Best Athletes

[TheGame1020]

What sport has the best athletes?

By athletes I mean have the fittest, strongest, fastest players. What league or sport posses the best physical specimens?

I personally think it is the NBA, with virtually all their athletes being tall, strong, and fast this game also requires great endurance as the players are running up and down a court for a half hour or more.

Discuss!

[Vince Young]

NFL, hands down.

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NFL, hands down.

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I disagree. Half the NFL is obese, what with their over 300 pound linemen.

I'd have to say basketball has the fittest players.

[jakethebake]

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NFL, hands down.

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I disagree. Half the NFL is obese, what with their over 300 pound linemen.

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I'm always amazed at how athletic those fat men are though. They keep getting both bigger and faster. Freaks.

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NFL, hands down.

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I disagree. Half the NFL is obese, what with their over 300 pound linemen.

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I'm always amazed at how athletic those fat men are though. They keep getting both bigger and faster. Freaks.

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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.

[jakethebake]

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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.

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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?

[CrazyPsycho]

I counter with Oliver Miller. I'd say of the major four, it would definitely have to be the NHL, since a fat guy can play the other 3.

[oneeye13]

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I counter with Oliver Miller. I'd say of the major four, it would definitely have to be the NHL, since a fat guy can play the other 3.

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i would say there isn't a major four.

[Clarkmeister]

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I counter with Oliver Miller. I'd say of the major four, it would definitely have to be the NHL, since a fat guy can play the other 3.

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i would say there isn't a major four.

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Sure. NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR.

[TheGame1020]

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Sure. NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR.

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Nascar ahhhhh! I'd rather watch Arena Football or the Oxygen Network.