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I would be happy to counter with my favourite athlete of all time, John Olerud.
Keep that batting helmet on. Though I must say that was an exciting time to watch the Mets.
For baseball I was a big ken Griffey Jr. fan but my favorite athlete overall would be Mike Richter.
I've always had a soft spot for the Mets and Mariners because I followed them when Olerud was there. That Ventura-Ordonez-Alfonzo-Olerud infield was pretty incredible.
Dwight Evans. I started following baseball religiously when I was 8 or 9, and he was my favorite player. I've still got a Starting Lineup figure of him from that era in the house, and I named my dog Dewey.
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I saw Hank Aaron play in an old timers game when i was hmmm around 10? somewhere in the late 80s... and will always remember it... If I were to pick 5 people living or dead to have dinner with hed be at the table... (with Elvis, Crazy Horse, the Dalai Lama, and Stan Lee)
but hes more along the lines of the legend i admire the most...
Paul Molitor was my hero growing up, so I guess hes my answer to the question... Ichiro is a close close 2nd though.
I'll probably get shit for this, but if I'm honest with myself it's probably Ricky Williams.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Who is it? Why?
It's a lot of things. Obviously his time at UT was awesome, especially watching him break the rushing record while they also beat A&M. Then he played through a lot of adversity during his first few years and was great for the Dolphins, and we all know what happened next. I think he paved the way for guys now who are speaking out and saying that there is more to life than football. You see guys choosing their health over a paycheck and I think Ricky's decision (while hated at the time) was a big influence on that. He wanted to be thought of as a human being as well as a football player, and I really admire that. He's just a really interesting guy and was a beast of a player.
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Orpheus wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:
Orpheus wrote:
I'll probably get shit for this, but if I'm honest with myself it's probably Ricky Williams.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Who is it? Why?
It's a lot of things. Obviously his time at UT was awesome, especially watching him break the rushing record while they also beat A&M. Then he played through a lot of adversity during his first few years and was great for the Dolphins, and we all know what happened next. I think he paved the way for guys now who are speaking out and saying that there is more to life than football. You see guys choosing their health over a paycheck and I think Ricky's decision (while hated at the time) was a big influence on that. He wanted to be thought of as a human being as well as a football player, and I really admire that. He's just a really interesting guy and was a beast of a player.
I always thought Ricky reminded me of regular people, doing a job he hates because he needs the money.
I'll probably get shit for this, but if I'm honest with myself it's probably Ricky Williams.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Who is it? Why?
It's a lot of things. Obviously his time at UT was awesome, especially watching him break the rushing record while they also beat A&M. Then he played through a lot of adversity during his first few years and was great for the Dolphins, and we all know what happened next. I think he paved the way for guys now who are speaking out and saying that there is more to life than football. You see guys choosing their health over a paycheck and I think Ricky's decision (while hated at the time) was a big influence on that. He wanted to be thought of as a human being as well as a football player, and I really admire that. He's just a really interesting guy and was a beast of a player.
I always thought Ricky reminded me of regular people, doing a job he hates because he needs the money.
im not sure if it was one of those 30 for 30 films or not, but espn had a nice piece on him, and id agree with you. not sure if id say hate but more "job" than fun
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I've always had a soft spot for the Mets and Mariners because I followed them when Olerud was there. That Ventura-Ordonez-Alfonzo-Olerud infield was pretty incredible.
