Post athletes that you idolized as a child, Sup Forums

Post athletes that you idolized as a child, Sup Forums.

Pic related for me.

For me, it's Paulinho McLaren.

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Based shanny still my favorite athlete of all time

Still triggers Sup Forums to this day

Based kobr

Same

What are you, every American born between 1985-1995?

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Also, BO KNOWS BO

I too was a big Griffey man

Dejan Petkovic

Him and Eric Lindros

Everyone loved him

>yfw MJ secretly wanted to be KGJ
>KGJ was the son MJs father always wanted

Shaq was my second favorite, but he's still my all time favorite basketball player.

between him and thome, the reasons i grew up loving the tribe

True longsuffering dubs fan here

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FIVEHOLES EVERYWHERE

How about the alomars, and young manny? Damn they had sonlme talent. Also, I believe that albert belle is one of the most underrated hitters ever.

> albert belle

you, user, are officially my dude

YOU NOW REMEMBER PETKOVIC
HE LITERALLY PLAYED FOR EVERY SINGLE BRAZILIAN TEAM
THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN

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Him and Vizquel because I was a shortstop and fast
95 lineup had Thome and Ramirez hitting 6th and 7th, and Paul Sorrento hitting almost 30 HR 8th. Indians lineup from 95-98 or so was scary

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> we only got one ATL/CLE eries

>lofton
>vizquel
>eddie murray
>belle
>thome
>ramirez
>roberto alomar
>tony fernadez
>matt williams
>baerga
>julio franco
>travis fryman
>juan gonzalez
>marty cordova
>jeromy burnitz sitting on the bench
>richie sexson sitting on the bench
>marquis grissom
>brian giles
>david justice
>ellis burks
>sandy alomar at times

How the fuck didnt they win a world series with these lineups?

>watched sports all my life
>have never "idolized" an athlete even when i was a kid

what is wrong with me

The sweetest swing in baseball. I met him in '02 when I was 8, at Spring Training.

He signed a ball for me and I did my best not to freak the fuck out that I was meeting my hero.

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Never looked up to him. But I still remember that 4 Homer game.

It all makes sense now

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would try and watch every start no matter what team he was one

>a man among boys
>for his ENTIRE career

the first ever sacramento hall of fame player

How does sac still have a team??

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was Ken Griffey Jr fan too

from California but dad lived in Seattle, used to go to those old Mariner games in the King Stadium

Nascar: Mike Skinner
Hockey: Ed Belfour, J.S. Giguere, Paul Kariya
Football: Brett Favre
Baseball: Rusty Greer
Basketball: Shawn Bradley

Basketball was my favorite sport and I loved watching the early two thousands Pistons defence, this dude was my hero. Played hard but wasn't a chimp, 4x DPOY, and brought us a championship with a real team, not just one or two superstars.

Rare uniform edition

Long may he reign

No matter what happens, he will always be my favorite.

none, because my dad hated sports (notably football), never put me in an outdoor activity, and now I'm a beta fat fuck kissless bald virgin with glasses. t-thanks, dad

Ty Lue?

Orioles fan here. Fuck Albert Belle

better than jeter

>baseball
u wut americans? i must admit i had some fun playing baseball video games as a kid

He was the best of his era

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For me, it's Chipper Jones

Muh sock

if you would have played youth baseball, you would know. it was the purest and most wonderful catharsis

Would have been a pro QB in today's game.

most majestic swing in the history of the game.. i wouldn't say it was perfect though. i honestly think if he had shortened his swing up a bit he would have easily hit for .300+ and had a longer career

Katie Ladecky
Mike Trout
Kevin Durant
Tomas Hurtl
Jordan Spieth
Nick Kyrgios

He was my god growing up.

Bernie williams

Based Scottie

Absolutely loved Lofton. Still one of my favorite Braves ever, even though he's usually associated with the Tribe. Dude could fly.

My nigga

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Not so fast, kid.

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steve yzerman

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Baseball: Jim Edmonds
Basketball: Chris Webber
Football: Urlacher or Brian Westbrook
Soccer: Henry and Zidane. I loved France.
College GOATS: Steve Slaton, Reggie Bush, Braylon Edwards, Dee Brown from Illinois. Many more.

Is it aging in that I know I'll never be as fond of modern day players as the ones I did while growing up?

I saw Buhner on Monday. His kid is playing minor league ball. Dude still looks like he could smash dingers.

and somehow one of them is still playing

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fucking hate Ladecky cuz that fag on Sup Forums spams her pics constantly. Same with George Springer, hate him too

Marcos, one of the greatest brazilian goalkeeper of all time

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smash man

great taste

amen.

i'll always be at the plate in my dreams

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