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The Olympic Spirit: Finish What You Start

Posted by Trish18 May 8, 2008

Derek Redmond is a retired English athlete who, as a 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres runner, won gold medals at the European, Commonwealth, and World Championships.

However, he might best be known for the disappointment he suffered at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 400m race.

He posted the fastest time of the first round, and won his quarter-final. In the semi-final, Redmond started well, but 175m from the finish, his hamstring tore. Redmond immediately fell to the ground, but soon began to hobble along the track. He was then joined on the track by his father, Jim Redmond, who had supported Derek for his whole career. Shortly before the line, Jim let go of his son, and he completed the race, with a standing ovation from the crowd of 65,000.

I was glued to the television during the Barcelona Olympics as a little girl and remember this happening. I will never, ever forget it:

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Amazing Baseball Play

Posted by Trish18 Apr 30, 2008

A kick save by the pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals!

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I this this was a year or two ago. Impressive that he was able to have the presence of mind to try and get a foot on the ball--but to be able to find the ball, field it and turn to make a quick throw in time to get the runner is remarkable!

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Kobe Bryant 'jumps over' a moving Aston Martin

Posted by Active Sara Apr 15, 2008

This is a bit insane and especially for an nba star making millions. Would you let your star player do a stunt like this? Doubt it!

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Ironman 70.3 World Championship on TV!

Posted by Active Toby Apr 9, 2008

Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 from Clearwater, FL will air on NBC at 5PM EST (check local listings) on April 12, 2008.

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One Shining Moment 2008

Posted by Trish18 Apr 9, 2008

I want to take a moment to display the highlights of one of the greatest single-elimination tournaments of all time. That's right, here is One Shining Moment, where you can see the best of three weeks and 64 games' worth of college basketball's March Madness:

Quite possibly the best three minutes in sports.

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Federer and Agassi on the worlds highest tennis court

Posted by Trish18 Apr 8, 2008

Check out Federer and Agassi as they play on the worlds highest tennis court:

Seems like even the pros would lose quite a few tennis balls over the course of a match on this court! Watching this freaks me out a little--I don't think I'd do well hanging out up there.

Side note: Can anyone confirm if the song playing is from +The Neverending Story+?

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The Stupidest Bike Lane?

Posted by Active Toby Mar 31, 2008

Check out this competition--unfortunately, I think we've all seen some horrible bike lanes in our travels. Check out this whopper:

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Hoop it Up

Posted by Trish18 Mar 26, 2008

A teenager in Utah is one of the stars of his basketball team and he lost the use of his right arm in an accident when he was a young boy. He now plays basketball and baseball--and plays both sports very well. Check him out:

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Amazing Catch for Charity

Posted by Active Sara Mar 19, 2008

Chad Coller made an amazing catch over the fence in a charity softball game in Marquette, Michigan. I was surprised he bounced back up so quickly, but he got the out. Nice job Chad! Check it out.

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Train Hard, Win Easy. The Kenyan Way.

Posted by Active Toby Mar 14, 2008

And you think your training regimen is solid?

Think again... haha

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History of Snowboarding in Two Minutes

Posted by Trish18 Mar 14, 2008

A quick but thorough look at the history of snowboarding:

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Racing Humor

Posted by Active Toby Mar 12, 2008

I found this hilarious "race-strategy" video on this great blog called half-fast.

Check it out:

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Will Ferrell Beats Bill Walton in H.O.R.S.E.

Posted by Trish18 Mar 11, 2008

Will Ferrell showed off the basketball skills he learned as Jackie Moon on the set of Semi-Pro when he faced basketball legend Bill Walton in a game of H.O.R.S.E.

Ferrell hit 3 shots in a row to jump out to a quick H.O.R. lead. Then he sunk an impossible, behind the glass, Larry Bird inspired shot to go up H.O.R.S.

The video never actually shows the outcome of the match but it seems fairly safe to say that Ferrell went on to take the game.

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Inspiration Station

Posted by Active Toby Mar 5, 2008

I got goosebumps watching this race finish. Check out this spectacular sprint:

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Steep: Big Mountain Skiing

Posted by Trish18 Mar 4, 2008

Steep is a feature documentary about bold adventure, exquisite athleticism and the pursuit of a perfect moment on skis. It is the story of big mountain skiing, a sport that barely existed 35 years ago.

It started in the 1970s in the mountains above Chamonix, France, where skiers began to attempt ski descents so extreme that they appeared almost suicidal. Now, two generations later, some of the world's greatest skiers pursue the exhilaration of skiing and exploring big, wild, remote mountains.

This film was shot in Alaska, Wyoming, Canada, France and Iceland. Check out the beautiful views and incredible skiing:

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