Iconic Sport Moments in the 21st century
So yesterday, while watching this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlmxHvOWKB0 (side note, I remember actually watching this when it initially aired on December 31st, 1999) it got me thinking about how if they updated or did something like this for all of the 2000's, what would be the plays or clips that they would have to include. So, I'll pose this to the baldmove community, what are the iconic sports moments of the 21st century? Without trying to be biased to any particular teams or players, here's what I've come up with so far:
MLB
- Red Sox winning in 2004
- White sox winning in 2005
- Cubs winning in 2016
- Bonds becomes HR king
- Maybe something with Mike Trout
NBA
- LeBron's block
- Possibly as well, Kyrie hitting the 3 to clinch the title for Cleveland
- Miami signs Wade/Bosh/LeBron and their celebration
- Kawhi's shot to beat Philly (and maybe this represents Toronto winning it's 1st NBA championship)
- Would need something with Steph Curry, probably making an insane long distance 3 pointer or a montage of him doing that
- Kobe, maybe flashing him getting 81 against Toronto
- Maybe something with either Dirk or KG winning a championship
- Something with Duncan and the Spurs
NHL
- Ray Bourque raises the Stanley Cup
- Something with Crosby and Ovechkin winning championships
- Blues win the Cup for 1st time
NFL
- Brady/Patriots winning (probably the shot of their first win with Brady having his hands on his head)
- Malcolm Butler's interception in the superbowl?
- Tyree's helmet catch
- Santonio Holmes catch in the superbowl
- Beckham's catch against Dallas
- Philly special
Soccer
- Women's US team winning something
(i'm not a big soccer follower, so can't really speak to these moments)
Tennis
- Combination of Nadal/Federer/Djokovic
- Serena Williams
UFC
- McGregor or Brock Lesnar maybe
(once again, don't really follow UFC)
Boxing
- Floyd
(once again, don't really follow boxing)
College Football
- Rose Bowl- Texas vs. USC, Vince Young
- Nick Saban (with how successful he's been)
(once again, don't really follow college football that closely)
College Basketball
- #1 Virginia loses to a 16th seed, coupled with Virginia winning the next year
(once again, don't really follow college basketball close enough)
Olympics
(I'm sure there are plenty of moments, but I rarely pay attention here)
Golf/NASCAR
(really don't follow to know of any iconic moments, especially since Tiger was already shown in the 1990s for Golf)
I'm sure i'm missing plenty of moments from sports, so hopefully others will chime in. The point was mostly to have a list of the iconic plays and not just "hey, my team has a good player or won their X amount of championship, they should be included". Looking for more like legendary players or a moment that is still talked about or remembered by everyone that watched it or went viral.
Comments
A few off the top of my head…
NHL
Alec Martinez of the Kings scoring in double OT to win the Cup
Olympics
Sydney Crosby’s OT goal in 2010 to win the gold medal
Michael Phelps
Usain Bolt
NBA
Vince Carter’s slam dunk contest performance
MLB
Jose Batista’s home run bat throw
Soccer
The Messi vs Ronaldo rivalry
2005 Champions League Final, Liverpool comeback over AC Milan
2006 World Cup Final Italy vs France – the Zidane headbutt
Mario Gotze scoring in extra time for Germany vs Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final
Misc.
Usain Bolt 9.58 hundred meter world record
MLB
Bartman
piazzas 911 homerun
Cubs winning the World Series for Sure
then the Red Sox coming back from 3-0
paul konerkos grand slam
st Louis comeback
NFL
devin Hester returning the Super Bowl opening kickoff for a TD. Never been done before or after the 28-3 comeback by the Pats
The helmet catch
Harrison’s 99 yard INT TD
Titans 1 yard short
Crown their ass! Speech
Butlers INT not running with Lynch
becham catch
NHL
the blackhawks dynasty and first SC in 50 years
the invisible goal by Kane
the Vegas knights run
golf
tigers comeback and win
Olympics
the USA dominance
michael phelps
NCAA football
texas vs USC
the kick six
clowney’s hit
the knee wasn’t down
NCAA basketball
stephen curry Davidson
The 16 seed
NBA
Malice in the palace
lebrons 3-1 comeback
iversons game
detroit winning
kawhis game 7 winner
lavine vs Gordon dunk contest
gymnastics
Simon Biles
Nascar
death of earnhard Sr
Misc
the minor league manager with the grenade tirade
Tour de France steroid scandal
mlb steroid scandal
Michael Phelps
@hatorian mentioned The Kick Six... this is by far my favorite reaction video of all time...
https://youtu.be/ZM8y3bbtbyg
Bill Burr’s reaction to the Minneapolis miracle while he’s recording his podcast. Love how the Boston accent comes out, and he’s not even a Vikings fan
Call it... winner’s guilt.
-Jim Mora “playoffs?!”
-Herm Edwards “You play to win the game!”
-Mike Gundy “I’m a man, I’m 40!”
Player moments that come to mind
-A.I. “Practice?!”
-T.O. “That’s my quarterback”
-Bryce Harper “Clown question bro”
Also when Randy Johnson exploded a bird.