Toughest Athlete?

HunterHarry · Feb 17, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Feb-17-04 AT 04:38PM (MST)[p] I picked up Monday's USA Today newspaper because there was a big editorial supporting hunting of California's Mountain Lions.
REALLY, I couldn't believe it either!
It was written by a lady with the last name of Zeiss!
I promptly emailed a response!
Any way while flipping through the sports pages saw that they are doing a countdown of the "Toughest" athletes and they were at #5,Here is who they listed so far and their ranking.
#10. Julie Krone?
#9. Shaquille O'neil
#8. Tiger Woods
#7. Annika Sorenstam
#6. Scott Stevens
#5. Ray Lewis
I haven't seen today's paper to see #4 yet,but in my humble
Male-Chauvenistic opinion, should Annika Sorenstam (the lady golfer)be listed just two spots behind All Pro linebacker Ray Lewis?,(Should golfers be listed at all under the title of "Tough"?)
I do understand the difficulty in being a succesful golfer,I doubt I could finish 18 holes without killing myself or someone else!I still have a "tough" time labeling them as TOUGH!
What do you guy's think?

BUCKSPY · Feb 17, 2004

Peter Forsberg- Anybody who can get cheap-shotted and knocked around every night and still hold his own, draw double teams, and still be the best player on the ice and "school" guys on a nightly basis.

Lenny Dykstra, Bret Favre, Nolan Ryan, Gordie Howe, Jack Lambert
"the Csonk", and dozens of others that Tiger and Squaquille couldn't even hold their jocks.

BigShow · Feb 17, 2004

Ken Shamrock, ultimate Ultimate Fighter. All them guys are just flat tough.

BOHNTR · Feb 17, 2004

Now some of those other people listed may be good, but here's some of the toughest athletes around that most can't and/or won't dispute: Chris Shivers, Troy Dunn, J.W. Hart, Ty Murray and ALL the other PBR athletes. They're living proof to the phrase, "Cowboy Up".

BOHNTR )))------------->

horseshoe · Feb 17, 2004

Them cowboys ain't tough, Crazy is more like it.

YollaBolly · Feb 17, 2004

Lyle Alezado and ##### Butkis

Cooter · Feb 17, 2004

John Matuszak, Howie Long, Jim Otto, Kevin Turley, Scott Parker, Forsberg, Tony Twist, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier. Toughness is what keeps them in the game and makes a name for themselves. Showboating accounts for nothing.

HunterHarry · Feb 17, 2004

Ronnie Lott!
F*** it, Cut the damn finger off, I gotta play!

polarbear · Feb 17, 2004

How can someone actually concider someone that golfs, drives a race car, rides a bike, skis, etc and "athlete"? It is like saying that a pro bowler is a true athlete. Haaahaaaa...

Butterbean, Mr. T (Haahaaa),Mike Tyson (even though he is a pr!ck), Mohomad Ali, Bruce Jenner(I know that he looks more like a woman now, but in his day he was one tough s.o.b.),D!ck Butkus,etc......... Oh, and my boy, Randy White!
Eric

RLH · Feb 18, 2004

ray lewis tough? what a joke. his buddies get in a knife fight and kill a couple guys, he gets arrested with em and to save his sorry @$$ he rolls over on his so called friends?? yeah, he's real tough. when he's got pads on and a zebra protecting him. rats ain't never tough. my vote Larry Mahan. ##### buttkiss is a pud too. he mouthed off to mean joe green and joe spit in his face. buttkiss just turned and walked away with joe phlem on his face. tough fight anybody. not just guys that won't fight back.

TheKnack · Feb 18, 2004

Julio Ceaser Chavez-In his prime he could beat anyone.
Bill Romanowski-breaks his own teamates face in.
Mike Tyson- In a street brawl he would eat both ears.
Zack Thomas- One heck of a tough guy.
Chad Brown- The only guy who had me seeing stars playing football.
Best,
Jerry

Buckrub · Feb 18, 2004

"THE DUKE" (JOHN WAYNE) ;-)

oldoregon · Feb 18, 2004

lane frost is the toughest, along with anyone else who has sacrificed thier life for the sport they love!

Later Yall!!!!

kingfish · Feb 18, 2004

U.S Marine........

NonTypical23 · Feb 18, 2004

As much as I hate the Packers- I would have to say the toughest athlete I have ever watched in my life is Brett Favre. He is a man's man, never quits, always plays hurts, finds a way to win.....etc.....etc...

BeanMan · Feb 18, 2004

John Elway was right up there with the best. When Howie Long retired he gave John his helmet inscribed, "To the toughest guy I ever played against".

BeanMan

PotatoWhisperer · Feb 19, 2004

Brett Favre....has played wiith more injuries, over came an additcition to pain pills and still one of the most consistant QB's in the league...oh yeah...and ME!

Scott G.

polarbear · Feb 19, 2004

How about Magnus Ver Magnusson, Bill Kasmeir, Gerritt Badenhorst, Kiri Riki, Magnus Samulson etc... ?
Eric

Vince (Colorado) · Feb 20, 2004

Golfer John Daly!

BCBOY · Feb 20, 2004

What? No one has mentioned us hunters. We are atheletes as well boys. Our sport just doesn't have the glam of the television cameras as we bust our hump up the mountain everyday. I'd love to see some of the so-called toughguys in sport put up with some of the $hit we put up with. Coyoting out in mosiqutos from hell, climbing through a jungle of blowdown, scaling rock cliffs (without ropes), spending a week with everything you own on your back and then packing out that trophy of a lifetime on your back as well.

kingfish · Feb 20, 2004

Who does that?????. I stay in motels, drive my ATV up the mountain side and shoot deer from my truck window.....Shoot, A pair of boots lasts me 20 years....LOL....Just kidding!!!

HunterHarry · Feb 20, 2004

They ended up naming Brett Favre #1
He does have some grit!
The poll reflected popular T.V sports.
I am sure that there are many,many guys out there that have endured incredible hardships that would rank much higher than Bret Favre,but the public will never know their names!
Anyone that has seen frontline combat in wartime has my vote!
The men and women involved in the 911 tragedy also have a ranking that cannot be numbered!

SoTX · Feb 23, 2004

Well I think you guys left out a couple.
How about "Sweetness" Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Cal Ripken Jr., These are but a few who never missed a game, never complained, asked no quarters and gave no quarters. MEN.

"We must HUNT"