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01-16-2023, 09:31 PM #226
Eddie Mercx?
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01-16-2023, 09:34 PM #227Registered User
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Apparently it’s not Maher.
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01-16-2023, 09:38 PM #228man of ice
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Well he is in the record books
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01-16-2023, 10:19 PM #229Registered User
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Who is the greatest athlete of all time?
If we add ‘contributes to the betterment of humanity’ to the list of criteria, I will add Terry Fox to the list.
Not really the spirit of the OP’s question I know, but someone asked for non American entries and Terry Fox is a god in Canada.
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01-16-2023, 11:10 PM #230Good-lookin' wool
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Terry Fox is a great mention.
I’m holed up after surgery and finally got around to watching Free Solo today while higher than giraffe junk. I know someone else mentioned Honnold, but what he did blew my mind. No doubt a mix of athleticism, strength, endurance, training and unmatched mental fortitude. Add in an accomplishment no one before him had bagged, and it’s a strong case.
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01-16-2023, 11:45 PM #231
I don't know if he is the "greatest athlete of all time", but Honnold is a singular talent.
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01-17-2023, 12:36 AM #232
But did he bag Katerina Witt?
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01-17-2023, 12:39 AM #233Hucked to flat once
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Fairness conversation point…if any athlete save a handful of people in the world tried what Honnold did, they’d die. Honnold could probably play most sports and even be a place kicker for the Dallas Cowboys and not be the best (or not worse than Dallas’s kicker) but also not die while trying. Alas, survival is only for bonus points in this little debate.
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01-17-2023, 08:22 AM #234man of ice
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I dunno, seems like there's lots of stuff that would probably kill somebody that didn't know how to do it if they just tried to do it. Competition flying, driving and motorcycle racing leap to mind, any technical climbing, skiing a downhill or doing acrobatics, I'm sure there's plenty more.
It doesn't matter anyways since I changed my mind to my old dog Sasha, she was unbelievable.
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01-17-2023, 08:52 AM #235
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01-17-2023, 11:09 AM #238indentured servant
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There's a pretty good interview with a navy seal about his time in combat and doing all sorts of "extreme" sports and he says the one of the scariest things he's seen is Free Solo. You know that Honnold lives but you're still crapping your pants the whole time.
Which sidetracks to does anybody care about him house shopping with his girlfriend?what's orange and looks good on hippies?
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01-17-2023, 12:11 PM #239Registered User
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That was the scariest part of the movie for me!
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01-17-2023, 12:48 PM #240
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01-17-2023, 12:52 PM #241Good-lookin' wool
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Not to be flippant, but that guy is going to die falling from a rock before old age gets him. His quest for perfection is more important than anything else and no amount of wives, Las Vegas homes or children will deviate him. The fact that he fell at all (specifically at the Boulder Problem) while roped in during his training means he will do it again without a rope. I think he’s ok with that though because he thinks the juice is worth the squeeze.
That house buying scene was cringy but the dynamic between him and his then gf was a necessary part of the movie to help explain his emotional state and set up hypothetical conditions under which he needed to analyze his future. I thought it was funny how he had space for a regular fridge and still went minimalist.
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01-17-2023, 01:02 PM #242
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01-17-2023, 01:05 PM #244
You may be right, though I hope you are wrong. And think you might be wrong, as following him on FB, he doesn't seem to be looking for the "next free solo" project, he seems to be looking for new challenges that are less likely to lead to death while still providing him with notoriety (i.e., doing his "job").
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01-17-2023, 01:12 PM #245Registered User
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Pre Marathon-of-hope I seen Terry Fox training on the highway and at the time thinking wtf is that guy doing ? terry fox was larger than life he raised a lot of $ for cancer reasearch in fact he probably raised more $ by not making it across Canada, Steve Fonyo made it but he didnt really have the same charisma
Since we are suposed to be skiers how about Greg Hill ?Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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01-17-2023, 01:54 PM #246
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01-17-2023, 02:53 PM #247Good-lookin' wool
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That’s good to hear, honestly.
And not that I could distill this guy down from one movie, but he struck me as eerily similar to a few now deceased friends. Hope I’m totally wrong
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01-17-2023, 03:03 PM #248
I think you could fill out accidents with Derek Hersey and on if you wanted because free climbing is like Himalayan mountaineering was not the safest of things. Personal belief is risk reduction leads to better athletic performance- good gear and knowledge leads to absurdly athletic climbers, race car drivers and maybe bull fighters to abuse the Hemingway quip
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01-17-2023, 03:11 PM #249
Betcha that, by the numbers, driving to the th is as dangerous as Alex's actual climbing
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01-17-2023, 03:35 PM #250
I don't think excelling in a sport that could easily kill you should get you bonus points. The best athlete is the best athlete, not the athlete willing to take the most risk.
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