Toughest athlete in all of sports?

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Jan 24, 2011 11:17 PM
I'd say that baseball is the least tough of the major sports. It's probably just below tennis and above golf on the scale.
Jan 24, 2011 11:17pm
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Jan 24, 2011 11:24 PM
It probably goes in this order:

Boxing/MMA
Wrestling (A)
Hockey
Aussie Football/Rugby
American Football
Tour de Cycle/Ironman/Ultramarathoners
*Gymnastics
Basketball
*Soccer
Tennis
Baseball
Golf
Volleyball

Did I miss any sport played in high school, NCAA or would actually be on TV?
Jan 24, 2011 11:24pm
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Jan 24, 2011 11:32 PM
gymnastics.
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Jan 25, 2011 12:07 AM
Sonofanump;651735 wrote:It probably goes in this order:

Boxing/MMA
Wrestling (A)
Hockey
Aussie Football/Rugby
American Football
Tour de Cycle/Ironman/Ultramarathoners
Basketball
Tennis
Baseball
Golf
Volleyball

Did I miss any sport played in high school, NCAA or would actually be on TV?

I agree with this list except the last three. It should be vball, baseball, then golf.

Edit: you forgot soccer. I would place that underneath bball.
Jan 25, 2011 12:07am
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Eric Belanger

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Jan 25, 2011 12:37am
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Jan 25, 2011 12:38 AM
swimming and bowling....

don't be that guy that says cheerleading either, I took one for the team by saying bowling.
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Jan 25, 2011 12:41 AM
for a basketballer, the guy in the middle of this team

Jerry Lucas, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Phil Jackson and Bill Bradley

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One of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

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Jan 25, 2011 12:48 AM
Sonofanump;651735 wrote:It probably goes in this order:

Hockey
Boxing/MMA
Wrestling (A)
Aussie Football/Rugby
American Football
Tour de Cycle/Ironman/Ultramarathoners
Basketball
Tennis
Baseball
Volleyball
Golf

Did I miss any sport played in high school, NCAA or would actually be on TV?

Fixed.
Jan 25, 2011 12:48am
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Jan 25, 2011 12:51 AM
Water Polo should be up there. Seriously.
Jan 25, 2011 12:51am
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Jan 25, 2011 1:04 AM
The_Crosby_Show;651856 wrote:Fixed.

As much as I would like to state hockey is the toughest, it's behind sports were all you do is kick someone's ass.
I am sure you of all people recognized the four names I nominated earlier in the thread.
Jan 25, 2011 1:04am
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Jan 25, 2011 1:49 AM
^^^I recognized all four of the names as they were 4 of the toughest SOB's in hockey.

The reason I think hockey is the toughest is because those guys lay it all on the line every shift. Only in hockey do I see players get stitches in their faces from taking a puck in the face or getting high sticked, and they're back on the ice as soon as possible. In one of the videos I posted, Eric Belanger was pulling out his teeth just so he wouldn't miss a shift. In the SCF last year, Duncan Keith took a shot to the face and lost seven teeth and was back on the ice after they were pulled out. Nothing can replicate the pain of taking a shot off the skate either. Another example deals with Ryan Malone in the 2008 SCF. He took a shot to the face that broke his nose for the second time during the series and came back the next series all because, he wanted to win another game to get a crack at the championship (here's the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGhUbYQKieg )
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Jan 25, 2011 1:53 AM
Hockey players are quite tough, I don't think the league has near the athletes of some other sports (not meant to be a dig) but their heart and determination is hard to rival.

Also, anyone who talks shit about another sport should probably get a vacation to the basement. Shit gets old, what are you fuckers 12 years old. "Soccer is for pussies" "Running isn't a sport" "Baseball isn't difficult" "Wrestling is gay". Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
Jan 25, 2011 1:53am
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Jan 25, 2011 2:19 AM
Water Polo is a good one as well.
Jan 25, 2011 2:19am
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Jan 25, 2011 3:12 AM
I was going to mention Duncan Keith if no one else had. I can't imagine losing 7 teeth from a hockey puck to the mouth.
Jan 25, 2011 3:12am
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Jan 25, 2011 10:51 AM
The_Crosby_Show;651877 wrote:Only in hockey do I see players get stitches in their faces from taking a puck in the face or getting high sticked, and they're back on the ice as soon as possible.

Well that's because it's the only sport with a puck.
Jan 25, 2011 10:51am
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Jan 25, 2011 11:46 AM
So a sport where a success rate of 30% is good isn't mentally tough?
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SportsAndLady;652071 wrote:Well that's because it's the only sport with a puck.
lol.

I've also seen basketball players get stitches during a game and then come back. I've also seen them get elbowed in the nose and returning 2 minutes later with a tampon stuffed up both nostrils. Roethlisberger's nose had a pretty large curve in it and he kept playing. I don't think "Only in hockey do I see..." is accurate at all, unless Crosby is only referring to the puck thing and then getting back on the ice.
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pnhasbeen;652124 wrote:So a sport where a success rate of 30% is good isn't mentally tough?


Not to mention guys like Chuck Knoblauch or Rick Ankiel. Both had huge mental blocks once doubt set in their heads.
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Jan 25, 2011 12:33 PM
SportsAndLady;652071 wrote:Well that's because it's the only sport with a puck.
+1
Jan 25, 2011 12:33pm