bo's case is pretty strong.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

100 meter, 10.23 (HW) vs. 10.44 (BJ). Both were pretty big dudes when they ran it. Herschel at 225 and idk about Bo, he was a freshman then, but ran the famous 4.12(h) at 227 pounds. Walker was gold medal Olympics sprinting material, Jackson was a world-class sprinter.

http://www.flotrack.org/article/9569...e-fastest-ever

Arm length?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I concede. But Walker deserves mention.

The Cowboys won Super Bowls due to Walker, that says something about what he was.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Correct. He did not achieve those numbers, but I did not intend for this to be about numbers or achievements. He was that type of hitter, as well as being a top 10 fielder with the best arm in baseball for five seasons. He also was the most explosive running back in the NFL at the same time.

He was, for a very short time albeit, one of the greatest athletes to ever live.

Way back I used to watch all the Royals games. I remember watching this game.

There's not many bigger Bo Jackson fans than I.

And yet: Jim Thorpe.

A nice piece from the Smithsonian on Thorpe:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...zed-130986336/

How do you slow down?

Surprised his hip didn't implode.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

How do you slow down?

I remember that one too.

Back in the day in rural Western Kansas we only had a few channels. Royals baseball was one of those few options.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Surprised his hip didn't implode.

Paxton Lynch sits down to pee.

Adrian Peterson

Originally Posted by Jaded

Paxton Lynch sits down to pee.

Only because your mom's face is comfortable.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Only because your mom's face is comfortable.

Ok...damn...dude...just...damn.

Dayum.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Ok...damn...dude...just...damn.

Dayum.

I blacked out. What happened?

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

I blacked out. What happened?

You monster.