Summer Olympics 2021

DickTrickle said:

“But for someone like myself – and this is what Tiger deals with – I don’t know if I could’ve survived in this Twitter [era], where you don’t have the privacy that you’d want and what seems to be very innocent can always be misinterpreted.”

Even Jordan thinks the modern day spotlight would be tough for him.

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What about vaulting with an injured ankle?

I imagine MJ would have been terrible at vaulting even healthy.

All that cocaine fueled partying in the early/mid 80s would have been very interesting if social media had been a thing.

celebrities usually choose to become celebrities because of their lust for attention. the people who become famous accidentally tend not to be attention whores.

popsicledeath said:

Richard Sherman ever even hinting he was some kind of greatest of all time? LOL! That's more comparable to that weight lifting dude who is pretending he's a woman since the premise is completely delusional.

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He was literally a top 2 CB for a few years. It was between him and Revis. He's a HOFer who changed a lot about how the position is played and viewed. After him, every team started looking for CB's to play the way he did.

Yeah even if you avoid social media personally, you're still going to have to deal with stuff in a very different way than 20 years ago.

Animosity said:

He was literally a top 2 CB for a few years. It was between him and Revis. He's a HOFer who changed a lot about how the position is played and viewed. After him, every team started looking for CB's to play the way he did.

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How does being top 2 for several years somehow equate to greatest of all time? You're proving my point, fella.

He was successful because of the way offenses in his division played.

I mean, that's how hyper competitive dudes are and should be. He was obviously really good at one point and he should feel like he's the best.

Chukzombi said:

celebrities usually choose to become celebrities because of their lust for attention. the people who become famous accidentally tend not to be attention whores.

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How many celebrities get to "choose" to be a celebrity. You have a point that in some entertainment industries there may be a correlation between celebrity and outgoing personalities and attention whoring. And plenty of accidentally famous people take advantage of it from an attention whoring perspective if they are inclined in that direction.

I guess I don't get you point.

Sterling said:

Yeah even if you avoid social media personally, you're still going to have to deal with stuff in a very different way than 20 years ago.

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Instead of traditional media that were horrible but could be bought off or controlled to some extent because they couldn't completely burn bridges, social media is full of unrestrained amateur retards with no boundaries or feasible limits. And traditional media is also worse now because they feed the social media cancer when they want extra drama. I trust MJ saying things suck extra now in that regard.

Lendarios said:

Champ Bailey went to 12 probowls...


12...

and had a shitton more interceptions.

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Pro Bowls?

LOL.

Big Phoenix said:

Is Daniel Day Lewis constantly the talk of the town and blowing up on Twitter? No yet hes one of the most renowned actors ever.

How you carry yourself and interact with others has a profound impact on how social media reacts. Quit in the middle of doing your routine and make a scene while just about every camera is on you? Social media is gonna blow up.

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I don't disagree, but am not sure what this has to do with my comments about Chuk's dumb comments.

Wait, if the outrage mob on Twitter are also attention whores, which is likely, why aren't they all choosing to be celebrities?

Peak Sherman is probably better than peak Bailey, but Bailey was good for a long stretch. Pro Bowls is a weird thing because there's a lot of variables. Conference, people opting out, etc. Being the 3rd alternate in the weaker conference at a position doesn't make you elite for example.

Lendarios said:

I'm open to suggestions to how to rate players on positions that do not involve scoring. Bailey was a better cornerback than Sherman.

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You can be correct and still raftarded.

Do you feel Champ Bailey is the GOAT?