Ask HN: What is the best sporting moment of all time?

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Post by Abhipray15 » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:34 PM UTC

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Post by sinee » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:34 PM UTC

India winning World Cup of cricket

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Post by EstesPark » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:36 PM UTC

For me it's the miracle on ice but I grew up in hockey obsessed New England. I'd also throw Tiger winning his first Masters up there.

The more accurate answer is probably something akin to Jackie Robinson but that was before my time.

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:39 PM UTC

That's going to depend on what sports each individual is interested in. For university level football in the US, probably a tie between "The band is on the field" and the Kick Six. Even then, most fanbases have their own version of the best moment ever ("trouble with the snap"), even if not many outside of their fandom agrees.

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Post by dotcoma » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:42 PM UTC

MJ’s last-second shot to win Chicago’s 6th NBA title against Utah.

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Post by aalbertson » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:45 PM UTC

For me, it's Randy Johnson's bird hit. A bit morbid, but the just incredible timing and impact is just mind boggling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk

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Post by andy99 » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:47 PM UTC

Donovan Bailey 100m meter olympic record. He was behind almost everybody and passed them all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7_NCGWvOcI

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Post by verve_rat » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 1:54 PM UTC

That time Buck Shelford, in his first test match, got his nut sack ripped open. He got the physio to stitch it back up and kept playing (until he was concussed and taken off).

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Post by tom125 » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 2:04 PM UTC

Leicester City winning the English Premier League in 2016. 5000:1 odds. The season before they had been fighting relegation.

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Post by spsesk117 » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 2:12 PM UTC

I'm from South Africa, so I've always been captivated by the South African season/win at the 1995 Rugby World cup and the political context of it. Dramatized in the movie Invictus.

I don't know if it's the best sporting moment of all time, but it's certainly an interesting one.