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Jordachejeans91
11/06/09, 04:36 PM
Which athlete would have had a really big career if it wouldn't have been for injuries slowing them down?
I watch alot of hockey so a couple that come to mind for me are
Pavel Bure, if he had 2 knees that worked he would still be putting up huge numbers today
Petr Forsberg - could have had a huge career had he stayed healthy
Mario lemieux - IMO if he stayed healthy and played as many games as gretzky he would be very close to his records
Those are all i can think of right now.. but what are some players in other sports that could have been a huge star for a long time if they stayed healthy
Mibabalou
11/06/09, 04:49 PM
terri schiavo
sandy koufax
he had an amazing career but i can only imagine how great it would have been had his shoulder stayed healthy
I would say Griffey is an obvious choice.
Illadelphia
11/06/09, 05:14 PM
Terrell Davis, he tore up the league for about 4 years (superbowl mvp, like 2000yards rushing one year), but then one of his own fat ass linemn fell on his knee and it was never the same
imirish06
11/06/09, 05:19 PM
Griffey and the biggest one of all.
Bo Jackson
abcdefghijake
11/06/09, 05:26 PM
terri schiavo
My dog's name is (Wayne) Rooney.
i know it's not an injury but what about Jim Brown?
tommyishere
11/06/09, 05:45 PM
Griffey and Frank Thomas
mick2late
11/06/09, 05:52 PM
This person already had a pretty big career and continues to be a pretty dominant player, albeit completely disregarded, but I'm going to go ahead and say Grant Hill.
Griffey and Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas was never really hurt until he reached his late 30s....
bad choice
mick2late
11/06/09, 05:54 PM
i know it's not an injury but what about Jim Brown?
Do you mean Ernie Davis?
tommyishere
11/06/09, 06:10 PM
Frank Thomas was never really hurt until he reached his late 30s....
bad choice
but when he was injured seasons before he was slugging 40+ homers
in 1998 he hit 29 then in 1999 he hit 15
2000-43
01-4
03-42
04/05-30 combined
so if he was never injured he might have hit 600
sleepyseanzzz
11/06/09, 06:45 PM
lou gehrig, hes already one of the greatest to ever play but imagine if he wasn't forced to retire because of ALS
I would've loved to see McGrady stay healthy.
zac_montucky
11/06/09, 11:31 PM
The correct answer to this question is Tony Conigliaro
seventwenty3
11/07/09, 09:56 AM
Which athlete would have had a really big career if it wouldn't have been for injuries slowing them down?
I watch alot of hockey so a couple that come to mind for me are
Pavel Bure, if he had 2 knees that worked he would still be putting up huge numbers today
Petr Forsberg - could have had a huge career had he stayed healthy
Mario lemieux - IMO if he stayed healthy and played as many games as gretzky he would be very close to his records
Those are all i can think of right now.. but what are some players in other sports that could have been a huge star for a long time if they stayed healthy
Forsberg is playing in Sweden still; I know he's not the same player he once was but he is making a comeback and I think he had a very big career in the NHL. but I really just wanted to let you know he's still around in case you didn't : )
StuGrimson
11/07/09, 10:14 AM
Forsberg will be back in the NHL this year
As for hockey players who were superstars but pretty much had their careers ruines by the time they were 30 or younger. There are a lot of them
Bobby Orr
Cam Neely
Mike Bossy
Pat Lafontaine
Eric Lindros
Pavel Bure
from debris
11/07/09, 12:21 PM
although he is technically still playing...Yao Ming
And Hours Pass
11/07/09, 12:22 PM
This person already had a pretty big career and continues to be a pretty dominant player, albeit completely disregarded, but I'm going to go ahead and say Grant Hill.
came in to say this.
Max_123
11/07/09, 01:02 PM
Griffey definitely comes to mind and Larry Walker
wroteurname
11/07/09, 01:11 PM
If the steroids that helped Nomar Garciaparra put up 30+ homers while hitting well over .300 for the first several years of his career didn't eventually cause him to tear pretty much everything in legs he would have had a ridiculous career.
Also...
Tony Conigliaro
Ken Griffey Jr.
Grant Hill
LT is having a pretty rough season, we'll see if it continues
jordan-h
11/07/09, 01:25 PM
penny hardaway
LikeAnAvalanche
11/07/09, 02:49 PM
Daunte Culpepper. :shrug:
Dirty Ernie
11/07/09, 03:51 PM
Barry Sanders, I know it wasn't injuries but just imagine.
FondestMemory
11/07/09, 03:52 PM
len bias.
Jordachejeans91
11/07/09, 04:33 PM
Forsberg is playing in Sweden still; I know he's not the same player he once was but he is making a comeback and I think he had a very big career in the NHL. but I really just wanted to let you know he's still around in case you didn't : )
I did know that, i wonder what team will pick him up
williek311
11/07/09, 05:10 PM
Bo Jackson
penny hardaway
was gonna say this. it's not unfeasible that he would have been one of the best PGs of all time if he was healthy.
deadstar
11/07/09, 05:39 PM
Lemieux. He would have beaten Gretzky's records had he stayed healthy.
StuGrimson
11/07/09, 06:04 PM
Lemieux. He would have beaten Gretzky's records had he stayed healthy.
I think he breaks the golas record but I dont think he would have beaten Gretzkys point total
xshady121
11/07/09, 06:14 PM
Bo Jackson
Lou Gehrig
Eric Lindros.
Is it too early to say Rick DiPietro?
deadstar
11/07/09, 06:15 PM
Well Lemieux when retired (the first time) he was the only player who averaged 2 points per game in a career. Obviously the game was changing so the end of his career would have been hard to predict (amazing he put up 76 points in 43 games after not playing 4 years but I digress). But he missed so many games in his prime years and obviously played in pain so often, its scary to think of what could have been had he not missed so many games in the early 90s.
And yea, I shouldnt say he would have definitively beaten the records, but he would have been pretty close.
Talib Scottie
11/07/09, 07:48 PM
Imagine Mickey Mantle's numbers if he hadn't been injured all of the time.
Definitely agree with Terrell Davis.
LT is having a pretty rough season, we'll see if it continues
Yeah, he's been shaky. He scored 2 TDs last sunday, but only had 50 yards or so on 20 touches. Hopefully he can bring it back. Sproles has been the getting the big runs lately.
Yeah, he's been shaky. He scored 2 TDs last sunday, but only had 50 yards or so on 20 touches. Hopefully he can bring it back. Sproles has been the getting the big runs lately.
have you been watching the chargers? sproles only has 169 rush yards for the season. lt has actually rushed for more yards than him.
Brand-new-123
11/07/09, 09:50 PM
Chad Pennington
lol chad pennington would not have a huge career if he wasnt hurt.
Brand-new-123
11/07/09, 09:57 PM
maybe not huge, but definitely better
have you been watching the chargers? sproles only has 169 rush yards for the season. lt has actually rushed for more yards than him.
Sproles has far less touches than him. He only had 5 against KC and the Raiders and had 40ish yards in those games. I know lt has had overall more yards, but sproles is making the bigger plays.
startBBtoday
11/08/09, 12:09 AM
Barry Sanders, I know it wasn't injuries but just imagine.
What is there to imagine? He's already the greatest rb of all time.
wesgemm08
11/08/09, 12:25 AM
Mark Prior
fightinirish217
11/08/09, 07:08 AM
Griffey would be the all time HR leader right now if it weren't for all his injuries. I've always loved watching him play. What a swing.
Dirty Ernie
11/08/09, 10:04 PM
What is there to imagine? He's already the greatest rb of all time.
I mean he quit a season short of Peyton's record so I can imagine him playing another season and having the most yards ever...
fiercetown
11/08/09, 10:45 PM
Griffey.
fiercetown
11/08/09, 10:46 PM
Mark Prior
That's a good one.
Flags of Dawn
11/08/09, 10:49 PM
robert ferguson.
jay_klinkhammer
11/08/09, 11:31 PM
Prior is a really good choice.
Maybe even Shaun Livingston.
dpetty21
11/09/09, 02:00 AM
Griffeys been said but he's the biggest that comes to mind. I've been a big fan of his since I was young and I was looking forward to him breaking the all time hr record but that won't happen now.
it's crazy to think that shaun livingston is only 24 but his career is basically over because of one terrible injury
xbrokendownx
11/09/09, 03:12 PM
Jay Williams fucked himself by riding that bike...now hes just an analyst for ESPN
Drew Beringer
11/09/09, 03:32 PM
len bias.
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Drew Beringer
11/09/09, 03:33 PM
robert ferguson.
haha
preppyak
11/09/09, 03:34 PM
len bias.
yeah, that 30 for 30 was rough to watch...especially the 9-1-1 phone call where his friend was saying "You have to bring him back to life, Len Bias can't die right now"
CubbyNick42
11/09/09, 03:41 PM
So many pitchers could go on this list. Prior's a good one, but Wood, Sheets, Bedard, Harden, etc.
zac_montucky
11/09/09, 04:02 PM
len bias.
So ridiculously true
zac_montucky
11/09/09, 04:02 PM
So many pitchers could go on this list. Prior's a good one, but Wood, Sheets, Bedard, Harden, etc.
As a Red Sox fan, I take great joy in adding Carl Pavano to that list
Illadelphia
11/09/09, 04:10 PM
Gale Sayers, if he had stayed healthy...
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