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 2013-02-13 1:09 PM in reply to: #4620918 |
Champion  17756      SoCal |  Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes onlymrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. |
| 2013-02-13 1:11 PM in reply to: #4620940 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. By my definition, you're a dbag. |
| 2013-02-13 1:12 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Only here can an OP without a single word go to 6 pages. Perfect! |
| 2013-02-13 1:16 PM in reply to: #4620940 |
Member 5452 NC | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Big Appa - 2013-02-13 2:09 PM I don't like long quotes. Thank you.
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| 2013-02-13 1:17 PM in reply to: #4620949 |
Champion 18680 Lost in the Luminiferous Aether | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Left Brain - 2013-02-13 2:12 PM Only here can an OP without a single word go to 6 pages. Perfect! Yes but TRA is not as compelling as TAN. |
| 2013-02-13 1:17 PM in reply to: #4620954 |
Champion 17756 SoCal | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Goosedog - 2013-02-13 11:16 AM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 2:09 PM I don't like long quotes. Thank you.
You are welcome |
| 2013-02-13 1:20 PM in reply to: #4620957 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only trinnas - 2013-02-13 1:17 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 2:12 PM Only here can an OP without a single word go to 6 pages. Perfect! Yes but TRA is not as compelling as TAN. I never feel compelled to tan. |
| 2013-02-13 1:23 PM in reply to: #4620948 |
Expert 1951 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. |
| 2013-02-13 1:25 PM in reply to: #4620971 |
Champion 17756 SoCal | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 11:23 AM Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" It's ok Tony and I are kinda friends and he is the best little Dbag I know. Edited by Big Appa 2013-02-13 1:27 PM |
| 2013-02-13 1:25 PM in reply to: #4620971 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. |
| 2013-02-13 1:26 PM in reply to: #4620980 |
Champion 17756 SoCal | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only mr2tony - 2013-02-13 11:25 AM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. Your mom went to college. |
| 2013-02-13 1:28 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Pro 4313 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only |
| 2013-02-13 1:28 PM in reply to: #4620980 |
Champion 18680 Lost in the Luminiferous Aether | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:25 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And this would be a bad thing why??
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| 2013-02-13 1:31 PM in reply to: #4620984 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only trinnas - 2013-02-13 1:28 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:25 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And this would be a bad thing why??
Being stuck in a room with those two? How could it be a good thing? |
| 2013-02-13 1:33 PM in reply to: #4620990 |
Pro 4313 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only mr2tony - 2013-02-13 1:31 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 1:28 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:25 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And this would be a bad thing why??
Being stuck in a room with those two? How could it be a good thing? Who says you're invited? It would be a thread for real DB's....you're a mega-uber-XXL DB....which is WAY realer than real. |
| 2013-02-13 1:36 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Master 1565 SMIBville | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only |
| 2013-02-13 1:37 PM in reply to: #4620971 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And I agree with you that there are some smoking fast Athletes who run triathlons.....but the vast majority of us just exercise alot....which is why your original guy that started this discussion with his beer belly laughs at us. I can't think of another sport where someone is considered an "athlete" just because they finish, or play. If you run a 100 in 50 seconds are you a sprinter? You finished the distance, are you an athlete? I can slosh my way to 1:50 100's over a mile in the pool....does that make me a swimmer? Hell, I'm closer to drowning than I am to being like any of the folks I would consider swimmers. Since I haven't seen anything to change my mind, I'll stick with my original thoughts. People laugh at those who run triathlon because we take ourselves too seriously......but hey, we're "athletes" right? |
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Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only trinnas - 2013-02-13 2:28 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:25 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM No no! By HIS definition you will never be an athlete. By mine, you are. But ours don't matter, it's up to you to decide whether you're an athlete or not. And if we did make a `Real Dbags Only' thread, it'd be Appa and BradleyD jawing back and forth about video games and other lame things and making fart jokes. mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And this would be a bad thing why??
Sounds like TAN when the ladies leave. Well, when most of them leave. |
| 2013-02-13 1:52 PM in reply to: #4620998 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:37 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 1:23 PM mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:11 PM Big Appa - 2013-02-13 1:09 PM By my definition, you're a dbag. mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 10:58 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:51 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:41 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 1:33 PM mrbbrad - 2013-02-13 12:28 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:46 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:36 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:32 PM trinnas - 2013-02-13 12:24 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 12:19 PM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 12:12 PM KateTri1 - 2013-02-13 10:49 AM Left Brain - 2013-02-13 11:28 AM I see I struck a nerve......whatever. I shouldn't be posting on this thread anyway since all I do anymore is swim/bike/run at a pace that my 12 year old daughter makes fun of. I'd hardly be able to call myself a "make believe athlete", much less a "real athlete".
Depreciating and sensitive LB.. See? PS: my coach friend said he never trained for BB as much as I do for tri's. But he did play a lot when he was in grade school/ high school, . Not more than I train though.. His words. I think it's all about effort. Bleh...your coach has a short memory. If he played high school ball he practiced at least 2 hours a night during basketball season with games mixed in....probably at least 12 hours a week, not counting the pick-up games he played on weekends. The overwhelming majority of people who run triathlons don't put in 12 hours per week, but if you ask them they are constantly training. Hmm.. ok.. but now he doesn't put any training into it. Were i going to go play a casual game with my family I wouldn't need to either. But, I couldn't do any kind of long distance w/o lots of time spent training. I can only speak for myself. I played tennis and did track and my training was largely repetitive drills. Not exactly brain surgery. Aw come on I can do a sprint distance race without training for it. Not well, and not fast but I can do it.
Um.. i don't really consider sprint "long distance".. But that is all a lot of triathletes do.
right. and my son played little league for a few seasons and then did something else. Sports players who hone their skills could be likened to triathletes who train for longer distances. Or triathletes who train to excel at shorter distances. It's pretty clear that some folks just like being pompous and argumentative, but enough about me. Sure, it's relatively "easy' to finish a sprint tri, but it's even easier to strike out, or miss free throws, or drop a ball. I've often considered contacting local professional sports teams and offering to suck just as bad as their athletes for a fraction of the cost. Now you get it. Do I? Do you? You were essentially comparing 300 hitters in baseball to BOP triathletes. Why not compare baseball players below the Menodza line to triathletes who place overall? No I wasn't, you are. BOP/MOP triathletes can't be compared to .300 hitters in any regard whatsoever....that's my point. The .300 hitter is an athlete, the BOP/MOP triathlete is just someone who exercises alot, me included these days. It doesn't bother me in the least....I enjoy being in good shape....it doesn't make me an athlete.
If you say so.... I guess I didn't follow your admonition and I did take it the wrong way:
Left Brain - 2013-02-12 11:47 PM I love triathlon so don't take this the wrong way, but the fact is, it takes WAY more practice to hit .300 in baseball or shoot 75% from the free-throw line than it ever does to be able to run a triathlon. In fact, if it wasn't for swimming, virtually ANYBODY could spend a month or two and finish an event up to Oly distance....especially with all of the walking that goes on.
I don't like long quotes. Wow!!! That name getting the rounds on BT. I think someone should create a thread for "Real Dbags only" I agree with you Left Brain in the sense that I don't ever think I will be "proficient" in triathlon even if I work hard and work my best at it for years. So, by definition I cannot consider myself an "athlete". But I do think there are some really great triathlete: athletes. And I agree with you that there are some smoking fast Athletes who run triathlons.....but the vast majority of us just exercise alot....which is why your original guy that started this discussion with his beer belly laughs at us. I can't think of another sport where someone is considered an "athlete" just because they finish, or play. If you run a 100 in 50 seconds are you a sprinter? You finished the distance, are you an athlete? I can slosh my way to 1:50 100's over a mile in the pool....does that make me a swimmer? Hell, I'm closer to drowning than I am to being like any of the folks I would consider swimmers. Since I haven't seen anything to change my mind, I'll stick with my original thoughts. People laugh at those who run triathlon because we take ourselves too seriously......but hey, we're "athletes" right? By your definition, then, the 2008 Lions were not athletes because they played and finished, but did not win, right? So only the winners of each sporting event are actual athletes and the ones who come in second-through-last place aren't? Your definition is confusing. |
| 2013-02-13 1:56 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only Where did I say anything about winning? |
| 2013-02-13 1:58 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only The 2008 Lions didn't just play....they played at the highest level. But you know that. You're just arguing for the sake of arguing. |
| 2013-02-13 1:59 PM in reply to: #4618483 |
Pro 4313 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only |
| 2013-02-13 2:02 PM in reply to: #4621029 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only bradleyd3 - 2013-02-13 1:59 PM Is a Curler an athlete? They push a broom..... NASCAR drivers? Jockeys? Golfing is DEFINITELY not a sport. Neither are pool, bowling or hunting. |
| 2013-02-13 2:03 PM in reply to: #4621029 |
Member 5452 NC | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only bradleyd3 - 2013-02-13 2:59 PM They push a broom..... Brush.
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| 2013-02-13 2:04 PM in reply to: #4621038 |
Pro 4313 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Thread for real athletes only mr2tony - 2013-02-13 2:02 PM bradleyd3 - 2013-02-13 1:59 PM Is a Curler an athlete? They push a broom..... NASCAR drivers? Jockeys? Golfing is DEFINITELY not a sport. Neither are pool, bowling or hunting. We're not talking about 'sports'....we're talking about 'athletes? One could say that what I listed (and you listed) are athletes. Others will say they're not. Guess it goes back to definition. |
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