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Amazing sports records that make you go "lol....wut?!?!?!"
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Cal Ripken Jr playing in 2,632 consecutive games. This is one I'm convinced will never be broken. I doubt anyone will ever even come close. Not only would you not have to go on the DL for an injury that whole time, you'd have to have convinced all your managers over that whole time never to give you an off day.
Jochen Rindt, 1970 Formula 1 World Champion
Going into the Italian Grand Prix, Rindt had 45 points in the standings, 20 points clear of the next closest driver Jack Brabham.
During qualifying on September 5th, Rindt went off the track and crashed due to a brake failure while sustaining severe trauma to his throat because of his seatbelt. He died at age 28.
With four races left in the season Jackie Ickx came closest to Rindt in the standings but still came up 5 points shy, making Jochen Rindt the only posthumous Formula 1 champion in history.
Going into the Italian Grand Prix, Rindt had 45 points in the standings, 20 points clear of the next closest driver Jack Brabham.
During qualifying on September 5th, Rindt went off the track and crashed due to a brake failure while sustaining severe trauma to his throat because of his seatbelt. He died at age 28.
With four races left in the season Jackie Ickx came closest to Rindt in the standings but still came up 5 points shy, making Jochen Rindt the only posthumous Formula 1 champion in history.
NASCAR and Indycar's all-time qualifying records: Bill Elliott's 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h) at Talladega in 1987, and Gil de Ferran's 241.428 mph (388.541 km/h) at Auto Club Speedway in 2000. The cars have all changed too much and raw horsepower has been dialed down a bit for safety reasons.
Wayne Gretzky.
More assists than any other NHL player has points. (goals and assists combined)
I'm a Mario Lemieux fanboy, but I can't not be blown away by this stat.
More assists than any other NHL player has points. (goals and assists combined)
I'm a Mario Lemieux fanboy, but I can't not be blown away by this stat.
I never got how Wilt playing in an era where professional basketball player was a part-time job was a knock against him. If anything it was more impressive. The guy was from the future. He was like 3 decades ahead of his peers. Scoring 20 points a game into the 1970's with how they treated their bodies back then is amazing.
For last 15 years WRC championships (World Rally Championship) have been won by driver with first name of Sebastien. First 9 in a row by Sebastien Loeb and then 6 in a row by Sebastien Ogier.
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Karelin did Greco Roman wrestling. The main difference between Greco-Roman and Freestyle (the other style of wrestling done at the Olympics) is that in Greco-Roman you can't grab below the waist. Whereas in Freestyle you can grab the person's legs.
Ovechkin can get in the ballpark goal wise. If he gets to 700 by the end of next season, he will have got there 5 years faster then Brett Hull and he scored 150+ goals in his last 5 seasons before retiring. And Ovechkin lost a season and a half from work stoppages.
Also the alternate universe where Lemieux doesn't get cancer or his back destroyed would be very different.
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Ah i figured that must be it... as if someone is trying to pick me up the first thing Im doing is Hooking the leg so i dont go anywhere... I always felt like that was a natural human response...
The dude also competed in the 130 kg weight category and yet still managed to perform the reverse body lift which is usually only performed by light wrestler because it requires so much strength.
As someone who's never played any pool-like games before, it took me a minute or two to figure out what was so impressive about this compared to the pool I always see in movies.
Then I started to realize what was going on. Shit, this is one of the most impressive mental feats I've ever seen.
Yep, the Great One's goal record is definitely one of his more vulnerable ones. If Ovi stays healthy then I definitely think he will finish his career in the top 3 in goals scored with a shot a taking first.
I wanted to mention Karelin, he was absolutely insane. One of the greatest athletes ever.
Retirement stat is true, but he has withdrawn from at least 3 matches that I know of. At ATP Tour Finals 2014 he pulled out of the finals match against Djokovic, Doha 2012 against Seppi, and the third I cannot remember, but I think it was in Paris 2008 or 2009. All back injuries.
Retirement stat is true, but he has withdrawn from at least 3 matches that I know of. At ATP Tour Finals 2014 he pulled out of the finals match against Djokovic, Doha 2012 against Seppi, and the third I cannot remember, but I think it was in Paris 2008 or 2009. All back injuries.
Wilt the GOAT
Elgin Baylor looks like someone just told him how much further he has to go to pass Wilt.
Lmao, what the fuck?! Like even if literally every drive was a 3&out, how was there enough time for this???
Edit: I'm referring to the total punts.
Teemu Selänne, 76 rookie goals.
i'll be amazed when someone gets 50 goals in his first season.
i'll be amazed when someone gets 50 goals in his first season.
I was at that game. I couldn't have asked for a more exciting game given the fact that we were resting Rodgers.
The game was played in a torrential downpour and eventually both teams started punting on first down attempting to get a turnover on the other team's side of the field.
I wonder what that guy's reaction time looks like.50-0 Mayweather
The GOAT
Yeah totally agree there was/is no one like him and I don't think there will be anyone like him in future.
56 game hitting streak by Joe DiMaggio.
with defensive shifts, bullpens, and pitchers throwing harder than before and more travel it would be impossible today. What's funny is the day after the streak ended he started a 17 game streak.
with defensive shifts, bullpens, and pitchers throwing harder than before and more travel it would be impossible today. What's funny is the day after the streak ended he started a 17 game streak.
He is from my country and he is a legend here and his technique is second to none but one thing he is known to have and is mainly famous for is his fitness. His fitness is his biggest weapon which helped him to win consistently. There are many people who claimed he is the fittest man in all the sports even.
The cycling Hour Record
It's a record of the farthest anyone has ridden on a bike, from a standing start, in an hour. The current men's record is 54.526km, and for women 48.007km (~4 months ago!). That's about the speed you'd travel in a car in a residential area. On a bike. For an hour.
Nothing electronic is allowed, no clocks to see whether they're on target. Just a person and a bike. Men put out something like 350w of power. It's a complex melding of physical and mental endurance, sports science, and superhuman ability.
It's a record of the farthest anyone has ridden on a bike, from a standing start, in an hour. The current men's record is 54.526km, and for women 48.007km (~4 months ago!). That's about the speed you'd travel in a car in a residential area. On a bike. For an hour.
Nothing electronic is allowed, no clocks to see whether they're on target. Just a person and a bike. Men put out something like 350w of power. It's a complex melding of physical and mental endurance, sports science, and superhuman ability.
Need some Gable love!
Dan Gable is one of the most well known wrestlers in the world, and his stats are amazing.
His career record was 181-1. Two time NCAA Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist.
In his Olympic matches, he did not have a single point scored against him.
He then went on to become a coach. I've copied and pasted his coaching stats from the Iowa hall of fame.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Dan Gable is one of the most well known wrestlers in the world, and his stats are amazing.
His career record was 181-1. Two time NCAA Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist.
In his Olympic matches, he did not have a single point scored against him.
He then went on to become a coach. I've copied and pasted his coaching stats from the Iowa hall of fame.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- 355 wins 21 losses 5 ties
- 15 NCAA team titles, 9 consecutive
- 45 NCAA champions
- 152 NCAA All-Americans
- 12 Olympians, including 4 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronze
- 25 consecutive Big Ten titles, 21 as head coach, 4 as an assistant and administrator
- 106 Big 10 champions
- 3 time Olympic head coach
- 2 time Olympic assistant coach
- 6 time World team coach
A shame the moron tarnished the entire thing by doing steroids then, huh?
Isner-Mahut Wimbledon 2010
- Longest match (11 hours, 5 minutes).
- Longest set (the fifth set required 8 hours, 11 minutes). - This set, in itself, would have broken the previous record for longest match.
- Most games in a set (138 in the fifth set).
- Most games in a match (183).
- Most aces in a match by one player (Isner, 113).
- Total aces in a match (Mahut's 103 aces, the second highest number by a player in a match, brought the total to 216).
- Consecutive service games held in a match (168: 84 times each for both Isner and Mahut).
- Most games won by both winning player (92) and losing player (91) in a match.
- Most points won in a match (Mahut 502) (Isner 478).
- Most points in a match (980).
Gretzky.
I think the only one who could have gotten close was Lemieux but his injuries made that impossible. But Gretzkys points are ridiculous he's like 1000 points ahead of the 2nd player lmao
1. Wayne Gretzky (2,857 points)
2. Jaromir Jagr (1,888 points and counting)
3. Mark Messier (1,887 points)
Amazes me every time I see it.
I think the only one who could have gotten close was Lemieux but his injuries made that impossible. But Gretzkys points are ridiculous he's like 1000 points ahead of the 2nd player lmao
1. Wayne Gretzky (2,857 points)
2. Jaromir Jagr (1,888 points and counting)
3. Mark Messier (1,887 points)
Amazes me every time I see it.