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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^depends how you define that.

Studies have shown in overall fitness a professional soccer player is the most well-rounded and combo.  Soccer players do have the best bodies though--can't deny that.

Football players are too big, basketball players are too tall, baseball players are dumpy.[/quote]

You really do not follow sports do you?

Odell Beckham He picked football over soccer.
5'11" 195, 40 time 4.43, bench best 225 7 times, vertical 38.5", broad jump 112, 20 yard shuttle 3.94, 60 yards 10.93, etc
Champ Bailey 40 time 4.28. Ever try to man up a receiver? Its really hard.
Michael Vick
Darrell Green
Darren Sproles 5'6" 190
lesean mccoy 
etc sure there are some big guys in the NFL but there are many many great athletes under 6'.
NBA is more selective on height, but still many are 6-4 or less. 
eric bledsoe
Ty Lawson
Isaiah Thomas
Chris Paul
Plus a ton more in college.

These are strong, fast, quick elite athletes with great visual spatial skills. If US soccer had the same athletic bass to draw on as these sports have the US would be a very dominate power in soccer. [/quote]

I do love dominating on the bass, but this topic is dead within soccer circles. Discussed to death, and the consensus is that the skill sets and types of athleticism in soccer just aren't the same as they are in other sports. That's not a value judgment -- yes, Champ Bailey was a fantastic athlete, as are most NBA players and most NFL WR/DBs. But they wouldn't necessarily be dominant soccer players.[/quote]

Wow, how is this a debate?  As a former athlete all the way up through college, I said it former (bad knees) you workout based on your sport.  Even within that, you work out based on your position in the sport.  Comparing Odell (GO GMEN) to any soccer player is unfair, besides football is probably the most rounded sport in terms of representing athletes.  Strength positions, speed positions, and skill positions.  But overall, I think soccer athletes are probably more in line with runners or a swimmer.  Constantly moving and the only thing that changes is the pace.  I tip my hat off to the pros where you don't have unlimited substitutions, that's a variable that no other sport can really touch.  Just look at the Flea, he wouldn't look like an elite athlete but will go down as one of best players in the world. [/quote]

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