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Great sporting moments: heroism & tragedy (Contains graphic images)*Don't quote pics*
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ImpossibleDuck wrote: »A lot of F1 crashes in this thread but haven't seen this one:
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For those too young to remember the scandal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding#Attack_on_Nancy_Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan had the last laugh though:
She recovered from the attack surprisingly quickly and picked up the silver medal in the 94 games. Harding competing in the same games crashed out early on. I saw Harding in the flesh a couple of years ago in her local town Vancouver, Washington, USA. The years really haven't treated her well0 -
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Cooper vs Clay 1963:
Absolutely heroic that with one hit, Henry Cooper could take down the greatest of all time. Tragically it was at the end of the round and what happened next is just legendary
The finest copy and pasting you'll ever see, straight off wikipedia tooWembley 1963: In the dying seconds of the fourth round, Cooper felled Clay with an upward angled version of his trademark left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer".
Clay stood up and started slowly towards Angelo Dundee who - in violation of the rules - guided him into the corner. At first Dundee talked and slapped Clay's legs but after a still-dazed Clay misunderstood and tried to get off the stool Dundee used smelling salts in a serious violation of the rules. (British rules did not allow any stimulant but water).
Dundee has since claimed to have opened a small tear in one of Clay's gloves and told the referee that his fighter needed a new pair of gloves, thus delaying the start of the 5th round. Cooper has always insisted that this delay lasted anywhere from 3–5 minutes and denied him the chance to try to knock Clay out while he was still dazed.In tapes of the fight it seems Clay received only an extra six seconds (although there are still doubters who think a longer delay was edited out), and the gloves were not replaced
What is certain however, is that Dundee held smelling salts under Clay's nose in an effort to revive his man, which was illegal
a recovered Clay effectively countered and Cooper was hit high on the face with a hard right which opened a severe cut under his eye; referee Tommy Little was forced to stop the fight in the American's favour although Cooper was ahead on the scorecards.
Cooper would get cut a lot easier than most other boxers. It's a shame something like that denied him a legendary victory. They fought a few years later and Cooper got a bad cut (again) so the ref ended the fight. Despite being ahead on the scorecards (again), Ali won by knockout.
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Can't belive nobody has posted this;
Rodger Federer wins a record 7th Wimbledon title and a record 17th Grand Slam to become the greatest tennis player in history.
Micheal Phelps win yet another olympic Gold. He has won 22 medals in total including 18 gold. Amazingly he has more gold medals then team Ireland in their history.
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Reg_hurley wrote: »
Mick O'Connell arrives from Valentia to train for the 1968 All-Ireland Final
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The Hillsborough Disaster. No explanation needed really.
1967 Grand National where the field of horses either fell, refused or were brought down at fence 23, all except 100-1 shot Foinavon, who was so far behind for the majority of the race that he simply passed by the carnage, hopped over the fence and ran on to win by a good 20 lengths. The commentary on the event by Gaelic football commentator Michael O' Heir has become legendary.
Another bizarre Grand National moment - Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National, in the home straight, 40 yards from the post and he inexplicably jumps in the air and lands, legs splayed, on his stomach. He got up again after doing it, but was overtaken by a rival and subsequently lost the race. To this day, it's still uncertain as to why he did it.
Roger Federer finally captures the elusive French Open title at Roland Garros.
Lance Armstrong winning the Tour de France. Strange now, given all the controversy.
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The aftermath of one of the most horrific accidents in the history of motorsport, the wreckage of Tom Pryces Shadow Cosworth (car on the right) lies in the barriers of the first corner at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa.
He died after colliding with a 19 year old marshall (Frederik Jansen Van Vuuren) who had crossed the track to assist in extinguishing a fire at the rear of the car of Pryce's teammate Renzo Zorzi. Van Vuuren was one of two marshalls who crossed the track on the main straight to extinguish the fire.
Pryce was said to be travelling at 170mp/h at the time he struck Van Vuuren, and unfortunately Van Vuuren's fire extinguisher collided with the helmet of Pryce; both dying instantly.
Martin Donnelly lies on the track at Jerez, Spain in 1990. The impact of the crash was so severe that he was thrown from the car with the seat still attached to his back. Amazingly, although he suffered multiple injuries; he somehow survived and eventually made a full recovery.
Two legends of F1, Senna and Sid Watkins. Watkins died earlier this month; a man who saved lives and made the sport of formula one a safer place. RIP to them both.0 -
This is one that really made an impression on me
Fr. Neil Horan ruins Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima's marathon gold medal hopes at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
It's the utter dejection and pain on his face that makes the picture. De Lima later said he feared for his life at the time, not knowing that it was just a lunatic jig dancing Irish priest!
Horan also invaded the track at silverstone in 2003
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An end of an era - one of my favorite pics of all time
Babe Ruth's final public apperance waving goodbye to the Yankee fans, on the 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium (the House that Ruth built) and having his no3 jersey retired. Ruth died 2 months later.I'm moved each time I see it because it has great feeling--a man returning to the scene of his greatest successes, saying goodbye for the final time. The way triumph and sadness, pride and humility are one in this photograph give it a meaning that goes far beyond the story it tells as a newspaper illustration.0 -
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