Re: top athletes

[Kestutis.Kveraga@Dartmouth.EDU (Kestutis Kveraga)]

--- You wrote:
Many years ago (maybe 20-30? Lordy, maybe 30-40????!!), Playboy ran a 
terrific story entitled "The Toughest Job in Sports." 
<...>
foot putt for the US Open is pretty intense.  Etc. Etc.  Basketball players, 
they said, were probably the best overall conditioned athletes.
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I'm sure these yahoos didn't include soccer, for there's no way basketball players are better conditioned than soccer players. It is possible to play professional basketball without being in top physical shape. Heck, there are some players in the NBA who are *overweight*.  It is simply NOT possible to run all over the field that's at least 110 x 70 yards at full speed for 90 minutes without being in incredible shape. There's no such thing as an out-of-shape soccer player, at least not among those who get to play.