Greatest sporting moments in history...

[Naang Faa]

What sporting moments will always stick in your mind. ?.

For me, this from the Olympics in 1992..
Derek Redmonds 400 mtr final..

But most memorable for me,was this... Marko Tardelli's face
after scoring in the '82 World Cup Final..
Fantastic..Showed exactly what that meant to him!!

I,just once in my life,would love to feel like that...
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[seanbeag7]

for me it has to be paul mcginley putting for europe to win the ryder cup for the second time.

[seamus]

Steve Collins, beating that wanker Eubank, Go the Celtic warrior !

[seamus]

Ray Houghton's goal USA 94 , Giants Stadium, Last world cup I watched with The old fella b4 he died, will never forget hugging Me Da, jumping round the family living room.Took Me ages B4 I could watch Ireland on Me own, after I lost Me Da, as We always either listned to it on the Wireless or watched it on the TV together.


Seamus

[jimslim]

I once witnessed a guy dancing on the table of my local do a back flip , land on his feet ,and still not spill a drop of his vodka .

One of the great athletic moments of our time , grown men were seen to weep at the beauty of it all

[Otho]

Yeah, that was great. I was over in Ireland at the time and watched it in a bar in Booterstown. The place went mental.

But for my one and only moment, I remember brian Moore's TV commentary off by heart...

"Lukic out to Dixon, Dixon to Smith. Arsenal streaming forward now in what will surely be their last attack. Smith through to Thomas....it's up for grabs now....AND THOMAS!!!!!"

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2. Last minute of the last, championship deciding game of the season. I'm getting goosebumps even as I write it.

[Otho]

Sorry, I stopped to answer the phone while I was writing that reply. I was actually referring to Steve Collins, not the bloke doing the backflip - although that would have probably got them going too!

[Naang Faa]

(seamus @ Jul. 19 2008,15:18) Ray Houghton's goal USA 94 , Giants Stadium, Last world cup I watched with The old fella b4 he died, will never forget hugging Me Da, jumping round the family living room.Took Me ages B4 I could watch Ireland on Me own, after I lost Me Da, as We always either listned to it on the Wireless or watched it on the TV together.


Seamus

Cracking little chip that was from our "stingray"

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[jimslim]

Good old Gerry Armstrong

[rxpharm]

I think maybe only older Canadians would appreciate this: the 1972 Canada:USSR summit series. First time in ages they had played each other. Canadians felt it was going to be a piece of cake, but horrors when the Russians turned out to be good. Canada won the series in game 8 with a last minute goal. A tie wouldn't have done as the Russians would have had the series in goals for/against. They even let us out of class to watch this last game - everyone gathered in the gym, including all the teachers, principal, janitor, on a black and white TV. Never heard such cheering when the goal was scored!

[katoeylover]

Johnny Wilkinson's drop goal to win the rugby World Cup in 2003

Dennis taylor winning the Snooker World Championships against Steve davis in 1995

Steelers winning the Superbowl in 2006

[bigmick22]

Clare winning the 1995 All-Ireland hurling final. I was living in US at the time but came home to see this (my family are from Clare)


For those who don't know, hurling is Ireland's national sport and the best team-sport in the world

Up the Banner!

[seamus]

 Big Mick, watching Cork-Galway as I type.
59 minutes gone
Cor 0-18 Gal 2-09


Glad I come from the best hurling county of all time, go the rebels

[terryw]

Ian Botham at Headingley during the 1981 Ashes series.

On a personal note me playing at Old Trafford cricket ground for Lancashire schoolboys.

[stogie bear]

€˜Eddie the Eagle€™ when he became Britain€™s first and only ski jumper to reach the Olympic Games in 1988...

Ian Botham turning around the Ashes for England in 1981

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean winning gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Dennis Taylor winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship final

George Best scoring six goals for Man Utd against Northampton in 1970

Gordon Banks' save against Pele at the 1970 World Cup

Mary Peters winning gold in the pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Duncan Goodhew winning 100 m breaststroke gold at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Daley Thompson retaining the decathlon gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics

There were a few more but these were my favourites...