The Scariest Monster in Sports History - Alexander Karelin
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Published 2023-11-25
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What really impressed me is his character. Never out of control, not mean spirited, not angry. Always breaking immediately at the whistle. No dirty tricks. Just a great, by the books, sportsman!!!
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If this man was born a couple thousand years ago, he would be considered a mythological hero!
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Man walked into an MMA fight, DIDNT STRIKE, DIDNT TRAIN FOR IT AND ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED
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Alexander didn't lose, at least not in my book. It took a rule change and years of hurt on his body to get someone else to win... to me, that is an hommage to his greatness!
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So basically they found a guy heavy enough even he couldn't lift and made a special rule where a competitor could get a point. Can't beat em, change the rules. Way to go.
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Six years without losing a single point! It's extremely rare to see such dominance in any sport. The G.O.A.T. No question.
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I broke a back rib near the bottom from vomiting violently and it hurt taking a breath.For him to continue wrestling with 2 broken ribs is unfathomable.I have all the respect in the world for this madman/legend!
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Alexander DIDN'T LOSE!! The rules were changed for the dairy farmer!Not only was ALEXANDER the BEST WRESTLER... he was the BEST SPORTSMAN!! ALWAYS CARRIED HIMSELF WITH DIGNITY and HONOR!!
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Imagine being ashamed of a 1-0 loss after going undefeated for 13 years. That hits hard.
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Lifting heavyweight opponents with broken ribs and torn muscle is absolutely unimaginable feat of strength both mental and physical
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This man is, to me, a role model for all young men to follow. He is strong, but fair. A righteous man who care about others and is not in it just for himself. He has values. The fact he donated his proceeds to the Russian Wrestling Federation, the fact that upon retiring he wrote poetry and helped boys learn wrestling. All of that makes him even more impressive.
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Alexander Karelin is literally Zangief from Street Fighter! What an incredible athlete he was!!
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People also need to comprehend that before Karelin, such lifts, in the heavyweight greco-wrestling category, were just unheard of. Men who weight 270+ pounds, resisting lifts, don't tend to go airborne or even leave the ground much. It takes phenomenal strength to lift another man like that and throw him around like he's a doll. Karelin is and will likely remain the undisputed GOAT of greco-roman wrestling.
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In his private life, Alexander Karelin is an intellectual with a subtle sense of humor. He loves listening to classical music and reading the books of the world's great literats. Not just an exceptional athlete, but also an exceptional character.
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Mr. Karelin, you let no one down. You are the Champ!
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I don't even care about sports in general, or wrestling in particular, but this was pretty fascinating, I gotta admit. This dude is a real one.
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I've had cracked and broken ribs a few times during my life and the pain is very real, you can't hardly take a breath let alone take a deep breath. For him to continue to compete with compromised ribs, throwing heavy men around, (who are also trying to throw you around) in a sport like this is literally super human material. That is toughness and a very strong will power
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He's not just lifting a body, he's hoisting a resisting, trained wrestler and helicopter/power bombing them on their heads and necks in most cases. Karelin is a scary dude!
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Knowing he's got that injury and watching him wrestle is making me feel weird.. god that must've been painful. He's from another planet man, fkn unreal.
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Such athletes are in the league of their own. One can't even begin to imagin how much blood, sweat and tears go behind the scene and how strong of mental fortitude one need to reach a level that can't be surpassed in whole century.
