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Old 04-24-2003, 05:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Who are your sports heroes?

There's already a thread about people in sports who piss you off now lets make one about people over the years who you've looked up to.

Here's a few:

Cal Ripken
Byron Leftwich
Magic Johnson
Mario Lemieux
Brandin Knight
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Old 04-24-2003, 07:14 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Dan Marino
David Eckstein
Magic Johnson (a lot more if I was a bigger hoops fan)
Randall Cunningham (loved him as an Eagle when he was good)
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Old 04-24-2003, 08:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Charles Barkley
really, i've never had any heroes, even when i was small
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Old 04-26-2003, 07:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Grondar, I 'd have to agree with you on a couple;

Stan Musial
Rex Hudler
Kurt Rambis
Dan Marino
David Eckstein


My sports heroes tend to be the guys that got where they are becuase they worked their asses off. Not necessarily because they were gifted with a ton of natural talent.
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Old 04-26-2003, 07:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Farve
Jordan
Bobby Knight
Jackie Robinson
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Old 04-26-2003, 10:06 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Well, I can cross Bill Buckner off my list...

Larry Bird
Adam Vinatieri
David Eckstein (popular pick, I just like the little guy)
Cal Ripken Jr.
Kirk Gibson
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Old 04-26-2003, 10:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
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larry brid

bill russel

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Old 04-26-2003, 10:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Charles Barkley is the man plus i love how hes Republican
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Old 04-27-2003, 11:06 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Wayne Gretzky - The greatest athlete of the 4 major sports in this country.. compare his records to any modern day records and there is no comparison.. if he was playing today in his prime he would proably score 300 pts in the new bettman nhl..

Johan Cruyff and Juergen Klinsberg

Mickey Mantle ( im a met fan )
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Old 04-27-2003, 11:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Michael Jordan
Walter Payton
Mike Singletary
Brian Urlacher
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Old 04-27-2003, 05:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Lee Priest
Bruce Lee
Michael Jordan

By the way it's "Favre" not "Farve".
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Old 04-27-2003, 07:00 PM   #12 (permalink)
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bill russell
tiger woods
muhammad ali
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Old 04-27-2003, 07:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Dale Earnhardt
John Elway
Brett Favre
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Old 04-27-2003, 07:17 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Jared Lorenzen-- some have dubbed him the Hefty Lefty and the Pillsbury Throwboy, but still he gives men like myself hope that we can excel and play quarterback at that.

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Old 04-27-2003, 07:45 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Sandy Koufax - quiet perfection, "the left arm of God" as SI once put it

David Robinson - I hate the Spurs but this guy is a model citizen

David Eckstein - this guy is amazing, he has no arm, mediocre range, an average bat, but just seems to come out on top all the time

Sammy Sosa - very modest but very powerful

Magic Johnson - I saw him speak a couple years ago at my school. Very inspirational and a smart businessman.
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Old 04-28-2003, 06:02 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Wayne Gretzky
Bobby Orr
Pete Sampras
Jack Nicholas
Tiger Woods
Me
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Old 04-28-2003, 06:32 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Cal Ripken, Jr.
Gilbert Perreault
Pete Rose (let him in the hall)
Michael Jordan
Jim Kelly
Steve Tasker
Dean Smith ( the greatest coach ever)
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Old 04-28-2003, 09:22 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Emmitt Smith

He is a perfect gentleman.

He is a tribute to his sport.

He knows that he is a role model and fulfils all the obligations as such.

I hope when Arizona comes to Texas Stadium this season Emmitt has a 300 yard game and scores 72 points.
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Old 04-28-2003, 02:34 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Old 04-28-2003, 03:23 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Wade Boggs : my favorite baseball player as a kid growing up
Michael Jordan: my favorite athlete period
Bobby Herbert: Saints starting quarterback when the Saints were consistently good with the Dome Patrol.
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Old 04-28-2003, 08:50 PM   #21 (permalink)
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joe montana-football
dr j-basketball
willie mays-baseball
bobby orr-hockey
wilt the stilt-all world baller
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Old 05-01-2003, 12:52 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Jimmy4
Farve
Jordan
Bobby Knight
Jackie Robinson

Just an observation, but maybe you should learn to spell one of your sports heroes' names. I believe it's "Favre".
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Old 05-01-2003, 02:09 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Shjon Podein.

He used to play for the Colorado Avalanche though I lost what happened to him after he was traded out. Sports heros also have to have a good presence in the community and Shjon made himself known in community service by choice, not because he was forced to.
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Old 05-01-2003, 05:30 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Wayne Gretzky
Michael Jordan
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Old 05-01-2003, 06:34 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Muhammad Ali...


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Old 05-04-2003, 02:45 AM   #26 (permalink)
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sports heros...
well...

mohammad ali
michael jordan
steve waugh
john eales
tony 'plugger' locket
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Old 05-04-2003, 07:13 AM   #27 (permalink)
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I admire a lot of athletes for their skills and accomplishments, but none would be a hero. Too many are flawed in their personal lifes.
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Old 05-04-2003, 08:31 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Everyone has problems sometime in their life, if they're famous however it gets blown out of proportion ten times over.

And Jadey, don't single me out, dragon2fire messed up too
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Old 05-04-2003, 08:41 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Old 05-06-2003, 02:58 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Dan Marino (my #1 guy)
Mario Lemieux....he's just an all around super nice guy who can give a good interview to boot
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Old 05-06-2003, 03:06 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Nolan Ryan
Ted Williams (I hate the Sox, but this man was a class act.)
Every Yankee in Monument Park

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Old 05-06-2003, 03:26 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Being from Maryland,
1 Cal Ripken
2 Johhny Unitas
Both stellar atheletes, as well as decent people.
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Old 05-08-2003, 03:11 AM   #33 (permalink)
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This one is easy for me: Dan Marino
Honorable Mention: Patrick Ewing
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Old 05-08-2003, 03:04 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Michael Jordan
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Old 05-09-2003, 06:12 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela, Tommy Lasorda, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs, Denis Irwin, Roberto Baggio, Dan Marino, Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Alex English, Coach Frank McGuire and Mia Hamm.
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Old 05-11-2003, 03:47 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Dale Earnhardt. He was a great family man, a superb race car driver...just a great overall guy.
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Old 05-13-2003, 06:45 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Ali, Oscar Robertson, Sean Casey. Can you tell I'm from Cincinnati?
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Old 05-13-2003, 04:07 PM   #38 (permalink)
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DEI youre right about earnhardt. He was a very good man. it's too bad he (like every race car driver and fan) got the "hick" stereotype.
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Old 05-14-2003, 10:50 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Johnny Unitas
Brooks Robinson
Cal Ripken, Jr.
David Robinson
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Old 11-10-2004, 02:19 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Mario Lemeuix, cancer and record breaking at the same time has to be tough.

Brett Favre. What a big heart and love for the game.

Not Corey Dillon. What a whiney piece of shit.

Barry Sanders. The back who had it all.

Lance Armstrong. 'Nuff said.
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