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Best athletes in the world - which sport.

Best athletes in the world - which sport.

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Define "best athletes". You'll get different answers depending on whether you're interested in endurance, speed, power, control, technique, and combinations of the above.

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Originally posted by rhb
Didn't we have this thread once before?

IronMan Triathletes.
Decathletes.

Fool.

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Originally posted by mtthw
Define "best athletes". You'll get different answers depending on whether you're interested in endurance, speed, power, control, technique, and combinations of the above.
Exactly, it's a stupid thread.

Just get on the bandwagon and make fun of people trying to be serious.

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Originally posted by Palynka
Decathletes.

Fool.
Can decathletes do 10 reps 100kg bench presses?

No? Didn't think so...

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Originally posted by Crowley
Can decathletes do 10 reps 100kg bench presses?

No? Didn't think so...
Is that a sport that is included in Athletics?

No? Didn't think so.

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It has been my experience that the best athletes, the ones that seem to be able to step into any other sport and play it well are Hockey Players.

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Originally posted by Red Night
It has been my experience that the best athletes, the ones that seem to be able to step into any other sport and play it well are Hockey Players.
What do you mean by your experience?

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Originally posted by Palynka
What do you mean by your experience?
I've played in a variety of different sports and events with hockey players. It is amazing how quickly they get good at something...golf...soccer...football...baseball...tri-athalons.

I suppose that most of my stories would revolve around golf...but I have a number of soccer examples as well and at least one for each of the others mentioned.

Hockey players tend to be strong & flexible, with great cardio, and extremely good hand eye co-ordination.

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Originally posted by Red Night
I've played in a variety of different sports and events with hockey players. It is amazing how quickly they get good at something...golf...soccer...football...baseball...tri-athalons.

I suppose that most of my stories would revolve around golf...but I have a number of soccer examples as well and at least one for each of the others mentioned.

Hockey ...[text shortened]... ers tend to be strong & flexible, with great cardio, and extremely good hand eye co-ordination.
Still, Athletics has a precise meaning and Decathlon encompasses the essence of it.

Even not considering that, I'm sure the diversity of the trials implies that these athletes must have all those traits and probably to a large extent even better. It's just that one doesn't meet a decathlete as easily.

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Originally posted by Palynka
Still, Athletics has a precise meaning and Decathlon encompasses the essence of it.

Even not considering that, I'm sure the diversity of the trials implies that these athletes must have all those traits and probably to a large extent even better. It's just that one doesn't meet a decathlete as easily.
No, you don't meet many decathaletes and I'm sure they are great athletes.

Frankly, any top athlete in any sport will often be pretty good at other sports.

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You are all idiots, this argument is about to be settled once and for all...

Curling produces the best athletes in the world. You try and sweep that fast.... YOU TRY!!!

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Originally posted by PocketKings
Curling produces the best athletes in the world. You try and sweep that fast.... YOU TRY!!!
Invite a girl to come have dinner at your flat within 15 min.

Measure speed of sweeping.

PWN curlingletes.

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Originally posted by Palynka
Is that a sport that is included in Athletics?

No? Didn't think so.
Eh? Best athlete doesn't necessarily mean athletics... does it? Did I miss something?

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Originally posted by Crowley
Eh? Best athlete doesn't necessarily mean athletics... does it? Did I miss something?
Look up athlete and look up sport in the dictionary. There is a difference.

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Top MMA fighters.

Gotta have outstanding endurance, tremendous strength and flexibility, insane dexterity (for striking and grappling). You don't need to run fast, but should have excellent footwork (again for striking as well as avoiding takedowns).

A lot of the top MMA fighters were highly decorated (some Olympic medalist) wrestlers and judo players and world-class professional strikers.

Decathaletes are up there too. The only knock I have on them is that the "skill" events really require very few motor skills. Perhaps decatheletes have the best raw potential.