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Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
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I remember Derek redmond at the Olympics when his hamstring went and his dad came on the track to help him finish the race. Made me well up, heart warming |
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"I remember Derek redmond at the Olympics when his hamstring went and his dad came on the track to help him finish the race. Made me well up, heart warming"
Oh my god wasn't that worth a gold medal? Probably not what he'd want to be best remembered for though...
Greg...(who? Lemonde was it?) The American diver who whacked his head on the diving board as he was doing a somersault. |
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Nothing will match my own sporting tragedy. I was a very good goalkeeper, bit rubbish otherwise, but playing midfield the ball came to me and I set off on a Maradona type charge on goal.
No exaggeration I flipped the ball up onto one knee, over the head of one defender, caught it on the other knee, controlled it at full pelt, right leg back ready to boot it in from six yards... And I was literally rugby tackled to the floor.
I so wanted the goal I really did try to stay upright but no chance.
Stone cold penalty. Referee didnt even blow his whistle. Unbelievable. Never got over the unfairness of that. |
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"I remember Derek redmond at the Olympics when his hamstring went and his dad came on the track to help him finish the race. Made me well up, heart warming
Oh my god wasn't that worth a gold medal? Probably not what he'd want to be best remembered for it though "
Absolutely worth a gold medal |
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"Nothing will match my own sporting tragedy. I was a very good goalkeeper, bit rubbish otherwise, but playing midfield the ball came to me and I set off on a Maradona type charge on goal.
No exaggeration I flipped the ball up onto one knee, over the head of one defender, caught it on the other knee, controlled it at full pelt, right leg back ready to boot it in from six yards... And I was literally rugby tackled to the floor.
I so wanted the goal I really did try to stay upright but no chance.
Stone cold penalty. Referee didnt even blow his whistle. Unbelievable. Never got over the unfairness of that. "
No VAR? |
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"Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
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Stevie G's penalty slip ? |
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The Brownlow brothers - one was leading as collapsed in a heap, handing victory to his brother, who instead of legging it for the line, stopped and carried his brother to the line instead.
Nigel Mansell at Canadian (I think) GP ran out of fuel on the final lap after giving victory waves to the crown because he was so har ahead... |
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"I remember Derek redmond at the Olympics when his hamstring went and his dad came on the track to help him finish the race. Made me well up, heart warming
Oh my god wasn't that worth a gold medal? Probably not what he'd want to be best remembered for though...
Greg...(who? Lemonde was it?) The American diver who whacked his head on the diving board as he was doing a somersault. "
Greg Louganis. Lemond was a cyclist. |
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Me inter school athletes champions I was winning 800m race
In front of about 4 schools including my own cheering me on about 10m from finish line I tripped on a tuft of grass summersaulted landing flat on my back and got up hobbled over the line came in dead last.
End of a promising athletes career  |
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"Me inter school athletes champions I was winning 800m race
In front of about 4 schools including my own cheering me on about 10m from finish line I tripped on a tuft of grass summersaulted landing flat on my back and got up hobbled over the line came in dead last.
End of a promising athletes career "
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Yes Freddie burns was quite bad. But then his brother got in on the act this year, kicking a penalty dead against France in injury time when he was aiming for the corner .
I was at a wasps match at loftus road years ago, and in the final minute stage Francois had a penalty from their own half. Diego Dominguez kicked, and as it was such a long way, the wasps forwards like up on the goal line in line-out formation, hoisted a man in the air to try to catch the ball, the ball stalled in the wind, up goes the catcher and tips the ball over the bar. |
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Jean van der velde leading the open by 3 shots and hacking his way up the 18th like an amateur at Carnoustie only to gift the claret jug to Paul lawrie.
Sonny Bill Williams Red card in the 2nd lions test to open the door to the lions.. |
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"Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
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Think you’ve got confused. John Terry slipped taking a penalty. In a champions league final. Not Gerrard. |
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"Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
Think you’ve got confused. John Terry slipped taking a penalty. In a champions league final. Not Gerrard. "
Yeah that's right.
I remember Steven Gerrard's goal wasn't televised due to an ITV cock up showing an advert as he scored a goal.
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"Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
Stevie G's penalty slip ?"
My humblest apple ogeys... It was in open play...
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard,
He slipped on his f*cking arse,
He gave it to Demba Ba,
Steve Gerrard Gerrard.. As they say. |
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"Can anyone remember?
Sport provides some amazing moments... Of skill, perseverance, endurance, speed... And some of bad fortune, brain farts, collapses under pressure..
Stevie Gs penalty slip?
Mary Deckers fall in the Olympics?
Freddie Burns dropping the ball over the line.?
David Beckhams sending off in the work cup?
Paula Radcliffes toilet break in the London marathon..
Stevie G's penalty slip ?
My humblest apple ogeys... It was in open play...
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard,
He slipped on his f*cking arse,
He gave it to Demba Ba,
Steve Gerrard Gerrard.. As they say. "
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"Nothing will match my own sporting tragedy. I was a very good goalkeeper, bit rubbish otherwise, but playing midfield the ball came to me and I set off on a Maradona type charge on goal.
No exaggeration I flipped the ball up onto one knee, over the head of one defender, caught it on the other knee, controlled it at full pelt, right leg back ready to boot it in from six yards... And I was literally rugby tackled to the floor.
I so wanted the goal I really did try to stay upright but no chance.
Stone cold penalty. Referee didnt even blow his whistle. Unbelievable. Never got over the unfairness of that.
No VAR? "
Tragically not. Don't think it was even videoed. |
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I remember watching the 1990 Euro tournament and Gazza got sent off or got a yellow card or something. It meant he couldn't play in the next match which the final or maybe semi-final and he started crying.
As you can probably tell I don't know much about football so maybe somebody else can fill in the details. |
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"I remember watching the 1990 Euro tournament and Gazza got sent off or got a yellow card or something. It meant he couldn't play in the next match which the final or maybe semi-final and he started crying.
As you can probably tell I don't know much about football so maybe somebody else can fill in the details. "
Yes that's one of the more fa ous ones... When Lineker told the manager Robson to keep his eye on him. Gazza was booked and actually played remarkably well after. An unfulfilled talent of a generation.
Guarantee they drag that clip out for the euros footage next months |
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"I remember Derek redmond at the Olympics when his hamstring went and his dad came on the track to help him finish the race. Made me well up, heart warming"
Makes me cry every single time I watch it  |
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By *rben112Man
over a year ago
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"The Brownlow brothers - one was leading as collapsed in a heap, handing victory to his brother, who instead of legging it for the line, stopped and carried his brother to the line instead.
Nigel Mansell at Canadian (I think) GP ran out of fuel on the final lap after giving victory waves to the crown because he was so har ahead..."
Didn’t run out of fuel. Let revs drop too much and stalled it |
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By *rben112Man
over a year ago
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"Jack Brabham running out of fuel on the last lap, allowing Jochen Rindt to pass him for the win.
British GP at Brands.
Was that the year Rindt died and won the title posthumously?"
Not as bad as when he crashed on the last corner and last lap of Monaco GP |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Ray Clemence kneeling to collect a fairly soft shot against Scotland in the old Home Championships in 1976 and the ball going between his legs and into the net handing Scotland a 2-1 win and the Championship |
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"Ray Clemence kneeling to collect a fairly soft shot against Scotland in the old Home Championships in 1976 and the ball going between his legs and into the net handing Scotland a 2-1 win and the Championship"
Didnt he have a similar gaff against Poland? |
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