Numbers that Make a Statement

• ernest_t_bass

  

  What are numbers (in sports, obviously) that, when they are adorned by participants, make a statement. Regardless of whether or not the player is meaning to make the statement, when you see this number, it says something.
  
  My examples:
  
  Basketball - #23 - When someone chooses that number, I see them as someone who thinks they're the best player, or who is one of the better players. Not always going to be the best player. They wear this number for the obvious Michael Jordan and/or Lebron James.
  
  Hockey - #99 - I don't know much about hockey, but if I were to see someone wearing this number, I would probably think similar things as listed above. Wayne Gretzky.
  
  Auto Racing - #3 - Same. The Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt.
• Gobuckeyes1

  Football - #32
  Hockey - #99 and #66
  Baseball - #3 and #42
  Basketball - #23 and to a lesser extent, #6
  Racing - #3 and #43
  
  The fact that I probably don't have to explain the significance of each answers your question.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  LOL... I don't get all of them.
  
  I only understand the 23, 99, 3, 42.
• Squirmydog

  football 45, 15
  32 is good too- Jim Brown, Orenthal James Simpson, Franco Harris, and ....Ricky Watters
• June18

  I don't know about pro numbers other than the obvious 23 but I associate alot of numbers with my high school days. Certain friends always wore certain numbers.
• McFly1955

  

  4 8 15 16 23 42
• gorocks99

  

  McFly1955 wrote: 4 8 15 16 23 42

  And the powerball is 6.
• GOONx19

  

  McFly1955 wrote: 4 8 15 16 23 42

  Every 108 minutes.
• thavoice

  511.
• Firad

  

  #1... If someone chooses this number then most of the time they probably think they are the best.
• Sonofanump

  McFly1955 wrote: 4 8 15 16 23 42

  I was gonna post these exact numbers.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Demo Derby - 69 Shows you have yet to mature.
• gorocks99

  

  
• justincredible

  

  1th
• bartsimpson

  wearing the #1 says "look at me, I think I'm the greatest and my coach was stupid enough to let me have this number"
  
  When I've coached nobody has every worn #1....won't allow it. There's no "1" in team.....lol
• End of Line

  

  Hockey: 99(Gretzky) 66(Lemieux) 9(Howe) 4(Orr)
• stroups

  

  187............................ on an undercover cop
• UA5straightin2008

  

  for any lacrosse players out there...22--ryan, casey, and mikey powell
  
  yeahh..laugh away everyone else
• Timber

  0... or 00
• thavoice

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: for any lacrosse players out there...22--ryan, casey, and mikey powell
  
  yeahh..laugh away everyone else

  They play at Syracuse?
• UA5straightin2008

  

  thavoice wrote:

  UA5straightin2008 wrote: for any lacrosse players out there...22--ryan, casey, and mikey powell
  
  yeahh..laugh away everyone else

  They play at Syracuse?

  yes sir, all three
• thavoice

  thought so. I dont catch much, well hell, any lacross other than a few NC games on eSPN over the years and those names sounded familiar.
  
  im full of worthless knowledge
• UA5straightin2008

  

  lol...well it paid off here (i guess) LOL
• Little Danny

  

  I think it is not as simple as just the number-- you have to add the team in there with the number. For instance, #14 to the Cincinnati Reds equates to Pete Rose and Pete Rose only, but #14 for any other team really does not have the same meaning.
• Timber

  No snow we go! wrote: 0... or 00

  Do not know if it breaks the rules to quote yourself.... but I am.
  
  It is not always true... but these two numbers (0, 00) have a preponderance of egotistical richard heads sporting it...