Belly35
Posts: 9,716
May 16, 2017 12:10pm
If you could become a Superstar right now, in what Sport would you pick? reason why?
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
May 16, 2017 12:12pm
Baseball. Fully guaranteed contract.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
May 16, 2017 12:15pm
Golf, easiest sport on the body.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 16, 2017 12:18pm
Baseball. I love it the most.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 16, 2017 12:26pm
Baseball, for sure.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
May 16, 2017 12:30pm
I love the idea of a hard contact sport like football, hockey and basketball but Tennis has that one on one contest speed, strength, power and strategy without that career ending and long term body injuries after retiring. I played Tennis for years at a locally high level. I can’t make money pistol shooting…
I’m going with Tennis
I’m going with Tennis
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 16, 2017 12:32pm
Baseball, both for the fully guaranteed contract and the simple fact that superstars get these obscene 10 yr, 300 million style contracts even if they're at an age you can only really count on getting 2-3 years of top-quality production from them. Worst case scenario: I turn into the next Ryan Howard, making crazy bank to bat .190.
BRF
Posts: 8,748
May 16, 2017 12:40pm
Curling.
I'm real good with a broom.
I'm real good with a broom.
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Wolves of Babylon
Posts: 408
May 16, 2017 12:41pm
Baseball or Basketball are the best answers. I feel with basketball there is more opportunity with endorsements so I would go with that
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Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
May 16, 2017 12:41pm
I will continue the theme and say Baseball... it was the first sport I started playing and grew up loving. Plus the guaranteed contracts and really its not that physically taxing on the body.
I would have said track/marathon running but the money isn't really up there and the only superstars (If you even want to call them that) are sprinters.
I would have said track/marathon running but the money isn't really up there and the only superstars (If you even want to call them that) are sprinters.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
May 16, 2017 12:41pm
I'm assuming if I was a "superstar" that means I'm already among the most talented in the sport. Basketball and golf are the two sports I enjoy playing the most, so I'd pick one of those. Baseball would be third.
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
May 16, 2017 12:42pm
PGA/Golf
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
May 16, 2017 12:42pm
I would have thought that would be your wife.BRF;1853303 wrote:Curling.
I'm real good with a broom.
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Zunardo
Posts: 370
May 16, 2017 1:10pm
Team handball.
BRF
Posts: 8,748
May 16, 2017 1:34pm
Hey, that's sexist! Ha ha!Iliketurtles;1853310 wrote:I would have thought that would be your wife.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
May 16, 2017 1:56pm
Thislike_that;1853284 wrote:Golf, easiest sport on the body.
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Sonofanump
May 16, 2017 2:21pm
This is so easy. It is Golf first. Baseball second. Nothing would come close enough in third. Longevity and injury.
Bernhard Langer, 59, ranked in $3M in earnings last year, $36M over his career. Will be in Augusta every April until he dies.
David Ortiz, 41, made $41 last year, $160M over his career. Is sitting by a beach right now with slight aches and pains.
Bernhard Langer, 59, ranked in $3M in earnings last year, $36M over his career. Will be in Augusta every April until he dies.
David Ortiz, 41, made $41 last year, $160M over his career. Is sitting by a beach right now with slight aches and pains.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
May 16, 2017 2:29pm
Lebron James, 32ish, >$1 billion at career end with endorsements, minimal injuries and a lifetime of doing whatever he wants when he wants.Sonofanump;1853342 wrote:This is so easy. It is Golf first. Baseball second. Nothing would come close enough in third. Longevity and injury.
Bernhard Langer, 59, ranked in $3M in earnings last year, $36M over his career. Will be in Augusta every April until he dies.
David Ortiz, 41, made $41 last year, $160M over his career. Is sitting by a beach right now with slight aches and pains.
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Sonofanump
May 16, 2017 3:55pm
Fortunate for him. At some point some amount of wealth becomes a diminishing return and risk of health becomes more important.GOONx19;1853351 wrote:minimal injuries
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
May 16, 2017 4:07pm
Golf no question for me. Get to pick your schedule and play beautiful courses around the world for free.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
May 16, 2017 5:27pm
Top level Euro league soccer.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
May 16, 2017 5:30pm
This would be my second choice.Automatik;1853402 wrote:Top level Euro league soccer.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 16, 2017 10:32pm
Injury and cash flow stops thoughTerry_Tate;1853392 wrote:Golf no question for me. Get to pick your schedule and play beautiful courses around the world for free.
I guess superstar assumes top 5 so no money issues
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mhs95_06
Posts: 8,167
May 16, 2017 10:52pm
Baseball for me, game I most like to play, and watch. Strategy decisions before the pitch and decision making after bat contact are most interesting to me. Game time to practice time ratio has to be higher than any other sport, so more time competing.
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Zoltan
Posts: 1,003
May 17, 2017 9:00am
I thought about this as well. Assuming you are at a top club, and playing for your national team, those guys have pretty brutal schedules.Automatik;1853402 wrote:Top level Euro league soccer.
Baseball for me due to the reasons already stated.