This thread was inspired by the "Greatest Greatest" thread.
I am not really a sports guy, but I'm always impressed by truly great achievement. My question is "What do you consider the single greatest achievement in sports?" I don't really mean career spanning records (that could be a whole other thread), but rather singular events or achievements.
I'll start with Tiger Woods winning the 2008 U.S. Open on a broken leg. He had to walk 5 rounds (4 regular rounds plus a playoff round + 1 sudden death hole) over five days, not including practice days leading to the event, knowing that on every shot he would encounter excruciating pain. And yet he never backed off, he gave it his all on every shot, and he succeeded.
In a similar vein, but not quite on the same level, is Keri Strug's vault to cinch the 1996 Olympic Gold in Team Women's Gymnastics.
I am not really a sports guy, but I'm always impressed by truly great achievement. My question is "What do you consider the single greatest achievement in sports?" I don't really mean career spanning records (that could be a whole other thread), but rather singular events or achievements.
I'll start with Tiger Woods winning the 2008 U.S. Open on a broken leg. He had to walk 5 rounds (4 regular rounds plus a playoff round + 1 sudden death hole) over five days, not including practice days leading to the event, knowing that on every shot he would encounter excruciating pain. And yet he never backed off, he gave it his all on every shot, and he succeeded.
In a similar vein, but not quite on the same level, is Keri Strug's vault to cinch the 1996 Olympic Gold in Team Women's Gymnastics.
