Favorite Athlethes
 

What athletes inspire you? I am a big Lance Armstrong fan, i even bought a livestrong bracelet, i just think winning 7 tour de france and beating cancer is just mind boggling. He is such an inspiration. Another favorite is Maria Sharapova, she is such a good tennis player. I saw she is the new spokesperson for the new LR2 (like a livestrong bracelet i would love to buy one, but havent yet, LOL). So who are your favorite athletes? who inspires you?

Cathy Freeman, the Australian sprinter. She has overcome so much, is very honest, and a fantastic role model, as well as being a superb athlete.

Susie Maroney - another Australian, who has completed many long distance swims, inlcuing swimming from Florida to Cuba. She is a lifelong asthmatic.

Paula Radcliffe the English marathon runner, who also has asthma.

Tani Grey-Thomson, the Welsh para-olympian, Great Britains most successful para olympian.

There are loads of others, but those are my four biggies!

Sue Bird - basketball player, plays unselfish team ball.

Steve Largent - played pro football back in the 70's and 80's, long on heart and desire which helped overcome average talent and got him into the Hall of Fame.

Edgar Martinez - pro baseball player in the 90's and 00's, just retired. Great personality, awesome pure hitter.

Danika Patrick - race car driver, a talented woman in a field dominated by men.

Detlef Schrempf - pro basketball player, now retired, and heavily involved in community charity work.

Joe Ferguson...he was the quarterback to the Buffalo Bills in the early 80's and...well...a quarterback is only as good as his offensive line. Anyway, I met him when I was 14 with my dad and he said I was pretty. :cloud9:

Mauresmo...the underdog.

I admire "what" Lance Armstrong has done as an athlete, I actually am not a big fan of his as a person. His views on God and family are way different than mine. I also have purchased quite a few yellow wrist bands in support of the cause against cancer ~ one of the first actually. Are you aware that it was NIKE'S idea?

There are many outstanding athletes out there, a couple that come to my mind are:

DIKEMBE MUTOMBO ~ NBA Denver Nuggets retired ~ Social Issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo ~ VERY much involved with good things in his country!

AC GREEN Lakers and Suns NBA retired ~ Many outstanding foundations in support of youth and morals ~ visibly promoted sexual abstinence during his NBA career ~ married as a virgin at 38!!

Just a couple of the good guys!!

Originally Posted by techwife:
Joe Ferguson...he was the quarterback to the Buffalo Bills in the early 80's and...well...a quarterback is only as good as his offensive line. Anyway, I met him when I was 14 with my dad and he said I was pretty. :cloud9:

TECHWIFE ~ Hey girl, we all KNOW you are gorgeous!! :smoking: :hot: ~ so that was no BIG revelation on Joe's part ;) But :cry: :cry: OUCH!! :cry: :cry: those SUPER?BOWL years had to "ruin" your childhood ;)

GO RAIDERS :cheer:

Originally Posted by EZMONEY:
I admire "what" Lance Armstrong has done as an athlete, I actually am not a big fan of his as a person. His views on God and family are way different than mine. I also have purchased quite a few yellow wrist bands in support of the cause against cancer ~ one of the first actually. Are you aware that it was NIKE'S idea?

There are many outstanding athletes out there, a couple that come to my mind are:

DIKEMBE MUTOMBO ~ NBA Denver Nuggets retired ~ Social Issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo ~ VERY much involved with good things in his country!

AC GREEN Lakers and Suns NBA retired ~ Many outstanding foundations in support of youth and morals ~ visibly promoted sexual abstinence during his NBA career ~ married as a virgin at 38!!

Just a couple of the good guys!!

I am not surprised it was Nike's idea but he marketed it and i think without Lance it wouldnt have been as big of a selling point. There are so many great athletes all over the world. Thanks for everyone's input

Dominique Moceanu, who is making a comeback in a few weeks!

The 10 year anniversary of the US women's gymnastics team winning gold in Atlanta is coming up.

GO BILLS!!!!

this 50+ woman who is in my body sculpting class that puts us all to shame - she has been my biggest inspiration because I want to be like that when I am that age!

Steve Yzerman....an all round great guy.

I'm a big Lance Armstrong fan. Just to win 1 time is an amazing thing - but 7 times is remarkable! Especially knowing he raced with stomach flues, hip injuries and all kinds of stuff! Add to that the cancer comeback and he is a driven, remarkable statement to never giving up!

Originally Posted by VelVeeta:
I am not surprised it was Nike's idea but he marketed it and i think without Lance it wouldnt have been as big of a selling point. There are so many great athletes all over the world. Thanks for everyone's input

There have been many good things out of the Livestrong Foundation. I have lost a dad, grandpa, and other family members to cancer ~ I purchased $100 worth of bracelets to give away when you could buy them at Foot Locker! Before most people knew what they were. I soured on Lance a little more when on The Best Damned Sports Show he said that Nike approached him about the bracelets, this is fine ~ but then when he was asked about the popularity of them he really didn't seem to have any idea what was going on. It just seemed a little strange to me ~ like he should know since his foundation was promoting them.

Originally Posted by little grasshopper:
I'm a big Lance Armstrong fan. Just to win 1 time is an amazing thing - but 7 times is remarkable! Especially knowing he raced with stomach flues, hip injuries and all kinds of stuff! Add to that the cancer comeback and he is a driven, remarkable statement to never giving up!

Lance is driven! that is for sure...but for Lance. As far as never giving up...humm...3 kids in a four year marraige then gone! According to his ex-wife he rarely sees his children.

Lance has said countless times that he doesn't believe in God ~ that he was healed from cancer because of what HE did ~ not God (since there is not one)

Lance is an outstanding athlete ~ I have read many interviews and have seen Lance interviewed many times ~ interesting fellow ~ funny at times too ~ but it is obvious (to me) that Lance is for LANCE!

That being said (IMO) I agree! Lance is a great athlete...but as far as being a good guy....NAH!

Originally Posted by EZMONEY:
TECHWIFE ~ Hey girl, we all KNOW you are gorgeous!! :smoking: :hot: ~ so that was no BIG revelation on Joe's part ;) But :cry: :cry: OUCH!! :cry: :cry: those SUPER?BOWL years had to "ruin" your childhood ;)

Well, the Super Bowls were fun even if they did lose all FOUR! Actually, the first loss against the Giants was MY fault. At one point towards the last quarter, it seemed the win was in the bag for the Bills, so I called a friend of mine, who was a Giants fan and when he answered the phone I simply went, "BWAHAHAHAHA!!" and hung up. He knew who it was, but right after that, it all went down hill...and a little to the left (or right?). Needless to say, the phone rang right then, but I wasn't taking calls... Anyhow...it was MY fault, I admit it. And it wasn't my childhood, but my early 20's. And Joe Ferguson is still my favorite. :love:

GO RAIDERS :cheer:

My husband is from Los Angeles and he's the Raiders Fan in the house. My best friend is, too. I went to a Raiders/Bills game once in Buffalo. The wind chill factor was FOURTEEN BELOW!! On the ground..I was in the 40th row of the upper deck....the upper deck only has 40 rows, so mine was one of those little heads you see at the very top of the stadium. I think the Bills won...I was more concerned with hypothermia setting in....or having to be chipped away from my seat come spring. :lol: