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I had to look him up to, but once I found this, I understood why he went with Donald Bradman over Pele or Jordan or Ali. http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-mos

I had to look him up to, but once I found this, I understood why he went with Donald Bradman over Pele or Jordan or Ali. http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/ http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-...

femto 12y ago
The amazing ending to the story is that in his last innings, "The Don" required 4 runs to reach an average of 100, but got out for a duck (zero) on the second ball. Apparently the ovation he got on entering the ground rattled him. The article below gives a description and makes the case that it was a fitting ending for a great, more memorable than if he had got the runs. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/bradmans-last-innings-duck/story-e6frexni-1111112597564 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/bradmans-last-innings...
anoncow 12y ago
I assume OP is from the commonwealth. Don Bradman is a household name here
- goatforce5 12y ago
  And I ask you is he any good?
  - anoncow 12y ago
    With an average of almost 100, he was the very best and will be the benchmark that all future greats will be compared to.
    - goatforce5 12y ago
      'Tis a line from the chorus of a famous (?) song about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDWaeBE2AY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDWaeBE2AY Our Don Bradman - And I ask you is he any good? Our Don Bradman - As a bastman he can sure lay on the wood. For when he goes in to bat He knocks ev'ry record flat, For there isn't any thing he cannot do, Our Don Bradman - Ev'ry Aussie "dips his lid" to you.
      - anoncow 12y ago
        Oh woosh! :)
Tyrannosaurs 12y ago
That graph is something else. Interestingly if you saw that for an athlete today, how many people wouldn't automatically assume drug use?
- pbhjpbhj 12y ago
  Bradman could presumably have used drugs. But then so could others. A quick search revealed this http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000017 http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineI... review of the use of performance enhancing drugs (from the original Greek Olympics on to modern times) which I found diverting.
  - Tyrannosaurs 12y ago
    That is really interesting - particularly some of the things they thought would be enhancing performance. I want to see a version of the Olymipcs where all the contestants are off their faces on opium.

femto 12y ago

The amazing ending to the story is that in his last innings, "The Don" required 4 runs to reach an average of 100, but got out for a duck (zero) on the second ball. Apparently the ovation he got on entering the ground rattled him. The article below gives a description and makes the case that it was a fitting ending for a great, more memorable than if he had got the runs. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/bradmans-last-innings-duck/story-e6frexni-1111112597564 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/bradmans-last-innings...

anoncow 12y ago

I assume OP is from the commonwealth. Don Bradman is a household name here

goatforce5 12y ago
And I ask you is he any good?
- anoncow 12y ago
  With an average of almost 100, he was the very best and will be the benchmark that all future greats will be compared to.
  - goatforce5 12y ago
    'Tis a line from the chorus of a famous (?) song about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDWaeBE2AY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDWaeBE2AY Our Don Bradman - And I ask you is he any good? Our Don Bradman - As a bastman he can sure lay on the wood. For when he goes in to bat He knocks ev'ry record flat, For there isn't any thing he cannot do, Our Don Bradman - Ev'ry Aussie "dips his lid" to you.
    - anoncow 12y ago
      Oh woosh! :)

Tyrannosaurs 12y ago

That graph is something else. Interestingly if you saw that for an athlete today, how many people wouldn't automatically assume drug use?

pbhjpbhj 12y ago
Bradman could presumably have used drugs. But then so could others. A quick search revealed this http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000017 http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineI... review of the use of performance enhancing drugs (from the original Greek Olympics on to modern times) which I found diverting.
- Tyrannosaurs 12y ago
  That is really interesting - particularly some of the things they thought would be enhancing performance. I want to see a version of the Olymipcs where all the contestants are off their faces on opium.