What is the greatest single achievement in sports?
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Harold Worst, what an increadable story
Fernando Tatis hitting 2 grand slams in the same inning off the same Dodger pitcher, pretty much his carear with the cardinals.
The Boston Celtics Run of Consecutive NBA Chmapionships.......
10 in a row & from 1957 to 1969.........12 of 13 NBA Championships.
That is never going to happen again & it sets the height of the bar for team sports.
Matt B.
p.s. And I disliked the Celtics back then and still do but I'll tip my cap to them.
10 in a row & from 1957 to 1969.........12 of 13 NBA Championships.
That is never going to happen again & it sets the height of the bar for team sports.
Matt B.
p.s. And I disliked the Celtics back then and still do but I'll tip my cap to them.
They won it 8 in a row, 11 of 13. At that time, there were only 8 teams in the league. Still amazing though.
It was so bad, the Fort Wayne Pistons won a title.
Rocky Marciano !!!
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Keri Strug to cinch the 96 Gold Medal for the US Women's Gymnastics team. I almost called it out as an honorable mention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRYiOa5lM8
Any pro cyclist on this programme:
Philippe Gaumont describes using the pot belge for winter training purposes more than as aid during competition: "J'ai toujours entendu les anciens dire que prendre les amphétamines pour une grande sortie d'entraînement aide à 'débloquer le moteur'." (rough translation from French: "I've always heard old timers say that taking amphetamines before a training ride helps to 'unclog the motor'") Gaumont describes his use of pot belge during a seven-hour training ride of the Cofidis team in the mountains at Arcalis in 1997, where he easily outdistanced the team's climbers thanks to the drug. After that, he became dependent on the pot belge for training: "Dès que j'étais mal dans ma peau, je prenais du pot belge"
Philippe Gaumont describes using the pot belge for winter training purposes more than as aid during competition: "J'ai toujours entendu les anciens dire que prendre les amphétamines pour une grande sortie d'entraînement aide à 'débloquer le moteur'." (rough translation from French: "I've always heard old timers say that taking amphetamines before a training ride helps to 'unclog the motor'") Gaumont describes his use of pot belge during a seven-hour training ride of the Cofidis team in the mountains at Arcalis in 1997, where he easily outdistanced the team's climbers thanks to the drug. After that, he became dependent on the pot belge for training: "Dès que j'étais mal dans ma peau, je prenais du pot belge"
Felix Baumgartner ranks up there for impressive feat.
The miracle of Istanbul in 2005. Liverpool FC scored three goals in six minutes to draw level with AC Milan and force a penalty shoot out in the European Champions League Final. Liverpool won.
Usain Bolt running 9.59 seconds for the 100m.
James Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1991.
Usain Bolt running 9.59 seconds for the 100m.
James Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1991.
One small step for man, one giant leap to get out of there with clean shoelaces !Tramp Steamer giving enemas to 16 elephants in 3 hours 14 minutes, on October 1st, 1969. A record that still stands.
Yep, 49-0 pro bouts, pretty hard to top!
Already broken by Finito Lopez.
Speed Skating
Eric Heiden winning the short, medium and long distance Olympic medals all at the same time. Needing a different body is Extremely important in track and field to win, he did it in all distances. Something that Bolt and any other Olympian has never done.
Eric Heiden winning the short, medium and long distance Olympic medals all at the same time. Needing a different body is Extremely important in track and field to win, he did it in all distances. Something that Bolt and any other Olympian has never done.
Bill Kuhlmans 200 MPH run in the mid to late 80's in a naturally aspirated door car.
Yeah, but he had one draw! :wink: