Sport Shack

Sportspeople Who Excelled Under Pressure

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In this episode Paul will talk about some well known sportspeople from today and from the past 50 years who have thrived under the pressure of competition and are known for grabbing those crunch moments to go on and win. Some of the famous sportspeople and teams Paul will talk about include

- tennis players such as Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic.

- Muhammed Ali

- Queensland State of Origin team eg, Wally Lewis,

- Rugby League players such as Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Munster, Jonathon Thurston.

- Basketball players eg, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird

- NFL eg, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Joe Montanna

- Phil Taylor

- Golfers such as Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Phil Michealson, Jack Nicklaus.

- Cricket players such as Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Michael Bevan, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Viv Richards.

- Rugby Union players such as John Eales, Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, Johnny Wilkinson.

- Usain Bolt, Sebastian Coe, Cathy Freeman

- Horse Racing eg, Damien Oliver, Makybe Diva, Black Caviar.

- Greg Louganis

- Swimmers such as Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Kieran Perkins

Paul will also rank his all time top 10.

References

    1. History.com, ‘1986 red sox first baseman bill bucknor lets ground ball roll through his legs’, history.com editors, 16/11/2009.
      2. Bleacherreport.com ‘professional athletes ‘success under pressure defines champions’, by jed hughes, 18/4/2012.
        3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Fox
          4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Masters_Tournament
            5. The age.com.au, ‘from the archives, 1970 carlton’s miracle vfl grand final win’by percy beames and doug wade, 19/4/2020.
              6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera
                7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_pitcher
                  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_(baseball)
                    9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_games_finished_leaders
                      10. Everythingrugbyleague.com ‘top 5 games featuring cameron smith’,by oliver kelner dunk, 12/3/21.
                        11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Lewis#:~:text=He%20played%2031%20Origin%20games,to%20future%20generations%20of%20footballers.
                          12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Masters_Tournament
                            13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods
                              14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Els
                                15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros
                                  16. NBA Larry bird 75 stories, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_6f-pN39AA
                                    17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady
                                      18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lara
                                        19. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sachin-tendulkar-35320
                                          20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli
                                            21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Waugh
                                              22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Clarke_(cricketer)
                                                23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caviar
                                                  24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Hackett
                                                    25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps
                                                      26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Taylor_(darts_player)
                                                        27. Radio times.com ‘best rugby players of all time ranked’, by nicola austin, 23/2/23.
                                                          28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Ponting
                                                            29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana
                                                              Intro Music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks courtesy of Uppbeat.
                                                                Outro Music- Smack That by Matrika courtesy of Uppbeat.



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