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Hardest accomplishments in sports

Davidko19

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Not sure how to position this so lets do it 2 ways... Course of the game accomplishment: After seeing this no-name throw a no-no (only the 16th since 1900) it got me wondering. Lets not include the anomalies like 100 points in one game (though Kobes modern day 82 was
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) but stuff that can happen in the course of one game you hardly ever see that are tough.... Perfect game in BASEBALL Soccer hat-trick Throw for 400 yards One time moment accomplishment: I read an article years ago that list the hardest "task" in sports" http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ten-hardest-splash.htm was hitting a baseball and Id have to agree. And Im not talking about luck either, like a hole in one, real individual things... Hitting in the majors Running a marathon Throwing a touchdown pass against a blitz Lots of factors involved but this isnt about pressure (ie. free throw in the finals),more about individual skill.
 

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IMO, perfect game
 

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agreed on perfect game... Don Larsen was the only guy to do it for what 60 years?
 

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Originally Posted by imageWIS
Kunk,

One would have to define 'perfect' no? Every sport is different.


when you say "perfect game" it implies, at least to every sports fan I know of, a perfect game in baseball... by a pitcher.
 

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IMO, throwing for 400 yards and running a marathon are not some of the hardest accomplishments. hard - yes. but both events happen pretty regularly among the world's best in those sports. i think ice hockey is fricking hard. skating at high speeds and just having the agility to get to a spot on the ice sounds near-impossible to the likes of me. then you have to deal with 100 mph pucks...
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so scoring a hockey goal would definitely be close to the top of my list. i heard water polo is brutal too. as far as hardest accomplishments by professionals, i'd agree with the perfect game in baseball. also, Kobe's scoring 82 with 5 Raptors shadowing him everywhere ranks up there, as does getting a 10 score in gymnastics
 

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Originally Posted by imageWIS
Kunk,

One would have to define 'perfect' no? Every sport is different.


No. Perfect game-no hits/runs/errors. It's the standard definition....
 

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Along with no walks...
 

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Originally Posted by HRoi
IMO, throwing for 400 yards and running a marathon are not some of the hardest accomplishments. hard - yes. but both events happen pretty regularly among the world's best in those sports. i think ice hockey is fricking hard. skating at high speeds and just having the agility to get to a spot on the ice sounds near-impossible to the likes of me. then you have to deal with 100 mph pucks...
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so scoring a hockey goal would definitely be close to the top of my list.

Right. thats why I split it up into 2 distinct categories -- People also hit the ball every day. Throw touchdowns. Score goals. but of the routine things, I think hitting a ball is the hardest just cause you have like .00004 seconds to decide what to do. 400 yards passing is a game wide accomplishment. No one would think its on the same level as a PERFECT game, but still not easy. Maybe I shouldve used 500 yards? Either way... for the course of an individual game, passing against a blitz and the best athletes in the world for almost a quarter of a mile, pretty impressive IMO. What about a KO in boxing? Is that a one time thing or a course of the match thing? I guess throwing a hook isnt hard in its own right, but doing 300 of them over 12 rounds.. thats tough.
 

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Perfect game is the most difficult of that list...by far!
 

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Originally Posted by SField
when you say "perfect game" it implies, at least to every sports fan I know of, a perfect game in baseball... by a pitcher.

Originally Posted by ter1413
No. Perfect game-no hits/runs/errors. It's the standard definition....

Gotcha. When I think of sports, my first thought always goes to Soccer.
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Originally Posted by Davidko19
What about a KO in boxing? Is that a one time thing or a course of the match thing? I guess throwing a hook isnt hard in its own right, but doing 300 of them over 12 rounds.. thats tough.
While I think boxing is perhaps the hardest sport overall, a KO in itself isn't that impressive when compared to other sporting feats. A perfect game gets it in my book.
 

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I think some of the incredibly low percentage shots that tennis players hit, you see them a few times a year, are incredibly difficult. They spend over a decade perfecting their ground strokes and foot work, preparing them for most eventualities, but give them a really tough ball and force them to hit it in a way they have not trained for, with the same level of velocity and placement that they DO train for, is pretty impressive to me.

Have to agree about hitting a baseball, however.

Would have to put the tennis serve up there as well. Consider how much time and effort goes into preparing that. Quite comparable to anything out there.
 

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