which sport has the best athletes?

[ajymerced]

which sport has the best overall athletes? i wanna hear your opinions

[rush33]

Basketball has the athletes with the widest and highest level of athleticism of any sport.

[JontheAtheist]

Soccer

[Tmaccgrady]

Basketball

Lebron James

Michael Jordan

Kobe

T Mac

Gilbert Arenas

etc

[Voodooloco]

Football - most offensive linemen can two hand dunk a basketball with 1 step... gtfo

[JontheAtheist]

Football - most offensive linemen can two hand dunk a basketball with 1 step... gtfo

So? What does that prove? Lol. Dunking a basketball doesnt mean anything.

[SweatMagnet]

Basketball

[paulkim9926]

oh no.... not this thread again. everyones biased but objectively i would have to say....... basketball players

[zackw419]

UFC fighters/Boxers

[masterjb]

NFL football has the best athletes period. Strong, fast, explosive, skilled, etc...


edit: decathlon
The modern event is a set combination of athletic disciplines, testing an individual's strength, speed, stamina, endurance and perseverance; it includes five events on each of two successive days. The emphasis of the first day is on speed, explosive power, and jumping ability; the second emphasizes technique and endurance.[citation needed]

Day 1

* 100 metres
* Long jump
* Shot put
* High jump
* 400 metres

Day 2

* 110 metres hurdles
* Discus throw
* Pole vault
* Javelin throw
* 1500 metres

[bullrider_IL]

bullriders...

2000lb bull, one handed...think about it

[adamrochester]

they did a contest in australia for the best athlete

turns out rugby league is 1# 3 of them were the strongest fittest at everything and the winner of course played rugby im not saying rugby is

but i would be guessing nfl or basket ball or mma or rugby would have the best

[greatwitenorth]

Hockey

[bikeguy35]

Id be inclined to say hockey players, with the physicality of the sport and the number of games they play

[Chubbs387]

It depends what you mean by best....if you mean the most difficult sport, I would have to say either boxing or running. Because the pain involved in both of those is sickening.

Boxers keep at it until they're bleeding and it's not uncommon to break a nose.
And runners often run so hard that they're puking at the finish line.

[boykid28]

which sport has the best overall athletes? i wanna hear your opinions

oh no.... not this thread again. everyones biased but objectively i would have to say....... basketball players

again with this b^ll$#!t.
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=128107181

bullriders...

2000lb bull, one handed...think about it

thats 1 big nut sack they're riding. think about it.

[koatliki]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

[boykid28]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

great post. but i wouldnt trust that thing. gymnastics requires more endurance than american football????? baseball durability is only 5.63 but its a 4+hour game for 8 months out of the year, with less than 4 days off a month???????? boxing has endurance and power at 8.63 yet it is scientifically been proven that power and endurance are (physically) polar opposite and if u are high in 1 then the other is automatically low [which is why usain bolt will never win a marathon (no matter how hard/long he trained)] ?????????? strength,power,speed and agility are all correlated yet weight lifting has a 9 in stength and power but has a 2 in speed and agility????????? and it only has 3 in flexibility yet non of those other athletes can get in a full overhead squat (let alone with 2x bodyweight over their head)?????? they even put golf has more flexebility than oly weightlifting.

clearly they r more flexible than:

Just being subjective. not trying to pun any1.

[xxtwistedxx]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills

load of crap for reasons already mentioned.

[Bignik92]

Rugby League best overall athletes. Speed, strength, size, agility, skill, toughness players have to have it all.


Ice Hockey athletes are probably up there two tbf

[boykid28]

[Willhu12]

Rugby League best overall athletes. Speed, strength, size, agility, skill, toughness players have to have it all.


Ice Hockey athletes are probably up there two tbf

Billy Slater proves this, but I wouldn't put Decathletes out of the run - Bryan Clay has the highest SPARQ test result ever.

[Willhu12]

which sport has the best overall athletes? i wanna hear your opinions

Either being a golf caddy or fishing for goldfish.

[Bignik92]

Billy Slater proves this, but I wouldn't put Decathletes out of the run - Bryan Clay has the highest SPARQ test result ever.

I was actually going to put triathlon people but although theyre extremely tough and mentally strong. They arent as well rounded as rugby league players who seem to do well in every area.

Although ive never played ice hockey I believe that that is also extremely tough.

[theriftable]

its almost impossible to answer this question accurately but i would say a toss up between:


ice hockey, basketball, soccer, and mma/boxing.

[xxtwistedxx]

quoted just because

[muffinman1996]

which sport has the best overall athletes? i wanna hear your opinions

wrestlers, by far especially around the 150-190 area

[iLovemyLuxe]

wrestlers, by far especially around the 150-190 area

any weight class

[cavymeister]

I was actually going to put triathlon people but although theyre extremely tough and mentally strong. They arent as well rounded as rugby league players who seem to do well in every area.

Although ive never played ice hockey I believe that that is also extremely tough.

I'd have to say an ironman triathalon is about as tough as it gets.

2.4 mi. swim • 112 mi. bike • 26.2 mi. run
Non stop exertion for 4+ hours. You burn 9000+ calories during one of those.



That being said, every sport has their areas of athleticism that are greater than other sports. American football & Rugby put such a beating on your body. Basketball & Soccer is non stop running while using esential skills. Ice Hockey is a strong mix of those two classes. MMA is a whole other area as well. I think they don't compare to how hard an ironman is, but the sport skills are leaps and bounds above the ironman, and that plays a part for sure.

I take all that back. PBAers are the real athletes....

[boykid28]

im tired of hearing about rugby players or some other garbage person like quote: a bull rider, a golf caddie or a fisherman fishing for goldfish.
not only r decathlons just good at:

* 100 metres
* Long jump
* Shot put
* High jump
* 400 metres
* 110 metres hurdles
* Discus throw
* Pole vault
* Javelin throw
* 1500 metres
but they r great at each and every1 of those events.if decathlons isnt up at the top of ur "most athletic" list then u obviously dont know sports and athleticism. i dont mind people putting martial artist, soccer, or whatever; but stop with the rugby/american football argument.
seriously stop feeding the trolls. its his first post. and its a troll post cant u tell????? i already linked the old thread. dang man.