South African Reacts to Patriotic Moments in Sports
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- Do you agree with these 10 most patriotic moments in sports history? are there any others you would add? Here is my reaction to the 10 most patriotic moments in sports history!
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Miracle on Ice is the US hockey story.
We f**cked up the Russians, always have, always will.
I saw it when it was first broadcast in 1980.
The truly most patriotic thing I've ever witnessed is something that very few people in this country witnessed, but I know that the same scenes were played out across this land in their own ways.
Friday, September 14, 2001.
Small town America. Football season. Homecoming Week. Every day of this week is a celebration. My son had just started Pee-Wee Football (8 yr olds) and had been SOO excited for it to get here. Friday night is the Big Game, but first we have a big parade with floats, firetrucks, etc (Think mini-4th of July).
But, dear God, no one wanted to celebrate a DAMN thing after that Tuesday morning. All the activities had been canceled besides the game. But, our Senior class came to the school administration and asked to not cancel the parade. They wanted to say something. It was given the go ahead.
Friday came. The town soberly gathered and lined the parade route. We didn't really know what to expect.
Every parade starts with the sounds of sirens, police cars leading the way for the Flag. We were about midway along the route, my kids were starting to get restless and impatient waiting to hear the sirens. I was talking with my friend and a neighbor when I distinctly remember hearing something and my friend sucking in a hard breath and my neighbor whispered "Dear God".
Turning my head, I saw rows and rows of American Flags marching down main street in complete silence. Our entire Senior Class, about 150, were in rows of 10 across, each carrying an American Flag. In silence.
The only sound made by ANYONE was the sounds of the feet of the flag bearers and those flags waving in the wind. Tears were silently streaming down every face I could see. Even the restless young ones became still.
I'm sure that it hit and meant many different things and felt different ways by different people, but I was an emotional wreck. It took me awhile to even be able to articulate those feelings. Even today, just thinking about that makes me ugly cry. That memory is one that I cherish right up there with my wedding and the birth of my children. It will be with me and bring me to tears until the day I die.
I actually just started crying reading this. That’s beautiful.
I remember the first Red Sox game following the Boston Marathon bombing. David Ortiz "Big Papi" took the mic and said "This is our f*ckin' city!", the place erupted and I was in tears.
There is a movie called miracle on ice about that story. I remember being little and rooting for them and how incredible it was when they won.
I watched this live on TV. The excitement built to an almost unbearable level toward the end, when victory was in grasp. It was amazing and emotional. I am not a hockey fan, BTW.
The Muhamad Ali video was really something to see in real time. A great moment in history. Hits extra hard since I was diagnosed with Parkinson's last year, and I'm only 52.
oh man I'm sorry to hear that.
Definitely one of the best
Keri Strugg a woman gymnast who did her last vault hurt to give USA our first ever team Olympic Gold in Gymnastics was pretty big moment.
Hurt? She had a broken ankle!
And she landed a vault with a 6.3 difficulty nearly perfectly!
Sorry, my wife is a former collegiate gymnast and she has taught me a lot about gymnastics judging and how the point systems in different events works so I eventually geeked out on it. What Keri did was nothing short of amazing. High difficulty vault, getting a near perfect score on everything despite having a broken ankle...it was AMAZING! For reference, 6.4 is the highest difficulty rating you can start a vault with.
Yes yes yes
I lived next to Mr.Ali for years. He had a very large complex and the grounds were stunning. While in his younger years he would run this trail through a vast tree lined area surrounded by guards (this kept the guards in top shape also). His home sat on the river in Berrien Springs, Michigan and we lived just across the river from him. It was close enough that you could talk to him, he had a beautiful gazebo that sat close to the water and he would sit in it sipping cold drinks and feed the ducks in the water. He was as always very kind and polite he would always wave. It was during one of these runs that he came to the river and I do not know what made me do it but I raised my fist acting like I was punching in a boxing match he smiled shook his head at me then he punched the air lighting fast and rose both hands to the sky while dancing just like he had won a boxing match. I was so thrilled that he played along. Later in the years as the Parkinson's had progressed he no longer ran he would walk and you could see that he could no longer control his movements. It was so very sad and then you no longer saw him out at all. He is and always will be the Greatist.
I was a kid when 9/11 happened. The 2002 Utah Winter Olympics came the in the winter and I saw the Old Glory in stadium. It was something I won't ever forget. 21 years later, I never forgotten.
My Dad sang that with the rest of the Choir! We had my oldest daughters 2nd Birthday party on the 11th. Her birthday is the 12th. Then I was pregnant with my 2nd daughter during the Olympics. Those Olympics were so special! Being from Utah. Most Utahns want them to come back!
@@lianabaddley8217 Agreed. It was the best thing I had ever seen as a kid.
I graduated at Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin American High School, Class of 1988.
At the end of the ceremony, after throwing our caps up, we all ran a lap around the track together.
Great memories.
I am a 68 year old US NAVY Veteran who served in the Vietnam War. I'm amazed at your heartfelt and beautiful reaction to Our National Anthem. We never let our flag touch the ground. God Bless You. I am a subscriber to your channel and appreciate you.
There's a movie about the US hockey team called miracle! It's great!
actually the name is just Miracle.
My father died this month 8/3/23. He went from a hard labor camp for boys to Vietnam and stayed in the Navy for 31 years. We never got along but I admire parts of his personality. He was one of those guys that never showed emotion. I watched that hockey game with him. When it was over he was running around the house just elated, screaming. Pure joy. I'd never seen him lose it before.
The Miricle on Ice game was extra special for those of us who had neighbors on the team. Jack O'Callahan was that guy for us in the Charlestown section of Boston.
Jack came home with his medal, and drove around looking to interact with his friends and neighbors. But no one was out on the streets when he returned. He climber over Bunker Hill St, still void of people, and decided to go home to his parents house. As he turned the corner from Bunker Hill to Concord Street, he learned why no one was on the streets. There, in front of his parents' house, was all 20,000 of us Townies, waiting for our hero.
The Hockey game , everybody in every small town and large city were in the streets celebrating
Thank you for your heartfelt appreciation of America and her Flag...I never get tired of hearing the Star Spangled Banner...and through the years, America has joined side-by-side wars on foreign shores for freedom...blood shed, sons, brothers, uncles and cousins spilled their blood on beaches, deserts and jungles for freedom. I love my country, imperfections and all...there is no more loyal and proud country...God Bless the USA!!
I watched the US play Russia that night. And you could hear people cheering in the streets of the city where I live! It was beautiful.
The 1st clip--I cried when I watched it in real time and I cry everytime I see this--and others I am sure to see here. I am a Navy vet..so these vids hit home. Luv your reactions!
My wife got to work with Mohammad Ali in the 80's doing public relations for him. She has a nice picture of herself working alongside him.
Miracle on Ice still remember it to this day.
I remember Monday saving the flag. It is a great story.
"MIRACLE - The Greatest American Sports Moment of All Time" by Joseph Vincent
The Flag at the Olympics.
The miracle on ice.
President Bush throwing out that first pitch like a boss.
They were ALL great but those are my top three.
In light of our tornado outbreak last night from Wisconsin all the way down to Louisiana I thought you might react to a tornado video...this is the Moore Oklahoma tornado of 2013...I love your videos btw
I don't know if it's exactly a 'patriotic' event as such, but the one sports event I watch again and again is Secretariat's 1973 Belmont Stakes. I am old enough to remember it, but every time I see it it brings me to tears. Such an amazing feat. Never to be bested!
I agree completely...the best racehorse to ever run...his achievements will NEVER be replicated...I dont think any other animal will ever win athlete of the year on time magazine..it was amazing...watching the Belmont with him winning by 31 lengths was just out of this world.
I was there too…in the paddock.
I was 16, still in high school, but worked at Belmont as an exercise boy. Lived in Canarsie, in Brooklyn.
Although I had credentials to get in there usually, the Belmont Stakes was a different story! However, Angel Cordero became a friend to me, and I don’t know how much money he slipped someone, but that combined with his status, got me in.
This wasn’t simply the greatest race horse of all time. He KNEW he was the greatest, and even just getting maybe 30 feet close to him, he radiated a calm dignity that I just can’t explain.
Mind you, I had seen hundreds of winners, but this experience was magical.
@@Ira88881 I am green with envy.
@@bevtuft3572 I’m 66 now, and it’s one of the highlights of my life. Top 3.
I don’t believe in aura bullshit…they say Seabiscuit had it…but Secretariat sure did.
Each and every flyover before a pro game
I'm the same age as Mary Lou Retton (the gymnast). The feeling of watching her win the all-around gold medal was amazing. I cried.
It's good we still get emotional at these moments...it proves we are not completely lost, if we can still feel.
#1 is my favorite. Just an incredible upset. Back then the players were supposed to be amatures. So the American team consisted of college players. The Russians were a professional team in every aspect. They were supposedly soldiers but playing hockey was all they did. Think of it like this some English Uni team beating Manchester United in a world championship match.
Just an FYI, Max Schmeling was not a Nazi. He and Joe Louis became friends. "He (Schmeling) became friends with Joe Louis and, although they were never close, he assisted his former rival financially in his later years, eventually financing his funeral in 1981." - wiki
Thank you for saying this because you are spot on! Max wanted nothing to do with the Nazis. Although it's a fantastic story Max was a good fighter and good guy.
5:24 One of my favorite boxers, Joe Louis is a legend and loved America
Kate Smith, when she was alive, singing "God Bless America" before Philadelphia Flyers hockey game(s). . . . .
I'm probably dating myself, but I was at the game when Rick Monday grabbed the flag. I was 10 years old and was a little confused at first. Then, once I saw that it was our flag Monday had grabbed from those two idiots, I remember an immense sense of pride. I will never forget it. 🇺🇸
I'm not sure if you're already aware, maybe someone else already left a comment about it, but the miracle on ice and Jesse Ownes both have had movies made, very good movies in my opinion. I completely recommend them. They're called Miracle and Race respectively.
Ironically, the deciding vote for Mary Lou Retton's gold medal came from the head judge, Ludmilla Tourischeva of Russia (one of the world's greatest of the traditional female gymnasts) who was celebrated for her grace, elegance, impeccable form, and strong technique. Hitler became so convinced that Jesse Owens must have been on drugs in order to have beaten representatives of his "master race" that he insisted on pharmaceutical research that resulted in the Nazi blitzkrieg being fueled by methamphetamine issued in daily rations to military personnel (he himself was also an addict).
On April 15, 2013, during the annual Boston Marathon, two immigrant brothers from Chechnya placed two IEDs near the marathon's finish line. Those devices detonated at around 2:49 p.m. killing 3 people and injured an additional 281. Many of those surviving victims required amputations of parts of or entire limbs. A manhunt to find the two dudes was initiated and ultimately concluded with the arrest of one brother and the death of the other. On April 17, 2013, the (National Hockey League) Boston Bruins played the Buffalo Sabres at the TD Garden arena in Boston, the first professional sporting event in Boston following that incident. Rene Rancourt sang the Star-Spangled Banner that night, as he did every game night. However, this time he sang the first 13 seconds of the anthem and then he let the crowd take over. It was awesome to see everyone in the arena singing our national anthem in unison followed by chants of USA USA USA. You should check it out. Search CZcams for U.S. National Anthem at TD Garden in Boston 4/17/13.
Why, exactly, am I addicted to people from English speaking countries in the Eastern hemisphere reacting to American sports?
I know it started years ago with Jacob McDonald, but it's just everywhere now and I actually really love it. I'm going to guess it's because I love soccer and rugby and I enjoy giving back and seeing folks appreciate our favorite sports as much as I do theirs? I dunno, but it's fun.
I watched a lot of these "Miracle On Ice" guys play their college hockey in the 1970s, as I grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. I went to school with two of these guys (John Harrington and Mark Pavelich). I met the goalie (Jim Craig) a few years ago when his daughter was here at Penn State to play a hockey game.
One of my favorite Olympic and Patriotic moments was Kurt Angle winning gold @ Atlanta '96 after one of his coaches was killed prior to the games. And he did so..... WITH A BROKEN FREAKIN' NECK!
LOL. You said “that Ali one really got me”. I started crying when they started talking about the 9/11 Flag!!😢😂🤣😂🤣
Waiting at Ft. Campbell in Tennessee watching my nephew along with all the other soliders coming back from deployment
one I can think of, is The Dream Team Receiving the Gold
Ali, back when he was Casius Clay, won gold as a heavyweight in the 1962 olympics.
Miracle was one of the greatest sporting events I’ve ever seen, if you ever get a chance, watch the movie, it’s phenomenal. I remember at the end of the movie in the movie theater. Everyone just started screaming… 🇺🇸
Wonderful compilation cried all the way through happy tears ❤😊
greetings and love from Germany.....Max Schmeling was a great sportsman. of course he was a perfect propaganda for Hitler....but Max wasn´t a Nazi, like it said in the video......stay safe, buddy PEACE
I watched Muhammad Ali light the torch on television when it happened. I cried my eyes out then and I almost cried just now watching it again.
There was a movie made called Miracle about the hockey game where America beat Russia. Great film.
There is a movie about that hockey game - Miracle On Ice
Jesse Owens was simply awesome!
Ottawa, Toronto and Montrèal singing O Canada after the Parliament shooting in 2014.
Cannot stand the Yankees but Derek Jeter is an American Icon!! As a Mariners fan, I've grown up idolizing the likes of Jay Buhner, Alex Rodriguez, Dan Wilson, Alvin Davis, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez and of course, the goat himself, Ken Griffey Jr. But baseball has never had a greater ambassador than Jeter. So to see him set aside politics and focus on what Americans needed at that moment was something so very special!! Such a class act!!
Muhammad Ali got to me too! Like yours, my eyes leaked for the rest of the video. Watching the documentary on the 1992 Dream Team got to me too - many times.
Personally as someone from Boston I would say that the first Red Sox game after the Marathon bombing is one of the most patriotic moments in American Sports history but that's just me 🤷🏿♀️ everyone in the stadium sing the national anthem and sobbed in a way that I've only ever heard in this country after 9/11 then Big Papi came out and made a speech about how Boston is one of the strongest cities out there and when you come for us you better be prepared for what youre gonna get.
Not sure if this has been mentioned but there is a longer video showing the baseball game where the stadium found out that Osama Bin Laden had been killed ( responsible for the 911 attacks in 2001 and he was killed in 2011)
Patriotic and interesting video. And double YES to watching the show about the US Hockey win in 1980 against the Soviet hockey team.
0:36 the 1991 Super Bowl between the Giants and the Buffalo Bills win the 34 nation coalition was going to war against Iraq being in Kuwait.. otherwise known as the first golf war
The Super Bowl was played here in Arizona this year. 🏈
The entire Valley was thrilled, especially in Phoenix. 🤪
Nearly 120 million viewers tuned in to watch.
First time in history, the flyover was crewed entirely by women to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women flying in the US Navy.
I’m sure there’s footage of it floating around somewhere on the YTube if anyone wants to check it out.
Proud American!
I agree...that's not politics at all. One thing they got wrong...Max Schmelling was never a Nazi.
#5 for sure. Louisville, my current hometown for 40 years now, is where Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) was born and grew up, this is also where his last resting place is. The Volatility of the 60's somewhat dampened things, but we all loved him whatever he chose to call himself, he was and will always be the Champ.
He has a very special place in my heart.
There's a video about that US vs Russia Olympic hockey game you could react to. There's also "the night Osama Bin Laden was killed" which is a good patriotic sports video about people at a baseball game finding out
There’s a movie called miracle on ice which is about that hockey game
I was 10 years old when the US Hockey Team beat the Soviets. Even at 10 years old, I’d decided to join the military but was told that you can’t beat the Soviet Empire. That game was a metaphor for the entire Cold War that could turn into a real war.
Pacifists were telling Americans that we couldn’t beat the Soviets. That US team reminded America who we are.
You can find clips on CZcams showing the last few minutes of that game. I think you’ll be inspired.
#5 that hit me hard when it happened, but also the opening Ceremony to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics made me cry to, three athletes took the torch the final leg, among them was Sadaharu Oh, the Japanese Babe Ruth, and World wide Home Run record holder, it was great to see him. but also heart breaking to see him in the state he was in.
Whitney Houston singing the Anthem for the super bowl the year of the first gulf war. 👍
Chris Stapleton performing the Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl LVII....far better.
Without a doubt usa hockey i was 14 and glued to the tv with my mom and dad
You'll have a subscriber for life if you react to "Miracle on Ice." It's when the "USA USA USA" chant was invented. The most patriotic moment in modern US history. PS do the long form version
They made a movie about the miracle on ice
You could be a chef. You handle the salt well.
Number 2 in that last Jesse Owens race was Jackie Robinson’s brother, if I’m not mistaken
I agree what the Hell about terrorism is politics??
Even America’s rivals like China and Russia are against terrorism
Miracle on Ice and football after 9/11
I would love to see you react to the miracle on ice
I'm going to try, but it may get taken down
President George W Bush used to own the Texas Rangers baseball team.
For me, it was Tamyra Mensah-Stock's 2021 Olympic Gold Medal acceptance speech
US Olympic Hockey Team Winning the gold in Lake Placid = Far and away the most patriotic moment to me and I am not a hockey fan.
Side note, I think it’s fair to swear when talking about Hitler lol
9:38 so did Joe Louis
If they would have caught that flag on fire, they likely would have left that stadium in an ambulance.
in 1965, I met then Cassius Clay in Chicopee, Massachusetts; he stayed at a hotel my mom worked at. He signed and I still have a pair of boxing gloves he gave to me. I was 3.
U.S. men's 1980 Hockey team wins gold medal / beats USSR game before gold medal game
The gymnastics thing, it’s a hard thing to ever get right. My parents encouraged my older brother into many things and it never went well but he’s a sociopath, it was never going to go well they just didn’t know. I knew as I became his target when prying eyes weren’t there. But he can be charming and convincing. Because of him they didn’t push me to do anything and I really hate that. I was never signed up for Girl Scouts or cheerleading or anything that most kids don’t even know exists until they’re in it. All my friends had these bonds I never would cause they just didn’t bother to try. Sounds like you went the right route
May 1, 2011. Baseball game between NY Mets & Philadelphia Phillies. The night Osama bin Ladin was killed.
Check the Post 9/11 fly overs of packed footbal stadiums.
Lol we have 6 kids and we all own a crazy red white and blue suit or ensemble 🎉🇺🇸
MLB | Jokingly Moments by sporting cut
1936 Olympics the USA was the only country to not dip its flag to Hitler,today it is the only country at the opening ceremony not to.
The USA never dips the Flag.
@@lianabaddley8217 While I agree with the sentiment of your comment, you are factually wrong. When two US Navy vessels pass entering or leaving port the national ensign on the vessel having the junior commanding officer is dipped as a sign of respect to the senior commanding officer of the passing US Navy vessel. Likewise in open water, US Navy regulations article 1263 directs that "when any vessel, under United States registry or the registry of a nation formally recognized by the Government of the United States, salutes a ship of the Navy by dipping her ensign, it shall be answered dip for dip". The Olympic Games is another example of when the US flag dips to the flag of another country.
You should react to Tom McDonald!!😊
Mine is when the USA beat Russia playing hockey in the Olympics!!!!
You need to check out the most disrespectful sports moments and LaFlop James would be at the top
Watch The movie called Miracle
It's better for your daughter to quit gymnastics. It is super hard on your joints. Those landings compress ankles & knees at superfast speeds for super hard impacts. Same for wrists. I have friends that have ruined their bodies. When the adulations are over, you are half crippled. ~ And you must watch the movie 'Miracle on ice'. It is 'our hockey story' & it's awesome. One of the players was from our town & I and the rest of the country were bursting with pride in our boys. I know you love sports, so you would love the movie. I know I did & I am an old woman who has never been a fan. Bring tissues.
When the US kicked some Russian butt in Olympic hockey!
Soviet league goal scoring leaders were in 1980 Shalimov 34 goals Drotzdetzky 31 Varnakov 30 Priodin 27 Lavrentjev 27 they did not played in 1980 olympics! Canada have 650000 hockey players today! USA have 500000 hockey players today! Ovechkin's Russia have only 80000 hockey players today! Canada and USA should have 15 guys who have scored over 800 goals like Ovechkin today! USA had More Ice rinks and hockey players than Russia in 1980! No-one watched that Soviet B vs Young USA in 1980 only 34 million tv watchers! World Series baseball drew 54 million in 1980! Superbowl drew 82 million! How low you can get when boring slow stupid baseball had two times bigger tv ratings than Soviet B team!
Soccer have 250 million players vs Canada 650000 players that means The Soccer All Stars would beat Orr Gretzky Lemieux easily 100 game Series 93-7! Soccer All Stars would had Beat Russians 9999-1 in 1980! Soccer have 4 billion fans around the world! Cricket 2 billion fans around the world! Only hockey player ever had fans was Russian Kharlamov 225 million fans in 1970s! USA populaation was 225 million in 1980! The truth is that Soviets could score 6,5 goals against young USA! In 1980 two games 10-3 3-4 and goodwill games in 1990 10-3 3-3 and Calgary in 1988 7-5! No miracle because Soviets could score 6,5 goals against young USA!
Yeah but the USA doesn't even care about soccer!
Miracle on ice or Wayne Gretzky did not made hockey popular in the USA! Stanley cup tv ratings in 1980 4% Nielsen rating! Stanley cup in 1997 tv ratings 4% Nielsen! Stanley cup in 2013 tv ratings 3,3% Nielsen!
You should check out the video she was talking about Philadelphia verse New York Mets game when Obama announce that Osama bin laden was killed over 40,000 people in one stadium got to hear that information and what was even better was one of the teams was a New York team and they got the win not only from osama's death but the game
React to the Badman Aaron Rodgers don't shave your beard unless you want to. Your Probably going to look like a avocado😂😂😂 jk
hahahaha, you're probably right.
@@jonograhamreacts but you should definitely react to Aaron Rodgers badman best quarterback talent
Can you please react to Joey and rory bible and a belt r cheater cheater Joey passed a couple years ago from cancer she had a great voice
Jono, just so you know, it is ILLEGAL to fly a tattered US flag, because it's disrespectful to the flag. In this instance, they were given a special dispensation, to fly it in that tattered shape, to let our enemies know that we were NOT beaten, and that they would pay for what they had done.
The sad part about Jesse Owens is that he wasn’t allowed in the White House by Democrat President FDR.
Republicans were outraged about this blatant racism towards him especially since both he and MLK Jr. were Republicans.
How is the Americans proud of your country getting into politics?
I don't like seeing people wear clothes that look like the American flag.
Everyone now understands that having a flag ceremony for 9/11 at the Olympics was entirely inappropriate. The Olympics are exclusively a non-political event. The Olympics are about competition and unity. Should Syrians be allowed to have a ceremony because the Israelis attack them on a regular basis? Should Yemenis be allowed to have a ceremony because they're under attack from Saudi Arabia. Should Iraqis be given a moment because they were slaughtered by Americans. The answer to all is NO. None of this belongs in the Olympics. Do people *really* not understand this? Olympics are sport, not politics.
IT WAS NOT POLITICS
@@donaldstewart8342 If Iraq, Syria and Yemen (etc) requested to carry out their flags to commemorate buildings destroyed and lives lost from foreign attacks would that be political? Would you deny them?
I remember the 1980 Olympics. I was 9 living in Alaska, and Hockey was/is... Huge. I didn't realize at the time the meaning of the victory, but it was amazing. 🏒