Sitting here watching Tiger making a run at Memorial got me thinking about Kobe, Lebron and the greatest athletes at their particular sports. Being team sport athletes, Kobe and Lebron are going to have their share of critics because they might not belong to 'you.' But surely you have a feel on how much you may like or dislike these guys.

Kobe's court drama aside, he is one of the greatest players I have ever seen on a hardwood floor. No, he's not Jordan. You may scream and shout about how me might be a better athlete or you may start splitting hairs on drives and dishes. Please. If I could beam you back to the context of a Jordan finals game you would say "oh yeah, I forgot."

And I'm not even a huge Jordan 'fan.' I will concede he's the best ever but I still love Magic the most. He was such a great leader, passer and winner. So was Bird but Magic beat him 5 to 3 in NBA titles (plus the college ring). This is very subjective territory anyway. You may love Clapton more than Hendrix. They're both great. You may love Pele as the greatest all time athlete on the planet. Ali would get many votes too. We really can't measure. Clearly, Tiger belongs in the group.

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I was asked recently why I play pick up hoops and hate working out at the gym or running on the mill. It's fun to actually look forward to getting exercise. I think it's very healthy as adults to actually play games and get a work out doing it. We went to gym class as kids and enjoyed it. But wasn't so much of it a weeding out process to find the best athletes for varsity? I was captain of the sailboat racing team so I was never BMOC in sports. But I play now more than ever. It keeps me healthy and sane.