Which major sport has the best all around athletes?

[BANJAXED]

Originally Posted by Danno

Rugby

yes sir - thats what i said

[Luigi]

People who said Rugby and Soccer make good arguements, but I always say Hockey.

I mean, you need endurance, plus the great hand-eye coordination, plus the strength to take a hit/ give a hit into the boards.... thems just insane. And you are constantly on the move. Soccer is a lot, especially Forwards, but D men- not so much.

[BANJAXED]

Originally Posted by Luigi

People who said Rugby and Soccer make good arguements, but I always say Hockey.

I mean, you need endurance, plus the great hand-eye coordination, plus the strength to take a hit/ give a hit into the boards.... thems just insane. And you are constantly on the move. Soccer is a lot, especially Forwards, but D men- not so much.

best actors in the world imho

[Luigi]

Originally Posted by BANJAXED

best actors in the world imho

yeah, thats what drives me nuts about soccer. I mean, hoceky has its share of divers too (that number would decrease by half if crosby wasnt in the league ) but soccer players are the worse. Someone glances off them and they take a dive. Be a Man dammit!

[VCU Rams]

search on youtube for brutal soccer injuries and it will make you cringe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Cnb0KcB5o

[Stewy]

Originally Posted by LAbengal

Lol, Nascar.

I don't know. Danika Patrick seems like she's in pretty good shape to me.....

[VCU Rams]

here's the Eduardo injury bleh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-FmSSA19FM

[Paul from Dayton]

Originally Posted by Fan_in_Fairborn

...and just how much has John Daly won of late? His victories in the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 Open Championship came when he was much smaller.

The best golfers in the world, especially now, are the best athletes on their respective Tours. Tiger Woods' workout and cardio regimen would give most football players a heart attack and render baseball players immobile for a week. As someone who played golf competitively, I can state with 100% assurance that endurance over a four day tournament is directly proportional to conditioning. Go to a PGA Tour event and look at these guys up close and you will see that the golf swing is the most difficult athletic move to make in all of sport.

Today's top professional golfers are strong as an ox with almost zero body fat. Camilo Villegas is a terrific player from Colombia and he is in shape. Hits it a mile, too. Creating clubhead speed and holding the clubface square takes brute strength especially from heavy rough. People say it's the metal-headed drivers and souped-up golf balls which are responsible for the dramatic increase in distance Tour players have experienced of late but in actual fact it is conditioning and strength training which makes the ball fly high, far, and straight.

Miguel Cabrera, Kenny Perry, Phil Milkeson, Stewart Cink, Chad Campbell, etc.

[Luigi]

Originally Posted by Stewy

I don't know. Danika Patrick seems like she's in pretty good shape to me.....

well, with that logic, Playmates and Victoria's Secrect Angles are the best athletes around

[Patrick D from 83]

If its just major American sports, hockey. If we are talking the world, I would probably put soccer in almost the same class, and rugby above both of those though. I think sports that require stamina are the most demanding. I honestly think real water poloers are some pretty incredible athletes, but know that answer will get laughed out of the room.

[nasti in philthy]

I voted for basketball, 'cuz hockey's not on there.

If you've ever played hockey, you know how insane it is for your body. Skating around is a lot harder than running around. But basketball players are obviously in great shape too...

What bothers me about baseball players is how often guys just jog to first and barely get thrown out. The only thing I was good at in baseball was running the bases, but the best players were always kinda pudgy kids with either a good arm, or a good swing...not that it's easy, but man, you just have to run a little faster...

[ishouldbegm]

how come there is no option for wiffleball listed?

[Wisconsincheesehead]

Soccer should be on there as well as many other sports.

[ICKYSHUFFLE]

I cant believe MMA isn't an option. These guys put themselves through hell for months to get into top physical condition for a TRUE gladiator sport. Out of all the players in each of these sports I bet over half of them couldn't hold up in MMA. Then I would have to give football and wrastling(im talking about the real stuff.)

[dust]

this is a pretty tough one, because the several different sports you could make a strong case for all require different athletic attributes. out of the ones on this list, i chose basketball. while football players are great athletes, i dont think the great majority of them could run the court for 4 quarters in a fast paced basketball game.

on the flip side, could the vast majority of basketball players handle the play in/play out hitting of a football game? basketball is a physical sport, and the people who tell you it isnt either have never played or half assed it, but it isnt based on tackling like football is.

both football and basketball require a physical toughness to take the pounding, and aerobic ability to be able to run the court/field for 4 quarters. basketball leans much more towards the aerobic end, while football leans more towards the physical side. i chose basketball though, because each player has to have a higher level of hand eye coordination than football players as a whole (not that football players dont have good HE coordination, but you can be a good football player without it)

as for hockey and soccer, i think you could make a strong case for these as well. both require great hand eye coordination, and quick reflexes. ive played a little bit of soccer, and its as physically demanding as any other sport ive played, and like basketball, underrated in how physical it is. ive never played hockey, so i cant comment from any personal experience, but i think you can make a strong arguement for it as well. its constant back and forth like soccer and basketball, but its probably just as physical as football is.

oh yea, one athlete id never mess with is a rugby player

[CloeHokie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlUbFxLbCpE

PERFECT example. Look how hard the football and basketball players are working out. There are 2 shots of a baseball player hitting a ball in a t shirt casually. Where are the Baseball players in the weight room? Lol

[devils advocate]

I think you could take a baseball player put him in any sport and he could at least show athleticism and coordination. I don't believe you could do that with most players from other sports, except for QB's. I'd bet that 8 outta 10 wide receivers swing a baseball bat with pure ugliness-- I'd bet that 8 outta 10 baseball players could run a crisp route and make a catch exactly like those wideouts, all things considered of course.