Sunday, February 20, 2011
Greatest Olympian Ever?
I was contemplating to myself earlier and I told my brother about the idea that I had that Dan Gable is the greatest olympian ever. Some would say Jesse Owens, the man to overcome Hitler's idea of an Aryan society. Some would say Jim Thorpe, the man who was able to win the pentathon and decathalon. Some would even say Michael Phelps, the man who holds the record for the most gold medals in a single olympic event. I say that Dan Gable is the greatest olympian ever. Sure all of these men are phenomenal athletes and can do outstanding achievements, but I believe Dan Gable is the greatest because of the fact that he was a brick wall in that no one could budge him. He wrestled who knows how many matches and never lost a point. Its not enough ever losing a match, but for no one to be able to take him down, escape his moves or reverse anything he did is remarkable. He was even able to press the action and not give up a single stalling point. I believe that even though Jesse Owens showed what an African-American can do against insurmountable odds and Jim Thorpe was able to prove he could run for a while and throw things far and Michael Phelps was able to swim faster than anyone, because of my wrestling background and believing that there is no greater physically demanding sport than wrestling, I believe that Dan Gable, who had to press the action and defeat every olympic wrestler that stepped in front of him, is the greatest olympian ever.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Most Overrated
As most people in my life know, I'm a very passionate person. I enjoy being that way because I love everything that I like. Whether it's music, movies, wrestling, MMA, etc., I enjoy it. And because I'm so passionate about what I love, I have made a list about what I DO NOT like. So here's a list of the 25 Most Overrated.
25. Galactus
24. Oliver Sykes
23. Ken Shamrock
22. Alex Rodriguez
21. Jack Black
20. Will Ferrell
19. The Devil Wears Prada (band)
18. Mark Sanchez
17. Guns
16. Panic! At The Disco
15. Tony Romo
14. Arnold Schwarzenagger
13. John Wayne
12. The Miz
11. System Of A Down
10. Brett Favre
9. Shaquelle O' Neal
8. Chuck Liddell
7. Any rapper EVER
6. Allen Iverson
5. Terrell Owens
4. Anderson Silva
3. Superman
2. Hulk Hogan
1. Michael Jordan
There you go.
Friday, January 21, 2011
WTF!!!!!!!!
Okay, so my brother and I were watching the remake of "True Grit" when we began a discussion on who the greatest action hero of all time is. I made a remark on how I believe that John Wayne is overrated. He is not an action star. According to Wikipedia, an Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases. The three things are:
1. physical feats
2. extended fights
3. frenetic chases
JOHN WAYNE DOES NOT DO ANY OF THOSE!!!!!!!! Bruce Lee does all three of those credentials. And not only that but he put realism in all of his movies. He was not about wires or special effects or anything like that. His movies were raw and gritty and he revolutionized martial arts, philosophy, action movies and the world. John Wayne or any other action star other than Bruce Lee has not revolutionized anything.
1. physical feats
2. extended fights
3. frenetic chases
JOHN WAYNE DOES NOT DO ANY OF THOSE!!!!!!!! Bruce Lee does all three of those credentials. And not only that but he put realism in all of his movies. He was not about wires or special effects or anything like that. His movies were raw and gritty and he revolutionized martial arts, philosophy, action movies and the world. John Wayne or any other action star other than Bruce Lee has not revolutionized anything.
What if...
I have a bit of a situation on my hands. I am currently on the workings of a novel and I have an idea, I would just like other opinions on it. I was wondering what would happen if left and right wing politics came together. If anarchy and fascism came together to make a new union. What would happen?
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