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| WhatRUSaying |
| This thread should be over because that is the only event worthy of being the top story in US Sports History!!! :) |
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| MLBoros72s |
| Oh yay, America beat the Commis. |
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| Petey Arms |
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| smokebomb |
And it made Al Michaels famous forever. Has to be #1. I don't even know what #2 would be. What else do we compete in for national pride like the olympic team sports.
Brandi Chastain and women's soccer World Cup over China in PK? Maybe #2 for the impact on women's sports / validation of Title IX (which I don't personally agree with).
Maybe Retton winning the gymnastics gold? Or Shannon Miller landing the vault with the gimpy foot to win the gold?
Maybe Spitz winning all the medals in Mexico? |
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| CSaintfun |
Quote: Originally posted by smokebomb
And it made Al Michaels famous forever. Has to be #1. I don't even know what #2 would be. What else do we compete in for national pride like the olympic team sports.
Brandi Chastain and women's soccer World Cup over China in PK? Maybe #2 for the impact on women's sports / validation of Title IX (which I don't personally agree with).
Maybe Retton winning the gymnastics gold? Or Shannon Miller landing the vault with the gimpy foot to win the gold?
Maybe Spitz winning all the medals in Mexico? |
Jessie Owens winning four in front of Hitler was pretty sweet as well. |
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| LuvMyCRX |
Give the old man his props. |
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| elway0798 |
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| mikeh77 |
Quote: Originally posted by LuvMyCRX
Give the old man his props. |
In terms of combat sports that win wasnt even close to Ali beating Foreman in Africa (Foreman was in his prime and had just DESTROYED Frazier and Norton who both had beaten Ali)
Tim Sylvia was a middle of the road heavyweight AT BEST...who has a horrible standup game.
Not even close |
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| tommyp |
Quote: Originally posted by WhatRUSaying
This thread should be over because that is the only event worthy of being the top story in US Sports History!!! :) |
Quote: Originally posted by smokebomb
[B] Has to be #1. I don't even know what #2 would be.[B] |
That might be the best moment in world sports history. The trick is to try and find the second-best moment worldwide...
Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal? |
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| Neds Ballsack |
Please take the UFC, WWF, and all that hillbilly shit to the Bubba board, this thread is about sports...you know with athletes and stuff, thanks.
Jesse Owens, nice call. |
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| otherone4life |
| How about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier ... secretariat winning the Preakness by 33 lengths ... jesse owens winning 4 golds at the 36 Munich Olympics ... etc etc ... |
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| Laenas |
| Fuck the Broncos and Captain Horseface !!! |
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| Pussah2 |
Quote: Originally posted by smokebomb
And it made Al Michaels famous forever. Has to be #1. I don't even know what #2 would be. What else do we compete in for national pride like the olympic team sports.
Brandi Chastain and women's soccer World Cup over China in PK? Maybe #2 for the impact on women's sports / validation of Title IX (which I don't personally agree with).
Maybe Retton winning the gymnastics gold? Or Shannon Miller landing the vault with the gimpy foot to win the gold?
Maybe Spitz winning all the medals in Mexico? |
[IMG]Though Tonya and Nancy dominated the headlines at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the persistence and heart of American speed skater Dan Jansen showed us all the true spirit of the Olympics.[/IMG]
i think this is second for the olympics.
Though Tonya and Nancy dominated the headlines at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the persistence and heart of American speed skater Dan Jansen showed us all the true spirit of the Olympics.
Six years earlier, at the 1988 Games in Calgary, Jansen, the world sprint champion, was the heavy favorite to take home the gold in both the 500- and 1,000-meter events.
But on the very day he was to compete in the 500, his sister, Jane Beres, died from leukemia. While her death was not unexpected, it was obviously a crushing blow to the psyche of 23-year-old Jansen.
With the world pulling for him, Jansen took to the ice just hours after his sister's death. But less than ten seconds into the race, he fell rounding a turn, slid off the track, and was eliminated. The nightmare continued three days later at the 1,000-meter event, as Jansen fell again and failed to finish.
Four years later at the 1992 Games in Albertville, Jansen sought redemption. While no longer the overwhelming favorite as he had been in 1988, he was still the defending World Cup champion in the 500 meters, and the predicted Olympic champ.
But once again, it was not meant to be. Jansen skated well, but one minor stumble was enough to keep him off the medal podium. He finished in fourth place, 0.32 seconds behind gold-medallist Uwe-Jens Mey of Germany. Days later, a beleaguered Jansen finished the 1,000 meters in 26th place.
He entered the 1994 Games in Norway figuring it would be his last chance for Olympic gold. He came into the Games as the World Cup champion and new record-holder in the 500 meters, but his critics still bemoaned his Olympic failures.
Three hundred meters into the 500-meter event, it happened again. Jansen lost his balance coming around a turn and dragged his hand on the ice. In a sport where hundredths of seconds mean so much, the mistake was enough to push him back to eighth.
He would have just one more shot. The 1,000 meters was his final race, and it was a distance that—by his own admission—wasn't his forte.
But Jansen went out like gangbusters and by the 800-meter mark was on a world-record pace. When he staggered yet again, the whole world gasped. But this time, he was able to right himself. Jansen crossed the finish line in 1:12.43, good for not only his first gold medal, but also an unexpected world record.
He took a victory lap in front of 10,000 screaming Norwegians and scores of clapping Olympians. And in his arms he carried his baby daughter, Jane, named for his older sister. |
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| tommyp |
Quote: Originally posted by otherone4life
How about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier ... secretariat winning the Preakness by 33 lengths ... jesse owens winning 4 golds at the 36 Munich Olympics ... etc etc ... |
Secretariat won the Belmont by 31 lengths; the Preakness by about 3. |
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| LuvMyCRX |
Quote: Originally posted by Neds Ballsack
Please take the UFC, WWF, and all that hillbilly shit to the Bubba board, this thread is about sports...you know with athletes and stuff, thanks.
Jesse Owens, nice call. |
Lump the UFC and WWF together? Hillbilly shit? Your ignorance astounds. You are probably one of those "Spelling bees are sports! Its on ESPN!" people.
And yes, Jesse Owens was a good call. |
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| Neds Ballsack |
| Quote: You are probably one of those "Spelling bees are sports! Its on ESPN!" |
I'm so cool I gave up on MTV, errrr I mean ESPN years ago.
The internet is the place to go for highlights and scores and the biggest reason is because I can do it without ESPN and Stuart Scott. |
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| Hey Now MoFo |
| The Flyers beating the Red Army in 77. I have seen some clips of the game, but my dad said that they pretty much went through the whole NHL a killed everyone. The Flyers were the last team on the schedule, and the Red Army almost forfeited the game because the Flyers were playing to rough. Not only was the Philly area celebrating but so were all the fans of North American hockey. |
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| Syxxpac78 |
| what about Rocky beating Drago |
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| benjo |
| remember those two dicks dan & joe who ran track & field?they were supposed to be the best athletes in the world and neither of them won anything |
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| DJEvelEd |
| Any QB vomiting on the field where another player slips & falls in it. That rocks! |
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| Billyfromsphily |
| Sox over the Yankees for the American League Championship and then on to the World Series. |
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| Billyfromsphily |
The next Steve McNair! |
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| LonghornsNo1 |
Quote: Originally posted by Billyfromsphily
The next Steve McNair! |
Air McNair played at Acorn, I mean Alcorn St. We play big boy, D1 Football here. |
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| Neds Ballsack |
Quote: Originally posted by Billyfromsphily
The next Steve McNair! |
You spelled Kordell Stewart wrong.
Take the Texas talk to your own country, we are discussing U.S. sports moments in here. |
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| Ralphruinsthesh |
| Anything involving Mary Lou Retton. She was such a firecracker. And Brian Boitano related events are a close second. |
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| LonghornsNo1 |
Quote: Originally posted by Neds Ballsack
You spelled Kordell Stewart wrong.
Take the Texas talk to your own country, we are discussing U.S. sports moments in here. |
National Championship doesn't qualify as a U.S. sport? They don't teach geography in Dipshitz, NY? |
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| Neds Ballsack |
Quote: Originally posted by LonghornsNo1
National Championship doesn't qualify as a U.S. sport? They don't teach geography in Dipshitz, NY? |
Texas sucks, bottom line.
Worthless North Mexico.
Speak English. |
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| LonghornsNo1 |
Intelligent retort. :rolleyes:
Good luck with the rest of 4th grade! |
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| Neds Ballsack |
I was dumbing myself down to the Dipshitz, NY response...of course I'm sure you probably high-fived your buddies over that doozie and stood up with a "look at how I owned this dude on the internet"
Back to the topic at hand, a TX national championship registers like a fart on the Richter scale in the national spotlight...no one outside of Austin, or the alumni association in Plastic Dallas cares. |
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| LonghornsNo1 |
Quote: Originally posted by Neds Ballsack
I was dumbing myself down to the Dipshitz, NY response...of course I'm sure you probably high-fived your buddies over that doozie and stood up with a "look at how I owned this dude on the internet"
Back to the topic at hand, a TX national championship registers like a fart on the Richter scale in the national spotlight...no one outside of Austin, or the alumni association in Plastic Dallas cares. |
True. I heard Sportscenter decided to cater only to the Austin and Dallas communities. Otherwise, why would it be the #1 story of 2006?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn...ht&lid=tab1pos1
Try again. Has the cold weather frozen what little brain matter you obviously possess? |
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| Neds Ballsack |
I think we've already covered how horrible ESPN is. ESPN sucks.
I don't think it was the cold, I think it was the humidity from being in Denton, Flower Mound, and Hutchins on Monday. We aren't used to 70 degrees in March I gotta get back into the comfortable weather of 40 degree weather. |
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| Neds Ballsack |
I think we've already covered how horrible ESPN is. ESPN sucks and your example is more proof.
I don't think it was the cold, I think it was the humidity from being in Denton, Flower Mound, and Hutchins on Monday. Or maybe I caught the local dumb. We aren't used to 70 degrees in March I gotta get back into the comfortable weather of 40 degrees and below. |
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| DJEvelEd |
| NATRONE MEANS snorting blow and smackin ho's. |
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