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March 24, 2003
Should Tiger get injured more?: He plays with a knee problem and wins. He comes back from the knee operation and wins. He pukes his guts out (est. 20-30 times) and wins by 11 strokes. Let the vomit jokes begin.
posted by worldcup2002 to golf at 01:46 PM - 10 comments
Too bad his equipment is so inferior to Phil's. He had some pretty funny quotes about the whole thing. I like where he said it really wasn't too big a deal. Just like in college. "Boot and rally". He is a pleasure to watch, and there's nothing I like more than seeing him competing against only himself.
posted by vito90 at 03:14 PM on March 24, 2003
Ernie Els(ewhere): #38. Hahahahahahaha.
posted by worldcup2002 at 04:08 PM on March 24, 2003
What's the last great regurgitation story in sports? How about Darren Droznov and preseason football? http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/brucelee/713/view.html
posted by wfrazerjr at 06:06 PM on March 24, 2003
Ok, damn it ... how do I post a link on a Mac!?!?
posted by wfrazerjr at 06:08 PM on March 24, 2003
Before every game, Hall of Fame hockey goaltender Glen Hall would get so nervous that he'd go and vomit in the washroom. Not a big deal? He played every minute of an NHL record 502 consecutive games.
posted by grum@work at 10:17 PM on March 24, 2003
Though i wish i rememberd the specifics, the the best show of throw up i've ever seen is Pete Sampras...It was a finals match in one of the grand slams versus some guy (descriptive, i know). Anyways, the match went the full length, 5th set, tie-breakers, all the goodies. In the last game of the math, Pete Sampras was literally leaning over after every single poing and just throwing up. Now, imagine being on the other side of the net, seeing this guy throw up after every point. Easy, of course? Well, of course not with Sampras as he continued to rifle shots past his foe left and right eventually winning the match. I'll always remember that along with, and though he wasn't sick, Jordan's game where he was visibly sick with the flu (game 6 vs. Knicks, i think), yet carried his team to victory and then that image of him barely able to stand at the end of the game as Scottie Pippen had to help him walk.
posted by jmd82 at 11:32 PM on March 24, 2003
I remember watching both those matches, jmd! And remembering about the same amount of detail, too. Just goes to show: Nobody remembers a loser.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:21 AM on March 25, 2003
Just an FYI - It was Alex Corretja that Sampras beat in the 96 US Open quarters while heaving his guts out.
posted by bcb2k2 at 08:04 AM on March 25, 2003
I remember watching the Eagles-Jaguars game from this past NFL season, seeing Donovan McNabb stepping back toward the end of the game and heaving behind his center. The announcers even made a comment like, "Nobody's gonna wanna catch that ball!"
posted by bcb2k2 at 08:06 AM on March 25, 2003
I would have to say that, facing similar circumstances, I would not be doing anything besides laying down (and, apparently, taking frequent porcelain cruises). That's some real dedication. This should also be extremely discouraging to the other golfers in the field: If puking up his socks doesn't stop Tiger, how are they supposed to?