Who's more athletic? (help settle an argument)

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Please rate these 3 please in order of how athletic they were in their prime (weird question I know, but friends and I get in some weird arguments)

I will list in no particular order: Tiger Woods, Christiano Ronaldo and Jason Varitek

your input/opinion is greatly appreciated. thanks.
 

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Great question.

I would say a tie between Varitek and Ronaldo. Varitek played every day in a grueling baseball schedule so it took durability. But Ronaldo was slightly more athletic in the way he moved .

Tiger Woods was in great shape too especially for a golfer. But I would rank him 3rd only by a hair.
 

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Seems entirely subjective.

I'll go with the soccer guy as most athletic though, skill + athleticism

He could do what those other bros could do easier than they could do what he does.
 

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Renaldo, soccer players have to be more athletic, it's the nature of the best

Maybe a golfer and a catcher can be as athletic as a goaltender, but not anybody else on the pitch



PS: can John Daly play soccer? or Gary Sanchez?

can an overweight 40 year old play mid-field in professional soccer?
 

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Thanks for the input gentleman. I have them ranked 1. Ronaldo 2. Varitek 3. Tiger

It is amazing to me, my 2 friends say 1. Varitek 2. Tiger and 3. Ronaldo

I am not sure Tiger has an athletic bone in his body!
 

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Tiger is not even on the map, even when he was doing PED's he didn't have it...Ronaldo would run circles over these two even with 1 leg
 

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Would like to know all of their high school history & accomplishments in sports.

I want to say Ronaldo but there are some very athletic MLB players who can play multiple sports.

As for Tiger who knows, he may surprise us all.


An example would be Barry Sanders.

Everyone knows what what he could do on the football field but not everyone knew he could do this with ease at 5'8


 

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Not that running is the sole factor in athleticism, but Ronaldo runs about 8-10 miles per match while the average baseball player runs 4.5 miles per 162 games.

Ronaldo may be the greatest soccer player ever and his accomplishments are remarkable and absolutely off the charts. He’s a once in a lifetime type of talent and certainly number one on that list by an astronomical margin.
 
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You asked who is the most "athletic" so i give it to Renaldo as he is an incredible soccer player with incredible stamina. He probably takes care the most of his body as well.

I go Varitek 2nd. His leadership and toughness made him what he was.

I go Tiger 3rd. He is in great shape and all but he's a golfer
 
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I can't answer the question without more info, because "how athletic they were" is not a well-defined concept.

In the 1970's they had a competition where athletes had to compete in 10 events that weren't their own specialty.

How would you order them if that was the measuring stick?

 

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I can't answer the question without more info, because "how athletic they were" is not a well-defined concept.

In the 1970's they had a competition where athletes had to compete in 10 events that weren't their own specialty.

How would you order them if that was the measuring stick?




This was my point.

Although we know the likely order, it's not a given because we dont know their full athletic & sports background.
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soccer guy would be first
no idea how to choose between varitek and woods though
 

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