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Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:24 PM
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Baker Mayfield is a guy that I hated at Oklahoma and Cleveland.
But now I cheer for him.
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:26 PM
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Definitely Baker Mayfield. Big time. Love that guy now. That run right there reinforced that. Also, the Browns sent him off to the Panthers to die, but he overcomes and is a steal right now for the Buccaneers.
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Steve Smith was that guy for me back in the day
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:29 PM
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he was just a loud mouth trash talker to me and then I started to notice all the big defensive backs try to step to him and he'd just run right past them, through them or just grab their facemasks and throw them down like they were tiny ants. Never really saw anybody get the best of him.
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Re: Steve Smith was that guy for me back in the day
Jan 13, 2025, 8:44 AM
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Ben Boulware ran over Baker after that last int. in the 2015 Playoff game. Kneed him in the jaw!
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Re: Nah. Fought his own teammates too much.***
Jan 13, 2025, 9:11 AM
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You've never coached football then. fights happen all the time at practice.
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Man, be quiet. I have enough football experience to know that
Jan 13, 2025, 9:19 AM
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Getting arrested for assault and putting a teammate in the hospital for two days for a fight during a film session isn’t normal.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/2002/1122/1464895.html
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:27 PM
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I was gonna say the exact same thing … not a huge fan in college but the way he has kind of finally found himself in the nfl and the fire he plays with is super fun to watch… unfortunately I’m a phins fan but I def pull for the Bucs and baker.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:28 PM
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Peyton Manning. Hated him because he went to Tenn. He's in my top 3 favorite QBs of all time now. Highest ranking non-Falcon.
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Re: Fetterman
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:31 PM
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I live in PA and know several people who played with him at Albright.
I hated him when he was running for office. Then he had the stroke, struggled some and now seems to be a true politician that puts his people first and isn’t afraid to flex on topics on both sides of the fence.
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That is not a politician.....That sir, is a REPRESENTATIVE.***
Jan 13, 2025, 8:28 AM
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Re: That is not a politician.....That sir, is a REPRESENTATIVE.***
Jan 13, 2025, 8:36 AM
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Actually, that's a SENATOR.
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I didn't mean like House of Representative. I meant, a man that is looking after
Jan 13, 2025, 2:27 PM
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his constituents instead of his pocketbook. He,Fetterman,is another reason I don't gamble. Because if I did, I would have bet he was going to be one of ,if not the worst of the members of Congress. As it turns out, he is a member of the common sense party. And that party is getting smaller every day.
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Re: Fetterman
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Jan 13, 2025, 8:51 AM
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Don't fall in the trap.
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:33 PM
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A player that has impressed me after his football playing days is Randy Moss. When he played I thought he was the best I have ever seen, but that he was a head case. Now I love the guy and the way he breakdown games.
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:57 PM
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breaks down games.
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Jan 13, 2025, 7:14 AM
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Ric Flair.....the MAN
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Deion Sanders.***
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Not a true hate but I respect Lamar Jackson as
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:34 PM
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an athlete more than I did in college. And he has exceeded my predictions.
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Re: Not a true hate but I respect Lamar Jackson as
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Jan 12, 2025, 10:07 PM
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Same here. My reasons were mostly rooted in rivalry, especially the year he won the Heisman, when many of us felt Deshaun deserved it instead. But, he’s definitely having himself a year.
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Re: Not a true hate but I respect Lamar Jackson as
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Lamar's who I was going to pick. I'm really impressed with how he's turned out in the NFL, and I've read that he's really active in the community outside of the NFL.
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I would be among those with DW having better career
Jan 13, 2025, 9:23 AM
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But Jackson has easily taken that over. He does seem like a really good guy and has put up numbers this year that have never been seen before.
DW just fell off the map with ACL problems throughout and of course off the field issues have severely impacted his life.
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I did not hate Bryson DeChambeau, but I did not like him
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:35 PM
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He is my favorite golfer now.
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:36 PM
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Deebo Samuel. Hated him at usc jr, love his roll (when healthy) with the ‘9ers.
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No can do. He is still a Coot.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:39 PM
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And that's like being a little bit pregnant. You either are, or you aren't.
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:39 PM
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Bryce Harper, and I hate that I feel that way now.
Honorable mention to Clowney. The combination of the league humbling him, and him being a Panther now changed my mind.
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Tim Duncan...####### hated him in college...Loved him as a pro***
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:45 PM
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Jan 12, 2025, 9:52 PM
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Joe Montana. I used to be a Bengals fan.
Dak Prescott. As long as he's there, the cowgirls will suck
Randy Moss.
Tom Brady. Well, no. I still don't like him, but he is fairly good.
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Jan 13, 2025, 9:12 AM
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7 time super bowl champ labeled as "fairly good" lol
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Game Changer [1928]
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Another Vote for Mayfield
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Jan 12, 2025, 10:29 PM
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I thought he was all mouth after the first CFP semi, and he does have some swagger, but to me he has that intangible quality of finding a way to win, or at least giving it all he’s got. Reminds me of (dang it) Conner Shaw - just a baller.
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Re: Athletes you Hated, But have grown to like.
Jan 13, 2025, 4:50 AM
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Athlete I hated most. That's easy....Neon Deion Sanders. The most narcissistic, egomaniacal man I ever watched play and game. Probably one of the top 3 most gifted athletes of our time. All about Me is his mantra to this day. So far, I have not learned to like him but I am trying. Maybe someday.
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Jan 13, 2025, 6:52 AM
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Jamis Winston.
Kid grew up into a pretty solid man in my opinion.
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Jan 13, 2025, 7:02 AM
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The insurance and Heisman House ads definitely helped Mayfield's image. Even knowing it's just scripted, how can you not like someone you've seen fill a trick-or-treat pumpkin with nachos ?!
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Tom Brady
Jan 13, 2025, 7:28 AM
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When he was with the Patriots I despised him. I thought he was arrogant with his success.
But when he went to the Buccaneers he just didn't have that same look like he was back in NE.
Then he went on to play with Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods (we won't go into how I feel about him) and Phil Mickelson in a golf match on TV during the pandemic. Actually turned out he was down to earth.
Not an athlete but I could say the same about Nick Saban. At Alabama I couldn't stand him. But the past few months I have seen the other side of him outside of coaching. In my opinion he is another that is a decent, down to earth man that really is a hard working, knows what he wants from his players and demands respect out of them. But will help anyone who needs it.
Everyone may not agree but I guess it just shows if you see someone in one aspect being only on a Sunday or Saturday during a game on TV, it doesn't mean outside of that one aspect they can't be a completely different person from what you think they are.
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Jan 13, 2025, 7:37 AM
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Tom Landry. Beat my Heart Vikings way too many times. I came 5o admire him later on.
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lamont jefferson. Seems to handle himself well up there in baltimore.***
Jan 13, 2025, 7:42 AM
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Joe Montana. Anyone who was in Death Valley that day in 1977 probably despised all things Notre Dame for at least a few years but when Montana got to SF (and teamed up with Dwight Clark) I became a big fan.
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Johnny Weir
Jan 13, 2025, 8:41 AM
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He’s tho thilly.
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Jan 13, 2025, 8:49 AM
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LeBron (Never really hated him just was a big Jordan fan blinded by the fact that Jordan is better), Clowney (Sadly), Soccer player Raheem Stirling,
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Jan 13, 2025, 8:55 AM
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For the Record Jordan > Lebron. LeBron is the best player I have been able to watch in my lifetime. He seems to be a pretty good guy also nothing morally wrong with him.
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Jan 13, 2025, 8:49 AM
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Iron Mike Tyson. In the 90's I thought he was a j@ck@$$ but in his older years he seems to have mellowed a lot.
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Not current but
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Roger Federer
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Jan 13, 2025, 8:57 AM
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Sir Charles Barkley
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Early in The Story I Didn't Like This Guy, But as Story Evolved I Loved Him
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Uncle Rico, I Can Throw It Over The Mountain
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John Rocker
WT
ps.. J/K
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Joe Montana
Jan 13, 2025, 9:35 AM
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I did not like him at ND, but loved seeing him throw passes to Dwight Clark.
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Jameis Winston for sure. I hated him at FSU but realized he was just an immature kid and has grown a lot in the last decade. He puts his faith and his family above everything else and I find his quirky sense of humor to be quite charming and he is just so easy to root for now.
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