If you could be elite at one professional sport, which would you choose?

[darkxshade]

I would choose to be elite at professional eating!

 

[Gibsons]

If I were just a bit taller, #2 starting pitcher for a perennial contender in MLB. I would have a bionic arm that's indestructible. 15 game winner w/ high 200 ERA. I would play for 1 team for my entire career...

Why #2? The title says elite, that could conceivably be top 5 league wide. Which could get you 20M/year.

 

[zinfamous]

Cricket. I don't even know how to play but it doesn't look that physical, so I would be able to enjoy my money down the road.

yeah, but you have to live in India or New Zealand.

 

[zinfamous]

Why #2? The title says elite, that could conceivably be top 5 league wide. Which could get you 20M/year.

Schilling/Johnson = #1/#2 starting pitchers.

Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz


Clemons/Petite

Pedro/Schilling

Halladay/Lee

etc....


#2 starter, and many times #3 starter, doesn't make any pitcher less elite than the #1. It's simply an order in the rotation.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Well Messi and Ronaldo sell shirts and fill up staduims world wide. No 2 and 3 only does it in the USA. Theres a bigger market to exploit. Theres a difference than justify their worth and overpaying for a ego because those type of players in any sport normally puts your team morale into the ground. Fans want to see their team win trophies not Big names winning jack.

I woulld choose Football or F1

Those guys make most of their money from sponsorships, not from their salary. Basketball has a huge following abroad in major markets, especially in Asia. LeBron and Kobe make more than Messi because of sponsorships, not just from raw salary.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Gaming.

 

[alkemyst]

Those guys make most of their money from sponsorships, not from their salary. Basketball has a huge following abroad in major markets, especially in Asia. LeBron and Kobe make more than Messi because of sponsorships, not just from raw salary.

Great, but not what this thread is about.

Which would you pick? How you get paid is not part of this.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Great, but not what this thread is about.

Which would you pick? How you get paid is not part of this.

ok

 

[randomrogue]

Beach volleyball. I already play highly competitive indoor. And who needs to make a bazillion dollars when you can party with vball people.

I saw one of the championships for this. Holy crap the quality of women there was outstanding. I think this is a good choice.

The thing about elite in a professional sport is that you need to avoid injury and the absolute beating that your body takes. Careers are short.

 

[NeoV]

Kobe's salary for this season is 25M

Golfers don't take a beating

 

[episodic]

Cycling

 

[KentState]

It would have to be golf. I could do it every paying so making money off of it would be awesome. Most guys can continue playing well into their late 60s on the Senior tour and still make good money. All other sports put too much wear on the body in a short period of time. The second would probably be a right fielder in baseball. Bat 3-4 times in a game, make a handful of outs and stand around the other 3 hours.

 

[Patranus]

Basketball.
Massive salaries with the least amount of physical work/damage to ones body.

 

[actuarial]

Either golf or baseball.

I'd enjoy playing either sport, though both are long times away from family. Probably baseball because you'll probably spend more time with your family (golf you're completely gone for months as a tournament is basically from Tuesday through Sunday).

 

[dabuddha]

super model fucking.

 

[MotionMan]

super model fucking.

Is that a sport or an art?

MotionMan

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Basketball.
Massive salaries with the least amount of physical work/damage to ones body.

Least amount of physical work? lol
Have you even ever played basketball?

 

[Miramonti]

Golf...longevity and no sh!tty teammates to deal with.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Golf...longevity and no sh!tty teammates to deal with.

Excellent answer.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Least amount of physical work? lol
Have you even ever played basketball?

If he has played, it definitely was not with anyone big or good, judging by that answer.

Running and sprinting the court over and over, insanely tough practices, getting hard fouled by giants. Yeah, it's a fucking cake walk.

 

[zinfamous]

Golf...longevity and no sh!tty teammates to deal with.

Yeah, but then you're playing golf. Not only is it not a sport, but you're playing on top of a superfund site every time you do it.

 

[Sixguns]

Curling

 

[Gibsons]

Yeah, but then you're playing golf. Not only is it not a sport, but you're playing on top of a superfund site every time you do it.

Some of the courses on the tour are quite nice.

 

[MotionMan]

Least amount of physical work? lol
Have you even ever played basketball?

This (at least, ever played well).

MotionMan

 

[evident]

tennis or golf because it's classy, lower risk of fatal injury vs say soccer/football