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« on: August 03, 2017, 11:25:56 PM »
A Twitter user recently posted a tweet asking folks to name their 5 favorite athletes of their lifetime, not necessarily based on skill, but based on personal love and/or how entertaining they were to watch. For my 5, I chose athletes only from my favorite teams:

1. Jon Lester (Boston Red Sox)
2. Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
3. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
4. Jason Varitek (Boston Red Sox)
5. David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)

Honorable mentions to Dustin Pedroia (Boston Red Sox), Patrick Willis (San Francisco 49ers), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers), Mike Trout (LA Angels), and Mike Modano (Dallas Stars)
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2017, 11:59:17 PM »
Top Five

1. Brett Favre (Minnesota Vikings)
2. David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)
3. Craig Kimbrel (Boston Red Sox)
4. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)
5. Joe Kelly (Boston Red Sox)

Honorable Mentions:

6. Cam Neely (Boston Bruins)
7. Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz/Boston Celtics)
8. Andrew Benintendi (Boston Red Sox)
9. Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox)
10. Robin Van Persie (Manchester United/Dutch National Team)

Also In Contention:

11. Adam Thielen (Minnesota Vikings)
12. Xavier Rhodes (Minnesota Vikings)
13. Isiah Thomas (Boston Celtics)
14. Tzu-Wei Lin (Boston Red Sox)
15. Hector Velazquez (Boston Red Sox)
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2017, 12:01:52 AM »

Are you a masochist?
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2017, 04:36:31 AM »

Gotta give the man props. As a set-up man, he's pretty great with some nasty heat.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2017, 07:15:40 AM »
Brendan Shanahan
Vladimir Tarashenko
Ben Roethlisberger (what a stupid last name)
Jerome Bettis
Ozzie Smith
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2017, 08:15:06 AM »
Jack Ham - the greatest linebacker ever.
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2017, 08:25:32 AM »
« Edited: August 04, 2017, 09:02:28 AM by AppleJackass »
1. JJ Watt (Houston Texans
2. Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
3. Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M Aggies)
4. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans)
5. Dallas Keuchel (Houston Astros)
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2017, 08:55:57 AM »
« Edited: August 04, 2017, 12:40:27 PM by Santander »
I only really care about one sport, so...

1. Imran Khan (Pakistan)
2. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
3. Ed Joyce (Ireland/England)
4. Tiger Pataudi (India)
5. Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

Of current international cricketers, I like Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Moeen Ali (England), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Imran Tahir (South Africa), and George Dockrell (Ireland).

In other sports, I like Jimmy Connors, Andy Murray, Tom Watson, Pete Rose, Sergio Parisse, and some others.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2017, 01:23:13 PM »
1. Tom Brady
2. Nelson Piquet Sr.
3. Larry Bird
4. Ron Hextall
5. Socrates

Honorable Mentions:
Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean, Pedro Martinez, Christina Nielsen, Eric Dickerson, Carl Lewis, Steve Grogan, Michele Mouton
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2017, 01:26:04 PM »
Carl Lewis was a doper.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2017, 01:26:27 PM »
1. Brandon Roy
2. Damian Lillard
3. Marcus Mariota
4. Michael Phelps
5. Lamarcus Aldridge
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2017, 01:43:55 PM »
Charlie Hough
Dick Trickle
Ivan Rodriguez
Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2017, 01:50:14 PM »

So were a lot of 80's & 90's football, baseball, track, cycling, boxing and other sport athletes. And horse racing is a bent sport as well - horse doping is rife, cheating, etc. Cricketers have had scandals...
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« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2017, 02:52:26 PM »
« Edited: August 04, 2017, 05:43:16 PM by JGibson »
I'll do mine by sport/league and a Top 10 overall.

MLB
HM: Jim Edmonds, CF, Anaheim Angels/St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres/Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinnati Reds; Carlos Martínez, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals; Scott Rolen, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies/St. Louis Cardinals/Toronto Blue Jays/Cincinnati Reds; So Taguchi, OF, St. Louis Cardinals/Philadelphia Phillies/Chicago Cubs
5 Ozzie Smith, SS, San Diego Padres/St. Louis Cardinals
4 Mike Trout, CF, Anaheim Angels
3 Albert Pujols, 1B/DH, St. Louis Cardinals/Anaheim Angels
2 Yadier Molina, C, St. Louis Cardinals
1 Adam Wainwright, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals

NHL
HM: LW/C Robby Fabbri, St. Louis Blues; C/RW David Backes, St. Louis Blues/Boston Bruins; RW/C T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues/Washington Capitols; C/LW Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators/St. Louis Blues/Los Angeles Kings/Minnesota Wild/Vancouver Canucks; D Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames/St. Louis Blues; G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils/St. Louis Blues
5 D Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators
4 LW Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes/St. Louis Blues/Atlanta Thrashers
3 C/RW Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
2 D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
1 RW Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

NFL
HM: WR Torry Holt, St. Louis Rams/Jacksonville Jaguars; RB Jerome Bettis, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/Pittsburgh Steelers; TE Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers; LB Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears; HB Matt Forte, Chicago Bears/New York Jets; HB Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers; LT Orlando Pace, St. Louis Rams/Chicago Bears
5 HB Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts/St. Louis Rams
4 SS Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
3 QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants/Arizona Cardinals
2 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
1 WR Isaac Bruce, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/San Francisco 49ers

Premier League
HM: LW/ST Alexis Sánchez, Arsenal; LB/LWB/CB Nacho Monreal, Arsenal; GK Petr Čech, Chelsea/Arsenal; CDM/CAM Santi Cazorla, Arsenal; CAM/LW Tomáš Rosický, Arsenal
5 LW Robert Pirčs, Arsenal
4 CAM Mesut Özil, Arsenal
3 ST Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal
2 CB Laurent Koscielny, Arsenal
1 ST Thierry Henry, Arsenal

Bundesliga
HM: CDM/CM/CB Joshua Kimmich, Bayern
5 ST/CF/CAM Thomas Müller, Bayern
4 CDM/CM/CAM Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern [now with Chicago Fire]
3 ST Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund/Bayern
2 RB/CDM/LB Phillip Lahm, Bayern
1 GK Manuel Neuer, Schalke 04/Bayern

Overall
HM: CAM Mesut Özil, Arsenal; HB Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts/St. Louis Rams; ST Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal; C/RW Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins; GK Manuel Neuer, Bayern; RB/CDM/LB Phillip Lahm, Bayern
10 Albert Pujols, 1B/DH, St. Louis Cardinals/Anaheim Angels
9 SS Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
8 ST Thierry Henry, Arsenal
7 WR Isaac Bruce, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/San Francisco 49ers
6 CB Laurent Koscielny, Arsenal
5 QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants/Arizona Cardinals
4 RW Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
3 Yadier Molina, C, St. Louis Cardinals
2 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
1 Adam Wainwright, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
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« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2017, 03:41:35 PM »
Quote from: JGibson on August 04, 2017, 02:52:26 PM
I'll do mine by sport/league and a Top 10 overall.


NHL
HM: LW/C Robby Fabbri, St. Louis Blues; C/RW David Backes, St. Louis Blues/Boston Bruins; RW/C T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues/Washington Capitols; C/LW Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators/St. Louis Blues/Los Angeles Kings/Minnesota Wild/Vancouver Canucks; D Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames/St. Louis Blues
5 D Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators
4 LW Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes/St. Louis Blues/Atlanta Thrashers
3 C/RW Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
2 D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
1 RW Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

NFL
HM: WR Torry Holt, St. Louis Rams/Jacksonville Jaguars; RB Jerome Bettis, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/Pittsburgh Steelers; TE Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers; LB Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears; HB Matt Forte, Chicago Bears/New York Jets; HB Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
5 HB Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts/St. Louis Rams
4 SS Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
3 QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants/Arizona Cardinals
2 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
1 WR Isaac Bruce, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/San Francisco 49ers

Premier League
HM: LW/ST Alexis Sánchez, Arsenal; LB/LWB/CB Nacho Monreal, Arsenal; GK Petr Čech, Chelsea/Arsenal; CDM/CAM Santi Cazorla, Arsenal; CAM/LW Tomáš Rosický, Arsenal
5 LW Robert Pirčs, Arsenal
4 CAM Mesut Özil, Arsenal
3 ST Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal
2 CB Laurent Koscielny, Arsenal
1 ST Thierry Henry, Arsenal



No favorite goalies in the NHL even as HM?
Sad No love for Curtis Joseph? Or the Blues guy now? Are you upset  at him b/c of the playoffs loss?
I played goalie when I was younger so probably 2/3rds of my favorite NHL/ice hockey players are goaltenders. You had Cech and Neuer in Premier League and Bundesliga - so goalkeeping as it stands is not the detractor - I am just amazed you would not have a favorite...

And finally the lunch pail / hard hat brigade - NFL offensive linemen? Is it Orlando Pace?
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« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2017, 05:43:53 PM »
Quote from: vanguard96 on August 04, 2017, 03:41:35 PM
Quote from: JGibson on August 04, 2017, 02:52:26 PM
I'll do mine by sport/league and a Top 10 overall.


NHL
HM: LW/C Robby Fabbri, St. Louis Blues; C/RW David Backes, St. Louis Blues/Boston Bruins; RW/C T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues/Washington Capitols; C/LW Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators/St. Louis Blues/Los Angeles Kings/Minnesota Wild/Vancouver Canucks; D Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames/St. Louis Blues
5 D Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues/Nashville Predators
4 LW Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes/St. Louis Blues/Atlanta Thrashers
3 C/RW Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
2 D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
1 RW Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

NFL
HM: WR Torry Holt, St. Louis Rams/Jacksonville Jaguars; RB Jerome Bettis, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/Pittsburgh Steelers; TE Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers; LB Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears; HB Matt Forte, Chicago Bears/New York Jets; HB Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
5 HB Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts/St. Louis Rams
4 SS Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
3 QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants/Arizona Cardinals
2 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
1 WR Isaac Bruce, LA Rams/St. Louis Rams/San Francisco 49ers

Premier League
HM: LW/ST Alexis Sánchez, Arsenal; LB/LWB/CB Nacho Monreal, Arsenal; GK Petr Čech, Chelsea/Arsenal; CDM/CAM Santi Cazorla, Arsenal; CAM/LW Tomáš Rosický, Arsenal
5 LW Robert Pirčs, Arsenal
4 CAM Mesut Özil, Arsenal
3 ST Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal
2 CB Laurent Koscielny, Arsenal
1 ST Thierry Henry, Arsenal



No favorite goalies in the NHL even as HM?
Sad No love for Curtis Joseph? Or the Blues guy now? Are you upset  at him b/c of the playoffs loss?
I played goalie when I was younger so probably 2/3rds of my favorite NHL/ice hockey players are goaltenders. You had Cech and Neuer in Premier League and Bundesliga - so goalkeeping as it stands is not the detractor - I am just amazed you would not have a favorite...

And finally the lunch pail / hard hat brigade - NFL offensive linemen? Is it Orlando Pace?
Edited it to include Pace in the NFL and Martin Brodeur in the NHL.
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2017, 12:38:33 PM »
Steph Curry-Golden State Warriors 2017 Wrld Champ
Lonzo Ball-LA Lakers
Justin Turner-LA Dodger2017 Wrld Champ
Dak Prescot-Dallas Cowboys 2017 Wrld Champ
John Cena-WWE Wrestling
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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2017, 01:40:18 PM »
Quote from: Cory Booker on August 05, 2017, 12:38:33 PM
Steph Curry-Golden State Warriors 2017 Wrld Champ
Lonzo Ball-LA Lakers
Justin Turner-LA Dodger2017 Wrld Champ
Dak Prescot-Dallas Cowboys 2017 Wrld Champ
John Cena-WWE Wrestling

Never change.
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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2017, 04:47:18 PM »
Freddie Flintoff, Brian Lara, Dimitar Berbatov, Harry Kane, Andy Murray.
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« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2017, 12:04:24 AM »
5. Peyton Manning
4. Steve Yzerman
3. David Duval
2. Franklin Gutierrez
1. Felix Hernandez
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« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2017, 02:00:32 PM »
Quote from: Statilius the Epicurean on August 05, 2017, 04:47:18 PM
Freddie Flintoff, Brian Lara, Dimitar Berbatov, Harry Kane, Andy Murray.

Berbatov - my favorite Spurs player for sure.
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« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2017, 01:39:15 AM »
I only care about one sport.

1) Misty May Treanor
2) Sarah Pavan
3) Kerri Walsh Jennings
4) Destinee Hooker
5) April Ross
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« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2017, 10:52:54 AM »
1. Curtis Martin
2. Tim Duncan
3. Albert Belle
4. Alexander Vinokourov
5. Greg Biffle
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