Laureus award: will Ralph win it?

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Well he dominated his sport more than any other athlete, but sentimental favorite Spain Futbol Team will probably win.
 
kOaMaster

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messi should win. rather than iniesta who will win. sorry!

bryant...seriously, wtf? sure he's the mvp but he had way better seasons.

vettel could win but dear god I hope not.

nadal deserved to win one more.

pacquiao I've never heard of and I follow closely to many kinds of sports all over the world...and btw, those kind of sports (also like f1 and golf) shouldn't even be in the competition anymore.


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female: lindsey vonn or kim clijsters
team: spain of course, underdog inter. football either way
breakthrough: I hate the golf ***s, therefore lemaitre.
comeback: hard to say but NOT henin. kluft or rossi?
disability & action sport: no idea.
 
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kOaMaster said:
messi should win. rather than iniesta who will win. sorry!

bryant...seriously, wtf? sure he's the mvp but he had way better seasons.

vettel could win but dear god I hope not.

nadal deserved to win one more.

pacquiao I've never heard of and I follow closely to many kinds of sports all over the world...and btw, those kind of sports (also like f1 and golf) shouldn't even be in the competition anymore.
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he's a boxer...I think he's considered one of the best ever...
 
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kOaMaster said:
messi should win. rather than iniesta who will win. sorry!

bryant...seriously, wtf? sure he's the mvp but he had way better seasons.

vettel could win but dear god I hope not.

nadal deserved to win one more.

pacquiao I've never heard of and I follow closely to many kinds of sports all over the world...and btw, those kind of sports (also like f1 and golf) shouldn't even be in the competition anymore.


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female: lindsey vonn or kim clijsters
team: spain of course, underdog inter. football either way
breakthrough: I hate the golf ***s, therefore lemaitre.
comeback: hard to say but NOT henin. kluft or rossi?
disability & action sport: no idea.
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Fail.........
 
namelessone

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Unlikely. Tennis is not very popular and for the first time in quite a while there are TWO strong football representatives.

Messi is huge and he is the face of Barca, Barca being one of the most, if not the most popular team in football, the most popular sport on the planet.

Iniesta is a key component of the same Barca team and struck the goal which decided who were the new world champs in South Africa.

Pacquaio is a top boxer loved throughout the world who has way more pull than Nadal.

Federer won in the four years that he WAS tennis(though personally I would have put Phelps above Fed in 2008 and Fed above Schumi in 2004). For people that followed tennis in that period a Federer loss was SHOCKING and tourney wins were routine. The guy lost just 24 matches in four seasons of tennis(04-07), that's basically six per season. Fed went up against some greats in those years but none of them were the FACE of their sport. To this day most people can't name anyone other than Fed(and more recently Nadal) when it comes to tennis.
 
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namelessone said:
Unlikely. Tennis is not very popular and for the first time in quite a while there are TWO strong football representatives.

Messi is huge and he is the face of Barca, Barca being one of the most, if not the most popular team in football, the most popular sport on the planet.

Iniesta is a key component of the same Barca team and struck the goal which decided who were the new world champs in South Africa.

Pacquaio is a top boxer loved throughout the world who has way more pull than Nadal.

Federer won in the four years that he WAS tennis(though personally I would have put Phelps above Fed in 2008 and Fed above Schumi in 2004). For people that followed tennis in that period a Federer loss was SHOCKING and tourney wins were routine. The guy lost just 24 matches in four seasons of tennis(04-07), that's basically six per season. Fed went up against some greats in those years but none of them were the FACE of their sport. To this day most people can't name anyone other than Fed(and more recently Nadal) when it comes to tennis.
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As always, the excuses are ready...
 
big bang

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kOaMaster said:
messi should win. rather than iniesta who will win. sorry!

bryant...seriously, wtf? sure he's the mvp but he had way better seasons.

vettel could win but dear god I hope not.

nadal deserved to win one more.

pacquiao I've never heard of and I follow closely to many kinds of sports all over the world...and btw, those kind of sports (also like f1 and golf) shouldn't even be in the competition anymore.


edit:
female: lindsey vonn or kim clijsters
team: spain of course, underdog inter. football either way
breakthrough: I hate the golf ***s, therefore lemaitre.
comeback: hard to say but NOT henin. kluft or rossi?
disability & action sport: no idea.
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Are you for real?:shock:.. Boxing is the toughest sport in the world!
 
kOaMaster

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perhaps a stupid statement, who knows. I just dislike boxing and seeing people banging the heads. of course it is tough and of course it needs a lot but I just don't care. beating someone up is not what I call a sport.

(ali at the 96 olympic games might have killed it forever for me and million dollar baby is about the worst film I've ever seen personally and I really do regret that I watched it)
 
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kOaMaster said:
perhaps a stupid statement, who knows. I just dislike boxing and seeing people banging the heads. of course it is tough and of course it needs a lot but I just don't care. beating someone up is not what I call a sport.

(ali at the 96 olympic games might have killed it forever for me and million dollar baby is about the worst film I've ever seen personally and I really do regret that I watched it)
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To each his own.

But what about Rocky? Did you not like that?
 
aphex

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namelessone said:
Football and people who do well in the olympics(in the year when there are are olympics) have the most pull in these kinds of awards(not necessarily laureus). It's common knowledge.
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2008 was an Olympic year. Federer won it.

There are footballers every year. Federer won it 4 times.
 
big bang

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kOaMaster said:
perhaps a stupid statement, who knows. I just dislike boxing and seeing people banging the heads. of course it is tough and of course it needs a lot but I just don't care. beating someone up is not what I call a sport.

(ali at the 96 olympic games might have killed it forever for me and million dollar baby is about the worst film I've ever seen personally and I really do regret that I watched it)
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Maybe you just dont understand what boxing is about?. Its a sport for men with great pride and big b....!, true warriors!. Ever heard these famous words: No guts, no glory!. Pain is temporary, pride is forever!. Theres no room for a bad day at the office, you have to be in top shape for every fight because sometimes your carreer will be destroyed from a single loss!. In tennis thers another tournament nex week, in football theres another game next weekend but in boxing you never know if this fight will be your last..

Oh and by the way Ali retired long before the 96 olympics.
 
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big bang said:
Maybe you just dont understand what boxing is about?. Its a sport for men with great pride and big b....!, true warriors!. Ever heard these famous words: No guts, no glory!. Pain is temporary, pride is forever!. Theres no room for a bad day at the office, you have to be in top shape for every fight because sometimes your carreer will be destroyed from a single loss!. In tennis thers another tournament nex week, in football theres another game next weekend but in boxing you never know if this fight will be your last..

Oh and by the way Ali retired long before the 96 olympics.
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ali, 96 olymics:)... are you really getting into a debate with someone who thinks ali competed in the 96 olympics??
 
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big bang said:
Maybe you just dont understand what boxing is about?. Its a sport for men with great pride and big b....!, true warriors!. Ever heard these famous words: No guts, no glory!. Pain is temporary, pride is forever!. Theres no room for a bad day at the office, you have to be in top shape for every fight because sometimes your carreer will be destroyed from a single loss!. In tennis thers another tournament nex week, in football theres another game next weekend but in boxing you never know if this fight will be your last..

Oh and by the way Ali retired long before the 96 olympics.
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nah...no, not really, I don't care about that. that counts on the streets in your local gangster-village or mafia-movie but not in what I considers sports.

and seriously, how about thinking before lecturing me? tip: ali had kind of an important role there.
 
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kOaMaster said:
nah...no, not really, I don't care about that. that counts on the streets in your local gangster-village or mafia-movie but not in what I considers sports.

and seriously, how about thinking before lecturing me? tip: ali had kind of an important role there.
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You really are clueless!
And yes as a former boxer and coach I know all about Ali, but you clearly made it out as Ali competed, if you meant something else you could start by expressing it correctly.
 
kOaMaster

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ok, so here for you: I was shocked how someone at the age of 54 did look like because he did everything for his sport, even sacrified his body.

and don't come with this espn list, this is about the weirdest most arbitrary thing. I don't say boxing isn't tough or hard or intense. this is all true.
to me, sports is NOT about
No guts, no glory!. Pain is temporary, pride is forever!
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this sounds more like a statement of a freedom fighter, not a sportsmen.
 
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AtomicForehand said:
Who is Ralph?
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big bang

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kOaMaster said:
ok, so here for you: I was shocked how someone at the age of 54 did look like because he did everything for his sport, even sacrified his body.

and don't come with this espn list, this is about the weirdest most arbitrary thing. I don't say boxing isn't tough or hard or intense. this is all true.
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Ever seen Ali fight?, the guy took some of the worst beatings in history against some of the biggest punchers. And yes he took a lot of damage.

you do know that brain damage is more common in football than boxing right?
 
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namelessone said:
If Rafa wins against freaking Messi(who is by far the best footballer on the planet) and Iniesta(great season with Barca, scored goal that clinched World Cup), it will be quite the feat IMO.
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Football is a team sport. I don't think it's fair to compare a football player with a tennis player.
Messi might be the best football player, but without the other team members what would he do? Why is he great at Barcelona, but he's mediocre when he plays for Argentina? :confused: The team is important, not just one player.
 
kishnabe

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*******s will make a mockery of Laureus Awards if Nadal wins it. Still I think Djokovic should win it...her has most slams this year!
 
Sartorius

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CMM said:
Rafa won. :)

And the Spanish football team won too.
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Yeah, and it's fitting really. Would have been weird if Messi/Iniesta and Spain won at the same time. Nadal's achievements as an individual athelete is different.
 
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