{"id":2105735,"date":"2023-11-22T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-rejects-the-greatness-of-lightning-mcqueen\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:15:03","slug":"stephen-a-smith-rejects-the-greatness-of-lightning-mcqueen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-rejects-the-greatness-of-lightning-mcqueen\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith rejects the greatness of Lightning McQueen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-rejects-the-greatness-of-lightning-mcqueen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2105735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Stephen A. Smith: Lightning \u200bMcQueen is Not the GOAT<\/h2>\n<p>ESPN \u2063personality and First Take host Stephen A. Smith made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-is-methodically-destroying-the-u-s-navy\/\" title=\"Biden is Methodically Destroying the U.S. Navy\">bold declaration<\/a> on The Stephen A. Smith \u200dShow, stating\u2063 that Lightning McQueen is \u2064not the greatest of all time. The announcement came after\u2063 a caller asked\u200d where the\u200c star of Disney&#8217;s \u200cCars \u200cfranchise ranks\u2064 among the greatest athletes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Caller: Where Does Lightning McQueen Rank?<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;When you\u2062 think about the\u200b GOAT of sports, you think about [Michael Jordan] with six, [Tom] Brady with seven rings, but where do you rank a guy like Lightning McQueen with seven Piston Cups?&#8221; asked the\u200d caller, identified as Danny\u200b from Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith quickly dismissed \u200bthe notion of McQueen being the GOAT.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith: McQueen Can&#8217;t Be the GOAT<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re talking about the \u200dmovie Cars, right?,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;I mean when you talk about Strip &#8216;The King&#8217; Weathers and Lightning McQueen, they&#8217;re both tied with\u200c seven Piston \u200cCups. Strip Weathers? You forgot about him? \u2062How \u2063can you be the GOAT if you&#8217;ve\u200d got somebody that&#8217;s \u2062tied with you? Sorry, that\u200b ain&#8217;t gonna work. I know \u2064you tried \u200dto catch me\u200c with that &#8230; You didn&#8217;t think I knew about that, did you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You slept on a brother!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The caller, Danny, tried to defend McQueen \u200cby \u200cmentioning his \u200b28\u200b circuits, but Smith wasn&#8217;t convinced.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith: Strip Weathers Had Seven Piston Cups<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Strip\u2063 Weathers has seven Piston Cups,&#8221; Smith \u200dretorted. &#8220;I&#8217;m not about to sit here and argue \u2063with a grown-a** man about the movie Cars. Strip Weathers\u200b had seven\u200c Piston Cups. You should have\u2062 brought me somebody that didn&#8217;t have as many Piston Cups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Danny then argued that comparing McQueen \u2064to Weathers isn&#8217;t \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-upholds-indiana-university-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Upholds Indiana University Vaccine Mandate\">fair due<\/a> to\u200d their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-depression-10000-bill-fetches-480000-at-auction\/\" title=\",000 bill from Great Depression sells for 0,000 at auction.\">respective eras<\/a>, but\u2062 Smith had a response.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen \u200dA. Smith: \u200cAge Doesn&#8217;t Matter<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Danny, how\u2063 old \u2062are you?&#8221;\u200c Smith replied.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m 21, Stephen,&#8221; \u2062the caller said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re\u2064 still a young man,&#8221; Smith declared. &#8220;What about Fast &#038; Furious, you watch \u200dthat movie?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Danny confirmed that he watched Fast &#038; Furious, and Smith\u2063 used it as an example of a\u2063 better topic\u200d for debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A.\u200c Smith: Let&#8217;s Talk Fast &#038; \u2062Furious<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;What I&#8217;m saying to you is I think you picked the right\u200d one, cause I liked Five a lot, I really, really did. My point is if you&#8217;re gonna argue with me about\u200c something, \u200chow \u2063about it not be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kermit-canceled-disney-slaps-offensive-content-label-on-the-muppet-show\/\" title=\"KERMIT CANCELED? Disney Slaps \u2018Offensive Content\u2019 Label On The Muppet Show\">animated movie<\/a> like Cars. How about it be something like Fast &#038; Furious? I would have appreciated the question better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To read more\u200d from The Washington Examiner, \u200b <a href=\"link\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bdoes Lightning McQueen&#8217;s impact on the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-rejects-the-greatness-of-lightning-mcqueen\/\" title=\"Stephen A. Smith rejects the greatness of Lightning McQueen\">animated film industry compare<\/a> to other athletes&#8217; impact \u200don \u2064their respective fields?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063En is Not the GOAT<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Look, I understand that \u200bLightning McQueen has had an impressive career \u200din the Piston Cup, but \u2063let&#8217;s not get carried away here,&#8221; Smith responded. &#8220;When we talk \u2062about the greatest of all time, we&#8217;re not just \u200dtalking about \u2063championships. \u200bWe&#8217;re talking about the impact an\u2062 athlete has\u2062 on their sport, their dominance, and the level of competition they face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith went on to \u2064compare McQueen&#8217;s accomplishments to those of\u200c other \u2062athletes\u2064 who are considered GOATs in their\u2064 respective sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith: The Criteria for Being the GOAT<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Take Michael Jordan for \u200bexample. Not only\u2062 did he win six championships, but he \u200ccompletely revolutionized the\u2063 game of basketball. His impact on \u2062the sport cannot\u200b be\u200b understated. And let&#8217;s not forget about Tom Brady, who \u2063not only has seven Super Bowl rings, \u2062but he \u2063has consistently performed at an elite\u200b level for over two decades. McQueen simply does not meet the criteria to be\u2064 considered the GOAT,&#8221; Smith explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith also emphasized the level of competition faced by these athletes, something he believes \u200cMcQueen lacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith: Competition Matters<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;When you look at the\u2063 competition Lightning McQueen faces\u200b in the Piston Cup, it simply does not \u200dcompare to the level of competition \u2062faced by\u2064 athletes in major sports. Yes, McQueen\u2064 may have won seven Piston Cups, but how many of those racers are \u2062truly \u2062at the top of their game? How many of them have gone on to have storied careers? That&#8217;s \u2062what separates the GOATs from\u2062 the rest,&#8221; Smith argued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith \u200cconcluded his argument by \u200cacknowledging McQueen&#8217;s popularity and impact on \u200bthe animated film industry, but maintained that \u200cthis does not make him the GOAT in sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith: McQueen&#8217;s Impact in Film<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not taking anything \u2064away from Lightning McQueen. He has certainly left \u200bhis\u200b mark on the animated\u2062 film industry and has become a beloved character\u2062 for\u200d many. But when we \u2064talk\u2062 about the GOAT, we \u200chave to consider the overall impact on their respective fields. McQueen simply does\u200b not have the same impact as the athletes we consider the greatest of all time,&#8221; Smith stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s bold declaration sparked a debate among fans and analysts, with some agreeing\u200c that McQueen\u200d does \u2062not\u2063 meet the criteria to be considered the GOAT, while others\u200d argued that his accomplishments in \u200cthe \u200bPiston Cup cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u200d debate over whether Lightning\u2062 McQueen deserves the title of the greatest of\u200b all time\u2063 may never be\u2064 settled. However, Stephen A. Smith&#8217;s assertion \u2064that McQueen is not the GOAT forces us to reconsider the criteria \u2062we use to define greatness and the impact an athlete has on their respective sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN personality and First Take host Stephen A. Smith declared Tuesday that Lightning McQueen is not the greatest of all time. 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