Are women better athletes than men?

[CT_CD]

Yes they are

No they're not

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[Anonymous]

I didn't pick because there are most definitely men and women that can kick each other's butts. I'd put Serena Williams against anybody in her prime, and based on all of the titles she's one, even while pregnant, she's the greatest tennis player of all time.
Also, notice that what women athletes tend to lack in brute strength they make up for in technique. for example, in women's basketball they struggle to get those long distance shots, so instead, they have maneuver themselves close to the hoop.

[CT_CD]

Serena Williams would still lose to a male tennis player. She played a man who was ranked 203 in the world and lost 6 - 1

[CT_CD]

And then he played her sister and beat her too

[Opinion Owner]

and? i see male players who are ranked in the top ten get beat bu players in the 200 range all the time. This isn't the first time something like this has happened.

[CT_CD]

Yeah by other male players

[Opinion Owner]

and? One time doesn't mean it happens all the time. also at what point in her life was this? she's 35 which makes her fairly old in the world of sports, especially women's sports.

[CT_CD]

In 1998 Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200 or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch accepted the challenge and easily beat both of them. I wonder why they said they could beat any man "not ranked in the top 200" instead of just saying they could beat any man

[Opinion Owner]

just because they don't think they can doesn't mean I don't think they can. also, I'll use the example again, men ranked 6th in the world are beat by guys ranked 200th. that doesn't mean that the guys ranked 6th aren't great, it can be just one bad day for them or one great day for their competitor. I may be wrong, however, one example doesn't mean I'm wrong. In science/medicine you have to see something happen 3 times for it to be considered fact.

[CT_CD]

You know the Australian womens national soccer team, meaning the best female soccer players in the entire country, lost 7 - 0 to a bunch of 15 year old boys.

[Opinion Owner]

um okay? I don't remember saying every woman on the planet is equal to every male on the planet when it comes to sports. Also, you know that when pro athletes volunteer to play with kids, they often "lose" so that they kids feel good about themselves. they'd look like serious dicks if they felt the need to kick the butts of a bunch of children.

[CT_CD]

They didn't "let" them win though.

[samsmoove]

Serena williams is not the greatest tennis player of all time... not by a long shot... she claimed she was better than anyone ranked below 200... a man ranked 203 took up the challenge and beat her 6-1 same as her sister.. don't make ignorant comments like that without any research... john McEnroe one of the all time greats even said she would be ranked in the 700s if it included men... this is common sense

[Whatthefluff]

No. I'll be honest- most women's professional sports suck.

[Whatthefluff]

Me!!!

[akadatank44]

Depends on the sport. Basketball and football no

[CT_CD]

What about soccer?

[akadatank44]

Probably equal or better. Men who play soccer are referred to as lawn farries for a reason 😉

[akadatank44]

Me!!

[akadatank44]

Thanks for the MHO!

[disgustingweebtrash]

No lmao

[disgustingweebtrash]

I want MHO

[DonkeyRick69]

Yes they are equal but just not as good as playing sports. If not for the patronage of male sports fans and teams there would be no real women's sports at all. You girls are welcome. Women should support women's sports more.
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[madhatters4]

physically no. that is clear. outside of physicality looking at things like mentality that seems more about the individual than the sex

just looking at the records in (esp in the olympic) events where we can objectively measure things like speed, strength, endurance, etc men all dominate

[RJGraveyTrain]

Depending on the sport. For most commercial sports like football and such I'd say no. But gymnastics? Hell yeah.

[DonkeyRick69]

NASCAR?

[CT_CD]

@DonkeyRick69 NASCAR has nothing to do with being athletic. It's just driving a car

[DonkeyRick69]

You need to have the reflexes of an athelete

[Taciturn]

Absolutely, conclusively, and emphatically not. Sports are athletic activities that require physical prowess, revolved around agility, strength, and exertion. Men are simply superior in all of those categories. The biological difference between males and females in physicality translates into a superior performance in physically dependent activities.

[MakingMeHiiiigh]

I'd say it depends we're both equal mentally and visually.

Testosterone correlates with strength and increased reaction speed however it takes the right mental state to use it effectively in sport.

Women excel in sports such as gymnastics and ice stating due to size, flexibility and dexterity

[AydenKing]

It depends on the girl (s) and the guy (s) being compared, the sport, and all kinds of stuff;
i. e. with two athletes of the opposite sex in any event, one will be better at the event than the other due to a bunch of stuff including: energy, coordination, experience, body physique, nutrition, genetics, or even by chance.

[Bandit74]

In most sports the average male professional athlete is a lot better than the average female professional athlete.

[CT_CD]

The average male college or even high school athlete is better than the average female professional athlete.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the sport, but when it comes to Sumo, men are the best :P

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[HeatNation1]

this isn't even a question. choose the worst 5 players in the NBA and choose the best 5 women in the WNBA and let them play, itll be over before your ass even hits the seat. this is ridiculous

[CT_CD]

Doesn't even have to be NBA players. A good Mens High school team would beat a WNBA team.

[HeatNation1]

Yeah. I just didn't want to go through each sport. It's the same principal for all of them

[BarbieLola]

No they aren't why would you even ask lol. Of course men are way better biologically to be better at sports

[TheUglyMonk]

Not in agility based sports.

[DonkeyRick69]

@TheUglyMonk most sports require agility

[TheUglyMonk]

@DonkeyRick69 Not saying they don't. I'm talking about things like Gymnastics and similar.

[DonkeyRick69]

@TheUglyMonk men are better at gymnastics

[TheUglyMonk]

@DonkeyRick69 I'll assume you're right since I'm not well educated about this topic, seems my opinion is wrong.

[DonkeyRick69]

@TheUglyMonk agreed

[TheUglyMonk]

@DonkeyRick69 Don't push it.

[DonkeyRick69]

@TheUglyMonk pistols at dawn?

[MrMysteryMan]

You take the best athlete in his sport and the best female athlete in the same sport, he's going to win almost always. That being said, a woman can best a man at any sport given the proper situation.

[RedVulcan]

Be specific. Which sports, and what does "better" mean?
They're certainly more cost efficient lol.

[CT_CD]

better
ADJECTIVE
of a more excellent or effective type or quality:


I'm talking about just overall athleticism.

[RedVulcan]

Now, overall, guys have more muscle to body mass, but girls are more flexible. Thus, it depends on which sport we're talking about. Football and hockey, for instance, favor dudes, while gymnastics and figure skating, among others, favor girls.

[CactusJuice]

Full contact quilting!

Hahah teasing of course. I play tennis with girls and we have fun. That's all that matters to me.

[Bezbozhnikustanka]

Men are better, that's why women have separate events in the Olympics, except for equestrian events, it's the horse who dose all the hard work, the rider just stars.

[Bezbozhnikustanka]

the rider just stears, bloody spell checker. Animals are better athletes than humans, do you know a grizzly bear can run 100 meters faster than Usane Bolt, dolphins swim faster than Michael Phelps, a gorilla could beat Noel Grove in a cage fight, a horse could beat any man over ten miles with a grown man on it's back and No Fara thinks he's a good long distance runner, I'd like to take him to the Sarangeti, give him a ten muinite head start then release a pack of African hunting dogs, see how long it takes the dogs to catch up. Being good at sport is nothing to be proud of.

[Bezbozhnikustanka]

What makes us better than dumb animals like gorillas is our brain, a gorilla could take Noel Grove in unarmed combat, but, even before white men took fire arms to Africa the natives hunted gorillas with spears, gorillas are virtually extinct in the wild, there are 7•5billion humans, cheatas run fast, but, a man in a landrover can easily catch one, speedboats are faster than the fastest fish in the sea, sport's just a bunch of thickos with overdeveloped biceps showing off, ban it!

[Bezbozhnikustanka]

Niel Grove, stupid spell checker.

[That_Nick]

Sorry woman just aren't built for it.. not say they can overcome that. Just saying if a guy and a girl work equally hard at it a guy will have the advantage.

[Logical_Idolist]

There are too many variables to give a direct answer.

[samsmoove]

Lol watch a wnba game, then watch a nba game. The difference in athleticism is ridiculous lol

[XoticTastez]

Genetically and REALISTICALLY (A word some of you hate) no... But they can be, they'd have to be genetic freaks though.

[Anonymous]

No, not even close, but I sure do like watching women play tennis and soccer.

[Anonymous]

The only thing women are better at than men is cooking