Moments of Sporting Perfection

[spence]

In the Olympics it will always be Robin Cousins for me winning gold

 

[happypig]

3:45 Sheene flicking the Vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhg8MdMzCy4

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The most electric 20 minutes of cricket I've ever witnessed.

How did this pan out?

 

[Mackenzie]

How did this pan out?

Atherton remained unbeaten on 98 and England won by 8 wickets.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220BtKoOIKQ

How this woman, who was undefeated in World Cup downhill races for two years is neither a National Treasure or a household name is beyond me. Consistently the best that there is, consistently producing perfection.

 

[dazzer6666]

Whilst the page was loading to reveal the content I was assuming it would be this.

Electrifying.

I had a chat with Donald at the county ground a couple of seasons back and was visibly shaking. He asks if I was okay and I had to explain that it was a bit like meeting Darth Vader.

Of all the superb moments on this thread, this is it for me as well. Absolutely amazing spell of cricket between players at the top of their game in the heat of competition. I can remember it like it was yesterday. Atherton was immense.

 

[Husty]

Really surprised no one has mentioned these two worldies yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG39b-vstPQ

 

[Juan Albion]

Last few seconds of the game, a one-goal game, the worst and the best sides of ice hockey.

 

[studio150]

Give the game clock and the importance of the game and still talked about today

 

[Weststander]

And I'm not even into betting on horses. But Frankel was breathtaking perfection.

 

[Weststander]

Loved that moment so much. I like Holland, but it also dumped the cheating Simeone, spitting Ortega and wan*er Batistuta out of the WC.

 

[Questions]

And I'm not even into betting on horses. But Frankel was breathtaking perfection.

Had the pleasure of seeing him win the 'Duel on the downs' against Canford Cliffs in the Sussex and then again the following year when he was odds of 1/20. I doubt I'll ever be lucky to see a horse like him again.

 

[Weststander]

Had the pleasure of seeing him win the 'Duel on the downs' against Canford Cliffs in the Sussex and then again the following year when he was odds of 1/20. I doubt I'll ever be lucky to see a horse like him again.

Lucky. Did the pace of Frankel stand out as like nothing you'd seen before?

With those odds, in essense did that mean that not a sole put money on the horse?

 

[The Camel]

The most electric 20 minutes of cricket I've ever witnessed.

What made Donald so hostile in this sequence?

I mean obviously he's trying to get Atherton out, but I don't think I've ever seen a cricketer play with such raw hatred for an opponent. Or was he always like that?

 

[The Camel]

I was watching this laying on my bed.

When Akabusi went past Pettigrew I jumped into the air so high that when I landed I broke my bed

Just amazing to watch again, the World Champion v the bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles. And the world champion had a 3m head start with!

How the hell did he do it?

 

[The Camel]

He was amazing, but his 2000 Guineas win was the one which sticks in my mind.

It was so completely unexpected that a horse could manage a performance like that in a classic race.

They were strung out over Suffolk like 4m chasers running on heavy ground, not the cream of a classic generation.

 

[Triggaaar]

I am not a huge rugby fan, but I have always been awestruck by this bar-bars try

I do wish they'd call JPR Williams JPR Williams, rather than John. Bloody confusing.

 

[Triggaaar]

3:45 Sheene flicking the Vs

He lost.

 

[Triggaaar]

Atherton remained unbeaten on 98 and England won by 8 wickets.

And went on to win the series (which was not a common occurrence back then).

 

[Eeyore]

The most electric 20 minutes of cricket I've ever witnessed.

Remember that. Both at their best.