FGump wrote:
Zatopek winning 5K, 10K and marathon in 1956 Olympics.
1952 Olympics. Kuts won the 5k and 10k in '56.
FGump wrote:
Zatopek winning 5K, 10K and marathon in 1956 Olympics.
1952 Olympics. Kuts won the 5k and 10k in '56.
Sorry, Zatopek golds were in 1952, not 56.
Did you mean Gibson's 1.12 ERA in 1968? He pitched 304 inning that year. A lot of pitchers have pitched more innings than that in a season including Gibson.
All the career baseball records (Homeruns, hits, games won, strikeouts, etc) won't be broken because players don't play as many games as they used to and their careers aren't as long.
Rafael Nadal:
14 French Open titles. This record won't be broken for hundreds of years, if ever
Djokovic:
400+ weeks at No. 1 - he 100+ more weeks than the great Federer! Truly mind boggling accomplishment. This is over 2x the weeks of Rafael Nadal
The only one I am really confident in is 14 French Open titles. That won't be broken. I'd also throw Roger Federer's record of 65 consecutive grass wins into the mix.
007run wrote:
Tiger Woods winning 4 consecutive professional golf majors in a row will never be done again anytime soon. From 2000 to 2001, he won the US Open (by a mind shattering 15 shots, which is another record in itself), the British Open, the PGA, and the Masters. It could easily be 100 years before someone does it again, if ever.
Or it could be next year. It is possible (people play all the majors) and short enoug (4 events in 4 months) that things can line up and happen. The odds of the best guy winning at like 1:10 at best so the odds are horrible. but it can happen unlike a lot of records
coffee cup wrote:
The Gretzky career assists and points records are so awesome because not only are they just as ridiculously out of reach as the Cy Young records and many others mentioned here (often far more so) but it didn’t take a massive shift in the sport or position to make them that way.
Cy Young’s career wins and career complete games will never EVER be surpassed but it’s mostly due to a completely changed way the position of pitcher is played and handled. But hockey now is essentially the same as hockey was during Gretzky’s era. Sure it’s evolved a bit but those career marks are fair to be compared along with those in the modern era.
And Gretzky wasn’t even particularly talented as far as speed, quickness, size, power, shot, etc. Just had a massive IQ for the game and borderline clairvoyance. Seemed like he could see things ahead of time and anticipate the play before it happened. Everyone else out there was slowed down a few percentage points while he was operating at 1.5x
He benefitted a ton by being in an era with tiny goalies who just stood there. If the NHL made the nets 2’ wider, these records could be threatened
OFOOS wrote:
Brett Favre's 336 career interceptions.
Also his consecutive starts won't ever be even remotley close to being broken. Closest current streak is 161 to Brett's 297 (Reg. Season) w/ playoffs 321.
TennisRecords wrote:
Rafael Nadal:
14 French Open titles. This record won't be broken for hundreds of years, if ever
Djokovic:
400+ weeks at No. 1 - he 100+ more weeks than the great Federer! Truly mind boggling accomplishment. This is over 2x the weeks of Rafael NadalThe only one I am really confident in is 14 French Open titles. That won't be broken. I'd also throw Roger Federer's record of 65 consecutive grass wins into the mix.
Doping made a lot of these "untouchable" records; doping will beat them.