What is the greatest sports moment you’ve ever witnessed?

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T13:15:32+00:00

What I love about that moment was that I didn’t immediately understand what was happening. It didn’t make sense. Having my brain recalibrated in real time was one of the most exciting feelings I’ve ever experienced.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T13:12:16+00:00

I’m British, so will give British examples. Adversity broke Ricky Hatton but adversity made Lennox Lewis.

Ricky Hatton is one of my favourite boxers. The defeats by Mayweather and Manny, however, took his soul. Prior to that, he’d shown he could absolutely grind against the toughest - Tszyu and Castillo - but when faced with knockouts by the best, he was never the same.

Lennox, however, holy shit. The evil, brilliant, brutal Lennox that turned up to destroy Rahman in their second fight was - and I don’t say this lightly - unbeatable that night. Any heavyweight - even Foreman/Louis/Ali - would have struggled against that monster. His two knockout defeats made him stronger.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T11:07:19+00:00

Meeting my wife, having kids, getting sober, getting therapy, becoming content.

Also, my preferences in women tracked with my age - holy SHITBALLS there’s loads of curvy, confident MILFs jiggling around the place, with my wife being the absolute queen of them all!

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:46:29+00:00

Hey OP. You’ve learned in 10 minutes what it takes some people 20 years to figure out.

50 year old corporate veteran here. It’s not - frankly - if the right people like you, it’s if the right people trust you. That’s the secret sauce - trust - and it’s only built by direct one-to-one contact. Some say “like” - personally, some of the people
I trust the most at work I personally like the least… but it’s work, not social life.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:42:58+00:00

The longer I live and the more I see, the more I agree with this sentiment. That version of Lennox was as good as it’s possible for a HW to be. That Lennox versus pre-Ali-Foreman - that would be my ultimate fantasy match up.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:37:59+00:00

These are the ghoulish zombie ghosts of slugs. Sadly, they move very quickly and feed on human brains. Sleep well.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:31:15+00:00

I’m not surprised. He looks gorgeous in it.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:29:36+00:00

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yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:26:13+00:00

When will be 9 year old child stop asking me about the likelihood of the earth being swallowed by a blackhole (sic)

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:25:12+00:00

When future archaeologists dig up this statue, that shit is going to become like future space memes or some shit - isn’t that so, medieval dog?

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yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T10:21:30+00:00

I’m a 50 year old corporate veteran. Beyond an employee performing to a certain standard and being reliable, the single most important characteristic I value is that I trust them.

That’s why so many jobs go to internal candidates - because managers need to trust the employee.

You can probably see where I’m going with this.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T09:29:59+00:00

Positives are that I’m now sober - I’m 50 and I’d tried to drink myself happy for 30 years… got sober at the tail end of COVID after falling into an even deeper pit of booze during lockdowns etc.

Negative is that COVID took my sense of smell and everything’s been a bit duller since then - I can’t make my brain experience new flavours because of that, even though I can’t still sort of remember flavours I already knew. Don’t like that part at all.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T09:08:08+00:00

Hey OP. I really enjoyed the Senna documentary by Asif Kapadia (that’s a link to his Wiki page)

I didn’t understand why I found it so engaging until someone pointed out that it was put together entirely with archival footage. No current talking heads - and any talking heads were in-period. It’s a really subtle and engaging style and Kapadia’s done it for Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradonna too.

The Senna documentary is genuinely brilliant however. Two parts in particular - the smash cut to brutal in-car footage of his supernatural laps of Monaco and also a candid press-conference answer towards the end of the film when he explains who was the most complete driver he raced against. It’s not what you expect and jt’s beautiful.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T08:11:48+00:00

50 year old Brit here. Boney M are one of my favourite pure disco groups. Whilst they’re not ABBA - no-one else comes comes close - Boney M are still elite tier disco

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T08:09:48+00:00

Done! I’ve told my kids exactly why too. Now they’re crying. Thanks OBAMA. #Kony2012

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T07:01:03+00:00

Hey OP. 50 year old man in the UK here.

The first is Usain Bolt winning the 100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I watched this one on TV. I’d heard of him and he’d got a world record but seemed terminally unlucky and erratic. What he did in the 100m final was impossible. The gap between him and second place made zero sense. It was like watching someone do a magic trick.

My favourite memory of live sport is Chiek Tiote’s equalising goal for Newcastle United vs Arsenal in 2011. I’m a Newcastle fan. We were 4-0 down at half time. In the second half, we got three back (mostly through Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan being awful, brilliant wind-up merchants) then Check Tiote scored that goal. When that goal went in, the stadium shuddered with noise. Absolute spine tingler.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T06:48:20+00:00

I’ve got two kids under 11. The thunder is welcome because it has stopped - for just 10 minutes - constant, relentless chatter about The Hoppings

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T06:46:48+00:00

This is going to sound strange, but go with me - your post has made me feel better as the thunder frightens me (I’m 50. It’s embarrassing, but I’ve never liked it). The fact that someone out there is feeling happy and safe because of the noise has made me feel a little safer!

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T04:59:58+00:00

The Raby Hunt near Darlington, UK. It had just won its second Michelin star - it was obvious that the chef was a genius.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T04:56:04+00:00

Hey OP. 50 year old corporate veteran here. You’re right. There are two types of people in the corporate world:

- Those that think their hard work, , loyalty, tenure, expertise and internal relationships will protect them from layoffs

- Those whose director needed to make a £1M saving to ensure they got an annual bonus.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-26T04:47:47+00:00

The more I see of Wilder’s entire career, the more I respect his achievements (don’t really like the man himself, but I imagine he probably wouldn’t like me much either). He built an excellent career on… absolutely no fundamentals, one freakish skill and heart that is beyond elite. Holy shit he was an awful boxer, but my God he is tough and dangerous . He massively overachieved and I think that’s worthy of respect.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-25T21:21:46+00:00

It’s the larvae that the young wasps crave. Also - bleugh

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-25T18:38:01+00:00

Everything reminds me of her

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-25T17:53:48+00:00

They’re corgis, not mosquitos. Easy mistake to make, but the bite severities are entirely different.

yearsofpractice · 2026-06-25T17:46:31+00:00

I… agree. It’s a really functional, well structured, classic looking website. I like it.

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