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Yesterday, 05:53 AM | #76 |
Set it & forget it
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: On the road to Shambala
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#1 gymnast, probably top 5 US Olympian, top 10 US athlete.
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Yesterday, 07:39 AM | #77 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Red state
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Her golfing career was the backend of her athletics career. She won two golds and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. She also pitched in three spring training games, throwing a scoreless inning for the Philadelphia Athletics and two scoreless innings for the Cleveland Indians. |
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Yesterday, 07:42 AM | #78 |
No Keys, No Problem
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver
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Yesterday, 08:06 AM | #79 |
Sexiest Athlete
Join Date: Apr 2001
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I see the posts about how high she can get with some of her leaps; I wonder if that could be translated to an unorthodox approach to the high jump.
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Yesterday, 08:18 AM | #80 | |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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As for the actual question, there's so much subjectivity around what defines an "athlete" that it's an impossible debate. Medal counts don't work because there's such a difference in the number available in each discipline. Even comparing gymnasts across eras gets shaky just like comparing Mahomes to Dawson. There's no debate that she's phenomenal at what she does, though. |
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Yesterday, 08:25 AM | #81 | |
Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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FFS, imagine how she felt making a decision like that and how torn she must have been... and I guess some might say "**** that, I'd risk breaking my neck," but I mean she did just come back and win more medals. |
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Yesterday, 08:29 AM | #82 |
Suupraa Geniuuusss
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Yesterday, 08:50 AM | #83 | |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
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Track and field and swimming are probably the closest we have to "pure" athletic competitions. Everything else is one form or another of contrived games that physically gifted people can play. |
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Yesterday, 08:56 AM | #84 |
SNAP THE ****ING BALL!!!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: KCMO
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I'm sure all the idiots in this thread calling her a quitter would consider Jordan a quitter as well for retiring when his dad was killed only to return a year later. They couldn't possibly be on record on this very site calling him the GOAT.
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Yesterday, 09:35 AM | #85 |
The Beast Inside Your Head
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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I have her behind Joey Chestnut at the moment.
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Yesterday, 10:34 AM | #86 | |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Studio City, CA
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The "springiness" is wayyyyy overstated. She has incredible power to get that high, nobody else is doing that. |
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Yesterday, 10:36 AM | #87 | |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Studio City, CA
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This comment shows an incredible amount of ignorance to what happened. Twisties can kill people. don't be that guy |
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Yesterday, 11:25 AM | #88 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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Opinion sports can't be compared to measurable ones. Her golds are based on "opinion"
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Yesterday, 11:35 AM | #89 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Studio City, CA
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Yesterday, 11:45 AM | #90 |
Constable of Untruths
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wichita
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Surely you can understand the difference between retiring before the season starts and quitting in the middle of the biggest competition your sport has. Let me know when Jordan walked out on the Bulls in the middle of the NBA finals.
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