Greatest Single Performance From An Athlete

[big-poppa-pimp]

Tennis - When Roger Federer equalled Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam Titles (June 7, 2009).

 

Basketball - Michael Jordan scored 69 points, helped the Chicago Bulls win against the Cleveland Cavaliers (March 28, 1990).

 

Swimming - Michael Phelps broke Mark Spitz' record by winning 8 Olympic Gold medals. (August 17, 2008).

 

Boxing - Pacquiao gave dela Hoya the worst beating in his colorful boxing career. (December 6, 2008).

 

MMA - Randy Couture, at age 43, coming out from retirement, and winning the UFC Heavyweight title against Tim Sylvia in a dominating fashion (March 3, 2007).

 

Billards - Efren Reyes' World 9 ball championship

 

Bowling - Paeng Nepomuceno's 4th World Title

[xxxxdgnr8xxxx]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/25/derek.jeter/jeter-cover.jpg

 

New York Yankees shorstop, #2.......DEREK JETER

 

Jeter passes Gehrig on Yankees' hit list

[jobyjobyjoby]

Kobe Bryant's 81 points vs the Toronto Raptors last January 22, 2006.

 

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/e/e6/Kobe-Bryant-81-Points.jpg

Edited March 8, 2010 by jobyjobyjoby

[riceb0i]

UFC 1 Royce Gracie...

[HornyRod]

Surely, Michael Phelps is a contender for this. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_phelps:

Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972.

[xxxxdgnr8xxxx]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/25/derek.jeter/jeter-cover.jpg

 

New York Yankees shorstop, #2.......DEREK JETER

 

Jeter passes Gehrig on Yankees' hit list

[Eastpak]

Allan Caidic 17 3pt.shots made

[geneticfreak]

UFC 1 Royce Gracie...

 

Well this... and Kazushi Sakuraba's match against him where there was no time limit. haha. now that's one for the ages.

[elvaracco]

Not sure if this has been posted before:

 

Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in one NBA game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberl..._100-point_game

 

Here's another

Wilt Chamberlain 55 rebounds in one NBA game

http://www.nba.com/warriors/history/Wilt_C...ns_Records.html

[jkarbb5]

Hands down, Kobe's 81 points!!

 

 

Si Wilt Chamberlain kaya, ... 100 points sa NBA game

Partida wala pang 3 points nuon

[khilua23]

manny pacquiao... i think ung versus barrera. kasi against all odds siya dun and dun nagsimula ung kasikatan niya sa ibang bansa.

[YoungRomeo]

i'm not a fan (I think he's a bitch)

 

but it definitely does count, 81 points is still 81

 

 

 

now this is just more proof that that bastard is a ball hog

 

guys 100 pts wilt chamberlain

[YoungRomeo]

1. Pac-mans 7 world division titles

 

2. wilt's 100 pts

 

3. magic's heroics in the nba finals against celtics when he started as a center

 

4. jordan's heroics in the 1997 nba finals

 

5. adrian peterson's 296 yrds in a single game

 

6. kobe's 81 pts

[hondacaptiva]

ronald tubid...360 degrees shot..talo pa nba player

[istaksamson]

manny pacquiao's first fight with erik morales. shows you just what kind of a fighter he really is.