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Originally Posted by PornMD
I still remember seeing that - that was fucking sick (literally even, lol). Tennis is not like a team sport where if you're sick you can go to the sidelines, have other teammates carry the load or whatever - especially at that level, it's strenuous as hell and it's not like Corretja was a pushover at that time - was just a total testament to how great a champion Sampras was.
That said, the Federer/Nadal marathon Wimbledon final that saw Nadal upsetting him was pretty amazing too. The level of tennis in that match was probably bigger than anything else I'd ever seen.
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I watched some bull riding on TV once and one of the riders had been badly injured throughout the competition. He had a black eye, bruised ribs, his arm was in a sling and he needed a crutch to walk and he still got on another bull to try and win the finals. The announcer said that this is the way they make their living and if he doesn't get back on he won't get a check. I can't believe they let him but he got on that bull and rode it in the condition he was in.
I don't remember what he placed but I do know he didn't win. It's the single greatest " play through the pain " moment I've ever seen and whenever I see someone like those crybaby basketball players that lay on the hardwood for five minutes with a jammed finger I always think about that tough as nails cowboy
