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Thread: If you could have the career of ANY pro athlete, who would you pick (and why)?

post 10000136160 04-23-2026, 04:31 AM
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If you could have the career of ANY pro athlete, who would you pick (and why)?

You'll get all the ups AND the downs - so if you choose Michael Phelps and win 8 gold medals you'll also have to deal with losing millions in sponsorships for smoking weed.

You also have to put in all the work and sacrifices they did, so if they're dealing with a broken family or broken body you'll have that too.

I'm using the term "pro athlete" loosely so if you want to pick a pro wrestler or something go for it.
post 10000136162 04-23-2026, 04:37 AM
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Probably Derek Jeter srs
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post 10000136174 04-23-2026, 05:17 AM
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Maybe someone along the lines of John Cena or Dwayne Johnson. Did well in wrestling, then went into the movie industry. Still both in fairly good shape, although at some stage the gear use will catch up with them.
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post 10000136175 04-23-2026, 05:18 AM
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Lol at any answer other than Tom Brady
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post 10000136186 04-23-2026, 05:40 AM
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You guys probably don't remember Jake Locker, but he was the quarterback for the TN Titans for a few years, then he just took his millions and quit when he felt like it. He did have a glass ankle, but probably gave no fuks that he took his decent bank account and bailed.
post 10000136187 04-23-2026, 05:41 AM
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Paul Skenes

Lol at picking someone that’s old and/or retired and not being able to carve your own path.

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post 10000136191 04-23-2026, 05:46 AM
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A-Rod

Whichever one is smashing Megan thee stallion

Whichever one is smashing tammy hembrow

Maybe Babe Ruth

Maybe tiger woods, prime Ellen Nordgren was hnnnng as fuck

Testing the limits of the term “athlete” but Jake Paul gotdamn, Jutta Leerdham

Actually Khabib Nurmagamedov’s main wife is pretty hnnnng, haven’t seen the others

Finally, pretty much any of those F1 racing guys except mark weber
post 10000136219 04-23-2026, 06:33 AM
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post 10000136226 04-23-2026, 06:38 AM
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If I chose Brett Favre would I need the brain turning to mush post career?
post 10000136228 04-23-2026, 06:38 AM
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Tiger woods
post 10000136235 04-23-2026, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Tiger woods
damn, solid pick

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post 10000136276 04-23-2026, 07:25 AM
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post 10000136280 04-23-2026, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Tiger woods
this

or cr7
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post 10000136306 04-23-2026, 08:00 AM
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I would choose any generic NFL offensive lineman who has an 8-10 year career. You're likely earning $60-70M over that time, and you're not an actual celebrity outside of die hard fans. You can quietly retire with your $60m and fuck around for the rest of your life from age 32 on.
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
I would choose any generic NFL offensive lineman who has an 8-10 year career. You're likely earning $60-70M over that time, and you're not an actual celebrity outside of die hard fans. You can quietly retire with your $60m and fuck around for the rest of your life from age 32 on.
You forgot to add in addition to the 60-70 ms you get a nice case of CTE

Why anyone would want to pick a physically violent sport is beyond me

You can choose so many other sports that pay the same without the brain damage
post 10000136311 04-23-2026, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
You forgot to add in addition to the 60-70 ms you get a nice case of CTE

Why anyone would want to pick a physically violent sport is beyond me

You can choose so many other sports that pay the same without the brain damage
Offensive Linemen aren't taking shots to the head. The worst common injury for an offensive lineman is a torn ACL, which is fully recoverable nowadays.
CTE is something that only running backs and WRs get. And the new rules have basically eliminated the hits that would have caused it in the past.
post 10000136323 04-23-2026, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Offensive Linemen aren't taking shots to the head. The worst common injury for an offensive lineman is a torn ACL, which is fully recoverable nowadays.
Offensive lineman are one of highest risk groups for CTE.

Repetitive small impacts are considered the main risk factor for CTE.
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/2023/02/06/researchers-find-cte-in-345-of-376-former-nfl-players-studied/

Lineman sustain the most total head impacts
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4628259/


They accumulate the highest total g force exposure over time
https://www.scrippsnews.com/sports/study-head-impacts-not-concussions-drive-football-related-cte-risk

Some research suggests they are prone to CTE more than any other position.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/sports/study-head-impacts-not-concussions-drive-football-related-cte-risk
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Offensive lineman are one of highest risk groups for CTE.

Repetitive small impacts are considered the main risk factor for CTE.
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/2023/02/06/researchers-find-cte-in-345-of-376-former-nfl-players-studied/

Lineman sustain the most total head impacts
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4628259/


They accumulate the highest total g force exposure over time
https://www.scrippsnews.com/sports/study-head-impacts-not-concussions-drive-football-related-cte-risk

Some research suggests they are prone to CTE more than any other position.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/sports/study-head-impacts-not-concussions-drive-football-related-cte-risk
These are all old studies done before the NFL changed all of its rules. The NFL is way different now than it was in 2012.
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i like the tiger woods choice. global superstar but also could slip under the radar with a bit of a disguise and people wont recognize him

tons of money, long career. who wouldnt enjoy the slow pace of walking around the amazing courses worldwide, then the buzz of each stroke

dont care for soccer players, fk all that running around and also relying on a lot of luck on the outcome.
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post 10000136334 04-23-2026, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
These are all old studies done before the NFL changed all of its rules. The NFL is way different now than it was in 2012.
My robot says you’re wrong

“ The claim isn’t accurate—post-2012 research still shows CTE risk is driven by total head impacts, and offensive linemen continue to have the highest exposure due to repetitive hits every play, even if individual hits are smaller.”

See:

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-football-study/ and https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4628259/
post 10000136339 04-23-2026, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
My robot says you’re wrong

“ The claim isn’t accurate—post-2012 research still shows CTE risk is driven by total head impacts, and offensive linemen continue to have the highest exposure due to repetitive hits every play, even if individual hits are smaller.”

See:

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-football-study/ and https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4628259/
Lol, most offensive linemen are making zero head impacts. Center has some, yes. Guard has less. Tackles have almost no head impacts.
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Lol, most offensive linemen are making zero head impacts. Center has some, yes. Guard has less. Tackles have almost no head impacts.
I’m gonna trust my robot pal

Admit defeat and choose another athlete
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
I’m gonna trust my robot pal

Admit defeat and choose another athlete
I'm still choosing Offensive Lineman.
post 10000136386 04-23-2026, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
I'm still choosing Offensive Lineman.
From the quality of your responses it seems like you already did
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Luke Littler, World Darts Champion.

He's 19, has already dominated his sport, hangs out in pubs all day and can be a fat fuck and still revered in England. 3 million pounds in total earnings already. Never has to worry about injury or needing drugs to sustain performance.
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I don’t know soccer but I would choose some white handsome soccer player who made a $100m+ in potential but never really panned out.

Would have the looks and money without the problems all of the post career fame. Soccer player is the best to choose because they are mostly short and look like normal guys, so you’re not stopped everywhere you go.
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