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doubledragon
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edited April 6, 2022 5:26AM in Sports Talk

Athlete's that come to mind when you see this, it can be any athlete in the history of sports.

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  • doubledragon
    doubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs.

  • doubledragon
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    Reggie Bush is another guy that comes to mind, I expected so much more from him in the NFL.

  • thisistheshow
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    Tyler Seguin

  • doubledragon
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    @thisistheshow said:
    Tyler Seguin

    It's no use, they're not interested, this thread is sinking fast and is on the verge of being abandoned. Thank you for your efforts, and don't feel blue, abandoned things have a way of redeeming themselves, it's happened before.

  • Alfonz24
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    okay, I'll bite

    #LetsGoSwitzerlandThe Man Who Does Not Read Has No Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read. The biggest obstacle to progress is a habit of “buying what we want and begging for what we need.”You get the Freedom you fight for and get the Oppression you deserve.
  • doubledragon
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    @Alfonz24 said:
    okay, I'll bite

    Biggest underachiever of all time! Thank you sir for your help in making this thread a success, see @thisistheshow, I told you abandoned things have a way of redeeming themselves!

  • LandrysFedora
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    How about Johnny football?

  • SanctionII
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    Jamarcus Russel?

  • craig44
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    todd van poppel

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • Alfonz24
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    @craig44 said:
    todd van poppel

    Underachiever or Overrated? Sometimes the hype is more than the potential an athlete really has.

    #LetsGoSwitzerlandThe Man Who Does Not Read Has No Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read. The biggest obstacle to progress is a habit of “buying what we want and begging for what we need.”You get the Freedom you fight for and get the Oppression you deserve.
  • LandrysFedora
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    The "Boz"

  • coolstanley
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    2025 SEC bowl record 4-10

    SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8

  • 2dueces
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    @coolstanley I know you’re not including Bo Jackson as an underachiever? He was the greatest athlete of our time and maybe of all time. He had a hip replacement and went back and played baseball.
    He played football as an off season hobby.

    W.C.Fields
    "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
  • craig44
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    greg jeffries

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • coolstanley
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    @2dueces said:
    @coolstanley I know you’re not including Bo Jackson as an underachiever? He was the greatest athlete of our time and maybe of all time. He had a hip replacement and went back and played baseball.
    He played football as an off season hobby.

    Maybe it was his hip that caused him to underachieve. If he was the greatest athlete then he would be in the HOF.

    2025 SEC bowl record 4-10

    SEC bowl record vs BIG TEN last two years 2-8

  • thisistheshow
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    edited April 11, 2022 4:20AM
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    @coolstanley said:

    @2dueces said:
    @coolstanley I know you’re not including Bo Jackson as an underachiever? He was the greatest athlete of our time and maybe of all time. He had a hip replacement and went back and played baseball.
    He played football as an off season hobby.

    Maybe it was his hip that caused him to underachieve. If he was the greatest athlete then he would be in the HOF.

    ...
    performance vs longevity, etc.

    Edited to add: if the thread was entitled Great athletes who didn't achieve all that was thought possible due to injury Bo would be a top answer. In my opinion, we are just arguing semantics here.

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