tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post7466712771927431356..comments2023-10-11T03:51:05.438-07:00Comments on The CaliRado Cyclist: 25 Greatest AthletesCaliRado Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-17681863490063419502007-02-11T06:55:00.000-08:002007-02-11T06:55:00.000-08:00Uhh...actually I put two women on the list. Marti...Uhh...actually I put two women on the list. Martina Navratilova and Jackie Joyner Kersee are sad that you did not notice them. I was really debating Babe Didrikson as well but she would have been in my Top 30. <BR/>In time...as women's sports continue to grow, there will be more ladies on this list. Athletics are a reflection of society in that respect.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-69256367535702744042007-02-10T16:48:00.000-08:002007-02-10T16:48:00.000-08:00no women made the top 25? no even one!?no women made the top 25? no even one!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-50244488211702617202007-01-19T08:51:00.000-08:002007-01-19T08:51:00.000-08:00In retrospect, the list is pretty All-American - m...In retrospect, the list is pretty All-American - maybe too much - but I had to limit it to the last 25 years so The Cannibal didn't make the cut.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-39007779163448789742007-01-18T08:15:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:15:00.000-08:00No Eddie Merckx???No Eddie Merckx???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-51657886553082450982007-01-09T13:07:00.000-08:002007-01-09T13:07:00.000-08:00It was tough to decide between the two. When it c...It was tough to decide between the two. When it comes to social impact and that certain undefineable "greatness" then Ali would surely be on the list. I had to consider Leonard a better athlete because he bounced through so many different weight classes and regularly beat up bigger guys. Unfortunately the quality of competitiveness could be argued to have made both Ali and Leonard sacrifice far too much of their health for another notch in the W column. Two of the smartest athletes that ultimately let their egos write checks that their bodies couldn't cash.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-18749163421942456412007-01-09T10:21:00.000-08:002007-01-09T10:21:00.000-08:00I know a million people will say, but what about.....I know a million people will say, but what about...<br /><br />Still. Sugar Ray Leonard and no Muhammed Ali???<br /><br />Otherwise, very interesting and well considered list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-68297194016529517352006-12-26T06:51:00.000-08:002006-12-26T06:51:00.000-08:00Mr. Federer may end up on here soon but Pete is st...Mr. Federer may end up on here soon but Pete is still the man. You always hear people say he was boring or stiff as a personality but I disagree. The gentleman reference is good. He's like James Bond..."I'm going to kill you but I'm going to be cool about it." Even though I always root for the mellow guy over the loud guy(Pete over Andre, Lendl over McEnroe etc) it's good to have contrasting styles and personalities. It's just always cooler to be cool.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-34940258870040332782006-12-25T14:07:00.000-08:002006-12-25T14:07:00.000-08:00"...some, like P.S.(PETE SAMPRAS)... hide their ki..."...some, like P.S.(PETE SAMPRAS)... hide their killer instinct and unshakeable self-esteem behind gentlement-exteriors."<br /> (by N. Shekar)<br />-----------------------------------<br /> i wish this will help him to COME BACK...(2007!), to RISE UP his GAME, to make his fans happy and to FLY HIGH, as only HE CAN FLY!!!<br /> (always his fan and admirer!) <br />-----------------------------------<br /> <br />"TWenty years from now, You will regret the things You did not do, rather than the things You did. So raise your sails, aim for the sky, and your ship might yet fly"-<br /> -Mark TWAIN.<br /> ...i am 100% ShURRRRRRRRRRRREe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com