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The Longest Basketball Slam Dunk Ever!

July 30, 2008 By 8 Comments

Longest Basketball Dunk EverThis is awesome! I bet you read the title of this post and expected to see some guy from the NBA pull a Michael Jordan and deliver a 10 foot dunk or something. Wrong! It’s a Japanese guy!

Now, I can’t be sure, but I swear this guy is one of the regular contestants on the Ninja Warrior show I watch all the time. If I recall, I think he’s even a Gold medal Olympian gymnast or something.

Anyway he takes about a 20 foot dive off of a freaking trampoline and as he goes hurdling head first towards the basketball hoop he actually slams one home! Of course, the landing doesn’t look very comfortable to me… but I guess it was worth it.
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World’s Fastest Para-Olympian Swimmer Has No Arms!

June 14, 2007 By 2 Comments

Swimmer With No ArmsAs I’ve often noted, disabilities have no bearing on how much a person can achieve in life. Take for example Igor Plotnikov’s world record breaking 32.52 in the 50m butterfly at the Para-Olympics.

Now, if someone were to ask how you thought a swimmer without arms would do in a contest against athletes who’s arms were intact I’ll bet you’d guess wrong. Just watch and see.
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Breakdancing as an Olympic Sport

October 9, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Video CameraAnyone that thinks that break dancing died in the 80′s is seriously mistaken.

These guys are serious athletes and are elevating break dancing to a whole new level. I’m wondering if these are the same guys that are doing all of the insane gymnastic-like karate moves..
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