Sidney Crosby Appreciation Thread

[strombad]

Originally Posted by WilderPegasus

If I had sex for hours in a row there'd be parts of me that would be pretty damn sore too but that doesn't make sex a sport either!

Depends how good you are at it.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by WilderPegasus

If I had sex for hours in a row there'd be parts of me that would be pretty damn sore too but that doesn't make sex a sport either!

You could always switch hands. That might make it easier on you.

[WilderPegasus]

Originally Posted by Rerun

You could always switch hands. That might make it easier on you.

But your mother doesn't like the way my left hand feels on the back of her head.

[polak]

Originally Posted by WilderPegasus

If I had sex for hours in a row there'd be parts of me that would be pretty damn sore too but that doesn't make sex a sport either!

Well I think it depends on how fast the girl is and how long you have to chase her...

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by WilderPegasus

But your mother doesn't like the way my left hand feels on the back of her head.

Oh Gawd!!!!! Yuck!!!!

My mother is 90 years old! WP, you need to get out more!

[Komskies]

I wonder when we'll see the Ovechkin appreciation thread. He now has 31 goals in his last 30 regular season games, and 9 in his first 9 games this year.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I wonder when we'll see the Ovechkin appreciation thread. He now has 31 goals in his last 30 regular season games, and 9 in his first 9 games this year.

When he crosses the threshhold of his own blueline.

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I wonder when we'll see the Ovechkin appreciation thread. He now has 31 goals in his last 30 regular season games, and 9 in his first 9 games this year.

Ovechkin is this generations Jagr.

WHOOPSIE!

Everyone, let's argue

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I wonder when we'll see the Ovechkin appreciation thread. He now has 31 goals in his last 30 regular season games, and 9 in his first 9 games this year.

When not this happens

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Greatest Top 10 Sports Stars Ever

Mohammad Ali (boxing)
Michael Jordan (basketball)
Michael Phelps (swimming)
Pele (soccer)
Usain Bolt (track and field)
Wayne Gretzky (hockey)
Babe Ruth (baseball)
Carl Lewis (track and field)
Michael Schumacher (auto racing)
Martina Navratilova (tennis)

Personally I wouldn't put Carl Lewis or especially Michael Schumacher in there. (Schumacher especially takes a hit because he got flat out beaten by Mika Häkkinen in 1998 even though Ferrari was clearly better than McLaren that year. He has greatly benefitted from Ferrari being technically and strategically better than the competition for many years.)

Usain Bolt hasn't had the longevity yet.

Athletes who absolutely need to be there:
Alexander Karelin (Wrestling, one of the most dominant athletes ever, won every tournament for 13 years, and went six years without giving up a single point to anyone.

The man was a true freak of nature and probably the most dominant athlete I have ever seen.)

I would also like to include:
Sebastian Löeb (rally driving, 9 consecutive world championships)
Sergey Bubka (pole vault, 6 consecutive world championships spanning 24 years)

And yeah, Crosby is not even in the discussion, nor has he really shown any signs of being in that category IMO.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Unlike many people on here I saw Gretzky and Lemieux play together in the '87 Canada Cup. Pre Canada Cup, Lemieux didn't have much of a work ethic. He'd take nights off. When he played with Gretzky, and saw how hard he worked at the game (as well as Messier) it changed him. He has even acknowledged this.



http://internationalhockeylegends.bl...o-lemieux.html

Whoa, I had no idea. I read Lemieux's book as a kid, but either I don't recall it written in there, or it was left out.

Regardless, thanks for that - quite interesting.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Greatest Top 10 Sports Stars Ever

Mohammad Ali (boxing)
Michael Jordan (basketball)
Michael Phelps (swimming)
Pele (soccer)
Usain Bolt (track and field)
Wayne Gretzky (hockey)
Babe Ruth (baseball)
Carl Lewis (track and field)
Michael Schumacher (auto racing)
Martina Navratilova (tennis)

The above are people who utterly dominated their field of sport for many years.

Does Wayne Gretzky deserve to be included with the above elite stars? Yes he does.

Does Sidney Crosby deserve to be included? Right now, no he doesn't.

/nuff said. Done.

Disagree with Carl Lewis because he was a cheat, and Michael Schumacher, who himself has said Ayrton Senna is the best Formula 1 driver ever.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by flameswin

When not this happens

Still hasn't gotten old. One of the best hockey gifs of all time in my open lol. If Ovechkin actually busted his ass on that play like he does when a puck like that is in the offensive zone I think he has a chance to make a great play. That's the difference between a all-star player and an offensively gifted player.