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why do athletes play sports at the highest level?

Posted on: May 17, 2012 at 21:42:38 CT
SecondCityTiger STL
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to put up sweet stats? Most, if not all, would say they play to win championships.

Edited by SecondCityTiger at 21:46:12 on 05/17/12
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All this talk about LBJ being the greatest all around player - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:05:25
     lebron is a boy. - mr. picklecopter KC - 5/17 22:07:47
          Needs a surge protector(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/18 08:03:53
     he's so soft - SecondCityTiger MU - 5/17 21:34:34
     the guy is a man-child. - SoCalTigr UM - 5/17 20:54:07
          Agreed.(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:54:47
               Sad, too. I was really rooting for him to get a ring - cooter MU - 5/17 21:33:47
                    If he'd have stayed in Cleveland - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/18 08:03:22
     how do you get LBJ? - PAC VANDY - 5/17 20:44:19
          LBRJ(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:46:18
               The L and the B are both in the same first name - PAC VANDY - 5/17 20:47:23
                    LRJ - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:48:12
                         don't tell his mother you said that(nm) - PAC VANDY - 5/17 20:50:16
                              she's too busy sucking delonte west's dong to care - SoCalTigr UM - 5/17 21:04:07
                                   LMAO someone had to go there(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 21:05:47
                                        I can't believe delonte went THERE - SoCalTigr UM - 5/17 21:18:45
          RE: how do you get LBJ? - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:44:59
               I can't stop laughing at this. (nm) - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:53:55
     is the series over? - MU98 SLU - 5/17 20:40:24
          You're right - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:42:49
               down 2-1 to the Pacers - MU98 SLU - 5/17 20:48:08
                    My bad...thought it was 2-0 - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:49:18
                         maybe - MU98 SLU - 5/17 20:50:32
                              Gotta come out swinging next game - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:51:22
                                   I did find it funny LBJ said it was taxing playing PF. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:56:21
     players in their respective sports who were never that great - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:35:13
          For one, stick to the same sport at least - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:42:02
     I'll never understand why players are judged on rings so - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:09:06
          The greatone's win rings, the average one's do not. - tigerboardnoob MU - 5/17 20:26:50
               Jordan won his because of Pippen. Didn't see him winning - tigerNkc MU - 5/17 20:45:31
                    And Pippen won how many during the 3 years Jordan... - BandG MU - 5/18 08:29:17
                    pippin was one of my favorite players to watch - mr. picklecopter KC - 5/17 23:10:37
                    that's ****ed up(nm) - SecondCityTiger MU - 5/17 21:40:49
                    Haha, of course you didn't. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:48:49
                    I wouldn't go that far...but you are right - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:47:56
                         Pippen was great. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:49:29
                              Yep - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:50:10
                                   He was pretty decent in Portland. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:53:17
               I get it know(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:33:44
                    You don't even now(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:47:28
          It is a team game - SatoriTiger JC - 5/17 20:26:43
          they shouldn't be. anyone who uses it as an excuse - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:20:13
               While I understand what you are saying... - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:22:45
                    and they've all/most had the luxury of being surrounded - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:23:38
                         I was unaware Bosh and Wade were average. (nm) - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:25:12
                              huge sample size with LBJ on The Heat (nm) - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:26:44
                                   While it's not a great sample size... - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:29:09
                                        you're getting off topic - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:30:45
                                             why do athletes play sports at the highest level? - SecondCityTiger MU - 5/17 21:42:38
                                                  irrelevant, but i agree (nm) - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 21:52:03
                                                       not really(nm) - SecondCityTiger MU - 5/17 21:52:35
                                             Sole determinant? - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:35:39
                                                  it should be in the conversation - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:37:01
                                                       I guess it could all depend on your definition of great - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:45:39
                                                            oh... is LBJ the greatest ever? - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:47:59
                                                                 Honest question... - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:50:11
                                                                      most would say no - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:58:22
                                                                      That's a great, great question - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:50:33
                                                                 Right you are - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:48:58
                                                                      I think he cares too much what people think and say. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:52:01
                                                                           I think there is truth to that. - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:53:53
                                                                                Agreed. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:58:41
                                                                                     Right...he gives that answer - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 21:05:33
                                             Sure it can. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:33:53
                                                  having a "my time" mentality and a huge amount of talent - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:36:02
                                                       Let me ask you this - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:37:07
                                                            personally? Durant (nm) - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:37:38
                                                                 Me too - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:43:17
                                                                      i agree with you - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:44:23
                                                                           LMAO...that is classic - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:45:57
                                                       Seemed to work for - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:36:45
                                                            and not for Baylor, Malone, Stockton, Barkley, Gervin, - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:38:27
                                                                 I agree on Baylor...they disappear when the game - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:44:03
                                                                 You really put all those guys in the same discussion - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:43:27
                                                            ... they had some good teammates, did they not? (nm) - TigerwTLP STL - 5/17 20:37:24
                                                                 Sure they did. - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:45:59
                              I was unaware - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:25:51
                                   I was unaware - quinsnyderjr MU - 5/17 20:26:46
                                        I was unaware - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:35:07
          I'm not even talking about that right now(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:11:58
               okay - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:12:52
                    LBJ= ARod in the playoffs nm - CraigS MU - 5/17 20:19:21
                    Well - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:15:35
                         I hate on LBJ...but I do this kind of thing - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:19:22
                         fair enough - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:18:00
                              LBJ has been in the league 9 years already(nm) - tigerboardnoob MU - 5/17 20:27:56
                                   okay - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:35:54
                              28 but he came from college. 6 years in the league - CraigS MU - 5/17 20:20:53
                              No I don't think he was 30 - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:19:57
          It don't mean a thing without the ring (nm) - SatoriTiger JC - 5/17 20:10:30
               cock ring?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:11:25
                    Yes - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:15:53
                         LOL(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 5/17 20:16:40
     Lyndon Baines Johnson played in the NBA?(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 5/17 20:06:50
          He would drop trou at mid-court and show the refs - Tigrrrr! MU - 5/17 20:08:42
               In his defense it was one HELL of a scar. - sarge MU - 5/17 20:52:30
                    Pinkel still recruiting you?(nm) - FromKCtoCoMO MU - 5/17 20:54:35
                         Hell yeah...sarge is going to make the second coming of - Tigrrrr! MU - 5/17 21:17:04




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