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| Topic | im sorry Lebron James but Messi is the greatest athlete alive right now |
| pinky0926 10/19/17 7:33:16 PM #57: | Teen Girl Squad posted... The problem I have with naming Messi or any football player as best athlete is that the skill of manipulating a ball with your foot is such a niche skill (aka humans had no real need to develop that kind of coordination with your feet) that its hard to separate the skill aspect with the whole package. I vote LeBron because he displays the full range of athletic skills because of the sport he plays. Balance, speed, intelligence, strength, hand-eye coordination, explosion, quickness, coordination, spacial awareness, endurance, toughness etc... are all on display. I kind of feel like that argument works both ways. Humans had no need to develop the ability to bounce a ball and shoot it through a hoop. And as for the things you mentioned (balance, speed, spatial awareness, intelligence, etc) - like have you ever watched a game of football? Haha. So while I'm not going to make the call that Messi is a better athlete than LeBron I also don't think you can split hairs on this kind of argument. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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