Wasted Potential
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If it wasn't for injuries, lack of work ethic, legal problems or any other set back. What athlete has not maximized there potential or prime years in a sport. For example,
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson because of jail, bad managers, wrong girl and ? dying is the epitome of what could of been epic greatness but instead he is remembered in some circles as an actor from the hangover movies not the baddest man on the planet
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Albert Haynesworth
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i don't think mike wasted his potential. he got everything out of his talent he could. given the demons he battled throughout his life, there was gonna come a point when he would self destruct.
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Terrence Williams!
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Mike Vick
If he would of put some time in the playbook and dedicated himself to the game he would of been a hall of famer. He was more accurate than people give him credit for, fastest qb ever, rocket for an arm, and pocket awareness was phenomenal. When he was focused and came home from jail. He started to study and eat right when he came to philly. He had his uniform sent to the HOF against the Redskins in one game on Monday night. Father Time and playing recklessly caught up to him now. -
Allen Iverson
Poor diet, stayed up all night, never seen a weight room, didn't work on his game or attitude
Despite all that he is my favorite player of all time. Goat little guy. Best pound 4 pound. He even made it to a 3 point contest even though he looked high as hell. He could of extended his career and shattered records. -
Tracey McGrady. The ? was great. Period.
Shaq. As great a center as he was (and he's my favorite center ever) had he been dedicated to exercise and eating right, he could be Tim duncan in the league right now. He guaranteed first ballot but Shaq had the potential to be the unchallenged GOAT center
Maurice Clarett. Damn homie. At OSU u was the man homie....
Bo Jackson. I mean easily may have been the greatest pure athlete ever.
Some may say it's too early to call, but I'm throwing in the white flag on the ? D. Rose. Too many injuries. He'll never be at his peak again, but he could've been an all time great in the NBA -
? Bias
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Ricky Williams
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southsil4lil wrote: »Ricky Williams
Great example -
Ken Griffey Jr injuries robbed him. He had the genes, the drive the work ethic and the love for the game.
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J R Rider
Dajuan Wagner
Eddie Griffin (RIP)
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Terrell Davis- Migraines
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Ken Griffey Jr injuries robbed him. He had the genes, the drive the work ethic and the love for the game.
He still will be in the hof. Just shows how great a player he truly was. -
detcatinva wrote: »i don't think mike wasted his potential. he got everything out of his talent he could. given the demons he battled throughout his life, there was gonna come a point when he would self destruct.
Naw bruh, I always tell people this....
Imagine if the following year after a Superbowl they take a star quarterback, and put him on the worse team in the league, with a bad coaching staff, horrible play book, a signing bonus, no curfew or mandatory practices, and tell him to repeat his performance....
that's essentially what they did to mike
Right after he beat spinks, they fired his trainer and all his corner, who were guys that were with him from the ? days... they stopped doing proper training camps, and don't king supplied him with more drugs, alcohol, and women than he knew what to do with.
When he was with Rooney, he was a gym rat who essentially lived and breathed boxing, afterwards.. He was an a list celebrity who just came to arenas and tried to knock someone out.... -
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Tommie Frazier- blood clots -
Charles Rogers had potential just no work ethic
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Miles Austin hamstrings
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Vince/T Mac (not really wasted potential but they could have been better)
Manny Ramirez
Pac Man Jones
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Ricky Williams
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Dwight Howard
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Inglewood_B wrote: »Dwight Howard
Real ? ! That ? could win a chip next year and Harden would be looked at like he did it himself. That ? got the size to dominate with no real competition and he want to be finesse. ? that soft playing ? -
Oscar de la Hoya blueprint for Floyd Mayweather on how to beat him
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Barry Sanders
He just walked away with Not a care in the world he still had a least 3-5 good years left. He would have shattered the all time rushing record, instead of that overrated emit smith -
Justin Blackmon wide receiver from Oklahoma state he was nicer than Dez Bryant his senior year
