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Originally Posted by dirtyrascal7
Wow, JS... I'm surprised at you. So people who participate in sports are only athletes if they compete at the professional level? 
Seems to me that, by the definition above, those three would easily qualify as athletes and that their accomplishments would warrant such a nomination.
Either way... I think through the course of this thread we have determined that one's criteria for nominating a "best athlete" is highly subjective... so I don't understand why you are opposing someone else's opinion so adamantly. |
By the way you responded to my inquiry of Baraka_Guru's nomination, I take it you see as deconstructive. I was merely voicing the observation that we have no idea what
sport and/or athletic activity these three nominations competed in. Was it sprinting, or cross-country trekking? I also noticed that they had no active competition. Sure, the defintion you provided was correct, but also quite vague and incomplete. I'm sure that the OP meant for this thread to be a debate of
the top athletes in any given profession whereas they must continually prove themselves to be worthy of the title of best athlete.
Yes, I wholeheartedly agree that this thread was meant to be
highly subjective, as was the OP in his opine about MMA getting nominated as such. I opined about a sport that doesn't get much publicity, and defended that the best player right now(arguably) is current #1 Roger Federer.
Before you go about condemning for just stating a notion that all athletes must be professionals, why don't you go about clicking the link joeyjoey provided for us, read the article in question, and then state if non-professional, non-commercial, and virtually non-identificational persons should be considered among the Top 32 Athletes.
I meant absolutely no disrespect to Baraka_Guru's initial opinion, but I thought he should reconsider it due to the constraints set forth by the OP.
I think all those that set forth an opinion of their top pick for the greatest athlete today should provide basis for that,
and also be prepared to defend that opinion as well. That is what sets forth a true determination of what it means to be the best, and be recognized for your deserved accomplishments. If an athlete can be held up to scrutinaztion on all accounts, wouldn't you say they are the best?
