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doubledragon
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Here is a list of some good sports documentaries to watch if you're bored. It beats watching the lady of the house bake cookies!
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Tyson. This is a great documentary on Mike Tyson that gives you a complete look at his career, and a good look into the mind of Mike Tyson.
The U
A good look at Miami Hurricanes football in the 80s.
Fastball
A look at the hardest throwing pitchers in MLB history and interviews from them and the batters they faced.
you lost be at kevin costner
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When we were kings.
This one is a tasty treat indeed! I've seen it twice, and it is about the rumble in the jungle between Ali and Foreman. It delivers all the dirt on that famous fight and tells the whole story of what went down in Zaire.
Free solo
This documentary is about Alex Honnold, who climbed El Capitan without any ropes or safety devices. He just climbed it with nothing but himself. For those who aren't familiar with El Capitan, it is the hardest rock face to climb in the world, and it is 7,569 feet high. If Alex Honnold would have made one mistake, he would have fallen to his death instantly. In my opinion, his accomplishment is one if the greatest in human history, much less sports history.
Looking down from El Capitan.
Double D, that Free Solo was unbelievable!! That type of climbing is an insane accomplishment!! Absolutely unreal
Yes it was, and it should also be noted that he climbed the face of Half Dome without ropes or safety devices, and Half Dome is over 4,000 feet high from the valley floor of Yosemite. If he would have made a mistake on Half Dome, he would have died. He's got some major stones!
Half Dome.
Some of mine:
The Battered Bastards of Baseball - story of the Portland Mavericks; great look at minor league baseball, starring actor Kurt Russell
The Russian Five - story of the "Russian Five" Detroit Red Wings. Defections, deception, intrigue, it's all here. And INCREDIBLE hockey.
Red Army - story of the Soviet Red Army hockey team. Includes lots of material on the 1980 Olympics. So awesome to hear the story from the perspective of the "other" guys.
Of Miracles and Men - the 1980 Olympics from the US perspective.
Long Shot - not exactly a sports documentary but a documentary that involves sports. Tells the story of Juan Catalan, a man wrongly accused of murder. He was eventually cleared thanks to a miracle piece of footage of him at an LA Dodgers game. Engrossing story and really well-done.
Hillsborough - tells the story of the Hillsborough Disaster, in which 96 people were crushed to death at a soccer match thanks to overcrowding. Chilling, haunting, and infuriating.
Nearly any of other "30 for 30" episodes are great, too. You can pretty much grab any random one and it'll be great, regardless of whether you care about the topic or not. Skip the fantasy sports one though.