Ronaldo's Goal and Other Great Athletic Feats

[jazzcyclist]

I'm not a baseball fan but remember this one from Derek Jeter. How he read that play and came all the way over from shortstop to make it is amazing.

https://youtu.be/ApoJk9X7Vto

That play may have required and certain degree of prescience but it was pretty ordinary in terms of skill and athleticism.

[steve]

That play may have required and certain degree of prescience but it was pretty ordinary in terms of skill and athleticism.

It's no 8 foot high jump or olympic floor exercise, but none of those athletes could have read that play and then executed it with that precision in that time frame. I guess I have a different definition of athletic feats/skill/athleticism.

[Atticus]

The announcer as usual is completely over the top....it's a nice play but hardly unbelievable...he just tosses to the catcher...who just a few feet away.....quick thinking and getting there but that's about it...

Yikes, tough audience! To come from shortstop, field it on the first base path, and then backhand a perfect throw to the catcher? Yeah, that's super-impressive.

[lonewolf]

Impresses me.

[18.99s]

The sky-high bounce pass from Stephen Curry to Giannis Antetokounmpo for a dunk in the NBA All-Star game this February will be remembered by NBA fans forever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2hXbLvUWFg

[Conor Dary]

If they didn't practice that I would be amazed....

Reminds me more of trick shots in billiards than a real play....

[18.99s]

If they didn't practice that I would be amazed....

They didn't. Two players from rival teams 2000 miles apart aren't going to have the time or inclination to get together to practice a play that they're unlikely to find the opportunity to use during the one game of the year when they're playing on the same team. In a post-game interview Giannis said he wasn't even sure the pass was intended for him.

[gh]

then there's this collection of other-worldly shots from Federer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScKohNh-1E8

[18.99s]

Speaking of Giannis Antetokounmpo and great athletic feats, it's considered a great athletic feat if you can pronounce his entire last name without pausing to breathe.

[jazzcyclist]

It's no 8 foot high jump or olympic floor exercise, but none of those athletes could have read that play and then executed it with that precision in that time frame. I guess I have a different definition of athletic feats/skill/athleticism.

Of course a track athlete couldn't do it but the baseball players that could do it are a dime a dozen, while even Messi couldn't have made the play that Ronaldo did.

[steve]

Of course a track athlete couldn't do it but the baseball players that could do it are a dime a dozen, while even Messi couldn't have made the play that Ronaldo did.

No doubt that Ronaldo play is a great one.

[The Klingon]

I thought this thread was going to be about Renaldo Nehemiah.

[TN1965]

Of course a track athlete couldn't do it but the baseball players that could do it are a dime a dozen, while even Messi couldn't have made the play that Ronaldo did.

I don't think Messi is an exceptional "athlete" for a world class soccer player. But he has better ball skills than Ronaldo.

And I thought this thread was about the former.

[jazzcyclist]

I don't think Messi is an exceptional "athlete" for a world class soccer player. But he has better ball skills than Ronaldo.

And I thought this thread was about the former.

According to the OP, this thread is about athletic feats that require both extraordinary skill and athleticism.

[Atticus]

I don't know why this has stuck with me for so long, but I always thought George Brett (pine tar!) had super-human reaction speed. The beginning of this video shows one incident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLqOPycN2RQ