07-28-2004, 06:07 AM
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<snarkoutboy7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:410873f6.212295078@news.ni****okyo.att.ne.jp. ..
> Hi all,
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> In case you didn't read this article, this guy thinks cyclitsts are
> not as athletic as football players. It just made me mad, figures i
> would share it with as many as i could.
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> http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/co...intid=38194111
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> I know it won't mean anything, but i wrote him a letter.
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Depends on how you define athleticism. There are some downright stupid
statements (Gretzky, Rodman, A-Rod, or Ricky Williams could win the Tour;
misspelling of pedal; etc.) but I would have to agree that cyclists are not
athletic in the sense that football (American) players are. The author gives
some of his criteria: speed, agility, muscle, and ability to take a hit. If
these are your criteria, then indeed, Ricky Williams (and every NFL running
back) is a far better athlete than Armstrong.
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