The denouement of the Ryder Cup singles made me think that i had witnessed one of the greatest bits of televised sport ever ..only the future will tell but even a non golfer would have been abolutely riveted by last night so i ll start the ball rolling by telling you of my top 3 sporting experiences
2012 ryder cup ...(who ever has the dvd distribution rights is gonna make a mint )
bothams ashes series
wembley play off final v sunderland
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Benn v McClellen
Carl Fogarty winning at Hockenheim on the Honda RC45 (1996). Unbelievable race!
98 Play Off Final
1) 98 play off final
2) Euro 96 England v Netherlands
3) 2008 Brazilian GP - Hamilton wins title on last corner
4) 1987 British GP. The famous track invasion after Mansell wins it with 2 laps to go (only 8 years old at the time)
5) Red Sox beat the Yankees at Fenway in the World Series play offs to take it to a final game (greatest comeback of all time, and so lucky to be in Boston at the time). Will never forget the bloke next to me in tears syaing his Dad died a week ago and will miss maybe seeing them win the World Series finally (which they of course did). Was in Boston for the game when they did it. Literally there were coppers in the streets dancing and spraying beer with fans. Nobody went to work the next day. Totally mental.
6) EDIT - Killer reminded me. Oval test during the second Ashes win recently. The day when Broad smashed through the Aussie line up. Was my first ever Ashes test.
wembley play off final v sunderland
2012 olympics (don't ask me to pick out an individual event though!)
Play Off Final
Retaining The Ashes in Melbourne 2010
Winning The Ashes in Sydney 2011
Nothing compares with the feelings I have for football, but England winning the rugby World Cup in 2003 was pretty good. The recent ashes tests that we have won as well.
'98 Play Off final
David Weir, Hannah Cockcroft and Johnnie Peacock winning gold at the Paralympics
Arsenal v Charlton
2. Bentley winning at Le Mans in 2003.
3. European Championships in Sweden, 92. England were shit but great experience of major finals tournament.
I actually prefer the 4-2 win over Arsenal to the playoff final.
2. 66 World Cup final
3. 2005 ashes series or Botham ashes
1. Winning the Ashes at the Oval 2009.
2. Winning the Ashes at the Oval 1985
3. Olympics in London - got to 8 events, marvellous experience.
On TV,
1. 1966 World Cup Final.
2. England Ashes win 1981
3 Any Ryder Cup win
2. MCG. Melbourne. 2010 Aus v England Boxing day ashes test. Australia all out for 98. Smashed.
3. Stamford Bridge. 1988. Chelsea V Charlton. Charlton draw 1-1 to stay in Division 1. Ecstatic.
1) The Ennis, Rutherford, Farah triple gold night at the olympics
2) Playoff Final 1998
3) 2005 Ashes
2. 100m Final Beijing Olympics
3. Valentino Rossi vs Jorge Lorenzo final lap of Catalunya 2009
Peacock, weir , Cockcroft 2012 para
Playoff 98
watched on tv
Ryder cup 2012
Liverpool vs Milan champions league final
Benn vs mclelean
1) Italy 0-0 England in Rome (1997)
2) Play-Off Final (1998)
3) Edgbaston Ashes test (2005)
Sitting in centre court for Murray Federer OL gold.
In a pub watching Denmark beat Germany 2-1 in final of Euro 1992.
Last day of Ashes 2005
1998 Play Off Final
Olympics 2012
Live events I have enjoyed the most but not necessarily the best sport;
2004 Euro Championships Portugal
2002 World Cup Japan
1994 England West Indies cricket Barbados
TV
1981 Ashes Headingley
2012 Ryder Cup
1980 Coe/Ovett Olympics
World Cup 82 final
World Cup 06 final
Charlton v Preston promotion from old third div. More intimate than Wembley 98...special in a strange way.
Ryder cup 2012.
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 1997
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 1998
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 1999
But for actual witnessing any sport (which i didnt much for the above) was England v Netherlands 96
my club, playing in one of the greatest games ever at the most iconic stadium in the world. too many emotions for 120 minutes of sport.
Ashes 2005
Rugby world cup 2003
Hamilton wins the Championship on the last lap
Close runners up:
Ashes 2011/12
Owen's goal vs Argentina 1998 (I think)
Butcher's 170 odd vs Aus at Headingly (I think)
Play off final
2012 Ryder cup
1998 play off final
1986 US Masters: Nicklaus's last major
1991 England beating France in Rugby World Cup QF. Not just the game but the whole trip.
TV
World Cup 1966
Rugby World Cup Final 2003
The Botham Test
Unfortunately last weekend's final day of the Ryder Cup was overnight out here, starting at 11pm, so had to give it a miss.
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Chris Boardman wining Gold by lapping Jens Lehmann in final of the 4 k pursuit
Hamilton last lap to win the world title, pure magic