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BREAKING NEWS: Lebron James named the Athlete of the Decade
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Originally posted by PRINCEKOOL View PostLebron James is doing nothing we have not seen before, athletes such as Usain Bolt & Michael Phelps in sports? Where opinions means nothing, DID things that we have never seen before. As soon as Lebron James retires he will be replaced, by the next poster boy for basketball.
Usain Bolt was pretty much 40 years ahead of his time, statistically when you study his performances etc 'I am not stating that to sound really profound, statistically he was 40 years ahead of his time. This can be measured by the rate of improvements, or how much he pushed the envelope of human performance.
In a sport which deals with such small margin's of error, where a afew hundredths of a second? Can be the difference between 1st and last 'Usain Bolt totally changed the game'.
'Lebron James has not changed how people view the sport of basketball' Is he the best scorer of the game? No. I understand people get all emotional when you see afew highlights of basketball players dunking or whatever. But Lebron James as a athlete has not changed how people view the sport of basketball 'He is basketball's IT boy for now, and he will be replaced when he retires'.
Usain Bolt has changed how people view the sport of athletics and more specifically sprinting. Both from a emotional/societal perspective, and also from a scientific perspective.In 1968 1 year before the Moon landings, the sub-10 100m barrier was broken, Jim Hines recorded a time of 9.95sec to win the Gold Medal at the Mexico Olympics 'A time set at altitude'
'Usain Bolt had the ability to break the 10 second barrier from blocks, running a 200 meter bend' Bolt has ran 9.92 seconds on a 200m bend during a race'
To be honest I stopped watching sprinting or not following it as much during Bolt's era, mainly because? I did not understand what was happening 'My logic and understanding of physics was no longer syncing with reality'. If Usain Bolt entered into the matrix he would probably beat NEO, in a sport which is dominated by science and statistics 'Bolt had a unique mentality, he seemingly had a disregard for science' It was probably something to do with his culture.
Usain Bolt during the later part of his career revealed a new dimension to his game, he was many times not 100% fit 'But still somehow he was able to always raise his game' from a psychological perspective he is one of the strongest athletes I have seen 'He was notorious for making technical mistakes during his early career, but during the later part of his career he began to STILL improve technically in a damaged body.
Without a shadow of a doubt Usain Bolt for me IS the athlete of the decade.
Note: Since Usain Bolt's retirement from athletics there has been a void, there will be no void when Lebron James retires as basketball players are produced on a conveyor belt 'And the people within the sport, and the media will look to replace him' In certain other sports, this replacement process is not as simple.
Usain Bolt was a star a burning sun metaphorically speaking, and once a star burns out? It does not comeback, at-least not in this realm of reality.
The amount of times I see some of them say, What's the big deal with running in a straight line?
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Originally posted by siablo14 View PostThis will go over their heads. Most aren't familiar with the finer details of sprinting.
The amount of times I see some of them say, What's the big deal with running in a straight line?
I think if Usain Bolt was motivated, he could come out of retirement and probably medal at the Tokyo Olympics. ‘I was never a massive supporter of his because? To be honest he did not seem to have the same intense approach to the sport as former athletes such as Linford Linford Christie, Michael Johnson or Carl Lewis.
‘Neither Johnson or Bolt reached their full potential as both their bodies broke down’ I have seen that phenomenon afew times, when athletes seem to reach a certain level of performance? Their bodies seem to suffer from a trauma in which they don’t quite recover from ever.
Reminds me of this animation below ‘But yes I don’t so much follow athletics as closely anymore, but I am aware that there is a massive void since Usain Bolt's retirement etc
Last edited by PRINCEKOOL; 12-30-2019, 08:30 PM.
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Originally posted by PRINCEKOOL View PostSometimes the lack of ‘Apparent’ variables that are involved in a event ‘Forces a athlete to reach a level of performance which so precise & exact’ That it brings a whole different dimension of pressure and performance ‘In most team sports, the athlete’s do not enter into this level of performance’ It is completely alien to them. To the general public things may go over their head ‘But to people who study science and human physiology, Usain Bolt from that perspective is unquestionably the athlete of the decade.
I think if Usain Bolt was motivated, he could come out of retirement and probably medal at the Tokyo Olympics. ‘I was never a massive supporter of his because? To be honest he did not seem to have the same intense approach to the sport as former athletes such as Linford Linford Christie, Michael Johnson or Carl Lewis.
‘Neither Johnson or Bolt reached their full potential as both their bodies broke down’ I have seen that phenomenon afew times, when athletes seem to reach a certain level of performance? Their bodies seem to suffer from a trauma in which they don’t quite recover from ever.
Reminds me of this animation below ‘But yes I don’t so much follow athletics as closely anymore, but I am aware that there is a massive void since Bolts retirement.
I enjoy all of track and field, so I am still watching even Bolt is gone.
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I think Pacquiao was a strong candidate. He's 41 and just beat a prime undefeated welterweight. The guy is a living GOAT!
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Originally posted by CLUE View PostPhelps does not deserve a damn thing, the talent pool of his sport is horrible. Getting all this praise for a sport that people barely compete in.
Simone Biles deserves to be on that list before Phelps.
Sure to Messi, Ronaldo, and Bolt.
Nope to Floyd.
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Originally posted by Death_Adder View Post
Szef, you're a gentleman and a scholar.
Don't worry. When I get back home, I'll go ahead and post a screenshot.
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