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Do not believe. I love the "without even training" bit though, that makes it sound real. Lots of credibility. I'm guessing you ran the 200m and don't think the two skills overlap.
Ashton Eaton is the best athlete in the world
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Do not believe. I love the "without even training" bit though, that makes it sound real. Lots of credibility. I'm guessing you ran the 200m and don't think the two skills overlap.
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Jacoby Ford is making $660k and he still might get cut -- he was cut by the Jets last year. If he could run 9.9, he'd probably be making serious money on the IAAF circuit. If you look up someone Asafa Powell is worth about $7m.
So he either can't run much faster or he likes making less money. Those are two facts that counter the shit talker points against T&F athletes ITT.
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A 9.9 isn't a 10.23 that rshawneecarbon1 was saying was out of reach for NFL players. Powell also runs better than a 9.9. Powell is one of the greatest sprinters of all-time.
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I think a lot of NFL QBs could challenge and defeat Eaton in the javelin throw as well. Eaton is great athlete, but he will not get the recognition or respect he deserves on this forum. Track and field is kind of an after thought as a sport in the US. I think lack of funding for track and poor or cut Physical Education programs have contributed to the decline of track and field in this country.
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Didn't know we were talking about NFL players?
Simply put : 9.58 > 10.23.
LOL @ even imagining that race. Usain would literally finish 25+ meters ahead of the "best athlete in the world". LMAO.
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Wait. You said Jacobi Ford ran 10.01 while being a part time track guy, and now you're telling me that he can't go 1% faster if he trains full time? I mean I Asafa Powell has a net worth of $7m+ so the economic incentive should be there for a guy who was making $400k 2 yrs ago in the NFL and was cut last year.
And yeah 10.23 is pretty fucking impressive for a guy who is pole vaulting 17 feet long jumping 26+ feet and wrapping it up with a 4:17 1500.
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Sit your 10.4 ass down and tell us what track you are going to show up at in New Mexico and we'll have Spark79 (Heisenberg) youtube your 100m. We'll take up a payPal collection for you if you break 12.5.
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And since I know you all follow IAAF events, y'all know that Bolt ran 10.12 to win his first race of the year in April. Second place at an IAAF event was American Ryan Bailey at 10.24.
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/usain-bolt-rio-mano-2015-100m
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/usain-bolt-rio-mano-2015-100m
I guess BreakitDown would have podiumed had he been there
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He probably could. No point in moving the goal posts though. Running a 9.9 doesn't put someone in the same category of Asafa Powell though.
Asafa Powell is one of the greatest sprinters of all-time. You are trying to pass him off like he is just one of the guys. Why not bring up Justin Gatlin instead, one of the best sprinters in the world currently, net worth of $1mil in his 13 year career. Might as well just bring up how much Bolt makes if you are going to try to be disingenuous.
Never said 10.23 wasn't impressive. Said the notion that NFL players wouldn't come close to it is asinine.
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Usain could run backwards and beat 10.23.
Again: 9.58 > 10.23. Are you arguing this FACT LOL?
Would love to see that race play out. Bolt would LITERALLY finish 40+ meters ahead of the "world's greatest athlete" LMAO!
Good to know the "world's greatest athlete", on his BEST DAY, could get 2nd place at an IAAF event LOL.
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reading this thread i wouldn't bother, Decathalon is a complex sport to understand in it's own right. Nonetheless they make excellent specialists when they decide to focus on one thing. Take the Dutch 100m female sprinter for example, she was a heptathlete who then decided to specialize, the rest is history.
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This is the same argument for MMA and boxers, one is more versatile the other is more specialized.
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Pretty simple argument either way.
Boxing: 300 Million in 1 fight
UFC: 5k reebok sponsorship
Usain: 9.58 100M, world renowned athlete
Asstain Eatshit (and live): 10.23 100M (LOL), nobody knows/cares who he is
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it only proves that Specialized sports are more valued by the public. Neither athlete is better then the other.
It seems Ashton has gotten to you, everything okay my friend?
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Neither is better? At least now we can see where you are coming from more clearly.
In your worldview 9.58 is EQUAL TO 10.23.
In your worldview a 5k reebok sponsorship is EQUAL TO 300m.
Good to see how your twisted mind works. You'll have to excuse the rest of us for laughing at you however LOL
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you seem to obsess over the 100m, or any fast twitch pure performance sport in relation to Ashton's achievements. I don't see any argument here really, these events are centuries old. This dialogue has always been debated with those who don't really know too much about track and field.
