Ashton Eaton is the best athlete in the world

[PolishHeadlock]

Also consider that the guy is so athletically un-gifted, that he has to run, jump, and throw things in separate events (at a mediocre level), while NBA and NFL players flow seamlessly through all of these during the same game (at the highest level).

It really is like comparing checkers to chess.

I googled "Ashton Eaton gif" and only got still shots. Not one gif worthy moment for the GOAT decathlete.

Compared to this...

 

[jeffk]

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Eaton would easily beat any fresh NBA player or any fresh NFL player in a 1500 after he competed in 9 other events.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

How long before he gets a sex change?

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Obsession with athleticism is so gay.

 

[Breakitdown]

[YT]/watch?v=CPDMAOtJL6Q[/YT]

Eaton would easily beat any fresh NBA player or any fresh NFL player in a 1500 after he competed in 9 other events.

LMAO. Finishes a DISTANT 2nd place in the race and is somehow declared the "winner". Im beginning to see how this "event" works (rewards losing/not being the best).

Would love to see him run a 10.23 vs bolt's 9.58 live. Bolt would literally finish, grab a drink, and dodge a segway before he crossed the line.

 

[louky]

never heard of her

 

[bmasters1993]

C-Level

at best

 

[Mr. Perfect]

Lmao 11th place in discus. Dude can't even throw a glorified frisbee

 

[wlu29]

But it's gutter trash compared to Usain, so that doesn't mean anything. Nobody gives a shit about the decathlon and there is 0 competition, that's why a pathetic time like 10.23 is at the top.

trolling aside, decathlon is legit

 

[Lord Commander Palis]

LMAO. Finishes a DISTANT 2nd place in the race and is somehow declared the "winner". Im beginning to see how this "event" works (rewards losing/not being the best).

Would love to see him run a 10.23 vs bolt's 9.58 live. Bolt would literally finish, grab a drink, and dodge a segway before he crossed the line.

 

[Lord Commander Palis]

Lmao 11th place in discus. Dude can't even throw a glorified frisbee

 

[bmasters1993]

Mark Eaton > Ashton Eaton

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Think of all those kids who grow up dreaming of being decatholetes?

 

[jeffk]

I just read an interesting article on the ESPN website that said as a kid he earned a black belt in tae kwon do and wrestled for two years in high school. But track is where he excelled.

 

[bmasters1993]

I just read an interesting article on the ESPN website that said as a kid he earned a black belt in tae kwon do and wrestled for two years in high school. But track is where he excelled.

"Hello, Ashley?"

 

[jrams]

No one else can do he can do athletically.

If the NFL or NBA or professional baseball sent an all star team of athletes one athlete per event, he would easily beat their score in a decathlon.

The guy is a complete freak of nature. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

100-meter dash: 10.23 seconds, 1st (decathlon world-championship record)

 

[Evangelion]

Some guy who does everything on a mediocre level is considered the best?



Usain Bolt 100-meter dash: 9.58 seconds

Lol @ comparing the two numbers on any level. 10.23 is laughable/pathetic.

The fact you believe a 10.23 100 is mediocre shows you've never played any sport ever

 

[Mga223]

The fact you believe a 10.23 100 is mediocre shows you've never played any sport ever

Compared to the bests it's pretty mediocre. Dude calls him the greatest athlete yet isn't close to the top dogs in most events.

 

[Palpatine]

The fact you believe a 10.23 100 is mediocre shows you've never played any sport ever

Compared to the average Joe, Eric Bledsoe is the GOAT basketball player. But compared to the greats, he is nothing more than a run of the mill mid-tier jack of all trades, master of none, bball player.

10.23 would be the GOAT women's 100m time, but it doesn't even come close to making the A standard for men.

 

[Madmick]

Jeff Demps ran a 10.01 as a freshman and a 9.96 wind assisted in college.

Nick Chubb, as a highschooler, put the shot 16.34 meters.


Ashton is a great athlete, but he has a specificity in his training that most players don't have. Saying he'd do better at a decathlon than a bunch of guys who don't do discus, javelin, hurdles, high jump, and other trained skills is stupid.

Well, when they actually prove it, then they claim the title. Presuming otherwise is akin to those who would assert that Ashton could excel in any given major professional sports league with "specialization" given his uncanny athletic base.

So, until then, Ashton is the best athlete in the world.