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Better Athlete: Lebron James or Christiano Ronaldo?
« on: May 27, 2015, 05:47:34 PM »

Offline MasterEmile

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Pretty simple question I guess.
As a pure athlete who do you think is better?

Re: Better Athlete: Lebron James or Christiano Ronaldo?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2015, 06:21:38 PM »

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I think they're even TBH.

Both are incredibly athletic. LeBron is big and ultra mobile, Cristiano is big and blistering fast. Both are ultra skilled and at the top of their level. And both have maintained a level of excellence even at 30 years old.

I think they cancel each other out.
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Gotta be Lebron. I would gather head to head that Cristiano is more nimble footed and possesses greater agility. However, flat out speed (something I think would come as a surprise, since we rarely see Lebron run at full sprint), strength, jumping and size all go to Lebron.

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Gotta be Lebron. I would gather head to head that Cristiano is more nimble footed and possesses greater agility. However, flat out speed (something I think would come as a surprise, since we rarely see Lebron run at full sprint), strength, jumping and size all go to Lebron.
Christiano is definitely faster. Lebron is much stronger.
They are both crazy explosive and coordinated.

Im not sure how accurate these numbers are but quick google searches suggest Lebrons 40 yard dash is 4.6 and Ronaldo's is a stupid 4.35
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I would just like to add that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't cramp.  ;D
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If Christiano Ronaldo was a basketball player, he'd be considered "deceptively athletic."
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I guess the fact that I don't even think this should be a question shows how 'American' I am. I don't even like Lebron and see him as one of the supreme athletes in the world. His size has to come into play here. Obviously the shorter guy is more agile, but Lebron seems to have a clear edge on everything else and is crazy skilled.

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I'm going Ronaldo. To play football at the pace he does for as long as he does gives him the edge.  They play 38 games in the La Liga, plus the friendlies and international matches.
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I guess the fact that I don't even think this should be a question shows how 'American' I am. I don't even like Lebron and see him as one of the supreme athletes in the world. His size has to come into play here. Obviously the shorter guy is more agile, but Lebron seems to have a clear edge on everything else and is crazy skilled.
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Yeah, but bear in mind that there are shorter players in football that should be more agile and quicker than Cristiano, but he's on the top of the list of players with blistering pace, total control of the ball and his body.

And as far as skill, boy, Cristiano is all time great. He can score from free kicks, headers, break aways, one one one, name it.
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Ronaldo has always looked out of his depth with considerably less talented team-mates (Portugal national side) whereas James did a better job of carrying the under-talented Cavaliers first time around.

If we are talking about a comparison of athletic ability, because of the size disparity this is truly an apples and oranges comparison. Both equally good at pouting and theatrics when things don't go their way.