To: Borges
“Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport...the thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat...the human drama of athletic competition...This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports!”
17 posted on
06/07/2008 8:16:34 AM PDT by
RichInOC
(...R.I.P.)
To: RichInOC
..... “and the agony of defeat” ....
I doubt I’ll ever forget the accompanying scene of the skier wiping out as these words were repeated each week.
Great show. Great host. RIP Mr. McKay.
33 posted on
06/07/2008 11:08:51 AM PDT by
Responsibility2nd
(Yo prometo lealtad a la bandera de los Estados Unidos de America, y a la Republica que representa...)
To: RichInOC
“Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport...the thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat...the human drama of athletic competition...This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports!”
I remember hurrying home to watch the demolition derbies and weightlifting competitions on those Saturday afternoons when I was a kid.
37 posted on
06/07/2008 11:48:37 AM PDT by
headstamp 2
(Been here before)
To: RichInOC
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport...the thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat...the human drama of athletic competition...This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports!”I was always amused by the way the often changed the "thrill of victory" scene but always kept the same "agony of defeat". I think it was a Yugoslavian ski jumper wiping out on the way down the slide (he was unhurt). That film clip became legendary.
39 posted on
06/07/2008 11:52:52 AM PDT by
jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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