american pharoah never heard of him....

[craz07]

And Peter Crouch could've played like a Larry Bird how am I or you supposed to know... he only played soccer which he played with the national team... tell me for sure this guy is not an athlete and you know he would be nothing on the basketball court... you can't so argument over..

[Triton28]

The argument was over when you compared this guy:



to this guy:

[craz07]

why can't Crouch do the same is all i ask you, your alll about pictures you'll never get it... what of it i see two men in uniforms

[craz07]

And Crouch could do things with his feet that Lebron couldn't do with his hands but thats ok you go on living in your fantasy world - and again Crouch was merely a comparison to Lebron's height, I once again state that the best athlete all around is Cristiano Ronaldo

[icepac]

True true give credit where it is due, Bo Jackson was abnormally athletic but we're talking current best athlete not past athletes. 

The best athlete is a past athlete.

[craz07]

athletes come and go we're talking here and now....

[Triton28]

My seven year old said the top picture looked like a beaver with really skinny legs... lol. 

[DmonSlyr]

Personally, I feel like soccer players are overrated and tennis is underrated.

Mental strength, physical endurance, no team work, no coach to ask, its mono y mono do or die.

Also, people like Anderson Silva who train for months on a fight, only to get brutally beat up and risk of death.

I think Travis Pastrana is a pretty badass athlete in motor sports.

That guy I mentioned doing the 50 triathlons in 50 states and 50 days, who isn't doing this for money, is also something to admire.

[craz07]

Some people are to busy admiring Lebron in order for any logical brain activity to take place

[Triton28]

Ok.  Peter Crouch.. 

[craz07]

you like to twist things thats for sure

[craz07]

You just used the wrong photos thats all...
 
and thats THE Chandler Parsons dunking on Lebron, so much for being the best athlete

[Triton28]

Cuz I'm teh only one that thinks so.. 

“I’ve been around a lot of great receivers,” ex-Green Bay Packers safety Mark Murphy, who was a defensive coordinator at St. Vincent-St. Mary High when James was there, told ESPN in 2009. “I tell people that I rate my top receivers -- coaching, playing, or watching, as James Lofton, Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, and LeBron James.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/11/lebron-james-college-football_n_7564834.html

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr: "Can you find another one? Maybe American Pharoah? (Laughing). No, I think I said when I was a broadcaster with TNT, I think I might have made the comment that he's arguably the best athlete that any of us have ever seen in terms of size and speed and strength. I mean, he's a force. We know that."

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13037507/lebron-james-world-best-athlete

[DmonSlyr]

Right, but how many of these athletes can play 9 matches in a row, 3-5 sets every time, close to 2-5 hours per match, never leaving the game, never coached, and have to be more consistent than the guy on the other side who is also a professional.

I think Roger Federrer and Serena Williams blow these soccer players out of the water.

The basketball championships are pretty long and brutal though, I do have respect for that. But they take breaks, get coached, and use teamwork so, you are only as good as your team is.

[craz07]

Cuz I'm teh only one that thinks so.. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/11/lebron-james-college-football_n_7564834.html

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13037507/lebron-james-world-best-athlete

Hmm an NBA coach talking about the leagues best player...  How about  the Ballon dor awarded to the best player in the world all leagues all competition