Most impressive athlete you have seen in person

[duckmeat]

Just wondering some of the athletes you may have laid eyes on in person..

Julius Peppers - Guy is a freak. Saw him chase Julius down no less than three times. I don't mean he took an angle, I mean he CHASED him down. So big, so fast. (I wish I would have gotten to see more of Steve Smith but he got ejected.)

Dwight Freeney - Not as fast as Peppers, but you can't really gauge his quickness on a TV.

Peyton Manning - He's like a machine.

TO - go watch him warm up, that's all you have to do. Looks like a steroid freak, runs like a horse. He looks like that Under Armour mannequin at Hibbet's. To quote a commentator I heard once - "He's like a really fast moose." lol

Drew Bledsoe - No lie. If this guy had ANY mobility at all, he would be great. WR's would stand on about the seven or eight yard line, and run a flag to the pylon. He was standing flat footed on the fifty and would get the ball to the pylon on a rope right as they crossed over the endzone. I never even liked him before I saw him, but man can he sling it.

what do yall think?

[imported_MOX]

My most favorite that I ever got to watch in person was none other than Dan Marino. He even rushed for a touchdown the first time I saw him play and to make it even better he ran into the endzone right where I was sitting. I also enjoyed watching Ocho Cinco play, Michael Jordan(although it was when he was with the Wizards and not his glory days as a Bull, it was the older Mike but hey, it was still Mike), Michael Vick at Tech, Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas and Tom Brady(I hate the guy bc he plays with the Pats but hes damn good, would like him alot better and own his jersey if he played for anybody else).

[R13]

Seen a lot of NBA players play like Steve Nash, Dirk, Kobe, Tim Duncan, Parker etc. Met Gasol when he played for Memphis, also Eddie Jones, Bo Outlaw and some more. I did see MJ play his last 2 games at the MCI Center in DC back in 03', that pretty much sums it up for me.

[duckmeat]

yeah I forgot Vick. I saw him in his first year at Tech. Can't believe I forgot him.

Would have loved seeing Marino.

[amysuedean]

Former athletes...Tyrone Prothro, Joe Namath, and Kenny Stabler

[NotSoSilentBob]

Rye Cove had this QB in the late 90s who should have went pro.

[Biggin]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jjk mom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Former athletes...Tyrone Prothro, Joe Namath, and Kenny Stabler </div></div>

you must be an alabama fan
heh

its sad, ive never been to a professional game except for baseball, and an exhibition game between the oilers and skins in knoxville fifteen years ago haha

so mine is prolly either andruw jones, terry pendleton (i know, he was old when i saw him play, but he still went yard) and thomas and juice.

TJ in HS was jus crazy.

[Biggin]

i heard he stank it up and had to settle wit becoming a referee? [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[Ironlung]

Peyton Manning, Thomas Jones, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, John Henderson, Jamal Lewis.

[whiteshoes]

Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, Dale Ellis, Cal Ripken, Ryne Sandberg, Mike Mussina, Miguel Cabrera, Darrell Green, Steve McNair, John LeClair (went to see Lindros but he was hurt of course).

Locally impressive list: Calvin Talford