Schmoes that played sports: Your personal greatest moments?

[TheDeadWalk]

Anyone ever score the game winning touchdown, or kick the goal that won the game? Anything that remains special to you?

For me, it was my junior year on the wrestling team. We were against the "Martins Ferry Purple Riders". They were known for being one of the better teams in our state in our division. Naturally, we were getting whooped on pretty good. I was the last to wrestle, and the score as 56-9, and only two other folks on our team had beaten members of their team (One by pin, one by decision.)

Naturally, we also had a "strong team", but not quite the spectacular program that they had. As I went out, I was furious. I locked up with their guy, and held him into a double over-hook, and threw him backwards, rolling him onto his back, and scoring the pin. Through we still got our asses handed to us, our crowd went bezerk! I stood up, and Coach slammed me with a high five, as we left the meet with sore asses, but still a little pride inside having the final victory.

Anyone else?

[James Logan]

My one and only buzzer beater. :)

Well, not exactly BUZZER beating, but read for yourselves... ;)

It was about a couple of years ago. We didn't have a great team, we were about 10 games into the season and 4-6 or something like that.

We get to play this game on the road, at a place named Cergy. The guys over there -- hot heads, very aggressive, kinda violent, but good. Problem was, the referee was a member of their club -- and he blatantly cheated. First half goes on, come half time we're up 15.

Then the second half starts, the guys across us start fouling, and the referee keeps cheating. I remember a particular play, on a free-throw, I'm standing to get the rebound, and the guy next to me just grabs me and tackles me (rugby-style), and the ref says nothing. It wouldn't have been that much of a problem if their point guard didn't start hitting his 3-pointers. Basically, come the last quarter, we're down 3 or 4 points, and my Dad's been kicked out of the gymnasium for yelling at the ref, calling him a "bitch" and trying to throw a bottle at him.

Anyways, come the final minutes we're still down. But the coach (great guy) gives us a little pep talk, switches us to man-to-man defense and puts me on the point guard (I'm not quick, but I'm 6'3"...that'll keep any PG in check). We come back, I hold their PG like my life depends on it, block shots, everything.

There's about 30 to 40 seconds to go, and we're still down 1 point. Then starts garbage time. We get nervous, they get nervous, everybody's shooting bricks for a couple dozen seconds. Then, with a little less than 15 seconds to go, one of their guys fouls one of ours. Free-throws. He scores the first one, we're tied. He misses the second. I jump, grab the rebound just before one of my teammates does, land down, one-dribble spin, fadeaway jump shot, hit it. We're up 2 with a few seconds to go. Guys start celebrating, not realizing the opponents are playing the balls inbounds. Coach yells, we run back to defense, I take the PG, who has the ball and who, I KNOW it, is gonna try a 3. So I just keep my eye on him until he comes up to the three-point line. He shows-off, mocks my defensive stance (I'm always a bit low on my knees), I don't care and just keep an eye on the ball. Then he starts off quick to free himself for a shot, I follow him, he shoots a brick. I grab the rebound, throw a long pass in front to one of my guys to make sure they won't be able to foul me too quick or steal the ball. Buzzer. We won.

Ain't I terrific? :)

[MarkItZero]

When I was 15, I placed 2nd in the conference finals meet for the 100 meter Breast stroke........and I was swimming with a broken ankle in a cast!!

[blankpage]

Well, most likely my the greatest sports moment in MY life...


Winning the hockey championship in the 5th game. I posted 3 shutouts throughout the whole playoffs. It was the regional area. The best from this township and area, etc. Wow. It was such a great feeling, I couldn't believe it. The closest thing I'll get to holding up the Stanley Cup, so I cherished it. It isn't until you win, when you realize how special it is. Sadly, that was the last great moment in my hockey life. :(


Another great one, kinda silly though :D...

It was about a month ago, when we were gaving a 4 school mini soccer tournament. This was our last game, loosing the other two. It was the second half, we were down 3-1 to start. After that, it went really down hill. 4-1, 5-1. We pulled our goalie, and then our other goalie got injured. We then had to put in a guy that plays goalie for hockey, but wasn't a goalie for the team. At this point, it was getting pretty fucking pathetic. The refs were favouring the other team, and we were pissed. So I said to the guys, "We have like 15 minutes left, we're down 5-1, we have nothing to win. Why don't we just have some badass fun and make it enjoyable." The other guy, my fellow defenseman suggested we play dirty (we were already were, anyway). So, anyway. We actually started to play pretty fucking good! I started to sing a song that my dad always sang, and it was pretty fucking funny. We started to trash talk the other team sooo much. Point is, we walked out with big smiles on our face, while the other team, despite winning, were pissed out of their minds.

[Morgana]

My personal greatest moments...

Winning the city basketball championship when I was in the 7th grade. I personally did not do much scoring, I just played some mean D. But hey, it was a team effort, I pitched in. So I was really stoked when we won.

Winning a trophy in a mixed doubles bowling tournament...I earned that one. I was ON that day. And for you bowlers...you know what that means. No gutter balls, the ball went straight where I wanted it to. I had a good day that day.

Winning a gold medal in a 5km x-country skiing race when I was 10...I actually won that one because I was the only person in that age group competing. I could've gone as slowly as I wanted to, but I didn't. And 5 km was still a lot for a 10 yr. old.

And lastly, my biggest triumph from which I didn't really win anything...a 10k running race I completed when I was 19. I started out dead last, was dead last throughout most of the race, and it was very discouraging. I just kept on thinking I really suck, and I don't want to come in dead last. Well, about the last quarter mile or so I got my kick, and I must've passed at least a dozen runners...I didn't come in dead last afterall. I was really, really happy about that. :)

[sarah1980]

I played softball for years (windmill pitching) and just to let you know I'm a big person but I love playing softball.Our team (all girls team) was in a tounrnament and after the major drinking and drug doing I saw the other night,I deiciced this year (1998) would be my last year.We were playing this team (don't remember the name),there were 2 on and 2 out,I was playing center field out alittle deep cuz these girls could hit.One of the girls hit out to center and it was shallow,so I started running like hell and I slide to catch it.I didn't see it going into my glove but all I heard was one team cheering and the other moaning.I got up and saw my team mates running towards me.I saved a 3-run homerun from happening.I was congradtured by everyone on the other team including their coaches and the umpire.Just acouple of mintues later,the same umpire came over to where our team was sitting and said "Where's that fabouls centerfielder" and he had a metal in his head then he said "I don't care if there not giving out metals today,you deserve it because that was the play of the tournament."I got a metal the day before for 3 RBIs and not letting a ball out of the infield (I was third base).I thought that wasn't for a team since half of them were stoned and hungover that was for me.Even the fat girl gets her moment.And I haven't played softball since,which I've regretted ever since.

[rupert pupkin]

north east fife squash club

autumn handicap champion :)

[marooned]

My greatest sports moment was this year, my junior year in high school, in soccer.

We were in the regional semifinals of the state playoffs and we were tied 2-2 with the #2 team in state going into a shootout. We had lost to them earlier in the year 1-0 when they were number 1 and we were number 2 (we were current honorable mention in state rankings). Well, the shootout was tied 2-2 after 5 shots so it went into a sudden death shootout where the first team to score w/out the other one scoring wins. Well, I was the 8th shooter and the person from the other team before me missed so if i made it then we would win...and I did.

Our team went on to win the state chamionship 3 games later.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Originally posted by TheDeadWalk

For me, it was my junior year on the wrestling team. We were against the "Martins Ferry Purple Riders".




(Insert witty comment about team name here)

Wrestle? Three words. "Ferry", "Purple", and of course, "Riders"...no...no wrestling this team. I...sprained my ankle.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by Jerk Shapiro
(Insert witty comment about team name here)

Wrestle? Three words. "Ferry", "Purple", and of course, "Riders"...no...no wrestling this team. I...sprained my ankle.

Some would often question that mentality just by viewing them on site. All tall, muscular, pale with jet black hair.

I swear they were all fucking prototypes.

[Grebdron]

Mine didn't come from myself, though I made some spectacular plays in adult flag football.

My personal greatest moment was coaching my step-son's basketball team to a 10-0 record, and watching all the kids faces as during the last game, there was a concerted effort made to have the 7 year old girl, who hadn't been able to make a basket all year, finally get one. And I didn't have to ask for it. My kids wanted it as badly as I did.

She might have only scored two points all season, but she was the happiest little girl in te world.

And a mean little defender.

[Adam J. Hakari]

My greatest sports moment: playing walleyball in Phy Ed junior year of high school, getting most of the points to start off with, rotating until I got my turn again, then picked up the remainder of the points to win the game. I rule! :cool:

[Shatter]

When I was in Jr.High, I played football for one season. I was one of the younger guys on the team, and I relaly didn't know much about football. In fact up until then I'd one watched like one football game in my life. I had one thing going for me, I was a big kid.
After trying a few things, I ended up playing nose tackle on defense. During our last game we were going up against a tough team. We didn't win, and I didn't sack the QB, but I made some good tackles, and that was good enough for me.

The first sport I was really any good at was hockey. We played in gym class, and because I was the big guy, and couldn't run fast, I got stuck as goalie. I eventually got pretty good, and my senior year, I'd managed to have a few shut outs. Too bad schools around here never had a hockey season.

[Nachokoolaid]

My senior year of high school football, in the season opener.
My team has the ball. I know we are pinned deep in our end of the field by a punt. I played center. So i grabbed the ball to snap it, looked down the line, and there's the fucking pylon! I knew we were pinned deep, but I didn't realize the ball was two inches from the goal line!

So, we are losing 19-12 with a couple minutes left in the 4th quarter, and we have to drive 99 and 9/10 yards to score. I snap the ball, and it is a QB bootleg, and after barely avoiding a sack and safety, (which would have definately cost us the game) our QB passes for about a 30 yd gain, which gets us out of the shadow of the goal posts.

We begin to drive it down the field, converting twice on fourth down. With very little time remaining, we complete a pass to our wide out who makes a great move and skirts down the side line for the score. BUT WAIT...
away from the play, not even close to it, our dumbass running back makes a block in the back, and the score is called back. The very next playwe throw a deep post, and the receiver makes a great move, breaks a tackle and scores! The score is 19-18.

Coach calls a time-out. We huddle on the sideline. Coach asks us if we want to go for the win or the tie. Being one of the only seniors on he team, and our team captain, I said, "Coach, we've come this far, lets go a few more yards for the win." So we call a QB waggle, which is a bootleg that gives the QB the option to run or pass.

We line up, I snap the ball, (and get a good block), and the QB runs it to the corner toward the pylon, and dives into the endzone, barely making it. We win our season opener 20-19, after trailing 19-6 late in the fourth quarter, and driving the entire length of the field in the final minutes, because we had balls to go for the win instead of the tie. I'll never forget it.

As a side note, another proud moment came when I coach my junior girls powder puff football team to a double overtime victory over the seniors. We were the first junior team to win in my school's history. We had the chance to be the first to ever win two years in a row, but we got blown out 35-7 my senior year (we had a different defensive coordinator). We started a trend. The juniors have won every year since then (about six years). Plus, is was just awesome seeing sexy girls playing football.

It was especially fun teaching the QBs how to take a snap from center. :D

[RicochetShaw]

When I was on the Junior Varsity basketball team a few years ago we were in a game that we were totally dominating. So to not embarass the other team, the Coach pulled the leading scorer. So then I got the ball on the next posession, and shot a three-pointer but missed. But we got the rebound and they passed it back to me (I was still behind the 3-point line), and I drained a 3. They passed it to me on the next 5 posessions, and I made 5 straight 3-point shots. Those 5 with the first one, I racked up 18 points in under two minutes. woohoo.

[usuallysuspected]

It was during the championship game of my final year of rec league basketball. There was .6 seconds on the clock and my team had the ball for an in bounds play at half court. Another dude on the team set the shot up perfectly for me by giving me a one hop pass at half court. I caught the ball in mid bounce and put up the shot, and I swear to god that ball didn't touch a bit of rim, it went right through the hoop and put us up by two at half time. The best part about that shot though was the fact that after I made it there was still .1 seconds left on the clock, it was beautiful. My second best momnet came later in that same game. I got fouled with 10 seconds left and my team was only up by one , I made both of my foul shots to put us up by three which then forced the other team to have to make a three pointer to get to over time. They never got the shot off and my team won the only championship that I had ever won in any sport.

[martyds761]

Prooving to the coach that I was the best goaly around when he thought I couldn't handle it. Made it all worth while to teach the teacher. Of course he didn't know much about Soccer anyway. I still prefer Rugby though.

[The Delfonics]

Junior year on the golf team (yup) I beat out our best player (he shoots like 10+ shots better than me on average) by one shot to win the All Tournament Team selection for our team (and got a nifty trophy). Any sports I ever played I was always overshadowed by 5+ other guys so that was my only trophy.

[kiwihitman]

Originally posted by martyds761
I still prefer Rugby though.

Wait a minute an American who plays Rugby...well i don't know for sure your American that's just where your living :)

[Deep Blue Sea]

For me, it was scoring a hat trick my senior year in high school on the soccer team during conference finals to win the game and the conference title....scored on a penalty early, then we were down 2-1 and I scored on a free kick from just outside of the box that went off the crossbar and in with about 10 mins. to go. We go to Golden Goal OT and about 3 mins. in we've got possession just outside of the opposing team's penalty area...guy takes a shot and it gets deflected into the air....well I timed it perfectly and run full on at it...cracked a half volley and it ripped the upper 90 and we won 3-2. I said fuck it, ripped off my jersey and ran right over to where all of our fans where at and dove into them along with the rest of the team, it was crazy. I'd say that and my first hole in one in golf and the lone time I bowled 300 are my sporting highlights.

[Ripper1888]

My sophmore year of High School,I played Tightend and Linebacker on the football team as a line backer I came on a blitz and sacked the QB he fumbled the ball and one of my team mates picked up the ball and returned it for a TD it later turned out to be the game winner as we won the state championship game.

Senior year of High School I had a hat trick in an 5-2 win that sent us to the state playoffs for the first time,we lost in the quarterfinals.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by kiwihitman
Wait a minute an American who plays Rugby...well i don't know for sure your American that's just where your living :)

Sh'yeah. For Americans, rugby is just like Cuba.

We know it's there, we just don't recognize it.:D

[sharkstank]

in opo warner football we won two straight championships, but MYY moment was in the second championship game.

i played for the Coyote Creek Wildcats (as a defensive lineman) against the Willow Glen Rams. We were winning by six points, and the last play was up. WG had an awesome qb who kept evading us all game. this would be the last play, so they began latteraling it. the qb got it back and he juked two of our guys. they were about 40 yrds away, and the qb was running down a crowded sideline up until the 15 yard line. i dove over a teammate and tackled the qb out of bounds to clinch the championship. it was great:)

WWWWHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ukcats]

My senior year of high school, I scored 42 points in a basketball game. It was Hoosier's style. Our point guard was the coach's son, and was being a baby. The coach yanked him and left us with 4 players on the court. So, I just started jacking up shots. Couldn't miss. Best sports moment of my life.

[flowrchild]

I played softball for a large portion of my adolescence, and many times I would hit the winning run at the end of the game. I was always a really good hitter. Horrible fielder though. They'd stick me out in left field where I could do the least amount of damage.

I used to be quite the athletic child. Now my biggest exercise is lifting the remote control to flip the channel.

[Annie Hall]

This one time, playing dodgeball, I wasn't the first to get hit.




My shining moment.

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
This one time, playing dodgeball, I wasn't the first to get hit.




My shining moment.

HAHAHAHA.

Love you, Annie.

[bmain77]

I once fouled out of junior varsity basketball game in like 5 minutes of playing time.

I played against Kemp Rasmussen of the Super Bowl losing Carolina Panthers in high school.

[bob]

A bit of a bump here...as I detail my first ice hockey goal ever(junior league hockey-style):

Well, the line breaks down like this:

Center: Zeke
Left Wing: Kristi
Right Wing: Me
Defense: John and Luke

Zeke gets the puck in the zone. Me and him immediately collapse on it, fighting with the D to get it loose. It goes to Kristi along the boards, Zeke goes over to help her. I set up in front of the net. Kristi sends it back to Luke on the point, who shoots it towards the net. It hits the wing covering him, Zeke, and the defenseman supposed to be covering me, and bounces through the zone towards me. Banking on the fact that I'm screening the goaltender, I don't get fancy with it, I just pivot in place and sweep the puck towards the net very fast, and what do you know? Right through the 5-hole.

A great moment in the life of a hockey player: The first goal.

[asyouwish530]

Scored a hat trick in a under 8 game back in 19, uh, 83. I recieved a banana split from Dairy Queen as a reward.

[RicochetShaw]

Originally posted by bmain77
I once fouled out of junior varsity basketball game in like 5 minutes of playing time.



LOL!!! :D

[Doc Holliday]

My eighth grade year, I threw a no hitter and a one hitter back to back to help our team win the city title. I would have had 2 no hitters, but the coach had to play everyone and put this fat ass in right field. The slow ass let one drop right in front of him. Should have caught it. I also struck out 22 in the 2 games.

Now my claim to fame would be actually hit a drive in the fairway.