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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    Dave Winfield. Fiercest swing ever. :lol:
    Don Mattingly, Mookie Wilson, Gary Carter, and Paul O'Neil.

    Jordan, Magic, Bird.

    And Bob Ross of course. :P
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    JonnyPistachio wrote:

    And Bob Ross of course. :P


    :lol: i nearly choked on my lunch
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,578
    Walter Payton
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Mike Tyson
    Buddy Bell
    Nolan Ryan
    Alexander Mogilny
    Don Majkowski
    Brett Favre
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 Posts: 12,632
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    edited September 2013
    Football: John Riggins
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    Nobody gonna break his stride.
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Bernard King
    Clyde Drexler
    Bo Jackson
    John McEnroe
    Steve Largent
    Lynn Swann
    NERDS!
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    edited September 2013
    Basketball = Kareem
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    SKYHOOK!!!
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,290
    Baseball - Greg Maddux, Mark Grace, Ryne Sandberg
    Football - Walter Payton
    Basketball - Michael Jordan
    Hockey - Jeremy Roenick, Tony Amonte
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Hockey = Mike Eruzione
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    and Ron Duguay
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  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Well if there was one it had to be Ingemar Stenmark
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Baseball = Dwight Evans
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  • NamiNami Posts: 5,995
    Stevie Y without a doubt....
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Posts: 22,746
    Wendell Clark, he could fight, hit, and score
    2005 - London
    2009 - Toronto
    2010 - Buffalo
    2011 - Toronto 1&2
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
    2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
    2018 - Fenway 1&2
    2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
    2023 - Chicago 1&2
    2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
  • PRL1JAMPRL1JAM Posts: 787
    I was a Mike Tyson fan as well. I still vividly remember the night he got knocked out for the first time. It was my freshman year in high school and I went to a school dance that night. I set my VCR to record the fight, and I just expected it to be another tune-up for Mike. I came home that night and watched the fight. I was in complete shock watching Tyson get dropped for the very first time. I remember calling my grandparents of all people to tell them what happened. As a kid, I would watch a lot of Tyson's fights at my grandparent's house because they had HBO. I knew the night that he lost that they no longer had HBO. Because they were so familiar with Tyson, they were the first people I called to tell them about him getting KO'd. Tyson's first loss, Gibson's homerun with the Dodgers, and Magic's announcement are some of the bigger sports memories I have as a kid.
  • Red Mosquito75Red Mosquito75 Posts: 1,034
    Pele
    Walter Payton
    Ryne Sandberg
    Magic Johnson
    This is Not For You
  • righteousbaberighteousbabe Posts: 662
    Mario Lemieux
  • London BridgeLondon Bridge Posts: 4,733
    Bobby Orr
    Jimmy Connors
  • VitalogensiaVitalogensia Posts: 1,995
    righteousbabe wrote:
    Mario Lemieux

    :thumbup:
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,843
    Michael Jordan, Ozzie Guillen, Frank Thomas, Jeremy Roenick
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    I became a fan of Bill Buckner after 1986. I felt so bad for that guy. :lol:
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,578
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I became a fan of Bill Buckner after 1986. I felt so bad for that guy. :lol:
    Its a shame that Billy Buck will only be remembered for that error.
    He was a hell of a ball player.
    2700 career hits, won a batting title, played on bum legs.
    Had he played on good legs, he just might have gotten to 3000 hits, and been a Hall Of Famer.
    But he will always be remembered for that error.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,725
    Cory Snyder
    Mike Foligno
    Don Beebe
    Alex English
    Pat LaFontaine
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I became a fan of Bill Buckner after 1986. I felt so bad for that guy. :lol:
    Its a shame that Billy Buck will only be remembered for that error.
    He was a hell of a ball player.
    2700 career hits, won a batting title, played on bum legs.
    Had he played on good legs, he just might have gotten to 3000 hits, and been a Hall Of Famer.
    But he will always be remembered for that error.


    Shea Stadium felt like an earthquake was hitting it. I was right above the lower level which was suspended . Shit was bouncing a foot in the air during that last inning. Craziest moment at a stadium for me :crazy: .

    My favorite athlete was Roger Staubach 8-)
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,578
    guacamolejoe wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I became a fan of Bill Buckner after 1986. I felt so bad for that guy. :lol:
    Its a shame that Billy Buck will only be remembered for that error.
    He was a hell of a ball player.
    2700 career hits, won a batting title, played on bum legs.
    Had he played on good legs, he just might have gotten to 3000 hits, and been a Hall Of Famer.
    But he will always be remembered for that error.


    Shea Stadium felt like an earthquake was hitting it. I was right above the lower level which was suspended . Shit was bouncing a foot in the air during that last inning. Craziest moment at a stadium for me :crazy: .

    My favorite athlete was Roger Staubach 8-)
    One of my favorites passed away last week.
    Ken Norton.
    Hell of a boxer.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    Walt "Clyde" Frazier

    and

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    So, my "10 Club" obsession started when I was born

    And I'm not THAT old. To be honest they were just about retiring when I got to sport fandom consciousness (though I do remember as a 6 or so year old running around the house pretending I was the 2 of them depending on which ball I had).

    I guess growing up, it would really be

    Patrick Ewing
    Dave Winfield
    Patrick Roy/Chris Chelios
    and

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (always and forever)
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,578
    The entire Heavyweight Division back in the 70's

    Ali
    Frazier
    Foreman
    Norton
    Lyle
    Shavers
    Young

    Damned!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    hockey, guy lafleur, larry robinson, wayne gretzky, patrick roy

    baseball, jack morris, alan trammel,

    football, tony dorsett, troy aikman, jason witten
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Boxing = Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
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  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    The entire Heavyweight Division back in the 70's

    Ali
    Frazier
    Foreman
    Norton
    Lyle
    Shavers
    Young

    Damned!
    light weigh, welterweight, middleweight 70s - 80s

    Roberto Doran ......favorite boxer .....before No Mas :fp:

    Sugar Ray Lenard
    Marvelous Marvin Hagler
    Hit man Tommy Hearns
    So, What you Giving ?........ (Thanks Speedy, Alesek, & Arq+friends)
    What You Giving

    I suggest you step out on your Porch.
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
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