VIEJO DINOSAUR - excellent example. Actually he won 4 Gold Medals.
During the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Jesse Owens achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. An incredible feat, especially given the venue and political climate of the era.
wil.
During the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Jesse Owens achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. An incredible feat, especially given the venue and political climate of the era.
wil.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
are you fucking kidding me? Did you read the question being asked in this thread?
Let me ask you something: if that guy had managed to burn the flag on the field, if he was successful, what's the worst that would've happened? A week from then, wouldn't ANYONE still be talking about it? Would anyone go to work the next day with their moods still affected by the guy burning the flag?
No.
If you're asking this from an American perspective, I'm not sure how beating the Russians in hockey, given everything that was going on during that time and the profound effect it had on thousands of lives, can't be the answer here.
hno:Fyi
Thats Brandi Chastian who on July 10, 1999 at the Women's World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, after scoring the fifth penalty kick to give the United States the win over China in the final game, celebrated by peeling off her jersey and falling to her knees in a sports bra, her fists clenched. This image was featured on the covers of TIME, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated.
Chastain's take on the incident was "Momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less. I wasn’t thinking about anything. I thought, ‘This is the greatest moment of my life on the soccer field.’"
Big moment for US Women's Soccer - absolutely. Most important single play in sports history - hardly.
wil.
Thats Brandi Chastian who on July 10, 1999 at the Women's World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, after scoring the fifth penalty kick to give the United States the win over China in the final game, celebrated by peeling off her jersey and falling to her knees in a sports bra, her fists clenched. This image was featured on the covers of TIME, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated.
Chastain's take on the incident was "Momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less. I wasn’t thinking about anything. I thought, ‘This is the greatest moment of my life on the soccer field.’"
Big moment for US Women's Soccer - absolutely. Most important single play in sports history - hardly.
wil.
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This is easily #1 in Canadian sports history...
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"Henderson Has Scored For Canada!"
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"Henderson Has Scored For Canada!"
Almost any Canadian who is old enough can tell you exactly what he or she was doing on September 28, 1972, when Paul Henderson scored the 6-5 goal at 19:26 of the final period. For a moment, our world stood still, and then as the red light flickered behind Vladislav Tretiak, our hearts filled with joy, and relief.
"Here's a shot. Henderson makes a wild stab for it and falls," Foster Hewitt breathlessly described. "Here's another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada!"
As Foster Hewitt's ghostly words described "the goal heard around the world" millions of Canadians danced and hugged in a scene that was reminiscent of the celebrations at the end of World War II. Never has a single sporting moment meant so much to so many Canadians a sense of unparalleled nationalism.
Paul Henderson's goal sealed a remarkable comeback victory over a Soviet squad that had pushed Canada to the brink of defeat. Of course, none of this was supposed to happen. Team Canada was composed of the NHL's greatest stars, and were expected to easily defeat their communist counterparts. The success of the Soviets stunned Canadians, who had always unquestioningly believed in their country's hockey supremacy.
Team Canada restored the faith of fans by fighting back to win the final 3 games of the series, all on game winning goals by Paul Henderson. Henderson was a talented but unspectacular left winger who was the unlikeliest of heroes. Unlikely heroes have come to define Canadian hockey.
"I found myself with the puck in front of the net," remembers Henderson. "Tretiak made one stop and the puck came right back to me. There was room under him, so I poked the puck through."
"When I saw it go in, I just went bonkers." Millions of thrilled and extremely relieved Canadians went bonkers as well.
Thirty years later, Canadians are still going bonkers about the series. Russians too have equally fond although often different memories about the clash at the top of the hockey world three decades ago.
"Here's a shot. Henderson makes a wild stab for it and falls," Foster Hewitt breathlessly described. "Here's another shot. Right in front. They Score!! Henderson has scored for Canada!"
As Foster Hewitt's ghostly words described "the goal heard around the world" millions of Canadians danced and hugged in a scene that was reminiscent of the celebrations at the end of World War II. Never has a single sporting moment meant so much to so many Canadians a sense of unparalleled nationalism.
Paul Henderson's goal sealed a remarkable comeback victory over a Soviet squad that had pushed Canada to the brink of defeat. Of course, none of this was supposed to happen. Team Canada was composed of the NHL's greatest stars, and were expected to easily defeat their communist counterparts. The success of the Soviets stunned Canadians, who had always unquestioningly believed in their country's hockey supremacy.
Team Canada restored the faith of fans by fighting back to win the final 3 games of the series, all on game winning goals by Paul Henderson. Henderson was a talented but unspectacular left winger who was the unlikeliest of heroes. Unlikely heroes have come to define Canadian hockey.
"I found myself with the puck in front of the net," remembers Henderson. "Tretiak made one stop and the puck came right back to me. There was room under him, so I poked the puck through."
"When I saw it go in, I just went bonkers." Millions of thrilled and extremely relieved Canadians went bonkers as well.
Thirty years later, Canadians are still going bonkers about the series. Russians too have equally fond although often different memories about the clash at the top of the hockey world three decades ago.
This one is for Coach LT
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1968...Bob Beamon and Carlos on the victory stand in Mexico City during the Olympics....giving the black power salute...another moment in history of sports...
Or maybe when Kentucky got beat by 5 black guys from Texas Western...Riley from the Lakers and now the Heat GM was on that team that got beat...
Or maybe when Kentucky got beat by 5 black guys from Texas Western...Riley from the Lakers and now the Heat GM was on that team that got beat...
Viejo Dinosaur.
Actually it was Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race who took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights buttons, each lowered their heads and each defiantly raised a black-gloved fist as the Star Spangled Banner was played. Both of them were members of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. Peter Norman (with hands at side), the Australian athlete who won the silver medal, joined the protest by wearing an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge.
Bob Beamon was not at least outwardly involved in any protests.
An emotional Robert "Bob" BEAMON, winner of the long jump event, after his world record breaking jump of 8.90m, not beaten until 1991.
wil.
Actually it was Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race who took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights buttons, each lowered their heads and each defiantly raised a black-gloved fist as the Star Spangled Banner was played. Both of them were members of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. Peter Norman (with hands at side), the Australian athlete who won the silver medal, joined the protest by wearing an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge.
Bob Beamon was not at least outwardly involved in any protests.
An emotional Robert "Bob" BEAMON, winner of the long jump event, after his world record breaking jump of 8.90m, not beaten until 1991.
wil.
