Athletes you CAN'T hate

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Apr 7, 2014 5:17pm
salto;1602118 wrote:GOAT =



Much more respectable than the POS that used his name as a username.
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Apr 7, 2014 5:20pm
Wrestling: Jordan Burroughs, Logan Stieber
MMA: GSP
Football: Joe Thomas, Phil Dawson
Basketball: Z
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Apr 7, 2014 5:40pm
Mike Tyson -- Sure he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear and might've even raped Desiree Washington, but I just feel sorry for the guy.
Dennis Rodman -- Nobody played the game harder and more selflessly. Look no further than his days in Detroit for the true Dennis Rodman
Kobe Bryant -- The greatest player of his generation (post-Jordan) and lets his game speak for itself unlike some other douchebags
Peyton Manning -- How could anyone hate this guy? Top five all-time QB, humble and the consummate professional
Kevin Durant -- Same reasons as Peyton and Kobe
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Apr 7, 2014 5:47pm
Leo Messi
Peyton Manning
Victor Oladipo
Robbie Hummel
Kevin Durant
Tiger Woods
Steph Curry
Doug McDermott
Derek Jeter
Mariano Rivera
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Apr 7, 2014 6:00pm
Peyton Manning has to be up there. Idk how anyone can hate the guy. He's funny... he's a class act... etc. etc. etc.
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Apr 7, 2014 6:17pm
reclegend22;1602152 wrote:Mike Tyson -- Sure he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear and might've even raped Desiree Washington, but I just feel sorry for the guy.
Dennis Rodman -- Nobody played the game harder and more selflessly. Look no further than his days in Detroit for the true Dennis Rodman
Kobe Bryant -- The greatest player of his generation (post-Jordan) and lets his game speak for itself unlike some other douchebags
Peyton Manning -- How could anyone hate this guy? Top five all-time QB, humble and the consummate professional
Kevin Durant -- Same reasons as Peyton and Kobe
Kobe is a fucking ass hat.
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Apr 7, 2014 6:33pm
Surprised no one has mentioned Troy Polamalu

Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Craig Biggio, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning



Sean Casey was mentioned above but quite honestly George Grande and Chris Welsh turned me off of him...ridiculous spewing. I am not a big fan of Phillips other than he plays for and helps the Reds.
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Apr 7, 2014 6:42pm
Midstate01;1602134 wrote:That's a good one. Mo for sure would be on my list.
See post #6. ;)
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Apr 7, 2014 7:29pm
ernest_t_bass;1602163 wrote:Kobe is a fucking ass hat.
Why you hate him? Because he didn't rape a girl?

You want to know what a real "ass hat" looks like, check out a Miami Heat game.
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Apr 7, 2014 7:34pm
reclegend22;1602187 wrote:Why you hate him? Because he didn't rape a girl?

You want to know what a real "ass hat" looks like, check out a Miami Heat game.
Lol. He raped her. And Ray Lewis killed a guy.
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Apr 7, 2014 7:35pm


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Apr 7, 2014 7:37pm
ernest_t_bass;1602188 wrote:Lol. He raped her. And Ray Lewis killed a guy.

Lol. Why would Kobe Bryant commit rape? Dude could fuck half the women of Colorado by just appearing in their presence.

Agreed that Ray Lewis is a murderer.
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Apr 7, 2014 7:48pm
reclegend22;1602191 wrote:
Lol. Why would Kobe Bryant commit rape? Dude could fuck half the women of Colorado by just appearing in their presence.

Agreed that Ray Lewis is a murderer.
Regardless, he cheated on his wife.
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Apr 7, 2014 7:55pm
Aaron Craft
Bill Russell
Bubba Watson
Derek Jeter
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Apr 7, 2014 7:55pm
ernest_t_bass;1602195 wrote:Regardless, he cheated on his wife.
Definitely a dick move (no pun intended), but Tiger Woods cheated on his wife with bartenders, playboy bunnies, models, strippers, girls he met at clubs, etc. and people seem to still love him.

I can forgive Kobe for that one-time indiscretion a lot more easily than a pompous douchebag like LeBron James who fucked over an entire city on national TV (I'm not a Cavs fan) and constantly refers to himself as one of the three greatest players in NBA history along with Michael Jordan and Oscar Robertson. I know you didn't bring up LeBron, but in comparison to that guy, Kobe is actually pretty likable for how great he is.
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Apr 7, 2014 7:59pm
I hate Kobe.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:14pm
Besides people I've already seen mentioned, I'd like to add Dwayne Wade. I hate the heat, but D-wade always seemed like a cool dude.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:15pm
ohiobucks1;1602204 wrote:Besides people I've already seen mentioned, I'd like to add Dwayne Wade. I hate the heat, but D-wade always seemed like a cool dude.
Lol if it wasn't for Lebron I would easily hate wade the most on that team. He is a grade A douche.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:16pm
ernest_t_bass;1602199 wrote:I hate Kobe.
Gotcha.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:19pm
reclegend22;1602152 wrote:Mike Tyson -- Sure he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear and might've even raped Desiree Washington, but I just feel sorry for the guy.
Dennis Rodman -- Nobody played the game harder and more selflessly. Look no further than his days in Detroit for the true Dennis Rodman
Kobe Bryant -- The greatest player of his generation (post-Jordan) and lets his game speak for itself unlike some other douchebags
Peyton Manning -- How could anyone hate this guy? Top five all-time QB, humble and the consummate professional
Kevin Durant -- Same reasons as Peyton and Kobe
There are a ton of things not to like about Kobe.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:26pm
robj55;1602207 wrote:There are a ton of things not to like about Kobe.
Well, that is why he is an athlete that I (that is a capital I) can't hate. Kobe is far more likable IMO than that other guy who is frequently labeled the best since Jordan (including by that other guy himself).
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Apr 7, 2014 8:29pm
reclegend22;1602212 wrote:Well, that is why he is an athlete that I (that is a capital I) can't hate. Kobe is far more likable IMO than that other guy who is frequently labeled the best since Jordan (including by that other guy himself).
You mean Kobe the guy who threw his entire team and organization under the bus while throwing a temper tantrum because he wasn't good enough to get them past the first round of the playoffs without help?
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Apr 7, 2014 8:44pm
robj55;1602213 wrote:You mean Kobe the guy who threw his entire team and organization under the bus while throwing a temper tantrum because he wasn't good enough to get them past the first round of the playoffs without help?
I mean Kobe the guy who led the Lakers to back-to-back World Championships with fellow Hall-of-Famers Andrew Bynum, Paul Gasol, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest.
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Apr 7, 2014 8:47pm
reclegend22;1602216 wrote:I mean Kobe the guy who led the Lakers to back-to-back World Championships with fellow Hall-of-Famers Andrew Bynum, Paul Gasol, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest.
LOL at you acting like that's not an incredible supporting cast. Dude is a douche and everyone knows it, easy not to like. BTW didn't he go like 6-24 in Game 7 but was bailed out by Ron Artest and Pau Gasol?
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Apr 7, 2014 9:06pm
David Robinson