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Title: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Spider-Dan on July 30, 2017, 09:47:19 pm I saw this on Twitter and thought it would be fun. Remember: favorite, not best.
I've only thought about this for 5 minutes, so I reserve the right to change my answer. In alphabetical order: Allen Iverson Dan Marino Dominique Wilkins Gary Payton Ricky Williams Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: masterfins on July 30, 2017, 10:12:28 pm Larry Bird
Larry Csonka Thurman Munson Walter Payton Dan Marino HM Bo Jackson Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Pappy13 on July 31, 2017, 08:06:05 am Larry Bird
Dan Marino Frank Thomas Jimmy Connors Patrick Kane Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Sunstroke on July 31, 2017, 08:39:36 am Tony Gwynn Dan Majerle Joe Montana Ken Griffey Jr. Barry Sanders Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Phishfan on July 31, 2017, 09:43:58 am Dan Marino
James Worthy Gary Carter Walter Payton John Offerdahl Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Tenshot13 on July 31, 2017, 10:09:53 am Dan Marino
Zack Thomas Jason Taylor Nolan Ryan Ken Griffey Jr. HM Evan Longoria Randy Johnson Penny Hardaway Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Sunstroke on July 31, 2017, 11:57:45 am ^^^ If I had put an "HM" on mine, Randy Johnson would have made the cut as well. Some of my most incredible baseball memories are of Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and the rest of that great Mariners team (Harold Reynolds, Omar Vizquel, Jay Buhner, etc...). Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: DaLittle B on July 31, 2017, 12:14:41 pm I'm not sure if they're my favorites,but my favorites to watch play. :P
Dan Marino Barry Sanders (I loved watching him run) Tom Rathman Mike Singletary Mark Grace Mike Tyson (The boxer)* HM- It's not fair because they're still playing Anthony Rizzo - I like him as the whole package, good player,goes all out,Seems to be really good person, and err happens to also be a Dolphin fan too :D ) Willson Contreras- I love the energy,plays like his hair is on fire) Clayton Kershaw *As a kid just watching Tyson fights,were OMG events.As a person,NOOOooooo...But as terms of boxing.... Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Spider-Dan on July 31, 2017, 12:36:15 pm Yeah, if I were to add an HM, Barry Sanders and Omar Vizquel would be on there.
I didn't really notice that all my favorite players are retired until Lil B mentioned that last bit. I don't even know if I could get to 5 among active players. I like LeBron James, Cameron Wake, and Marshawn Lynch... those are the only active players that are really even close to my all-time list. Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Tenshot13 on July 31, 2017, 01:36:16 pm I'm taking Nolan Ryan off my list and putting Barry Sanders in...how did I forget about Barry?
Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Sunstroke on July 31, 2017, 01:37:29 pm Yeah, if I were to add an HM, Barry Sanders and Omar Vizquel would be on there. Omar Vizquel and Harold Reynolds turning double plays was an absolute thing of beauty... I didn't really notice that all my favorite players are retired until Lil B mentioned that last bit. I don't even know if I could get to 5 among active players. I like LeBron James, Cameron Wake, and Marshawn Lynch... those are the only active players that are really even close to my all-time list. Yeah, I just realized all of mine are retired as well. If I were adding a "current" to the equation, a few of my favorites would be LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Trea Turner (The Boynton Burner), NaVorro Bowman & Melvin Gordon. Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Dave Gray on July 31, 2017, 01:48:18 pm Larry Bird
Lebron James Dan Marino Ricky Williams Roger Clemens Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on July 31, 2017, 05:30:50 pm Do they need to have played sports during my lifetime or merely be alive when I was born?
If the latter Jessie Owens, Jackie Robinson, Billie Jean King, Ted Williams and Pat Tillman. If the former... replace the first four with Wes Welker, Jullian Edelman, Ocho Cinco and Denis Rodman. Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: DaLittle B on July 31, 2017, 09:56:32 pm ^ I thought about that also....Muhammad Ali would have probably been on my list.
I also struggled,with my youth versus how I feel,and know about now. I feel my answers when I was 8-10 yrs old,Would have been along the lines of Ozzie Smith,Brett Saberhagan,George Brett,Rowdy Roddy Piper,and HM to Hacksaw Jim Duggins. Everything was Cardinals,and Royals (being pre internet,and living here in Mo.),being most guy's my friends loved were Cardinals and Royals. Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: masterfins on July 31, 2017, 10:42:44 pm I just thought no one has mentioned a motorsports guy. I'd probably throw Richard Petty in there, maybe a Cale Yarborough or an Unser Sr.
Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: CF DolFan on August 01, 2017, 10:50:01 am Dan Marino
Jason Taylor Greg Maddux Chipper Jones Tim Raines Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: BuccaneerBrad on August 01, 2017, 08:51:09 pm LeRoy Selmon
Mike Evans Derrick Brooks Warren Sapp Jameis Winston Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Thundergod on August 09, 2017, 02:28:46 am Super late to the party, but oh well...
Dan Marino Peyton Manning Mark Duper Mark Clayton Jerry Rice Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Tenshot13 on August 09, 2017, 01:54:24 pm LeRoy Selmon Mike Evans Derrick Brooks Warren Sapp Jameis Winston Way to stay out of your wheel house there...If you're going to pick all Bucs players, I don't know how you pick Evans and Winston over Lynch or Barber. That defense was pretty legendary. Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: MaineDolFan on August 31, 2017, 12:58:49 pm Larry Bird
Oil Can Boyd Dan Marino Zach Thomas Sting (Steve Borden) Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Sunstroke on August 31, 2017, 01:25:02 pm Larry Bird Oil Can Boyd Dan Marino Zach Thomas Sting (Steve Borden) Good to see ya back up here, Mainer... ;) Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Dave Gray on October 04, 2017, 04:00:08 pm Ricky Williams (I love you, Ricky) :-*
Dan Marino Lebron James Zach Thomas Reggie Roby Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Tenshot13 on October 04, 2017, 04:23:01 pm ^Not to judge, because I have a lot of love for Reggie Roby, but you really have a punter as top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime?
Title: Re: Top 5 favorite athletes of your lifetime Post by: Dave Gray on October 04, 2017, 04:25:30 pm I have a soft spot for utility players. I used to love that guy. And I loved him more when he was gone and I would regularly curse at the shanking punters we had later.
It's a tough question because I probably loved players for their actual play older in life (Lebron, Patrick Surtain, Zach), but when I was a kid, I loved the star-power, card-collecting, autograph stuff: Roger Clemens, Larry Bird, etc. |