I'm saying the Tour de France is tailor made for Lance. It's his event because it's perfect for him, it plays perfectly to all of his strengths.
Shaq is a very unique physical specimen, yet there are numerous other big men throughout the NBA, yet no one else in the NBA can match their physical gifts with basketball talent as well as Shaq. Throughout the years he has improved in almost all aspects of his game with experience. He is put up against all other big men in the sport and yet he still finds a way to come out on top. Whenever a team "shuts down" Shaq, it's because they spent so much effort trying to take him out of the game they allowed his team to have an utterly rediculous amount of open shots. He doesn't win the championship every year, but then again it's rediculous for any team to win completely on the shoulders of one player in this day and age. The arguement for Shaq is any team he is on automatically becomes a true contender. The Magic, the Lakers, and the Heat. Where were the Magic without Shaq? no where. Where were they after Shaq? In the NBA Finals. Where are they now? Lottery central. Same goes for the Lakers, and odds are the same thing will happen to the Heat over the next few years.. He has been dominate throughout his career and is still domiinate today, no other player has had an effect like that in all of the major sports in the USA.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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