| Re: have you seen this article?
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2mpuh8Fq1fvdU1@uni-berlin.de...
> "El Paisano" wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> And by that definition a heavyweight boxer is probably more "athletic"
than
> a triathlete.
>
Indeed, but I imagine this journalist's ideal of an athlete would be a
lighter, quicker boxer.
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