Poll Goat Athletes: Pick 5

[mike030270]

“I dONt wATCh SWImming.”

Muhfucka has the record for most Gold medals won in the Olympics AND most medals won overall.

He was my first choice simply because of his medals in the Olympics

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

i’m not downplaying michael phelps, but swimming is largely a sport for rich white ppl that have access to olympics pools and quality trainers.

and as far as the gold medals, that’s great that he has the most ever, but swimmers get to compete in hella events whereas most athletes only get one event, like a boxer. so the fact he can win up to six gold medals in one olympics is cool, but why should that give him an advantage over a boxer with one medal?

and no one is saying phelps isn’t a great athlete or even a top athlete, just that he’s not the BEST

it’s great that espn thinks he’s the best tho. i’m sure they have pure intentions putting him so high a couple weeks before the damn olympics.

Bullshit.

Exhibit A: Simone Manuel

Simone Manuel

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Exhibit B: Cullen Jones

• Part of the American team that holds the world record for the 4 x 100-meter freestyle.
• Won one Olympic gold (2008), as well as two Olympic silver medals and another gold (2012).

 

[Nobody]

Brady is the goat qb but probably the woat athlete on the list

 

[mike030270]

i’m not downplaying michael phelps, but swimming is largely a sport for rich white ppl that have access to olympics pools and quality trainers.

and as far as the gold medals, that’s great that he has the most ever, but swimmers get to compete in hella events whereas most athletes only get one event, like a boxer. so the fact he can win up to six gold medals in one olympics is cool, but why should that give him an advantage over a boxer with one medal?

and no one is saying phelps isn’t a great athlete or even a top athlete, just that he’s not the BEST

it’s great that espn thinks he’s the best tho. i’m sure they have pure intentions putting him so high a couple weeks before the damn olympics.

Phelps parents were middle school principal and state trooper lol...

 

[ChicagoFigure]

I ain't understanding why Phelps ain't in everyone top 5. That mfka got like every swimming record

“I dONt wATCh SWImming.”

 

[SheerExcellence]

Bullshit.

Exhibit A: Simone Manuel

Simone Manuel

Learn more about Simone Manuel's accomplishments, career highlights, and biography

www.teamusa.com

Exhibit B: Cullen Jones

• Part of the American team that holds the world record for the 4 x 100-meter freestyle.
• Won one Olympic gold (2008), as well as two Olympic silver medals and another gold (2012).

exhibit a? exhibit b?
two black ppl in swimming makes swimming not predominantly white?
you serious?

you got it man, phelps is the best. i’ve never seen a better athlete than him.
you convinced me

Phelps parents were middle school principal and state trooper lol...

shit i wish igrew up with both parents having good paying jobs that ended up giving you pensions after twenty years

that’s rich to me.

i don’t go by rapper rich. i go by real life rich, and that’sa damn good life in my opinion, compared to most ppl in this country.

 

[mike030270]

exhibit a? exhibit b?
two black ppl in swimming makes swimming not predominantly white?
you serious?

you got it man, phelps is the best. i’ve never seen a better athlete than him.
you convinced me



shit i wish igrew up with both parents having good paying jobs that ended up giving you pensions after twenty years

that’s rich to me.

i don’t go by rapper rich. i go by real life rich, and that’sa damn good life in my opinion, compared to most ppl in this country.

He's a child of divorce

But I don't care enough to keep arguing this so good on you

 

[Blue_London]

But you got Jack shit to counter with

Just more bullshit from you

Lol from your post I know you don't have the capacity to debate tennis which is fine just don't pretend to know

 

[SheerExcellence]

He's a child of divorce

But I don't care enough to keep arguing this so good on you

i already admitted i im convinced he is the best now. nothing to argue.

 

[Don Dada]

USAIN BOLT
MJ
MOHAMMED ALI
TIGER WOODS
MESSI but I would to put Ronaldo over him.

I cant have a woman in my top 5. If i was given the same amount of time as Serena I would also be at their level.

 

[Elkkmm]

Bolt
Phelps
Novak
Thorpe
Biles

 

[Based Dave 96]

niggas just shitting on Floyd Mayweather name.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I'm proud of ABW for having Serena so high. She deserves it.

 

[RandomNegro]

niggas just shitting on Floyd Mayweather name.

He the one who really deserve to be up there

 

[Marc123]

Ali
Kareem
Jim Brown

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

@Goldie

With all due respect, we have to stop these polls when it comes to generational choices.

The LARGEST contingent of ABW is stuck in the 1985-1997 Millennial range, where most of their minds are set off the following things, sports-wise:

Any athlete that ended their career before 1990 is a relic and might as well never played.

We only subscribe to football, basketball, and maybe baseball….and possibly the track events of the Olympics.

Jordan is God. Not King……GOD.

I guarantee if you did these surveys with a much wider range of demographics, these results would be different. But let me stop before I get accused of being an “old ass hater.”

Ali
Kareem
Jim Brown

Add Pele and Jesse Owens in there and you got the real Top 5 athletes….but ABW will NEVER be ready for that conversation.

 

[Agent_Ro]

@Goldie

With all due respect, we have to stop these polls when it comes to generational choices.

The LARGEST contingent of ABW is stuck in the 1985-1997 Millennial range, where most of their minds are set off the following things, sports-wise:

Any athlete that ended their career before 1990 is a relic and might as well never played.

We only subscribe to football, basketball, and maybe baseball….and possibly the track events of the Olympics.

Jordan is God. Not King……GOD.

I guarantee if you did these surveys with a much wider range of demographics, these results would be different. But let me stop before I get accused of being an “old ass hater.”


Add Pele and Jesse Owens in there and you got the real Top 5 athletes….be ABW will NEVER be ready for that conversation.

Soooooooo make your own poll then

 

[GNS]

Nothing but old ass haters in here

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Soooooooo make your own poll then

How would that work if we're presenting it to the same demo?

 

[Agent_Ro]

How would that work if we're presenting it to the same demo?

Um

Putting who you feel should be on your poll


Duh