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Re: Golfers are Athletes?
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Originally Posted by NotforSale
Not sure what to think.
Lance Armstrong, 7 time Tour de France winner. A race of over 2000 miles, considered the most grueling physical event on the Planet, done by a man who was as good as dead from cancer, with tumors throughout all his internal organs and brain, doing more for cancer research probably more than any one single person ever, and he gets bumped by a golfer?
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Anyone can ride a bicycle, even my 6 year old granddaughter.
If you really want to talk athletes, then we've got to talk Triathletes and long course (Ironman) triathletes to boot. Less than 1% of the population even attempts it. Lance may be a GREAT cyclist, (the greatest) but couldn't hold a candle to triathletes. He'd smoke 'em on the bike course, but that's it!
Tiger a great athlete? Great golfer.....YES! Great althlete....NO!
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If you really want to talk athletes, then we've got to talk Triathletes and long course (Ironman) triathletes to boot. Less than 1% of the population even attempts it. Lance may be a GREAT cyclist, (the greatest) but couldn't hold a candle to triathletes. He'd smoke 'em on the bike course, but that's it!
Tiger a great athlete? Great golfer.....YES! Great althlete....NO!
Just in case you didn't know (I'm a Lance Armstrong fan, BTW), Lance's career not only began with Tri Athlons, he won them. Here's a quick blirp of his BIO;
In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group; second place was Chann McRae, who became a US Postal Service cycling teammate and the 2002 USPRO national champion. Armstrong's points total for 1987 as an amateur was better than the five professionals ranked that year. At 16, Armstrong became a professional triathlete and became national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990 at 18 and 19, respectively.
Lance's Book, "It's Not About the Bike" is a must read for those interested in the comeback of the Century.
If you really want to talk athletes, then we've got to talk Triathletes and long course (Ironman) triathletes to boot. Less than 1% of the population even attempts it. Lance may be a GREAT cyclist, (the greatest) but couldn't hold a candle to triathletes. He'd smoke 'em on the bike course, but that's it!
Tiger a great athlete? Great golfer.....YES! Great althlete....NO!
I agree.
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Just in case you didn't know (I'm a Lance Armstrong fan, BTW), Lance's career not only began with Tri Athlons, he won them. Here's a quick blirp of his BIO;
In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group; second place was Chann McRae, who became a US Postal Service cycling teammate and the 2002 USPRO national champion. Armstrong's points total for 1987 as an amateur was better than the five professionals ranked that year. At 16, Armstrong became a professional triathlete and became national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990 at 18 and 19, respectively.
Lance's Book, "It's Not About the Bike" is a must read for those interested in the comeback of the Century.
Awesome! Something I didn't know. However, "sprints" are a different animal than the "long" courses. In all fairness, though, if he can pull off 2000mi/25mph, he has the endurance....at least for the bike. I am also a member of USA Triathlon. Do you Tri?
I used to be an Armstrong fan too until he destroyed his family. Has the drive to be 7 time champ but not to be a champion Dad or Husband. So sad. Lost my respect. The world is crying out for real champions. Champions on and off their field of battle. Give me a champion who stays married to his sweetheart and doesn't fool around. I'll cheer him/her on more than the person whose athletic accomplishment is seemingly their "god" or at least has more control than anything else.
Can anyone tell that I think that keeping your marriage vows is a BIG deal no matter who you are?
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Enough of this trashing of my favorite hobby sport!
With my bad knees and increasing slower reaction and movements, golf is the only sport that I can enjoy at my age. Back in the day, I was very active in softball, tennis, racquetball and touch football.
That being said, golf is very much a sport, but it uses different muscle memory and skills than most other sports. The game is impossible to perfect, as it requires concentration, perfect muscle memory, and pure skill. If you don't believe me, try it sometime!
As a golfer, I really appreciate the level of skill that pro golfers like Tiger Woods reach.
BTW, Tiger Woods stays in great shape by lifting weights regularly.
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Enough of this trashing of my favorite hobby sport!
With my bad knees and increasing slower reaction and movements, golf is the only sport that I can enjoy at my age. Back in the day, I was very active in softball, tennis, racquetball and touch football.
That being said, golf is very much a sport, but it uses different muscle memory and skills than most other sports. The game is impossible to perfect, as it requires concentration, perfect muscle memory, and pure skill. If you don't believe me, try it sometime!
As a golfer, I really appreciate the level of skill that pro golfers like Tiger Woods reach.
BTW, Tiger Woods stays in great shape by lifting weights regularly.
So MANY things I want to say................
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