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In MY opinion, there are a few atheletes that excell because they work harder rather than having more talent....

#1 RC4 - has anyone worked harder than him?
#2 Bob Hannah - the guy who set the standard for those to follow...
#3 Walter Payton - he out worked everyone for his position
#4 Tim Tebow - he's outworking every QB in the league. He's not there yet, but I'm sure he will be based on his behind the scene work...

Read this about Tebow// http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvPnFJHjLx7K4RyInGT01jhDubYF?slug…

Who else has "out worked" the competition?
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EastFlorida 12/15/2011 8:11pm
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Ryno. The guy is an animal
When he pushed his bike over the finish, he solidified his position as a beast!
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I think Mark Barnett was a work horse for his certain era along with Wardy and Jonny O'. All were known to push it that extra mile to help out their racing.

Road racing .......Rossi as well.
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jeffro503 12/15/2011 8:13pm
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In basketball.........one name : Jordan!
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EastFlorida 12/15/2011 8:14pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
I think Mark Barnett was a work horse for his certain era along with Wardy and Jonny O'. All were known to push it that extra...
I think Mark Barnett was a work horse for his certain era along with Wardy and Jonny O'. All were known to push it that extra mile to help out their racing.

Road racing .......Rossi as well.
Yep, the "classic" champions lead the way. Is the same effort being made today?
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People always say that about RC, but that kid had/has a ton of talent. That's just MHO.

I would say throw Jeff Ward in there.


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EastFlorida 12/15/2011 8:19pm
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People always say that about RC, but that kid had/has a ton of talent. That's just MHO. I would say throw Jeff Ward in there. P...
People always say that about RC, but that kid had/has a ton of talent. That's just MHO.

I would say throw Jeff Ward in there.


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I disagree... RC4 had to work harder than MC and all the others. He didn't have the talent of MC, Tortelli, etc, but he outworked them.

I agree, JW was a die hard trainer and deserves to be on the list...
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P wrote:
People always say that about RC, but that kid had/has a ton of talent. That's just MHO. I would say throw Jeff Ward in there. P...
People always say that about RC, but that kid had/has a ton of talent. That's just MHO.

I would say throw Jeff Ward in there.


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EastFlorida wrote:
I disagree... RC4 had to work harder than MC and all the others. He didn't have the talent of MC, Tortelli, etc, but he outworked them...
I disagree... RC4 had to work harder than MC and all the others. He didn't have the talent of MC, Tortelli, etc, but he outworked them.

I agree, JW was a die hard trainer and deserves to be on the list...
How do people forget RC before the 250 SX class??? He was THE kid in the Am.'s and in the 125 class and he was chubby then. Not to mention that he was bust'n guys ass outdoors in the 250 class from the start..........when he was chubby. He had to work hard at SX, but he had a ton of talent.


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because they all focused on the task at hand instead of trying to change the rules
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chrisbuehler 12/15/2011 8:51pm
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Tebow is on his way to being a top QB? Better stick to moto.
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EastFlorida 12/15/2011 8:55pm
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chrisbuehler wrote:
Tebow is on his way to being a top QB? Better stick to moto.
Yeah, I think he will. Did you read the link? The guy is working harder than the others...

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EastFlorida 12/15/2011 8:56pm
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SLAPAHO wrote:
because they all focused on the task at hand instead of trying to change the rules
I agree with you..staying focused while other focus on other activities...
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Trig331 12/15/2011 9:02pm
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jeffro503 wrote:
In basketball.........one name : Jordan!
While I agree Jordan worked as hard if not harder than anybody else, he had a tremendous amount of talent as well. He still would have been a "good" player in the league without working as hard instead of being arguably the greatest.

Larry Bird probably wouldn't have been in the league without working harder than almost everyone. There's certainly other's out there too, but just throwing his name in the mix.
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SLAPAHO 12/15/2011 9:34pm
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SLAPAHO wrote:
because they all focused on the task at hand instead of trying to change the rules
EastFlorida wrote:
I agree with you..staying focused while other focus on other activities...
actually, im talking about them riding 4strokes instead of 2strokes.


i'm sure you mean well, but you come off as a nut case, just my opinion. i can't take you seriously at all for any reason after reading some of the shit you hit the submit button on, sorry.... well, i'm not really sorry.
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chrisbuehler wrote:
Tebow is on his way to being a top QB? Better stick to moto.
EastFlorida wrote:
Yeah, I think he will. Did you read the link? The guy is working harder than the others...
I dont care what that link says, when it comes to qbs no one works harder than Payton Manning. As for moto "the rock" comes to mind.
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jeffro503 12/15/2011 10:04pm
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SLAPAHO wrote:
because they all focused on the task at hand instead of trying to change the rules
EastFlorida wrote:
I agree with you..staying focused while other focus on other activities...
SLAPAHO wrote:
actually, im talking about them riding 4strokes instead of 2strokes. i'm sure you mean well, but you come off as a nut case, just my opinion...
actually, im talking about them riding 4strokes instead of 2strokes.


i'm sure you mean well, but you come off as a nut case, just my opinion. i can't take you seriously at all for any reason after reading some of the shit you hit the submit button on, sorry.... well, i'm not really sorry.
EF makes some pretty good threads man. The 2 stroke vs 4 stroke stuff gets old.......but some of his threads are pretty entertaining. You know he loves the sport......which is more than I can say about a lot of the other members here. Seems a lot of them just like to stir the pot , and could care less about the sport really.
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ocscottie 12/16/2011 2:31am
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Damn...not a single mention of DB? I would put him on that list right behind RC. He and O'show raised the bar to another level IMO.
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Huckster 12/16/2011 5:30am
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yea because Tom Brady didn't work hard...ridiculous topic.....everyone who gets to the pinnacle of their sport has worked hard at some point to get there.....hard work only gets you so far. The streets are littered with guys who worked their asses off but never got to the professional level in their respective sports because they just didn't have the talent....On the flip side, there are also the guys who had a lot of talent who never worked hard enough. It's a symbiotic relationship and the majority of the Elite have it figured out....in all sports
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friday10 12/16/2011 5:49am
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ocscottie wrote:
Damn...not a single mention of DB? I would put him on that list right behind RC. He and O'show raised the bar to another level IMO.
Those guys!

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