Who were your favorite athletes when you were growing up?

Ledbetterman10
Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,003
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
for me, it was a tie: Dan Marino and Scottie Pippen. I used to fucking love these guys. Wasn't life so great when you young? I used to go to bed thinking "Awesome, Pippen had a triple-double tonight" and now I go to bed thinking "fuck, my rent's due in three days."
2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man Randy Savage.... :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,003
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man Randy Savage.... :D

    lol nice
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • roar
    roar Posts: 1,116
    Kristi Yamaguchi and Ken Griffey, Jr. were my two faves.

    I'm happy to report that baseball has replaced figure skating as my favorite sport.

    You can all stop judging me now. :)
  • jordn6971
    jordn6971 Posts: 675
    Favre :(
    "There was a band playing in my head, and I felt like getting high"
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,003
    roar wrote:

    I'm happy to report that baseball has replaced figure skating as my favorite sport.


    and I am happy to hear it
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    magic johnson

    the dodgers infield from 1973 to 1981
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,683
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man Randy Savage.... :D

    yup.
    I miss igotid88
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,683
    Don Mattingly
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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    im still growing up in a sense but it was pedro back when there was no one better. im starting to grow fond of beckett.
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    donnie baseball!
  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    Teemu Selanne, Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr.
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  • PJ_Saluki
    PJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    Depends on what your definition of "young" is. If it's up to senior year of HS, it expands my list. I had a lot of favorites.

    Michael Jordan was my man from the moment he stepped on an NBA court. Favorite all time. Barry Bonds as a Pirate was up there, as were catcher Mike "Spanky" LaValliere and pitcher Doug Drabek. Dwight Gooden was awesome even though I hated the Mets. The Kid, Ken Griffey, Jr. Mario Lemieux. Terry Bradshaw, Greg Lloyd, and Dermonti Dawson as Steelers. Even though I didn't really get to see them play, Mel Blount and Jack Lambert. Flyin' Illini Kendall Gill and Kenny Battle. HS stud b-baller LaPhonso Ellis. Golfers Arnie Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Freddy "Boom-Boom" Couples. And finally, just because he jumped over a guy to dunk on him in an NCAA game, Fennis Dembo.
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Roger Staubach, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Thurman Munson....in later years Wayne Gretzky, Steve Yzerman, Troy Aikman, Derrick Thomas.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Muhammad Ali, when I was little in the seventies. And, after he retired, he stayed my favourite. I was always a boxing fan, so through the eighties I was interested in Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Hearns, and to a lesser extent Tyson. By the time of Foreman's comeback, I was rooting for him all the way, mainly for nostalgic reasons as he'd been a figure from my childhood.
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    mike schmidt
  • citizen_drew
    citizen_drew Posts: 170
    Kenny Stabler
    Julius Erving
    Pete Rose
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    In baseball... it was Willie Mays (even though I was/am a Dodgers fan). I remember being at Dodgers Stadium and watching the pre-game batting practice and number 24's bat made the loudest sound hit a ton of baseballs into the bleachers.
    In football... Gale Sayers. No one ran like before... and no one has run like him since. Sayers played on a horrible... HORRIBLE Bears team. Look up Rudy Buckich, Larry Rakestraw... those were his QBs. Sayers and Butkus... that was the Bears Offense and Defense.
    Sure, other rushers have records.. but, no one... NO ONE has the moves.
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  • myhook
    myhook Posts: 284
    Being from NJ my favorite teams are the NJ Giants and NY Yankees. Growing up I was a huge Mark Bavaro and Don Mattingly fan. My favorite active players are Amani Toomer and Mariano Rivera. Paul O'Neill is my all-time favorite player.
    Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    lol nice

    Yeah, it's funny, cos it's true. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man Randy Savage.... :D


    I'm guessing you're the same age as a twenty year old nephew of mine - who had all the little WWF figures, and that blue wrestling ring - and when you were about four, you spent hours chucking these figures at each other, and shouting "Let's Get Ready To Ruuuuuuuuuuuuumbleeeeeee!" :D

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