Biggest Waste of Talent in Sports History?

[thedarknight]

Roger Federer clearly..he wasted his early 20s not being that good and letting Andy Roddick win a major.

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Mario Mendoza

[DrewDevil]

Everyone posting Michael Jordan please punch yourself in the face until you are unconscious, then try again.

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Len Bias.

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Earl Manigault? Not sure how good he could have been, but definitely a waste

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No one's mentioned Michelle Wie?

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While we are at it, lets include the Aggasi/Graf baby. Kid hasn't even won a match at Wimbledon.

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This reminds me:
Does Bjron Borg deserve some consideration here?
The dude surprisingly retired at 26 in 1983.
And this after he only played just one tournament in 1982 so he had mostly retired from his burn-out at just 25.

11 grand-slam titles is tied for 3rd all-tiem with Federer.
6 French Opens and 5 Wimbledons.
Won his first grand-slam when he was only 18.

The guy was great, some would still say he was the best ever, but likely could have put up even more ridiculous numbers if he hadn't decided to call it quits at 25.

[Clayton]

people seem to have a hard time agreeing on what defines "waste of talent"

[thedeezy]

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How has nobody mentioned Charles Rogers, former WR for the Detroit Lions yet?

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Complete waste of talent... used to have sub 4.3 speed and now runs a 4.9 because he loves his weeeeeeeeeeeeed

[maxpower72]

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This is easily MJ the guy choose to spend 2yrs in his prime playing a sport he sucked at, how is that not a massive waste from arguably the greatest basketball player ever.

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Remember Jordan didn't choose baseball, he was serving his gambling suspension on the QT
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[RickAstleyFan]

Btian Bosworth and Isiah Rider.