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« Reply #45 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:23:39 » |
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« Reply #46 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:27:58 » |
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Cricketers, Darts players, Snooker etc shouldn't be classified as sportsmen. To me a sport is where skill & physical effort is involved.
On that basis, you have to go for someone who excelled in a proper sport like boxing, athletics, football etc.
Decathletes, should feature highly in any list as they do many sports, but there again aren't the best in any particular one. Redgrave, should definitely be up there, as he ruled the waves for so long. Owens case is a good one, as is Carl Lewis, & Ali. Not sure about Pele, yes he was good, but he played in a good team. How would he have fared if he'd been born in N Ireland for example (Like George Best).
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« Reply #47 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:30:08 » |
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Cricketers, Darts players, Snooker etc shouldn't be classified as sportsmen. To me a sport is where skill & physical effort is involved. I can see the point re darts, snooker, but I think you're being a touch harsh on cricket which IIRC involved both skill and physical effort. Certainly far more of both than I was ever able to muster hence why it was one of a long list of sports I was rubbish at. |
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« Reply #48 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:37:01 » |
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I include cricket cos I once played for the school team (to make up the numbers) & ended up top scorer).
First ball hit my bat & went out for a 4. Next ball I was out.
If I can do that, it ain't much of a demanding sport.
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« Reply #49 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:41:07 » |
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I include cricket cos I once played for the school team (to make up the numbers) & ended up top scorer).
First ball hit my bat & went out for a 4. Next ball I was out.
If I can do that, it ain't much of a demanding sport.
If they did that they wouldn't be top of their sport. Concentrating all day when someone's flinging a hard object at you at 90mph is not undemanding. |
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« Reply #50 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:49:15 » |
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I played cricket a few times for my village team this summer and it is fucing knackering!
I'm not a lover of it as a spectator sport, but actually playing it made me realise it's not as easy as it looks.
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« Reply #51 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:50:53 » |
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« Reply #52 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:52:49 » |
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If they did that they wouldn't be top of their sport. Concentrating all day when someone's flinging a hard object at you at 90mph is not undemanding.
Neither is propelling said object. |
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« Reply #53 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12:00:53 » |
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Only in cricket could the best players get away with getting totally rat arsed / off their heads during a tour without it having any effect on their performance.
When did a cricketer ever win Super Stars ?
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« Reply #54 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12:02:51 » |
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Your fishing surely?
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« Reply #55 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 12:05:17 » |
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There are things that only a couple of cricketers can do that no other can. The likes of Warne are worthy nominees.
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« Reply #56 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 19:26:38 » |
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« Reply #57 on: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 23:43:21 » |
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« Reply #58 on: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 16:23:26 » |
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