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1. 2001
In February 2001 Dale Earnhardt one of the greatest and well-known NASCAR racers died in a collision. The seven-time champ wrecked into a wall on the race?s last lap. The crash was startling and tragic but it led to improvements in the sports safety. Well if you can call race-car driving a sport.
2. 2001
Tiger Woods victories in the 2001 Masters was something to behold. The first billionaire athlete was the first golfer to triumph in the four current majors in succession. And he won eight more majors that decade. Woods is just four short of exceeding Jack Nicklaus? record.
3. 2003
Kobe Bryant faced allegations of rape. Apparently the incident took place between Bryant and a hotel worker. Allegedly it was consensual, but Kobe and his wife were able to solve out their problems and move past the infidelity issue after she got a $4 million ring. The criminal charges were later dropped and the civil suit was settled privately with the compromise undisclosed.
4. 2003
In 2003, steroid scandals were everywhere. Some of baseball?s most well-known and least known players were caught. Players like Alex Rodriguez and Andy Pettitte and Jason Giambi admitted to using but others have constantly denied the accusation. Some were even called before Congress for questions.
5. 2004
Pat Tillman was presented a $3.6 million contract to play for the Cardinals but decided to enlist as an Army Ranger. The NFL wanted him but he chose to serve his country. He was sent to Afghanistan and was killed in what was later ruled friendly fire.
6. 2004
On of the greatest moments of the decade was when Boston won the World Series for the first time since 1918. This victory ended the ?Curse of the Bambino? which was what apparently kept the team from winning until that time. It only took 88-years to get past, but it did come to pass.
7. 2005
Not only did Lance Armstrong beat cancer but also won his seventh successive Tour de France. The victory was pleasing for the seven time winner; considering that no one else has won the race more than five times. Is he the greatest athlete?
8. 2007
This was the year of the famous Michael Vick incident. His image changed and he faced federal charges and a prison term for 21 months, plus two more years of home detention. He was released from prison on July 20, 2009 because of dog fighting and he now plays in Philadelphia. The crime and prison sentence weren?t enough to keep this athlete off the field.
9. 2008
Phelps succeeded in earning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. He was unstoppable and swam his way into Olympic history. He was able to secure eight gold medals in all of the eight events. He worked hard to accomplish his dreams and he could do no wrong until his image was tainted by a video of him using drugs.
10. 2009
When Tiger crashed his Cadillac Escalade he probably didn?t realize his squeeky clean image, career, and marriage were also going to take a blow. Now everyone?s waiting to see what will happen. His ?transgressions? have come to kick him in the behind. Now we?ll see how Tiger claws his way out of this mess.
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Posted in Basketball · January 18th, 2010 · Comments (0)
This clip is amazing. Richie Young from the United States Army battles a giant Goliath Grouper Bass by hand with a 12 pound Sting Ray used as bait. chewonthis.tv The Goliath eats the Ray whole in one Gulp. Chew On This with Captain Ben Chancey.
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Posted in Fish · December 24th, 2009 · Comments (25)