If you could play one sport professionally at any position, what would it be?
 

Let's have a scenario...

You are allowed to play one sport professionally at whichever position you choose.

What sport would you play, and at what position?

Myself, I think I would opt to play shortstop on a professional baseball team.

What would you choose?

the final pairings at Augusta National

Hmmm....interesting question....I think I would have to go with third base on a professional baseball team, always loved that position when I was younger.

Formula 1 racing. preferably NOT for Minardi...hah.

Ladies tennis. Position - sportsbra.

I'd love to drive for a Winston Cup team. Preferably one with the top bucks, so I wouldn't be bringing up the rear. I guess come to think of it, if it was me i'd be in the back anyways.

Basketball. Forward for the Lakers! I'd love to be on that team when the Lakers beat the Kings, again.

Driver - Ferrari F1 team.
that would be rock and roll!

i could be as fast and loose as i wanted and have an excuse!

Driver - Williams BMW, Formula One.

Second baseman for the Cleveland Indians would be nice, too.

Interesting question, some good responses.

striker for FC Barcelona (or Liverpool)

Baseball pitcher... you make a ton of money and only work every five games... if you are a middle reliever you get it even better because you might not have to work at all if your other pitchers do there job

i wish i could be a basketball player. preferably a power forward. but, being as i am only six feet tall and 170 pounds, i don't think that is going to happen.

Right Wing for the Colorado Avalanche.

Either a Right Wing, or a Defence in any Canadian NHL Hockey team, preferably with the Montreal Canadians, or the Ottawa Senators.

I'd have a mighty slap shot that could send the puck flying at 300 km/h (180 mph), and burn holes through solid rock. My body check would bring forth the fury and anger of the heavens, and even the toughest of opponents would shatter on contact. The Stanley Cup would be my birthright!

...okay, now I'm just daydreaming...

Winston cup stock car Crew Chief.
I'm getting too old to drive.

Golfer.
Position? 1st place, of course.

i'd want to be the best damn goalie the toronto maple leafs ever had, just so they'd finally win a stanley cup already.

i would be an nfl running back

Id like to go back to 1989 for my senior year and get a second shot that i took from the point only to have it go high on the glove side. We lost the finals that year:(

Ohh...I was a defensmen

Bullpen Catcher. No pressure, best seats in the stadium, and all you gotta do play catch once in a while. Perfect for lazy people like me.

I would play 3rd in baseball and outside linebacker in football.

I can't decide.

Either a free safety for the Oakland Raiders or a left winger for the Edmonton Oilers. God, the Oilers need some talent. Losing to Dallas in the playoffs is getting old.

I'd say point guard in the NBA, because that's the only thing i could imagine being decent at.

the guy at the end of the tampa bay devil rays' bench making league minimum.

dude, it would suck making it to the final pairing just to lose to me ;)

I would be a bench warmer i mean 400k to sit on ur ass and eat sunflower seeds SWEET deal

Darn Jonesey u beat me to the punch lol

I'd like to be a catcher for the St Louis Cardinals.

My second choice would be they're Closer. I'd love to walk out of the Bullpen with the game on the line with the Intro to Walk from Pantera playing over the PA System.

I would just kill to be 6´10" and about 270. I would be the dominant power forward in the NBA. I'd have it all, power, touch, passing, handle, could play with my back to the basket or facing it. Wow, that would be great. I have often wished this very thing. Too bad that I am no longer likely to grow beyond my 5´9" 150.

Baseball, Rockies, 3rd base, scoopin every hot grounder that comes my way. ;)

Whoa!!

Quarterback,NFL, on any team with a decent O-line.

Seriously, just to play golf professionally would be the best. If you did that, and did not have to worry about winning, it would be the highest point of my life.

That would be great, because it would be an all Canadian final with me between the pipes in Edmonton. It would go to major overtime in game seven, and they'd have to pull one of us to score a goal :-)

Either that or the Leafs and Oilers could take turns winning the cup every other year.

NHL GOALIE, PERFERABLY FOR THE LIGHTNING BUT JUST TO PLAY WOULD BE GREAT!

Left-handed sidearm/submarine relief pitcher.
I go in and face 1 lefty batter every once in a while.
The rest of the time I'm spitting sunflower seeds in the bullpen.
Too bad I'm not even left-handed.
-GH

Pro Snowboarder

The lakers got to beat SA first

Wow, this is so tough. I'd probably want to be a Center Fielder in the majors, for any team.

I'd also like to be a left winger for the Penguins and play alongside Mario...

Although, I would love to be a Formula 1 driver...if you consider that a sport.

The only thing I wouldn't want to do is be a basketball player...

With Tirian's response, I've decided that left-wing for the Oilers would be my choice...then I'd make sure the damned Leafs lost in the finals, over and over and over again.:D

Closing pitcher for any team. The cash is great, you "work" 15 minutes a day tops, and you make a huge impact on the outcome.

Wide Receiver, Football, hopefully for the Steelers!

Professional Bicycle racer Road or Mtn. Too bad I didn't have the commitment to keep up the training involved life sort of got in the way.<p>OR<p>Grand Prix unlimited Motorcycle racer those guys are crazy.

Yeh I'm going to go with MLB Pitcher, wouldn't really care, just as long as I could be one. But a closer would be nice.

Quake 3 arena, Sniper :)

Is that professional gamers league still around?

Give me Fisher's spot on the Lakers!
4-peat

Wow great topic,
NFL Running back stud, or Cornerback, running back could win a game everydown, corner back gets lay down good hits, and has good opportunity for being the hero with an interception
NBA #2 guard seems like this is the position that can take over a game, lots of talent at the position
Pro Golfer, probably closer to this than either of the other two, and do not see this in my futre.

Seems like lots of Hockey fans and quite a few F1 fans around

Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys!

Football,Defensive End.

Point guard

The number one rider on Honda's factory grand prix team.

Move over Valentino... ;)

The easiest was out would say a pitcher or a golfer, but I'd love to be a NFL running back.

And they haven't already had some great goaltenders? The Leafs have been privileged enough to play with both Curtis Joseph and Ed Belfour, and yet, they still can't make it to the Playoff finals.

Face it, you could put a brick wall over the net, but it wouldn't make any difference if the team in front of it doesn't score any goals.

Allstar shortstop for Cardinals.
Or one of those crazy ass billiards players who can curve balls all over the place and run the table. God damn they're awesome.

QB for the eagles, but i dont think ill b able to displace McNabb any time soon

The first Texan Goalie to play for the Dallas Stars, and hopefully I could break Turco's record of best modern GAA. Or a Formula One Racer for Ferrari.

Easy, I would drive for Mclaren Mercedes. They just unveiled the new car, it's rediculous! Check it out:

http://www.movin2fast.com/modules.ph...iewtopic&t=171

Hopefully they'll run by Montreal. I can't wait. Went in 2001, going again next month.

SLM3

Safety in the NFL :)

You get to punish wide receivers that dare cross the middle and you can still make interceptions too :D

I would be about anything besides a lineman in professional football.

point gurad on a nba team

o that would be so much fun

Helmsman :D

The best goalie the NHL has ever seen

or a ace car driver (dont care the type as long as it is fast)

NHL for sure, left wing.
I even have a radical new move that'll stun everyone. See, I'll get behind their net, with the puck. Fake one way, maybe fake the other way. Then I'd flip the puck up <i>over</i> the net, where hopefully it'd bounce down off the goaltender's back, and into the net. It works in my dreams, anyway. ;)

In terms of money made... I would go with a PGA. Think about it, Tiger will have a career for the next 50 years. No other pro sports will let you play that long.

In terms of fun, I would pick WRC driver. I would love to drive a subaru rally car up pikes peak. Not much glory or money but fun as shit!

easy one for me...

RUGBY... Scrum Half... New Zealand All Blacks... :)

backup point guard for the lakers
i'll take all the 3's that Robert Horry wont be taking next year.

I'd like to be Arod

I was a college pitcher, but I was an All State QB in high school. I would pick QB if I had it to do all over again. Instead I chose baseball and threw out my arm.

Cross - country running!

mud - SsplaSSHH''''

I would love to be a 6 foot 7 point guard in the NBA. Even though its rare to be that tall at the 1 spot (nobody since Magic), this is all for kicks right ;)

I wouldnt mind being the number two scoring option unlike many point guards today, I just want the ball in my hand, so I can make the right decisions. The height would also enable me effectively guard the 1-3 spot whenever needed.

I find it funny that nobody has picked to play in the Beautiful Game yet. God knows no sports star can be bigger than a footballer (i.e. "Soccer" player).

I'd like to be a left-winger for a Premiership or La Liga club. Preferably Arsenal, cuz I've been a Gunner fan all my life. If Spain, well there's no bigger club than Madrid, now is there?

I'm surprised there aren't too many pro football (American) wannabees.

I would be a badass defensive end and smack those pretty boy QBs around.

Pro golfer in the top 125 on the money list... Just because

If not, 2nd base for a pro baseball team, doesn't matter which one...

Playing golf every week on the PGA Tour baby!!

Free Safety, NFL. Nothing like gettin a runnin start as u bring the wood on some poor halfback that never sees u coming. Damn my knees.

Small Forward for the Nets

Middle linebacker, NFL (I think I dated myself with this answer).

Id love to be on a world cup team. the most popular sporting event in the world. Score the game winning goal in the finals and your the biggest hero in the world. Of course, you could always pull a Baggio and have that hang over you forever.

The best damn American center the NHL has ever seen, great 2-way skills, explosive speed, amazing puckhandler and face-off artist, and unrivaled playmaking abilities.....

a guy can dream can't he?

NFL
Linebacker or Safety
I wanna hit somebody

Basketball... shooting guard...

Rally Driver, Peugeot, Ford, or Mitsibushi, no doubt about it!

A center for any NHL team. Hockey is just the best sport around.

striker for Manchester United or left wing for red wings :D

Middle or outside Linebacker for an NFL franchise....normally the leader of the defense and the baddest MF on the field. You get to do it all: QB blitz, run stopper, and pass defender. Plus you can get the best snot forming shots on everbody!!!

Domestique for Lance as he pulls away from the peloton during the Tour! Or Lance's protegé, after he's done whipping ass.

basketball-shooting guard

PaintBall

Scottie Pippen for the Blazers last year, he's about 6'6" or so.

Anyways, there are the obvious, race car driver, QB for the Packers, Safety for the Eagles in the Vet so not only would I get to take Randy Moss's head off, but I could also grind it to a bloody pulp against the concrete.

But one that hasn't been mentioned, a defenseman in the dead MILL (Major Indoor Lacrosse League). Not only can you hit people with that long crosse, but on a hockey rink they can't run either :D

Outfield - pro baseball.

QB for the Redskins. No doubt about it.

I would want to be a high-scoring defenseman for the Nashville Predators...they need me badly...

I'll be the first to say this.... Pro Beach Volleyball player.... how great would that be? You may not make a whole lot of money but your whole job is a vacation.

I'd have to be wide receiver for the Denver Broncos, they have 2 good receivers already so the pressure would be off of me and i could make some spectacular catches. Plus receivers only get decked occasionally.

Goalie for the USA Olympic Team

driver, WilliamsF1 (or Ferrari as long as Schumacher wasnt there......id like to win a championship too)