The Italian announcers at the end of the 2008(???) Olympic 10000m final when Bekele drops a 53 to leave Sihine behind.
"Bekele! Bekele! Mama Mia! Bekele stupendo! Hahahahahah Mama Mia, stupendo.". The guys are simply stunned at what they are seeing that they can only repeat mama Mia and stupendo while laughing.
"63 seconds is not gonna break El Guerrouj.He could eat a candy bar and run 63 seconds"- Commentator at 2004 Olympic Games
Still get goosebumps when Solinsky hits 200 to go and you can hear the Flotrack guys yell "200 meters to go! What's the time? Give it to me!"
"It's on like Donkey Kong!"
Seriously, "Look at Mills!" has no competition in my book.
Factt wrote:
"And Now Juantorena opens his legs and shows his class."- Ron Pickering
I thought that was Coleman?
"It's wet, it's wild, it's the women's 3000m Steeplechase!"
The call in Cologne, Germany in 1989 of Said Aouita's sub 7:30 3,000 meter run.
"Look at the magic little Morrocan".
He was the first man under 7:30 at that distance, and it was a World Record.
For my money, the best are Toni Reavis and Ron Pickering. As for Reavis, his calls are so great.
"The look behind he just gave was not a scared look...that was a goodbye kid look"
1995 Bloomsday 12K
I love Pickering calling Moorcroft's world record...so excited that he didn't realize he was going to shatter the world record until the final stretch. He's talking about Moorcroft possibly breaking Brendan Foster's European Record most of the race. I love that he was so excited he didn't even realize what he was seeing! A true fan calling a truly marvelous race.
The worst has to be Larry Rawson. Every time I hear him say, "the runners are in Indian file..." Really? It's SINGLE FILE Larry. We all know you lines. Stop with the leg turnover, local high school track, your steeplechase history, blah blah blah. I expect more from someone that has been calling races since the late 70s.
If all these guys would listen to Liggett and Sherwen's tour calls, commentating would be a better place.
Great thread idea original poster
Toni the Tiger wrote:
If all these guys would listen to Liggett and Sherwen's tour calls, commentating would be a better place.
Great thread idea original poster
Liggett and Sherwen are the laughing stock of cycling commentary. Absolutely clueless.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyuU6MmZH14
Come on Jack! My god he's done it. Jack come on!
Got to be one of the most biased, and best ever
Extra points for knowing who who the commentor is without checking and the connection between them
Sorry to go off of Track and Field, but this commentary is incredible! Danny Hart World Champion Downhill Mountain Biking 2011
ukathleticscoach wrote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyuU6MmZH14Come on Jack! My god he's done it. Jack come on!
Got to be one of the most biased, and best ever
Extra points for knowing who who the commentor is without checking and the connection between them
Wow, that's pretty cool, good quality for probably the oldest track video I've ever seen.
"how does danny heart sit down with balls that big?!"
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Sorry to go off of Track and Field, but this commentary is incredible! Danny Hart World Champion Downhill Mountain Biking 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Ft33xwkA0
Pretty much any comment that begins with "go down to your local track..."
I like how he says i just want to sit back and watch and then he starts screaming again!!
Daniel Komen 3000 world record
"they have gone through the 800 in 1:56"
"That is quick"
"The understatement of the year by Steve Cram"
"3:53 at the mile, that is increcible, a lot of milers would be happy with that time"
The GREAT Jim Dunken of the Drake Relays!!!!!
Running on Empathy wrote:
Trying to compile a list of the best calls by a TV commentator during a distance track event.
So far I've got ..
1. "Look at Mills! Look at Mills!" - Dick Bank NBC, '64 Olympic 10k (for which he was fired!)
2. "And there's one man's blazing speed that has torn this field asunder" - Ron Pickering BBC, '77 World Cup 1500
3. Not sure what they are saying, but the Finnish broadcast announcer(s) at the '71 European Championships 10k last lap duel between Juha Väätäinen and Jürgen Haase sound very excited indeed.
4. "Those blue eyes, like chips of ice" - David Coleman BBC, '80 Moscow Olympics 800 final
5. "The Europeans say that he hasn’t really been in a war yet, but this boy’s got utter belief in himself – and he’s inexperienced enough in many ways not to know how good the others are." - David Coleman BBC, '72 Munich Olympic 5k final
Running on Empathy wrote:
1. "Look at Mills! Look at Mills!" - Dick Bank NBC, '64 Olympic 10k (for which he was fired!)
By Malmo from another thread, "Dick Bank wasn't the announcer, that job was Bud Palmer's. Bank wasn't a regular NBC employee, he was hired as an itinerant spotter for the Games and was the voice heard at the end. When Palmer went silent at the end Bank couldn't contain himself and started yelling "look at Mills, look at Mills," which ranks up there as one of the most significant moments in sports broadcasting history. For Bank's contribution to history, his reward was that he wasn't allowed in the booth after that."
Harold Abrahams! New Zealand was part of the British Empire, and Abrahams couldn't restrain himself from yelling for the home team.
"I wonder if [Matt Withrow] paid too high a price for that big move at 2 miles"