Tiger Woods-the most dominant athlete ever?

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
This pains me to even bring it up, as I am a die hard or was a die hard MJ fan. When I say die hard, I mean it. I once jumped into my grandparents swimming pool with all my clothes on because I was so happy the Bulls won the championship.

And I am a fan of Lance Armstrong, and he is certainly no slouch himself. All those Tours he won, and coming back from cancer. It wasnt a question of if he would when, when he was competing. He was going to win.

But Tiger just seems so outrageous. I remember hearing about him back when he won his first masters. And I remember hearing how even as a kid he taped the "Nicklaus 18 majors" statement on his wall. Even then in 1996 or whatever you knew Tiger was good, but for him to get to 18 major wins was absurd. Now, hes only 5 from tying Jack.

Is Tiger the most dominant and most talented athlete in history?
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  • Vart
    Vart Posts: 291
    I might have to agree. When you think about it Tiger is accomplishing his greatness on his own. MJ had some good teammates to help support him. I'm not saying MJ wasn't great. I think he was the best b-ball player to ever step on the court.

    As for Lance...yeah he won a few Tour de Frances, but I don' tthink that compares to what Tiger has done, and will continue to do.

    Unfortunately Tiger hasn't played his best golf this weekend. Yet he will most likely still finish in the top five.
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  • go pre
    go pre Posts: 671
    if you consider golfers to be athletes, then yes, he's dominating his "sport" unlike any other.
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  • Pauk
    Pauk Posts: 1,084
    He's certainly getting all the sponsorship deals...
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
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    I always wondered if you're rarely out of breath when competing, can you be considered an athlete?
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  • go pre
    go pre Posts: 671
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I always wondered if you're rarely out of breath when competing, can you be considered an athlete?
    and when 60-year-olds can compete with and beat 20-year-olds.
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  • pjtradeking
    pjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Vart wrote:

    Unfortunately Tiger hasn't played his best golf this weekend. Yet he will most likely still finish in the top five.

    Hasn't played his best and is still in 5th...He is not out of this by any means. NO ONE plays better on Sundays than Tiger...Let ALONE Tiger at the Masters. Would not surprise me a bit if he won this.


    I dont think we have seen him play his BEST golf yet. He could have 90-100 wins and 25 majors by the time he is 40!! If you follow golf at all, you know what those numbers mean...SICK!!!
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  • lukin2006
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    are golfers athletes? look at john daly?
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    What the fuck? Tiger Woods couldn't even hold Muhammad Ali's jockstrap.
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Sorry to join the pissing contest :o but golf is not a game played by athletes! He is obviously very good though.
    and that Phil 'the power' Taylor, what an athlete that fella is...:)
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  • Tone
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    I don't watch golf... but in terms of dominating their sports and sheer talent, in the past few years, Roger Federer and Michael Schumacher should be mentioned. They are up there competing with Tiger for that title, IMO.

    But I do agree with others, I don't consider golfers athletes.
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  • lukin2006
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    Tone wrote:
    I don't watch golf... but in terms of dominating their sports and sheer talent, in the past few years, Roger Federer and Michael Schumacher should be mentioned. They are up there competing with Tiger for that title, IMO.

    But I do agree with others, I don't consider golfers athletes.

    Maybe A Rod is in that class
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  • pjtradeking
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    lukin2006 wrote:
    Maybe A Rod is in that class

    uh...NO...:)
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  • lukin2006
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    The most dominating athlete ever, what about Lance Armstrong?
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  • solsurfr
    solsurfr Posts: 207
    Athlete? No. Golfer? Yes.
  • lukin2006
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    pjtradeking wrote:
    uh...NO...:)
    uh, ya, stays healthy he will surpass Bonds easliy, thats pretty dominating.
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  • pjtradeking
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    lukin2006 wrote:
    uh, ya, stays healthy he will surpass Bonds easliy, thats pretty dominating.

    Most DOMINATING of ALL TIME?? I think not...sorry...:)
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  • lukin2006
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    pjtradeking wrote:
    Most DOMINATING of ALL TIME?? I think not...sorry...:)

    if he passes Bonds then he will have dominated baseball, I can't compare him or any other athlete in other sports, really just not possible.
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  • PJ_Saluki
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    Duffing away on the municipal goat tract with a twelver of PBR isn't the same as playing and winning on the PGA level. Shit, I can hit a jump shot against scrubs but I'd get smoked by a JUCO basketball player. It's the level of competition that makes golf a sport. Drilling a golf ball 350 yards with accuracy is tough. Consistently putting a golf ball within five feet of the pin from 200 yards out is tough. Of course golf isn't on the same level of exertion as playing at the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, or MLB level but it's still a sport. If it's a sport, it's played by athletes. John Daly won some tourneys when he was less a fat slob than he is now, but if you look at what he's done in the last 10 years, it's jack shit. Tiger is an athlete and he seems to be the most dominant at his sport in history.
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  • g under p
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    PJ_Saluki wrote:
    Duffing away on the municipal goat tract with a twelver of PBR isn't the same as playing and winning on the PGA level. Shit, I can hit a jump shot against scrubs but I'd get smoked by a JUCO basketball player. It's the level of competition that makes golf a sport. Drilling a golf ball 350 yards with accuracy is tough. Consistently putting a golf ball within five feet of the pin from 200 yards out is tough. Of course golf isn't on the same level of exertion as playing at the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, or MLB level but it's still a sport. If it's a sport, it's played by athletes. John Daly won some tourneys when he was less a fat slob than he is now, but if you look at what he's done in the last 10 years, it's jack shit. Tiger is an athlete and he seems to be the most dominant at his sport in history.

    ....And John Daly has won 2 Majors in his career so far. If anyone here has played golf has to know it takes athletic ability to hit that ball through narrow fairways and then within inches of the cup.

    This nonsense about if you're not breathing heavy you're not playing an athletic sport then therefore not an athlete. Some people have sex and finish not breathing heavy, done in 25 seconds.

    In that case I gather I'm a world class athlete. :)

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  • g under p
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    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I always wondered if you're rarely out of breath when competing, can you be considered an athlete?

    So I guess Porno stars are athletes then. :)

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