Re: Best Athletes
[ QUOTE ]
They're not really that fast at all. Their 40 times are unimpressive and they're setting themselves up for heart attacks. Just because they play pro football doesn't mean that they are any healthier than 6'3" 350 pound non-football players.
[/ QUOTE ]
You're right. Their 40 times are not impressive, especially compared with much smaller guys. I guess I wasn't really talking about "fast". I was talking about quickness of the line. I won't make an argument that they're the best athletes. And I'm not saying they won't die of heart attacks. But they do keep getting both bigger and quicker, and they're amazingly athletic for their size.
But are we talking about healthy or athletic? They're not the same thing. Is the fact that they may die of a heart attack even relevant to this thread? I'll bet Shaq won't be able to walk five years after he retires from the pounding his knees have taken. The same is true for most NFLers and many gymnasts. Is that relevant to this?
|