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The Longest Basketball Slam Dunk Ever!

by John P.

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

As 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 [...]

Breakdancing as an Olympic Sport

October 9, 2006

Anyone 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..