Can a animal be an athlete? (1 Viewer)

[Reginald Trent]

I say no but what do you think?

 

[Jan H]

Oh, hell yes, Reginald, good thread! As I lay in bed pondering life this morning, I thought:
Will I be the victim of a random terrorist attack?
Should I do anything productive today?
I also thought, "Is an animal an athlete?" Well, shit yeah, they are! Ever heard of a guard dog? A seeing-eye dog? Dogs do more than humans do (at least this human, from June to August). The next question should be: Are baseball players athletes? I think you'd get more of an argument from me there.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

At least you didn't say "race car drivers" Jan!

Aren't athletes someone who plays sports? Well, there is horse racing, dog racing etc, so I guess animals can be athletes!

 

[Jan H]

If Secretariat can become #43?? on ESPN's Athlete of the Century List, then yeah, I guess they can. :frowning:

 

[SteveGon]

Edit: Mike Tyson joke deleted.

 

[John Thomas]

...and apparently, someone decided they have "rights" so I can't see why they can't be athletes.