Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 So, Murrays has done what most of us have grew up thinking was impossible, a Brit winning Wimbledon. But is this the greatest sporting achievement in recent history? What other achievements should make up a top 10 of the last 20 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34994 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Bolt's 200m record Johnson's 400m record Honourable mentions to Mike Powell and Jonathan Edwards. That kid basically sprinting all of the 800m at last year's Olympics was insane as well. Never seen anything like it. Redgrave as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12799 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 That kid basically sprinting all of the 800m at last year's Olympics was insane as well. Never seen anything like it. "That kid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27218 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Alan Smith's two goals v Sampdoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Joe Kinnear winning Manager of the Year 3 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14112 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 "That kid" He's right mind, Rudisha is basically the ULTRAMENSCH. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKEOjWEzVGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5996 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Bolt's 200m record Johnson's 400m record Honourable mentions to Mike Powell and Jonathan Edwards. That kid basically sprinting all of the 800m at last year's Olympics was insane as well. Never seen anything like it. Redgrave as well. Why not Bolts 100m record out of interest? He initially broke the world record running sideways over the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot I was on ICU resuscitating a clapped out septic patient. The recently extubated overdose in the next bed was watching it on the telly though so I still saw the lot. I find comparing sporting achievements a bit futile but Murray's win isn't even the "best" in his own sport in the last five years, apart from the fact he's British IMO. Nadal, 11 months older than Murray, has just won his EIGHTH French open, after beating a fully fired Djokovic in an epic five sets, for example. If you're after best British achievement I'd put the exploits of some of our more decorated Olympians (Hoy, Redgrave) above Murray's very impressive feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Alan Smith's two goals v Sampdoria. It was 1-0. Headed in from a corner. I was in Gallowgate for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12799 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot I was sat, half cut on my sofa, thoroughly enjoying it, sorry. The Olympics are always a source of personal achievements that are basically incomprehensible to me because I'm a right lazy bastard, basically. Anyone that devotes that much time to a sport and becomes, literally, the best in the world at it, deserves everything they get in terms of accomplishment. Edited July 9, 2013 by Ayatollah Hermione Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot Do you work in the RVI @@catmag? Mrs Happy Face had to go into theatre for a sticky placenta on Monday afternoon...you may have worked on her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38939 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Do you work in the RVI @@catmag? Mrs Happy Face had to go into theatre for a sticky placenta on Monday afternoon...you may have worked on her I'm the other side of the river at the QE. Have you had your bambino?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Although that's a really stupid question! If she's had a retained placenta then it kind of follows (or precedes!) that a baby came before it! Congratulations pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27218 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 It was 1-0. Headed in from a corner. I was in Gallowgate for that one. Think I'm getting Butt and Smith confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 It might be small minded but I don't really care about other sporting achievements or even non NUFC football ones. Highlight of the last twenty years for me was Cole's forty one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34994 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I don't know if it's small minded, but you're gonna have very little to get excited about between now and you're death. I don't know how you can just turn off the ability to be impressed by sporting achievements though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I don't know if it's small minded, but you're gonna have very little to get excited about between now and you're death. I don't know how you can just turn off the ability to be impressed by sporting achievements though. Things do impress me and I can enjoy them to a certain degree- I just don't feel as involved as I do with NUFC -probably to too much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 England's 2006 World Cup teams quick bringing out of post quarter final autobiographies still amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27218 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Why does it amaze you given the fact that at least half the squad were a bunch of posing, preening media whore fannies who believed their own hype? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 To be fair though, England's footballers finish 5-8 in a competition with a lot of good teams and are underachieving arseholes. The UK (3 more nations in) Olympic team finishes 3rd in a competition at home with arguably less good nations around and are all heroes. Messi's 91 goals will always better some posh people getting a medal in a sport than about 1000 other people worldwide play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonamental 0 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot This (although partly 'cos I was there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idioteque 0 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 "That" Saturday night at the London Olympics last year when Ennis, Farah and Rutherford all won gold within an hour of each other. I was at work doing an emergency caesarian and missed the whole bloody lot I was in a village in Wales in one of the worst pissed states I've ever been going from pub to pub, can just remember my family congregating in this one dive to watch it as Farah won gold, brilliant moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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