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> OBJ's "The Catch" is one of the most impressive things in the history of sports period. As someone not familiar with football (not from the US), can someone
by thesumofall 9y ago
> OBJ's "The Catch" is one of the most impressive things in the history of sports period.
As someone not familiar with football (not from the US), can someone explain to me what makes this catch particularly impressive? Is it the speed (difficult to assess from a video)?
- naeem 9y agoAt that distance, at the complete edge of the field (could’ve easily gone out of bounds), swarmed by two guys, with one hand. Most impressive things in history of sports might be a bit hyperbolic, but it’s pretty incredible.
- tmd83 9y agoImpressive but yeah I don't really get that quote. Look at cricket just because I know it. It don't have the fight with other players but talk about the reflex time needed for the close catch, athleticism and presence of mind to make sure the ball doesn't go over the boundary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHfs7nopHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHfs7nopHc But they are all really different. Different sports required different skill calling one set of skills most athletic is really weird.
- Cyph0n 9y agoI'm not very familiar with football either, but I can say that OP is heavily exaggerating and probably not familiar with sports history at all. Heck, I'm not huge sports fan, I can come up with half a dozen more impressive feats in sport off the top of my head. * Beamon's long jump record in 1968 Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEt_Xgg8dzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEt_Xgg8dzc * Maradona's goal of the century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVho3I0NtU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVho3I0NtU * Zidane CL final, won Real Madrid its 9th CL title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfomw-Z4uE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfomw-Z4uE * O'Sullivan, fastest 147[1] in history (snooker = 4D chess in my opinion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3C7I5lRZII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3C7I5lRZII * Sotomayor's high jump world record in 1988 Olympics (his lowest time and still 0.01 m higher than anyone else since then!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n6NhV4CaiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n6NhV4CaiU * Usain Bolt [1] 147 is the maximum number of points you can get in a game of snooker. The only way to do this is to alternate pocketing a red ball then a black ball until all red balls are off the table; this nets you 120 points. Once this is done, you need to pocket the remaining colored balls, ending with the black ball, for an additional 27 points. All this must be done without conceding a single point to your opponent (i.e., no mistakes). Start watching from 1:10 for the action.
- balakk 9y agoOne of these is not like the others. I'm as big a Ronnie fan as any body else, but Snooker is less physical/athletic than any of the other sports in that list. I am not discounting the skill by any means, however - Ronnie in full form is unlike any other snooker player, perhaps except jimmy white.
- erfgh 9y agoIf you think snooker has even the slightest resemblance to chess then you have never played snooker or chess seriously.
- Cyph0n 9y agoI'm using the term "4D chess" to convey that snooker is an amazingly complex game when played at the highest levels.