OT: Quebec's all-time best athlete?

[Le Tricolore]

With GSP announcing his retirement today, TSN 690 are asking if he's Quebec's best athlete of all time. My hockey bias wants to say no, but you can definitely make an argument that he is.

Figured a post here could be pretty interesting. What do other people think?

GSP? Richard? Lemieux? Eugenie Bouchard?

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[Paul Dipietro]

Carl Carmoni

 

[Milhouse40]

Carl Carmoni

Gilles Buissiere was much better.

 

[ludwig]

Carl Carmoni

Killer stache and heck of a mini putter....he has my vote!

 

[Miller Time]

GSP? Richard? Lemieux? Eugenie Bouchard?

One of these things is not like the others...

 

[Vachon23]

Kingsbury

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

Eugenie Bouchard?

lol, being an influencer is hard


Probably GSP but I would go with Kingsbury

 

[Le Tricolore]

One of these things is not like the others...

I thought it was funny

 

[LyricalLyricist]

Roy, Lemieux, Bourque are all considered to be one of the best at their positions. GSP is considered to be one of the best in his sport.

It's really hard to tell because MMA isn't the same as other sports. If GSP would've kept fighting and winning the answer would've been obvious.

 

[Kriss E]

Cant cross sports.

 

[MasterD]

Hard to say, so many amateur sports we don't follow.... I like the Kingsbury suggestion. There are a bunch of skiers who made their mark.

From what I know, I'd say Lemieux.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Cant cross sports.

That's what makes this conversation so interesting. There will never be a unanimous #1 since it's so hard to compare. It can be fun to discuss, though.

 

[Mrb1p]

Being the best in the history at hockey trumps every thing, sorry but this isnt even close.

 

[Mrb1p]

Roy, Lemieux, Bourque are all considered to be one of the best at their positions. GSP is considered to be one of the best in his sport.

It's really hard to tell because MMA isn't the same as other sports. If GSP would've kept fighting and winning the answer would've been obvious.

At worse Lemieux is number two in his sport, at best GsP isnt even top 5 in his sport.

 

[Kriss E]

That's what makes this conversation so interesting. There will never be a unanimous #1 since it's so hard to compare. It can be fun to discuss, though.

Put GSP on skates, Charles Hudon will look like a superstar.
Put Weber or Chara in a ring with GSP...they'll be lucky to last more than 10sec.

So..if we going by most well versed, then I'd probably give it to GSP. Him or who ever was our best gymnast ever.

 

[Final Baton]

It's hard not to pick Lemieux... Roy also a beast. Richard and Béliveau too.

I think I go with Lemieux. even over GSP

 

[overlords]

Carl Carmoni

Came here to say this.

BIRRRRDAYYY

 

[Kairi Zaide]

One of these things is not like the others...

True. Genie is a woman.

 

[le_sean]

Being the best in the history at hockey trumps every thing, sorry but this isnt even close.

No it doesn’t. You have like 5 countries that legitimately put money into hockey and only middle class+ families in those countries can afford to have their kids play. And in half of Mario’s time, Europeans weren’t even in the league.

There are way more MMA fighters in the world and GSP is arguably the best ever.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Put GSP on skates, Charles Hudon will look like a superstar.
Put Weber or Chara in a ring with GSP...they'll be lucky to last more than 10sec.

So..if we going by most well versed, then I'd probably give it to GSP. Him or who ever was our best gymnast ever.

Dude Chara and Weber could last a round against GSP, based and size and strength.

I would go with Louis Cyr, most of his records lasted till today, was an international star, started the reputation of French-Canadian super strength.

 

[Miller Time]

True. Genie is a woman.

That... And also not even remotely close to the others on that list (or a LONG list of great Quebec female athletes) as far as sporting excellence.

 

[Justin11]

It has to be GSP. In hockey I would go with Lemieux and Roy.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Dude Chara and Weber could last a round against GSP, based and size and strength.

I would go with Louis Cyr, most of his records lasted till today, was an international star, started the reputation of French-Canadian super strength.

No they couldn't.

 

[Mrb1p]

No it doesn’t. You have like 5 countries that legitimately put money into hockey and only middle class+ families in those countries can afford to have their kids play. And in half of Mario’s time, Europeans weren’t even in the league.

There are way more MMA fighters in the world and GSP is arguably the best ever.

Do you even know how much MMA costs ?

Edit: And lets not even go into that... MMA is literally two decades old.

 

[ahmedou]

JY Thériault

The Iceman