Which athlete wrote this?

Real posts, names hidden. Pick one of four, ten rounds, and you get a score card at the end. Some of them really don't sound like athletes.

Updated Nov 7, 2026 · 40 posts in the pool · Just browse them instead →

Every post in the game, with its author (40, spoilers)

r/IAmA · a reply
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Do you still have the biggest bed in the world? I remember it from MTV Cribs haha
I have the biggest bed in the world, then someone challenged me, so I made it double the size, now my room is all bed.
Written by Shaquille O'Neal (u/MrShaquilleONeal), Feb 26, 2014. O'Neal's bed on MTV Cribs was famously enormous. Apparently it grew. Full thread ↗
r/leagueoflegends · a reply
Replying to the postStop downplaying your rank
hey dont worry dude, hit challenger 7 seasons in a row and make it to worlds 5 times and people will still call you bad
Written by Dyrus (u/Dyrus), Nov 14, 2017. Dyrus played top lane for TSM at five League of Legends World Championships. Full thread ↗
r/GlobalOffensive · a reply
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Do u think you are the best player in the world right now?
Yes but I don’t like to talk about it , I prefer practice more to become better
Written by s1mple (u/reals1mplereal), Aug 13, 2018. s1mple was HLTV's number one player of the year in 2018, the year he said this. Full thread ↗
r/MMA · a reply
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Of all the great fighters you've fought who hit you the hardest?
Probably Dan Henderson - but I've no recollection of it!
Written by Michael Bisping (u/Michael_TC_Bisping), Feb 10, 2020. Dan Henderson knocked Bisping out at UFC 100 in 2009. Bisping beat him in their 2016 rematch. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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Do you credit your large chin for protecting you from knockouts, or do you believe you are more prone to knockouts because of your chin? Thanks, much respect!
haha, thats a great question. Combo of just being tough and having a solid chin. Not sure if the cleft helps?
Written by Urijah Faber (u/urijahfaber), Apr 11, 2014. Faber was never knocked out in more than 40 pro fights. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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Do you sometimes wish your fights would last a little longer than just a few seconds?
No because the shorter my fights are, the more fights I can have. I only have a finite amount of fight time, and I'd like to fight as long as possible.
Written by Ronda Rousey (u/ronda_rousey87), Aug 11, 2015. Rousey won three UFC title fights in under a minute. Full thread ↗
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How any calories do you need each day during prime training? What's the best way to get the calories and what's for dinner?
Great question! During my biggest training days I am burning between 3,000-3,500 calories and I get to eat a lot! I've found the key is lots of snacks and small meals through out the day so that I never go more than 3 hours without eating. Keeps my energy consistent. One of my favorite dinners this summer was halibut taco bowls. I cooked the halibut on the grill with cajun seasoning and combined that with black beans, some brown rice, peppers, onions, spinach and avocado in a big bowl. topped with Salsa. Easy, full of good carbs and protein and delicious!
Written by Kikkan Randall (u/Kikkanimal), Nov 8, 2017. Randall and Jessie Diggins won the US's first Olympic cross-country gold, in 2018. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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Whats the best pick up line someone has tried on you?
"Are you a magician, because any time I look at you everyone else disappears".. just kidding no one has said that to me but I wanted to look up cheesy pick up lines just to have an answer for you ;)
Written by Mikaela Shiffrin (u/MikaelaShiffrin), Mar 29, 2017. Shiffrin has more World Cup wins than any alpine skier in history. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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How many pairs of boots/blades to you have ready at any point in time? (Also, I absolutely love how you’ve spray painted the heels on your Pianos.)
Thanks! It's actually nail polish. Way easier than spray paint.
I always have two pairs just in case anything happens.
Written by Mirai Nagasu (u/Mirai_NagasuSkates), Dec 13, 2017. Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics, in 2018. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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How was Wayne Gretzky as a skater? Do any hockey players impress you, just in terms of their skating ability?
I used to be Wayne's neighbor and we played a lot of golf together. He used to tell people it was hard not to be the best skater in his own golf club. Honestly, he is the greatest talent ever to lace up a pair of hockey skates. That's why they call him "The Great One."
Written by Scott Hamilton (u/ScottHamilton84), Jul 4, 2016. Hamilton won Olympic gold in 1984. Gretzky really was his neighbor. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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You are living my dream -- I couldn't ice skate at all but would pretend to be an ice skater as a kid. Who was your idol? Like who did you watch and say, I wanna do that?
MICHELLE KWAN (prayer hands for days I don't know how to do that on my computer) She is KWEEN and we are not worthy of her. She does her change edge spiral and I lose my mind every time. Sorry I just got overwhelmingly excited but thats what Michelle does to me!
Written by Ashley Wagner (u/Ashley_Wagner), Aug 9, 2017. Wagner won Olympic team bronze in 2014. Kwan won five world titles. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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What's your most awkward moment?
Saying "I have to pee" before a race run and having the camera catch it...first time we had a race broadcast live...
Written by Erin Hamlin (u/erin_hamlinluge), Nov 22, 2017. Hamlin won the first US Olympic medal in singles luge, a bronze in 2014. Full thread ↗
r/AdvancedRunning · a reply
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What is your favourite beer?
Ha, between running and treating runners I barely drink. Have one for me, James.
Written by Marius Bakken (u/MariusBakken), Apr 21, 2026. Bakken ran for Norway at two Olympics and works as a physician. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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Do you hope that someday instead of a female being the "first female" to do something grand, a female will be the "first person" to do something grand?
I was the first person to free climb the nose on El Capitan.
And I am very happy to say that.
Not just the first woman, but the first person.
Written by Lynn Hill (u/Lynn_Hill), Apr 23, 2015. Hill free climbed the Nose on El Capitan in 1993, then did it in under a day in 1994. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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So....how many attempts did it take to bounce from the ball to the track in your new video? (New video brilliant btw, amazing what you did with the old museum, would've tried to sneak in after roller disco if id known lol)
the ball front flip to the train tracks took about 250 takes...it was a lot harder on the cameraman than on me! He was having to run up and down with a steady cam. We worked out he ran about 6 Km in about 2 hours. I was dizzy by the end
Written by Danny MacAskill (u/DannyMacAskill), Jun 18, 2013. MacAskill's riding videos have been watched hundreds of millions of times. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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when was the last time you peed in the pool?
Yesterday, just kidding, or am I? 🧐
Written by Cullen Jones (u/CullenJones41), May 10, 2022. Jones won relay gold at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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What is your favorite story to share from your days as a pro? Whether it be on ice, off ice, traveling with the teams, or whatever. Who was your favorite pro team to play for? Thanks for doing this!
I have a story, maybe not my favorite but whatever. The year we won the cup in Detroit we were flying from Vancouver ,after the game, to San Jose and the engine on our plane stalled. We had to a nose dive so the engine would start again. Never seen so many manly hockey players scream:).
Written by Steve Duchesne (u/SteveDuchesne), Apr 19, 2012. Duchesne won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1998. Full thread ↗
r/hockey · a reply
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Who has the best tacos in vancouver? Or, who has the worst taste in food out of the teammates you've had over the years?
Hi! I loved Gringos when i played in Van. They had a special Lacko Taco and whatever my GAA was at that time thats what you paid for your taco. I thought that was pretty cool haha
Written by Eddie Läck (u/Eddie_Lack), May 14, 2020. Läck played for the Canucks from 2012 to 2015. GAA is goals-against average, so the better he played, the cheaper the taco. Full thread ↗
r/hockey · a reply
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What is the worst/most outrageous question a guy has asked you about women's hockey?
I picked up my bag and sticks from the luggage conveyor belt at the airport and someone asked if women played hockey.... nope...Im just lugging this thing around for my health.
Written by Hilary Knight (u/HilaryKnight21), Jul 19, 2017. Knight has won Olympic gold with the US team and more world championship medals than any player. Full thread ↗
r/nfl · a reply
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Is hot dog a sandwich?
I've answered this before! A hot dog is not a sandwich. A hot dog is just a hot dog. I understand it's on a bun, but a bun doesn't make it a sandwich. If you go to a restaurant, you have a burgers section and a sandwich section. They don't fall under the same section. So that theory of “a bun makes it a sandwich” is incorrect and false. So, no. A hot dog is not a sandwich. Neither is a hamburger.
Written by Tyrod Taylor (u/IAmTyrodTaylor), Feb 3, 2016. Taylor and Donovan McNabb, a day apart in the same r/nfl AMA series, both ruled that a hot dog is not a sandwich. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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I wanted to ask you how was it testing for Williams F1 in the early 90s, how did that test come about, and was it an active suspension car?
It was great testing for Frank Willams! It was in December on 92’ in Estoril Portugal. I think the test came about because of my Indy 500 win. I never got to drive the active car because I feel I was going to quick in the non-active car and they didn’t want me going faster than their drivers haha!
Written by Al Unser Jr. (u/AlUnserJr), May 22, 2014. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 in 1992 and 1994. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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What's the heaviest weight that you can lift?
I don't max out because it makes the muscles too stiff. Flexibility is much more important in sumo than strength. So, I do a lot of high rep lifts that simulate the constant motion and dynamic action in a sumo match.
Written by Byambajav Ulambayar (u/SumoByamba), Feb 27, 2013. Byamba won the amateur World Sumo Championships in 2006 and 2007. He died in 2020. Full thread ↗
r/DotA2 · a reply
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Since you were born in Iran, grew up in Germany, and spent almost two years in a team with Russians - my question is, how many languages can you speak fluently?
I can only speak German, English and Farsi fluently. I can understand a bit russian, I also learned latin and french in school but neglected it over the years and if you dont keep it up, you simply forget/get confused about it (at least in my case)
Written by KuroKy (u/zeroKuroKy), Apr 27, 2015. KuroKy captained Team Liquid to The International 2017. Full thread ↗
r/AnarchyChess · a reply
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What is the en croissant thing everyone is talking about? I’m trying to get one of my world champion Norms soon.
It’s a special move that not many people talk about. If you stop by a French bakery on your way to the game, you can buy a croissant and legally bribe the arbiter with the pastry. You never know if they’ll accept, but if they do it’s called a win by “en croissant.” It’s harder to do in an online game: you need to use same day shipping.
Written by Hikaru Nakamura (u/GMHikaruNakamura), Apr 16, 2021. Nakamura has won the US Championship five times. En croissant is r/AnarchyChess's pun on en passant. Full thread ↗
r/chess · a reply
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You must play a game against any of top 10 rapid players, if you lose, you die. Who do you pick and what do you play?
Give me any opponent and I'll play the Najdorf or Grunfeld. Worst case I'll die happy!
Written by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (u/MVLchess), Jun 29, 2021. Vachier-Lagrave is famous for playing the Najdorf and the Grünfeld. Full thread ↗
r/Boxing · a reply
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You were often accused of head-butting your opponents, but what's the worst headbutt you ever received?
Well, all of 'em hurt. That's it. My whole thing is, the art of the game is to not show that it hurt you because you know they'll do it again.
Written by Evander Holyfield (u/EvanderTheRealDeal), Dec 8, 2020. Holyfield's 1997 rematch with Mike Tyson ended when Tyson bit his ear. Full thread ↗
r/nfl · a reply
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What's your favorite celebration? Your own or someone else's.
When I did the Lambeau leap after taking a Brett Favre pass to the house and the crowd rejected me and threw beer on me. That was amazing.
Edit: reddit gold? Where da gold at. I want the gold.
Written by Fred Smoot (u/FredSmoot21), Aug 6, 2013. The Lambeau Leap is a Green Bay Packers celebration, so the crowd was not in the mood. Smoot played cornerback for Washington. Full thread ↗
r/hockey · a reply
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Did you ever play NHL 94? And if so were you impressed with how amazing you were in that game?
I did and it's my claim to fame. I get more comments on the NHL 94 than my own career
Written by Jeremy Roenick (u/JeremyRoenick), Nov 13, 2015. Roenick's player in NHL 94 is one of the most famous in sports video games. Full thread ↗
r/MMA · a reply
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What was the first ‘silly’ thing you bought with the PFL grand prize money. And I do mean silly! Tell us a story about a 10k burger that was only ok Also congrats on your success and hope it continues!
Thank you very much. I spent a lot of money on chicken product. Incubators, egg collector aprons, and chicken coops.
Written by Kayla Harrison (u/JudoKayla), Nov 23, 2022. Harrison won the PFL lightweight tournament, worth $1 million, in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Full thread ↗
r/IndiaCricket · a reply
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Any comments for Steve Bucknor ?
When I am batting give him boxing gloves to wear (so he can't raise his finger) 😜
Written by Sachin Tendulkar (u/sachintendulkar), Aug 25, 2025. Umpire Steve Bucknor gave Tendulkar out in several close calls over the years. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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What is the proudest moment of your career?
either landing the first 900 (at X Games) or being on the Simpsons. Tomorrow my proudest moment might be surviving an IAma
Written by Tony Hawk (u/tonyskates), May 19, 2014. Hawk landed the first 900 at the 1999 X Games. Full thread ↗
r/IAmA · a reply
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If you could fight one historical figure, who would it be?
Whoever invented math!
Written by Forrest Griffin (u/ForrestGrffin), Mar 6, 2014. Griffin was the first winner of The Ultimate Fighter, in 2005. Full thread ↗
r/NASCAR · a reply
Replying to the postEyewitness account: MHR pulled over on NC-16 for driving Xfinity car to the dyno with three people inside.
They weren’t headed to the dyno, they were headed to Applebee’s.
Written by Chase Briscoe (u/C_Briscoe), May 20, 2021. Briscoe drove for Stewart-Haas and later Joe Gibbs Racing in the Cup Series. Full thread ↗
r/NASCAR · a reply
Replying to the postA thank you to every account on here with a green check
When people ask who racecar drivers work for. I never say the owner, they work for the fans. The non green check marks make it possible.
Happy thanksgiving & thank you all
Written by Parker Kligerman (u/Pkligerman7), Nov 25, 2021. Green checkmarks are r/NASCAR's verified flair for drivers and team members. Full thread ↗
r/CollegeBasketball · a reply
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Do you take pride in looking like a high school walk-on aesthetically despite almost always being the best player on the court?
Great point. This honestly made me laugh. It feels good knowing 95% of people look at me and think that I am horrible at basketball then showing them otherwise.
Written by Austin Reaves (u/austinreavesHBK12), Jun 9, 2021. Reaves went undrafted that summer and became a Lakers starter. Full thread ↗
r/MLS · a reply
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Which hairstyle brought you the most Power in the game?
We all know the man bun held special powers... and aerodynamic properties
Written by Graham Zusi (u/GrahamZusi), May 6, 2026. Zusi played for Sporting Kansas City and the US at the 2014 World Cup. Full thread ↗
r/AFL · a reply
A redditor shared a gif of one of his goals
This is one of my favourite gifs. […] How do you feel about it?
Basically sums me up. Was just admiring my goal on the big screen and forgot to stick to the basics
Written by Michael Barlow (u/Mjbarlow20), Jun 15, 2017. Barlow played AFL for Fremantle and Gold Coast. Full thread ↗
r/MLS · a reply
Asked whether the league's new labor deal was a defeat for the players' union
No. Nobody won. It was a tie. It's soccer.
Written by Alexi Lalas (u/AlexiLalas), Mar 5, 2015. Lalas played for the US at the 1994 World Cup and in MLS's first season. Full thread ↗
r/interestingasfuck · a reply
A thread about a 2024 Olympic gold medal unboxing video
That's my video! Happy to answer questions
- I put the medal in the box for the video, we got the medals on the podium and the boxes delivered later
- every Olympian gets a certificate of participation stating sport and where you came
- there's a piece of the 1889 renovated Eiffel tower in the centre of the medal
Written by Imogen Grant (u/imogendaisy), Aug 9, 2024. Grant won Olympic gold in the lightweight double sculls in Paris in 2024. Full thread ↗
r/soccer · a reply
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What do you think your valuation would have been in the modern game?
Wow 🤩 a little bit more than 6M
Written by Andy Cole (u/AndyColeOfficial), Jun 3, 2024. Manchester United paid a then British record £7 million for Cole in 1995. Full thread ↗