What was the greatest sports feat ever accomplished?

Answer 1

There are many great moments in sports, but very few of them happened more than once. Wilt never scored another 100 points, no one hits 70+ HR a year for several years, very few teams dominate a decade with championships, there are too many variables that have to be controlled for them to happen.

This is why I think that Lance Armstrong has accomplished the greatest feat(s) in sports. He was a dominate rider( youngest world champion, TDF stage winner,) before over coming terminal cancer to win the TDF (tour de france) SEVEN times in a row. The TDF is the most physical, emotional, and mental challenge in sports. Cycling has so many variables to it, its nearly impossible to control them.

In addition how many of our sports "icons" raise the awareness level of a cause (Cancer) to the level he has, how many drop millions into the cause? Answer: Not a enough....Period.

Lance Armstrong has accomplished the greatest feat(s) in sports, he has raised the bar for all that follow; to become a social icon for a cause and the most dominate sportsman in 10 year period. No one else holds a candle to this!!

Answer 2

Few people dominate a sport over a long period of time. Three names come immediately to my mind. Bill Russell led the boston Celtics to ten NBA championships. Lance Armstrong won seven Tour of France races. Muhammad Ali won the undisputed heavyweight boxing title four times. My vote goes to Muhammad Ali because his is truely an individual sport. There is no tougher sport than boxing either physically or mentally. When you consider that Ali was stripped of the title for his religious convictions and several of his prime fighting years were spent waiting to get back in the ring, I think that he accomplished the greatest sports feat ever. Another thing to consider is the fact that many of the fighters he fought were championship caliber boxers in their own right ... Joe Frazier ... George Foreman ... Ken Norton ... what a golden age of boxing.

Answer 3

Practically anything done by Wilt Chamberlain (no pun intended!).

-In the 1961-62 season, not only did he score over 4,000 points (and average over 50), he also averaged 48.5 minuted per game, and 25.7 rpg.
-Once had a double-triple-double with 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists
-Scored 60+ points in a game 32 times. All other NBA players combined have had 26 total.
-Scored 40+ in 14 consecutive games (including 7 straight with 50+)
-Never fouled out in 1,045 career games


(Maybe one of these could be considered the greatest)

(he holds many other records, but there are too many to list...)

Answer 4

Big O averaging a triple double for an entire season is the greatest feat ever.

Answer 5

Isiah Thomas- 16 Points in 94 seconds
Reggies Miller- 8 points in 8.9 seconds
Bernard King- back-to-back 50 point nights
Wilt Chamberlain- avergaing 50.4 points per game and scoring 100 in a single game
Michael Jordan-63 points in a playoff game in the Boston Garden, in the flow of the game(no isolations)
just a few of the ones off the top of my head

Answer 6

Basketball wise, since you posted this in the basketball subsection, anything done by Miller to seize an important game.

Whether it be a half court game winner or 8 points in under 10 seconds.

Answer 7

Brett Favre's 253 game starting streak. Even as a Bears fan I find that impressive. It is so much greater than Cal Ripken Jr's playing streak because in baseball you are not constantly getting hit and it is easier not to get injured in baseball.

Answer 8

Lance Armstrong's consecutive win in Tour De France. Wilt's 100 point game. Cal Ripken's consecutive games played.

I think I would go with Cal's record.

Answer 9

7 Gold Medals in Swimming by Mark Spitz in 1972.

Answer 10

Roger Bannister's breaking of the 4 minute mile back in the 50's.