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00:00 "That shot enabled the Bulls to start growing and believing that something special was on
00:06 the horizon."
00:07 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most heart-stopping,
00:13 most memorable, and amazing live sporting moments in history that went down in legend.
00:18 "His form was flawless, as smooth as the west wind."
00:25 Number 10.
00:26 A Helping Hand.
00:27 After being part of the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 1991 World Championships,
00:33 the pressure was on for Derek Redman at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
00:38 However, he was struggling with injury issues.
00:41 Near the last stretch of the 400 meter semi-final, the British runner's hamstring tore, and
00:46 he went down.
00:47 Redman got back onto his feet and tried to hop the rest of the way, determined to finish.
00:52 But he wasn't going to achieve this feat alone.
00:55 His father, Jim Redman, arrived to let his son use him as a crutch to cross the finish
00:59 line as the pain and disappointment enveloped the athlete.
01:03 While the Olympics didn't register Redman's finish, this magical moment was immortalized
01:08 in its history.
01:10 Number 9.
01:11 Winning for his mom.
01:12 "When Douglas trotted into the ring, there was almost a sense of amusement.
01:19 We thought he was going to his doom, but he didn't."
01:22 In 1990, the undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was set to take on Buster Douglas
01:27 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
01:29 With Tyson's undefeated streak at 37-0, all the odds were against Douglas.
01:35 But tragedy struck the underdog when his mother passed away only 23 days before the title
01:40 bout, while his son's mother had a severe kidney ailment.
01:43 Yet even with all this going on, and with all the odds stacked against him, Douglas
01:48 put on a performance of a lifetime as he dominated Tyson.
02:14 By the 10th round, he knocked out Iron Mike with a series of head strikes, becoming the
02:19 new undisputed champion.
02:21 "Why did you win this fight that nobody on the planet gave you?"
02:29 Number 8.
02:30 The return to greatness.
02:31 "Will this be the day that as recent as just two years ago, no one ever thought would happen
02:39 again.
02:40 Tiger Woods won a major."
02:41 When people talk about the greatest golfer ever, Tiger Woods is one of the first names
02:45 mentioned.
02:46 Yet in 2019, he was deemed a former shell of his former glory.
02:51 It became evident that years of severe injuries and dealing with personal problems had worn
02:56 him out.
02:57 After all, Woods hadn't won a major championship since the 2008 US Open.
03:01 But then the Masters was held.
03:03 On the final day, Francesco Molinari was leading comfortably.
03:11 However that lead soon began to slip.
03:14 Woods needed to putt on the 18th green to achieve a 2-under par in the Masters title.
03:19 As the world held its breath, Woods slotted away comfortably.
03:22 And all those years of frustration exploded from him, enjoying his return to glory.
03:30 "But here it is, the return to glory."
03:39 Number 7.
03:40 Uniting a nation.
03:41 "They have stolen the crown.
03:42 Unbelievable scenes all around the park."
03:49 In 1995, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup.
03:53 During that time, the country was barely out of apartheid.
03:56 With a democratic election in 1994 voting Nelson Mandela as president, who watched as
04:01 his nation battled overwhelming favorites New Zealand in the final.
04:05 With the score tied, the match went into extra time.
04:08 Led by captain Francois Pienaar and the kicking ability of Joel Stransky, South Africa won
04:13 15-12.
04:14 "But that's it.
04:15 South Africa have won the World Cup."
04:22 The image of Mandela wearing a rugby shirt and handing the trophy to Pienaar will live
04:26 in people's minds forever.
04:33 Number 6.
04:34 28-3.
04:35 Super Bowl 51 didn't break not one, but several records on its way to writing itself
04:41 into American football lore.
04:43 The Atlanta Falcons dominated the New England Patriots for the majority of the game.
04:47 They were leading halfway through the third quarter 28-3.
04:50 Then Tom Brady stepped up his game and turned things around dramatically.
04:59 By the end of the fourth quarter, the Patriots had evened things up and the game would be
05:03 decided in overtime.
05:10 The Falcons couldn't get any points on the board as the Patriots were a revitalized team,
05:14 eventually achieving the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history after winning 34-28.
05:20 Unbelievable.
05:21 "Toss to White.
05:22 He's in!
05:23 Patriots win the Super Bowl!
05:24 Brady has his fifth!
05:25 What a comeback!"
05:26 Number 5.
05:27 Breaking the Curse of the Bambino In 1919, Babe Ruth was shipped to the New York
05:40 Yankees by the Boston Red Sox.
05:42 From that moment, fans believed in the curse of the Bambino, where the Sox struggled to
05:46 win a championship for years to come.
06:07 But in 2004, they faced their fiercest rival, the Yankees, in the American League Championship
06:13 Series.
06:22 The New York side dominated the series, but the tide turned in Game 4.
06:26 Facing elimination, the Red Sox went on to win the next four games and won the series.
06:39 They then faced and subsequently beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, finally
06:44 breaking the curse.
06:51 Number 4.
06:53 Red Devils Rise from Tragedy In 1958, disaster struck English football's
06:58 Manchester United.
07:00 The plane carrying their side crashed during take-off at the Munich-Rheim airport in Munich,
07:05 Germany.
07:06 Eight players lost their lives and two suffered career-ending injuries.
07:09 And numerous club officials, journalists, and flight staff also lost their lives.
07:19 Manager Matt Busby rebuilt with the support of the football world.
07:27 By 1968, United was in the European Cup final against Benfica.
07:32 With the score tied after regulation time, the Red Devils took over and ended up winning
07:36 4-1, becoming the first English side to win the trophy.
07:40 Two goals were scored by United's captain, Bobby Charlton, a survivor of the Munich air
07:45 disaster.
07:46 Number 3.
07:47 The Shot
07:48 Not only is this one of the many defining moments that turned Michael Jordan into a
07:53 legend, but it's arguably the most iconic in NBA history, period.
07:58 In 1989, the Chicago Bulls faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the Eastern
08:02 Conference playoffs.
08:04 In Game 5, with the series tied 2-all and with 6 seconds left, it looked like Jordan
08:10 had won it.
08:14 Yet Larry Nance of the Cavaliers responded giving Cleveland a 100-99 lead.
08:20 With 3 seconds remaining, all seemed lost for the Bulls.
08:24 But then the ball came to Jordan again near the foul line.
08:27 With a jump shot, he sank the basket at the buzzer, giving the Bulls the win at 101-100
08:32 and advancing into the next round of the playoffs.
08:35 Remarkable.
08:36 Number 2.
08:43 Sticking It To The Man
08:45 In 1936, Adolf Hitler, who had taken charge of Germany with his fascist regime, wanted
08:51 to showcase his warped ideology of Aryan racial supremacy to the world.
09:00 When Germany hosted the Olympic Games that year, his government attempted to ban non-white
09:05 athletes from competing.
09:06 Fortunately, the threat of a boycott reversed that.
09:09 And in the end, although Germany did lead the medal table, not everything went their
09:13 way.
09:14 Jesse Owens, an African-American athlete, won four gold medals at the events in the
09:19 long jump, the 4x100 meter relay, the 200 meter, and the 100 meter, even breaking records
09:26 along the way.
09:31 Owens also began a friendship with long jump silver medalist, Germany's Luz Long, as
09:36 the two walked arm in arm to celebrate their achievements.
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10:09 Miracle On Ice Coming into the 1980 Winter Olympics, the
10:23 Soviet Union ice hockey team was the overwhelming favorite.
10:26 After all, they hadn't lost in the tournament since 1968 and were expected to win their
10:31 fifth gold medal in a row.
10:33 While the host nation, the United States, was a team mostly of amateurs.
10:48 When the two faced off in the final round of matches, tensions were high.
10:53 For two periods, the Soviets were cruising comfortably with a 3-2 lead.
10:57 But by the third period, the U.S. turned the tide by firing in two goals in quick succession.
11:02 And then began the longest 10 minutes in sporting history, as the clock ticked down.
11:10 Yet they did it.
11:11 They went on to defeat Finland and secure the gold.
11:29 Which of these sporting moments stands out to you?
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