rmackman Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I felt like saying who my favorite players were growing up and now, maybe you can share yours too!BaseballFootballBasketballHockey "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie010 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 HOCKEY:BASKETBALL:BASEBALL/FOOTBALL:Oh, wait, I found a group picture of all three: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 I felt like putting these guys as honorable mentions: "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Baseball: Football: Basketball (both of them): Didn't care much about hockey but if I did: NASCAR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Basketballbetween LeBron James & Michael JordanFootballJim BrownBaseballKenny Lofton, Omar Vizquel, Larry Doby, Jackie Robinson or Hank Aaron | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I'll just post the ones I liked as a kid:BASEBALLKIRBY PUCKETTHOCKEYALEXANDER MOGILNYBASKETBALLTHUNDER DAN MAJERLE DUNKING OVER MANUTE BOL KEVIN JOHNSON and CHARLES BARKLEYFOOTBALLCRIS CARTER @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 I don't know why, but every time I see that particular photo of Kirby Puckett (and I have many a time) I just think of adding a speech baloon that says, "THEY HAVE DONUTS IN THE DUGOUT!!! YEAAAH!" Maybe that's his secret motivation? Hehe...he was still a badass ballplayer. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Whatever happened to him (Kirby Puckett), wasn't it like, he started having vision problems or something so he was, kinda, forced to retire???By the way, I remember getting this book when I was, like, 8 yrs. old, it came with a ball that had marks that told you exactly where to hold the ball, and it had really, like, cheapo directions on how to throw a curve, slider, and fastball. It was pretty cool. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 Did you get a coupon for a free donut with that book? "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Kirby got beaned in the eye by a Dennis Martinez pitch (Indians ) Career over, glaucoma in the eye. now he is an official Macys Thanksgiving Blimp. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Im having issues posting pictures so ill just tell you. These were my favorite players as a kid and are still some of my favoritesFootball: Mike Alstott, Merton HanksBaseball: Mark McGwireBasketball: John StocktonHockey: Mark Recchi On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Football:Basketball:Hockey:Baseball: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braden Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 BaseballShawn GreenJoe CarterBasketballKing LeBron and the Ming DynastyHockeyDouggie GilmourFootballDan MarinoDo I even need to comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hockey-Yvan Cournyer, Hakan LoobFootball-John Helton, Willie Armstead, Terry Irvin, PeeWee SmithBaseballRusty Staub, Rollie FingersBasketballLarry Bird Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Africa Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Baseball: Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, Barry Bonds, Vladamir Guerrero, Ichiro Suzuki, Sammy SosaBasketball: Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Jermaine O'Neal, Dirk NowitzkiFootball: Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Mushin Muhammad, Emmitt SmithHockey: Wayne Gretzky, Anson Carter, Scott Gomez, Jaromir Jagr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Baseball - Tino MartinezDavid WellsFootball - Kyle TurleyJohn HannahNASCAR - Terry LabonteBasketball - Steve Nash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Double Post Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Kirby got beaned in the eye by a Dennis Martinez pitch (Indians ) Career over, glaucoma in the eye. now he is an official Macys Thanksgiving Blimp. You're not kidding. I loved Kirby Pucket, from when he broke in with the powder blue unis in 1985 to the time he was inducted in the hall of fame. What has become of him, though, is just disturbing. There are bizzare stories out there about threats and abuse toward his now ex-wife. He was accused of groping a woman in a public bathroom. Etc.Kirby was a great, hard-working ball player that made his teammates better. He was great with the media. He was everything right with baseball. It was an important lesson for me about athletes and athletes vs. athletes as people. He was a great professional, but a scumbag as a person. So be it. It is an important lesson on hero-worship. That said, my athletes are:Baseball: Past--Kirby Puckett (athletes, not people), Ricky Henderson, Paul Molitor Present--Johan Santana (go figure, eh?), Torii HunterBasketball: Past--David Robinson, Michael Jordan Present--KG, DuncanFootball: Past--Barry Sanders, Boomer Esiason, Cris Carter, Robert Smith, Ron Dayne (College past, so many good memories and such a good college back. So bad now, cannot put him in "present" Present--Nobody really comes to mind. No vikings I really like. Go former Badgers (Lee Evens, Micheal Bennet, Erasmus James, etc.)Hockey: Past--Neal Broten, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Present--Jordan Leopold (Hobey winner from my high school) Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Football:Baseball:Hockey:Racing:Bobby Rahal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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