Jezbollah
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Anderson Silva was incredible
He was incredible, until that clowning around led to him being KO'd. Was never the same again.
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Most badass move/skill in sports?
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He was incredible, until that clowning around led to him being KO'd. Was never the same again.
Holy fuck, this thread is insane. Fucking subscribed.
DerangedHermit
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Pirlo insane pass to a Baggio-with-busted-knees
Temba Bavuma's insane runout against Australia last year:
That is incredible.
haha, to be fair, -who on earth- attacks with a backward kick; that shit is telegraphed minutes ahead.
I'm still a big fan of this tornado-kick. ITF Taekwon-do is 'semi contact' but this one hurts:
https://youtu.be/MotS-fTFnek?t=64
And Max Verstappen's save:
That race was brilliant. (all the overtakes: https://streamable.com/ipgv)
Biased aussie, but you can't beat a great specky in AFL
A few more
And of course the greatest mark of all time
clearacell
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Triple plays are still a thing of beauty, and one of my favorite displays of actual teamwork in any team-sport:
http://i.imgur.com/sOAOwGW.gif[mg]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/xBInnpo.gif
The way the camera zooms between the bases is so hype.
the last two gifs... when the first baseman grabs the ball from the air and moves his arm in the semi circle, it gives a satisfying finality to the play...as if even HE is saying "fuck yeah" because he knows what just happened.
Also, you'll occasionally see some incredible one-handed catches in cricket, I'll see if I can find examples.
Here's a good selection from Youtube. To clarify those that might not be clear to non-cricket fans for the ones at the boundary, the ball is *not* caught if at any point it touches either the ground, *or* a player currently touching any area out of bounds (which includes the boundary rope). That's why you sometimes see them throw the ball back into the air.
Sato Koiji
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Mike Tyson right hook to the body right uppercut to the head. He loved that combo...
As good as Mullen was I wouldn't consider any of his stuff badass. Badass is bombing a hill or grinding a huge rail, not some goofy freestyle tricks.
LegendofDragoonLives
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Curry is an asshole. Gives high 5 to the bench after shooting a 3 before it falls in
https://twitter.com/theDYNAMICS/sta...eph-curry-turns-back-3-pointer-video-warriors
or shooting a 3 and turning to the opposing bench before it goes in to look at them
https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/sta...eph-curry-turns-back-3-pointer-video-warriors
https://twitter.com/theDYNAMICS/sta...eph-curry-turns-back-3-pointer-video-warriors
or shooting a 3 and turning to the opposing bench before it goes in to look at them
https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/sta...eph-curry-turns-back-3-pointer-video-warriors
Violence Jack
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Still my favorite dunk.
No lie, Shawn Kemp was my favorite Non-Jordan NBA player growing up. I had his posters all over my room.
This was my favorite dunk of his.
TheStruggler
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This GIF's gonna get some mileage in future Trump threads
Mine goes to Ali's dodges
still not as good as this beast
Oveja Negra
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Indeed. Also, when it's done using the chest is super impressive too:
Alexis Sánchez, baby!!!!
I think if we are talking football goals, then it is the Roberto Carlos freekick. Think about how many set pieces there have been since then in the middle of the field. Think how many times you have seen something like it. Shout outs also to Zlatan's bicycle kick, won't see anything like that again.
The_Hitcher89
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Indeed. Also, when it's done using the chest is super impressive too:
Alexis Sánchez, baby!!!!
Fellaini GOAT chest control
Not even joking
Sepak Takraw in general. I heard you guys like bicycle kicks...
Was going to make some gifs, Sepak Takraw takes too long to come up in cool sports gifs threads.
Its a sport where people do almost nothing but flip kicks, teams of flip kicks!
Rhomega Beta
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American football: full return on a kickoff or interception.
Not necessarily 'most badass' but hockey hand/eye stuff can get crazy.
This recent one by JVR just boggles the mind. Staying on-side and getting that puck where he needs it before firing the wrister home...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRCH5jpw90#t=0m25s
This recent one by JVR just boggles the mind. Staying on-side and getting that puck where he needs it before firing the wrister home...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBRCH5jpw90#t=0m25s
Finn of Ooo
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I don't know how to make gifs so here's a short vid showcasing some high level rock climbing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktiei6sWeog
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktiei6sWeog
was expecting either a send video of dura dura or change
or the hero Alex Honnold free soloing
Van Basten's ridiculous volley versus the Soviet Union:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0U3pT-icnk
And as someone else posted a diving header, Houchen's from the 1987 FA Cup Final:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5-ANGlhuM
(I've got a framed photo of it on my kitchen wall).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0U3pT-icnk
And as someone else posted a diving header, Houchen's from the 1987 FA Cup Final:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5-ANGlhuM
(I've got a framed photo of it on my kitchen wall).
Jack Random
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I always love a good suplex
as amazing as that suplex was, it's important to note that Fedor quickly flipped Randleman over and locked in a kimura moments later. Shit was absolutely insane.
Vigilant Walrus
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Flying Armbars. Very rare and difficult to pull off.
Helicopter Armbar
Armbars come from nearly every position. Back, front, standing, sitting, laying. The hyper extension of the elbow joint is possible from anywhere as long as your opponent exposes their arm. This is why grappling is often compared to chess. Every movement you do with your body is a gift to your opponent. Like doing aything with your body is a chess piece making a move.
Inverted Triangle. Unlike a regular triangle, you cannot see what is going on. The principle is that by pressing their neck and one of their arms with a lot of compression. you kill the flow of blood going to their brain, and that chokes them up. Essentially, having their shoulders squished against their neck chokes them out.
Regularly, you can see what you are doing, but not inverted. Using your feet to catch the arm and then cross the arm and position your own body and legs in a way that allows you to lock and squeeze it is difficult.
Footlocks remain the most dangerous as they come so fast. The heel hook is notorious because you can be perfectly fine, and then have it instantly snap. You wrap your legs around the opponents leg to extend it fully, and then you put their wrist in your armpit and use your weight and power to crank their foot (while its extended). The tension causes the knee ligaments to tear and break.
These sorts of footlocks are sometimes career ending. the ligaments don't fix themselves. Broken bones can easily heal, but once you go to snap city with this, you're fucked.
Knee injuries are detrimental in many types of sports, and martial arts are no different. Besides being one of the places where injuries hurt the most, a weak knee that you cannot really stand on, can make it difficult to move in general.
So once you understand the risk, it's impossible not to become excited with footlocks. It's a big deal, and people who don't tap or give up in time, will pay the piper.
A lot of great moves already posted. I'll talk about three almosts.
Lebron's almost-dunk with 10 seconds left in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last year. Had Draymond not fouled him, I'm convinced the NBA would have just ended the game right there. Also, Cleveland wouldn't exist anymore. We all would have spontaneously combusted.
Extra time of a 2014 World Cup Quarterfinal match between Switzerland and Argentina. Argentina is up 1-0 in the 121st minute. Switzerland's goalie comes up for a corner kick. And attempts a bicycle kick. Had he put it in, I'd be dead right now.
Butler-Duke in the National Championship Game a couple years ago. At the buzzer, down 2 against the villain's of the college basketball world, Gordon Hayward for massive underdog Butler misses a half-court heave by no more than an inch. It would have been, in my opinion, the single greatest basketball shot ever made.
As for moves that worked, Carly Lloyd in the 2015 World Cup Final:
And Mckayla Maroney in the 2012 Olympics:
Bonus points for making a judge's jaw drop:
Lebron's almost-dunk with 10 seconds left in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last year. Had Draymond not fouled him, I'm convinced the NBA would have just ended the game right there. Also, Cleveland wouldn't exist anymore. We all would have spontaneously combusted.
Extra time of a 2014 World Cup Quarterfinal match between Switzerland and Argentina. Argentina is up 1-0 in the 121st minute. Switzerland's goalie comes up for a corner kick. And attempts a bicycle kick. Had he put it in, I'd be dead right now.
Butler-Duke in the National Championship Game a couple years ago. At the buzzer, down 2 against the villain's of the college basketball world, Gordon Hayward for massive underdog Butler misses a half-court heave by no more than an inch. It would have been, in my opinion, the single greatest basketball shot ever made.
As for moves that worked, Carly Lloyd in the 2015 World Cup Final:
And Mckayla Maroney in the 2012 Olympics:
Bonus points for making a judge's jaw drop:
Professor Renegade
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No one's posted the knuckle puck yet? Smh.
Indeed. Also, when it's done using the chest is super impressive too:
Alexis Sánchez, baby!!!!
Are we sure it didn't hit him in the face
Labombadog
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I don't even watch hockey but remember seeing this and was blown away by it.
Not an overhead kick, but few things will ever beat Jimmy Glass in 1999. Last day of the season, Carlisle needed to win to stop being relegated out of League Two, out of professional football and into the amateur area. Four minutes of injury time it is 1-1. In the last minute the goalkeeper, Jimmy Glass, comes up for a corner and puts it in the back of the net. Madness ensues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5-ANGlhuM
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