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 Posted: 10/18/17 12:07 pm ::: 50 Greatest Living Athletes |
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https://www.gq.com/story/fifty-greatest-living-athlete
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| “You can go the famous route, have all the Instagram friends, go to every damn club and pop bottles,” Diana Taurasi says about her approach to personal-brand management. “I gave a big middle finger to the brand and just played basketball.” |
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| Posted: 10/18/17 12:53 pm ::: Re: 50 Greatest Living Athletes |
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| That list is kind of baffling.
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| Posted: 10/18/17 5:43 pm ::: |
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It is a really good list. In fact, there was *only one* person on the list of fifty whose accomplishments do not merit inclusion.
(See if anyone can guess)
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| Posted: 10/18/17 5:59 pm ::: |
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| CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
It is a really good list. In fact, there was *only one* person on the list of fifty whose accomplishments do not merit inclusion.
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JJ Watt would be the obvious one. How is he on the list instead of Lawrence Taylor?
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| Posted: 10/18/17 7:08 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
It is a really good list. In fact, there was *only one* person on the list of fifty whose accomplishments do not merit inclusion.
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JJ Watt would be the obvious one. How is he on the list instead of Lawrence Taylor? |
My guess is the same reason Mike Tyson isn't on this list. Or Floyd Mayweather.
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| Posted: 10/18/17 7:31 pm ::: |
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| justintyme wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
It is a really good list. In fact, there was *only one* person on the list of fifty whose accomplishments do not merit inclusion.
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JJ Watt would be the obvious one. How is he on the list instead of Lawrence Taylor? |
My guess is the same reason Mike Tyson isn't on this list. Or Floyd Mayweather. |
They also left out athletes who are widely believed to be steroid users. No Barry Bonds, for example.
Ray Leonard as the only boxer is also puzzling.
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| Posted: 10/18/17 8:17 pm ::: |
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| It's also wildly biased towards Americans and American sports, as these things invariably are when US publications put them together. |
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| Posted: 10/18/17 8:27 pm ::: |
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| Richyyy wrote: |
| It's also wildly biased towards Americans and American sports, as these things invariably are when US publications put them together. |
And athletes who are still active.
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| Posted: 10/18/17 8:40 pm ::: |
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Cheryl Miller
Why her: Because Miller—a three-time national player of the year at USC—was the best athlete, by far, in a family that also contains former MLB catcher Darrell and ex-NBA assassin (and Hall of Famer) Reggie.
Amazing true fact: Once scored 105 points in a high school game.
By the way: Cheryl's in the Hall of Fame, too. |
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| Posted: 10/19/17 1:50 am ::: |
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| For me, Allen Iverson. Not a good shooter. Not a good team player.
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| Posted: 10/19/17 9:45 am ::: |
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| There is no argument to be made for Aaron Rodgers over Peyton Manning, for example.
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| Posted: 10/22/17 12:36 am ::: |
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| CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
| For me, Allen Iverson. Not a good shooter. Not a good team player. |
That was my thought as well.
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