5 most badass athletes of all time

[jlauber]

Indeed. I think that true wisdom begins when you accept the fact that you know very little.

Most adults realize this... And the sooner the better.

Bill Walton tells the story of a meeting with Wooden at some point in his college career...

"Bill, it is what you learn AFTER you know it all, that counts."

[Freedom Kid7]

I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass

jlauber - I'm going to be fairly busy fulfilling lookup requests for the APBR and nbastats.prv.pl for the next few days, so I don't have time to work on the All-Defensive Teams/Finals MVPs projects at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could you PM anyone who was around then who might be interested (or PM me a list of who we should ask, if you think we should wait until I have time to commit later in the week)? Also, do you have any format/logistic suggestions for how we should do this?

I'd love to take part if I could.

[L.Kizzle]

Jack Johnson easily number 1.

The Original Sugar Ray, Mike Tyson, Deion Sanders and Jim Brown round out the top 5ive.

[jlauber]

I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass


I'd love to take part if I could.

Off topic, but I am sure that someone who has studied the game as much as yourself, would be more than welcome (although that is not my decision to make.) And I wonder how many other's here, who consider themselves well versed in NBA history (regardless of age), would be interested?

[Rainwound]

Dick Butkus deserves a mention.

[fpliii]

I am not sure who else might be interested, but I promise to get back to you on that defensive list. As for format, I will go with whatever you decide. It's your baby, and I will merely contribute.

sounds good, I'll PM the standard guys, then (julizaver, psileas, phila, cavsftw, g.o.a.t., etc.), later this week

I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass


I'd love to take part if I could.

absolutely!

any suggestions for formatting and logistics are welcome...these things tend to fall apart mid-way through typically, so we need to keep people interested

[SilkkTheShocker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6vm0...ayer_embedded#!

Playing soccer automatically excludes you from the list.

[AlphaWolf24]

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