Inspiring moments of good sportsmanship.

[Direckshun]

What're some great moments you can recall where athletes showed true, honorable sportsmanship in ways that inspired you or lifted your spirits?

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Shaun Smith that's his name thanks BL

[banecat]

That one guy that played for the Steelers a few years ago, had really long hair, had an interception, and I think that it was Larry Johnson that grabbed him by his hair and pulled him to the sidelines. It was awesome

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by banecat

That one guy that played for the Steelers a few years ago, had really long hair, had an interception, and I think that it was Larry Johnson that grabbed him by his hair and pulled him to the sidelines. It was awesome

[banecat]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Hell yeah. Thanks for posting. I've never understood why anyone grows their hair our while playing football. Nothing but a disadvantage across the board

[Naptown Chief]

Brian Cox flipping off and spitting on Bills fans on multiple occasions

[banecat]

Does it count when Bart Scott said "Can't wait"?

[DanT]

Central Washington's classy act when Western Oregon's Sara Tucholsky got injured on the basepaths after hitting the ball out is a great moment in sports history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXVk5GBx-s

[banecat]

Wasn't there a pitcher for or against WSU where he was warming up, noticed the guy in the on deck circle counting his pitch speed, and threw a fastball at him hitting the side of his head?

[big nasty kcnut]

remember when the nfl let that horse win two super bowls for denver cause they were going to put it down afterward!

[DanT]

Originally Posted by banecat

Wasn't there a pitcher for or against WSU where he was warming up, noticed the guy in the on deck circle counting his pitch speed, and threw a fastball at him hitting the side of his head?

You're referring to the when Ben Christensen beaned Anthony Molina, who was only 24 feet from home plate as he was warming up, while the on deck circle would typically be about 37 feet from home plate, although batters usually are just in the vicinity of it (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/s.../05ondeck.html) .

Originally Posted by https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/18208/bp-unfiltered-the-anthony-molina-incident/

The Anthony Molina Incident
Molina was due to lead off an inning for the University of Evansville. As Christensen warmed up on the mound, Molina took practice swings 24 feet from home plate. Wichita State's coach, Gene Stephenson, taught his pitchers to "brush back" on-deck hitters standing too close. Christensen threw a pitch at Molina's head, the unsuspecting victim looked up just as the ball collided with his face. Molina was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries. The hitter's vision fell from 20/10 to 20/400. Christensen was suspended for the remainder of the season.

In 2014, Molina was sentenced to a 6-year term in prison on the basis of an Alford plea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alford_plea) to 2 felony counts of sexually assaulting a 8 year-old girl.

[banecat]

Originally Posted by DanT

You're referring to the when Ben Christensen beaned Anthony Molina, who was only 24 feet from home plate as he was warming up, while the on deck circle would typically be about 37 feet from home plate, although batters usually are just in the vicinity of it (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/s.../05ondeck.html) .



In 2014, Molina was sentenced to a 6-year term in prison on the basis of an Alford plea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alford_plea) to 2 felony counts of sexually assaulting a 8 year-old girl.

That's it. I never knew that the guy missing his eye socket was a sex offender

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

That was stupid and corny

This. I'd push my friend off me if he did that pussy shit
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[Nickhead]

since the op didn't state 'sports' as a pre-requisite, i had an encounter today, that i am proud of...

at work, we are doing major remodeling, and at the same time are short handed. the office furniture needed moving on friday, but there was no time. my boy and i volunteered to do a couple hours today (saturday) for cash in hand. the rate was 25/hour. after 2 1/2 hours work, we got paid and left.

it wasn't until about three hours later i actually counted the cash given (i wasn't going to be rude and count it back to my manager).

it was actually twice the rate of 50/hour. didn't set right with me.

so i just texted him about 20 minutes ago thanking him for such a rate, but told him if it was a mistake, i understood.

indeed, it was a mistake on his part. he is on some pain meds from a slip at work, and didn't realize what he did. i told him no worries, ill bring the excess cash to work on monday.

i joke about things, am sarcastic about things, but in the end, i want to sleep knowing i did the right thing.

and i know one day, when things may get tough for me, he will be in my corner if need be.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

since the op didn't state 'sports' as a pre-requisite, i had an encounter today, that i am proud of...

at work, we are doing major remodeling, and at the same time are short handed. the office furniture needed moving on friday, but there was no time. my boy and i volunteered to do a couple hours today (saturday) for cash in hand. the rate was 25/hour. after 2 1/2 hours work, we got paid and left.

it wasn't until about three hours later i actually counted the cash given (i wasn't going to be rude and count it back to my manager).

it was actually twice the rate of 50/hour. didn't set right with me.

so i just texted him about 20 minutes ago thanking him for such a rate, but told him if it was a mistake, i understood.

indeed, it was a mistake on his part. he is on some pain meds from a slip at work, and didn't realize what he did. i told him no worries, ill bring the excess cash to work on monday.

i joke about things, am sarcastic about things, but in the end, i want to sleep knowing i did the right thing.

and i know one day, when things may get tough for me, he will be in my corner if need be.

**** YOU AND **** KARMA!!!!!!!!

after all that, our family takes a two hour trip to the parklea markets......yyyyuuuuge indoor market... something like 300 stalls of knockoff products and produce, but after three hours of shopping all hell breaks loose...

the only good thing was it was a two car caravan.

my car wouldn't ****ing start, and it was two hours from home. i don't have that kind of money.

our oldest boy bless his heart... taxis enough of the kids to the train station (which unbeknownst to us adults, the train tracks were under construction, so they had to get on a bus with a suicidal driver for an hour, to meet up with the train in penrith.) and came back to us.

we are home now, but i now have to coordinate, over a three hour span, being able to be at my car soon enough that the mechanic wont be long, but not soon enough as to be there and end up waiting for five hours.

i feel like sending my car keys to him via post, fixing it, billing us, and THEN go down to get it, but being its in a private parking structure, it would be MY LUCK, i would get billed for it being parked too long....



it can only happen to me

sorry for the discombobulation of a post, but its jimply been one of those days