List of the 35 Most Unforgettable Sports Moments in My Lifetime

I have no idea what my first permanent memory is, nor do I know how old I was when it formed, or the reason that I remembered it. But I know that at some point for some reason my brain hit the record button. This is the file it created relating to sports; the list of moments in sports that to me, are unforgettable. In addition to mind-blowing performances, you will find that I tend to favor Olympic moments (I was in Atlanta and Salt Lake), rising to the occasion, underdogs/crowd favorite, graceful champions aka “true sportsmen.”

Events that I actually saw live or watched on TV as they unfolded:
1. Keri Strug’s Vault to win the Team Gold, 1996 Olympics

2. Lezak’s 100 Freestyle in 4x100 Relay at the Beijing Olympics

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZrne7X5ww
3. Payne Stewart’s put at the 18th to win the US Open in 1999 (What a sportsman)
4. Tony Hawk’s “The 900”

5. Phelps 8 Gold Medals at the Beijing Olympics
6. Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters (got me excited about golf)
7. Tigers Final Round at the 2008 US Open
8. Mohammad Ali lights the Olympic flame, 1996
9. Michael Johnson’s Golden Shoes, 1996
10. The Dream Team, 1996
11. Lance Armstrong 7th Tour de France win
12. Appalachian State v. Michigan
13. Usain Bolt, 2008
14. Rulon Gardner defeats Alexander Karelin in Sydney in 2000
15. George Mason’s Run, 2006 (especially over No. 1 UConn in the regional final)
16. Nadal d. Federer 2008 Wimbledon Final
17. Austrailian Cathy Freeman Wins the 400m in Sydney
18. The Titans falling 1 yard short of a Super Bowl win
Moments that I only caught highlights of on TV:
19. Manchester United v. Bayern Munich, 1999 Euro Cup Final

20. Liverpool d. AC Milan in UEFA Champions League Final
21. Kobe scores 81 against the Raptors, 2006
22. Jason McElwain
23. David Wells Perfect Game
24. Goran Ivanisevic wins 2001 Wimbledon (lost in the finals 3 times before, entered the tournament as a wild card. Ranked outside the top 100 at the time, he became the lowest ranked player and only wild card to win Wimbledon)

25. Dale Earndhardt hitting the wall (puts life into perspective)
Moments that occurred when I was too young to remember/didn’t follow the sport at the time:
26. Greg Louganis back to back golds on both boards after hitting his head
27. Italian team Lillehammer 4 x 10 km relay (won by .4 seconds); 1994
28. Princeton over UCLA, 1996
29. Christian Laettner and Duke win the Tourney
30. Michael Chang beats Lendl and Edberg, French Open 1989
31. Buster Douglass beats Mike Tyson in 1990 for the Heavyweight Championship
32. Derek Redmond and his father in Barcelona 1992

33. John Daly Wins the 1991 PGA Championship (was the 9th and final alternate and entered the competition after Nick Price dropped out and no other alternate could make it, shot a first round 69 without a practice round)
34. South Africa in the 1995 World Cup
35. Jamaican Bobsled team