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06-27-2005 10:38 AM #1
Interesting Poll
I was watching Sportsnet News this morning, and they had one of their viewer polls asking what sports feat is the hardest. Winning the Grand Slam of Golf was one, and scoring 50 goals in 50 games was another, there were a few others, but most were just kind of trivial.
Anyways, the viewers voted that scoring 50 goals in 50 games was the hardest thing to accomplish. I couldn't believe this. 50 goals in 50 games has been done, and while it might be hard to do now, no one has ever won the Grand Slam ( of the modern era ). It is almost impossible, and I seriously doubt that any of us will ever witness it in our lives. With the changes to hockey we might see 50 in 50 next season, you never know, but a Grand Slam is something that is almost unattainable. I think anyways.
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06-27-2005 11:09 AM #2
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I totally agree with you!
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06-27-2005 11:12 AM #3
I'd like to hear what the other options were. I believe there are things that are harder than winning the Grand Slam.
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06-27-2005 11:49 AM #4
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Winning the tour de france 7 times after having cancer...oh wait...that could happen this year.
Back at it.
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06-27-2005 11:49 AM #5
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Originally Posted by broken27
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06-27-2005 11:55 AM #6
the other things in the poll were nothing spectacular. They were all things that had been done. That's why I say the Grand Slam is the toughest, because it has never been done.
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06-27-2005 12:56 PM #7
I'm not saying the Grand Slam is easy, but when asking a poll, comparing how difficult something is to accomplish, you must have only choices that have been accomplished, or else you may as well just make up ridiculous options.
What is harder?
a - 50 goals in 50 games
b - eating the sun
c - breathing underwater with no equipment
d - pulling your bottom lip over your head
To me, this poll is just as valid as asking if the Grand Slam is harder than scoring 50g in 50 gp. We KNOW how hard (or rare) it is for someone to do the latter, but because the first one has never been done, it's not comparable.
Again, just my opinion...
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06-27-2005 02:01 PM #8
How About Bret Favre!
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06-27-2005 02:04 PM #9
Wasn't there an urban myth about Russian military developpment of a man with gills during the cold war era?
I think the grand slam of golf is much less likely that 50 goals in 50 games. We all know as gospel truth that golf is WAAAAY more difficult than anything else.
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06-27-2005 02:45 PM #10aliceGuest
Winning the Slam is harder as once they play the Masters then there is only one person who could feasably do it. If you didn't win the Masters then winning the US Open, British Open and PGA Championship are only that but not the Grand Slam.
Scoring 50 in 50 opens the door to literally any player on any of the teams who plays 50 games in a season. (when they are actually playing hockey, if & when, that is!)
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06-27-2005 02:52 PM #11
exactly, my whole point about it was that most people don't realize how difficult something like winning the GSG (i'm not typing it out anymore) really is. That's why no one has ever done it. People have come close, but it's never been done.
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06-27-2005 03:02 PM #12Originally Posted by wopstergolf
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06-27-2005 03:27 PM #13
You can score 50 goals in 50 games and still manage to play poorly in a few games. You cannot play poorly in any of the major if you want to win the slam.
Originally Posted by broken27
What is harder winning the Slam or beating Wayne’s 50 goals in 39 games? You can’t slouch in any game to beat that!!!!
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06-27-2005 03:50 PM #14
They are equally as difficult because nobody has done it...
If anything, I'd say the hockey one is harder because it also depends on teammates. Gretzky wasn't the only player on those Oiler teams with some talent.... Hell, there's a good chance any of us would score 50 goals if we played with Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey and company...
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06-27-2005 03:55 PM #15Originally Posted by broken27Strive for perfection, but never expect it!
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06-27-2005 04:05 PM #16Originally Posted by mberube
Only player I could see doing it today would be Ilya Kovalchuk or possibly Rick Nash if he ever gets on a line with Nik Zherdev. We'll have to see what the NEW NHL looks like.
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06-27-2005 08:15 PM #17
Scoring 50 goals in 50 games!
What are the odds any player even plays 50 games anymore?
It seems to me,since Marc Recci,there havent been very many
50 game streches.
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06-27-2005 10:22 PM #18Originally Posted by covanant
And Mark Recchi? Did he hold an Ironman streak of some sort? For some reason I had him penned in more as an injury-guy... I guess 3 seasons in a row without missing a game is good... Yashin did 4, interrupted by a one year holdout... 3 then 1. Marian Hossa has missed no more than 4 games per season for the last 5 seasons... I guess it's rare, but it's not unheard of...
Has anyone beaten Doug Jarvis (I think he holds the record, but I could be wrong) yet?
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06-27-2005 10:23 PM #19
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a - 50 goals in 50 games
Sounds hard.
b - eating the sun
The sun eats the sun.
c - breathing underwater with no equipment
Fish do it easily.
d - pulling your bottom lip over your head
I think you can do it.
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06-27-2005 10:32 PM #20Originally Posted by Golfpeasant
Nice one.
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06-28-2005 08:16 AM #21
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Originally Posted by broken27
I think I could score 50 goals in 50 games in my beer league. We only play 20 and I probably had 25 goals last year.
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