Top 100 Sporting Moments

[Davros]

27) May 2006 - Cardiff. Liverpool/West Ham in the FA Cup Final. What a way for Cardiff to go out on.

hopefully!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

He had only lost his wife a month before after a long and painful struggle against cancer. He was VERY brave to step into the limelight to help europe to victory, and I would have cried also if I had been in his position. It did actually bring a tear to my eyes and I admire and respect thr guy for what he did!

We'll have to agree to disagee.

I don't consider it particularly brave to continue after personal tragedy. That isn't to say that I'm not very sympathetic to what he'd been through, I just wouldn't class it as bravery. He wasn't risking injury, or losing his career or anything like that if he resumed playing. If someone warned that they could lose their eyesight if they carried on playing, I'd consider that brave (and probably foolhardy), but resuming your career after an unrelated tragedy has nothing to do with bravery.

 

[loz]

Harmison's array of bouncers on the opening morning of the victorious Ashes series, culminating in the ball that floored Ponting. Battle-lines emphatically drawn for an amazing summer of cricket (with due credit to the Aussies for how well they stood up to it).

 

[Slipperduke]

On that subject, Flintoff going straight over to console Brett Lee at the end of the fourth test. That's what it's all about.

*wells up*

 

[Stats]

Derek Redmond being helped by his Dad to finish his 400m race at the olympics.

**pass the tissues slipper**

 

[Slipperduke]

Derek Redmond being helped by his Dad to finish his 400m race at the olympics.

**pass the tissues slipper**

*passes tissues*

God, that gets me everytime. Even just thinking about it makes me....

*pretends he's got something in his eye*

 

[blues_r_best]

Derek Redmond being helped by his Dad to finish his 400m race at the olympics.

**pass the tissues slipper**

Never realised you liked that sporting moment that much....

 

[DTS]

Derek Redmond being helped by his Dad to finish his 400m race at the olympics.

**pass the tissues slipper**

I can think of more arrousing things Statski to be honest...????

 

[Stats]

Never realised you liked that sporting moment that much....

Do I know you?

 

[Stats]

I can think of more arrousing things Statski to be honest...????

Coming from the man who opened a poll this morning about walking in on Ron, Tilly & Freddy......... :D

 

[Usual_Suspect]

Australia Vrs England rugby world cup final

Linford the lunchbox getting gold in Barca

Beckham's last minute goal against Greece

Rocky Balboa knocking out Ivan Drago in the final round - IN RUSSIA

 

[SUFC_Al]

The 'Body Line' series in the early 30's

Seeing footage of about 7/8 close catchers on the leg side is mad!

not sure about 'great' but certainly famous!

 

[canveyshrimper]

The "bodyline" series was not only a great sporting occasion, but also a remarkable political one, with Australia threatening to leave the Empire/Commonwealth because of the "unsporting" tactics emplyed by the MCC team. Whinging Poms??

This series also bought one of the most memorable sporting quotes by the England Captain Douglas Jardine, who said to an Aussie reporter. "I never speak to the press, and moreover I never speak to Australians" He further enraged the local populace by continuously sporting a harlequins cap on the field of play.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The "bodyline" series was not only a great sporting occasion, but also a remarkable political one, with Australia threatening to leave the Empire/Commonwealth because of the "unsporting" tactics emplyed by the MCC team. Whinging Poms??

This series also bought one of the most memorable sporting quotes by the England Captain Douglas Jardine, who said to an Aussie reporter. "I never speak to the press, and moreover I never speak to Australians" He further enraged the local populace by continuously sporting a harlequins cap on the field of play.

I've always struggled to work out why England are the whinging poms.

Whinging = the thing done by Aussies as soon as something goes against them
pom = prisoner of mother England, which is surely an Australian, what with them being convicts sent from mother England

 

[canveyshrimper]

Garry Sobers hitting 6 sixes off one over by the unfortunate Malcolm Nash for Notts against Glamorgan in 1968, in Swansea if IIRC.

Colin Cowdrey coming out to bat with a broken arm to help England to a draw at Lords v Windies in 1963. Also in the same innings a great innings of 70 by "Lord" Ted Dexter, many who saw it described it as one of the finest of all time. West Indies at the time had a spearhead of Wes Hall coming in off a 40 yard run, chucker Charlie Griffith plus Sobers & Lance Gibbs.

 

[Usual_Suspect]

Stuart Peace's penalty against Spain

Gary McCalisters penalty against England

 

[Cricko2]

4) Southend v Aldershot 1989/90, we thrash them 10-1

I was there that day ..wasnt it one of Billy Bests greatest. Of cos i was only 7 then;)

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Graham Gooch's 154* against the Windies at Headingley, in a score of 252 all out.

Arguably the greatest innings of all time, he carried his bat and scored over 60% of his side's runs (which is one of the highest percentages of all time) and saw off an attack consisting of the late, great Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh and the incredibly rapid Patrick Patterson on a helpful pitch!

 

[Cricko2]

Has to be Geoff Hurst When we DID win the World Cup

 

[blues_r_best]

Do I know you?

Depends on what you want me to do. Playing football, you have no idea who I am. Being lino, first name in your head.