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  1. 02-18-2007 #76
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    he may be a great swimmer and basketball player (the best, imo), but he isn't a great athlete.


    yeah cause being great at two sports, isn't the qualification for a great athlete.
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  2. 02-18-2007 #77
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    chuck isn't nor ever was a world class athlete, but he was a world class basketball player. i think you and i may have different ideas on what an athlete is....just b/c you play NBA basketball doesn't mean you are a great athlete. perfect example is Tim Duncan, he may be a great swimmer and basketball player (the best, imo), but he isn't a great athlete. likewise, most pitchers in baseball are not great athletes either, but they are great pitchers...

    there are many great athletes all over the world that aren't amazing at one skill, in American sports you are rewarded for being great at a skill set, not necessarily being a great athlete. there is a difference...
    you're way off. comparing Chuck to Tim doesn't fit. Chuck could run and jump.
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  4. 02-19-2007 #79
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    Quote Originally Posted by T Park


    yeah cause being great at two sports, isn't the qualification for a great athlete.
    not necessarily...no.
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    not necessarily...no.
    This is basketball and swimming. Not bowling and darts.
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    a great pitcher in baseball, whom happens to be great at golf...that makes him a great athlete? no.
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    a great pitcher in baseball, whom happens to be great at golf...that makes him a great athlete? no.
    Is that basketball and swimming? And yes it more than likely means he is a great athlete. And Tim Duncan is a great athlete. No matter how you slice it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Purple & Gold
    Is that basketball and swimming? And yes it more than likely means he is a great athlete. And Tim Duncan is a great athlete. No matter how you slice it.
    apparently, we disagree on what a great athlete is. good day to you...
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    apparently, we disagree on what a great athlete is. good day to you...
    Yes we do. Peace out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    apparently, we disagree on what a great athlete is. good day to you...

    Not just you and him, I would guess.

    I would also propose:

    NBA Player = Great Athlete at least 95% of the time.

    It's the sole reason I made, and won, this bet. Simple money, frankly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 101A
    Not just you and him, I would guess.

    I would also propose:

    NBA Player = Great Athlete at least 95% of the time.

    It's the sole reason I made, and won, this bet. Simple money, frankly.
    1. i'd say the NBA = more like 80% great athletes, but i think you and i understand each other

    2. i would think most people made the bet b/c barkley is 43 and bavetta is 67. i am not a professional athlete and would have destroyed barkley in that race...
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    i bet on Bavetta on this one, But lost

    but who cares?
    i love the Charles Barkley/Bavetta lips-to-lips/smack @ end of the race.
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    Quote Originally Posted by milkyway21
    i love the Charles Barkley/Bavetta lips-to-lips/smack @ end of the race.
    ...that was funny. i still don't know why it happened, though?
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    Quote Originally Posted by johngateswhiteley
    ...that was funny. i still don't know why it happened, though?
    you just don't know how Charles & love each each other.
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