The Best Sports Movies
Sports has a way of touching some part of our lives. It could be a memory of a particular event in a game that we have experienced as a youth that caused such a feeling that we will never forget it. Maybe a feeling of elation that we shared with others during a time of triumph. Or, perhaps, a shared sadness during a time of loss. Whatever the case may be, sports has always been there to not only entertain us, but to move us.
Hollywood has always tried to replicate this feeling that sports has over most of us. Many of their efforts have failed to do so, but a few of them have done quite an extraordinary job in captivating us, as well as entertaining us. Here is my list of the top ten sports movies of all time.
1. Bull Durham - Probably one of the funniest movies of all time. Full of one liners and subtle
humor. It also gave a glimpse of the unglamourous life of minor league
baseball.
2. Rudy - A truely inspirational movie about following your dreams and never giving up.
3. Hoosiers - An inspiriational classic about a team and a coach never giving up.
4. The Natural - A terrific drama with one of hte most memorable endings in movie history.
5. Caddyshack - A top five comedy with fantastic lines and a great cast.
6. Slapshot - An quirky movie about a hockey team featuring Paul Newman and introducing
to us the Hanson Brothers.
7. The Bad News Bears (original) - A great movie that anyone can identify with if you played LL.
Not to mention my crush on Tatum O'Neil.
8. The Program -A look at any football program on any level.
9. Miracle - A great true story that I remeber fondly.
10.Tin Cup - Another golf comedy with memorable scenes and a terrific cast.
Honorable mention will go to: A League of Their Own, Friday Night Lights, The Longest Yard (original), 61*,Happy Gilmour, Major League, and Kingpin.
I have been forunate to have participated in many different sporting events, and have seen many incredible moments in sports to last me a life time. I think that the one that I will never forget is the day that Major League Baseball decide to play ball again soon after the tragedy of 9/11. I tearfully watched the game in St. Louis when Jack Buck gave a pre-game speech and the erruption of the fans when the game started. Although Hollywood hasn't quite captured that moment yet, I am sure the eventually will.
Dayman Hammett
Hollywood has always tried to replicate this feeling that sports has over most of us. Many of their efforts have failed to do so, but a few of them have done quite an extraordinary job in captivating us, as well as entertaining us. Here is my list of the top ten sports movies of all time.
1. Bull Durham - Probably one of the funniest movies of all time. Full of one liners and subtle
humor. It also gave a glimpse of the unglamourous life of minor league
baseball.
2. Rudy - A truely inspirational movie about following your dreams and never giving up.
3. Hoosiers - An inspiriational classic about a team and a coach never giving up.
4. The Natural - A terrific drama with one of hte most memorable endings in movie history.
5. Caddyshack - A top five comedy with fantastic lines and a great cast.
6. Slapshot - An quirky movie about a hockey team featuring Paul Newman and introducing
to us the Hanson Brothers.
7. The Bad News Bears (original) - A great movie that anyone can identify with if you played LL.
Not to mention my crush on Tatum O'Neil.
8. The Program -A look at any football program on any level.
9. Miracle - A great true story that I remeber fondly.
10.Tin Cup - Another golf comedy with memorable scenes and a terrific cast.
Honorable mention will go to: A League of Their Own, Friday Night Lights, The Longest Yard (original), 61*,Happy Gilmour, Major League, and Kingpin.
I have been forunate to have participated in many different sporting events, and have seen many incredible moments in sports to last me a life time. I think that the one that I will never forget is the day that Major League Baseball decide to play ball again soon after the tragedy of 9/11. I tearfully watched the game in St. Louis when Jack Buck gave a pre-game speech and the erruption of the fans when the game started. Although Hollywood hasn't quite captured that moment yet, I am sure the eventually will.
Dayman Hammett
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