Top 10 Biggest Losers in Sports
Often, in sports, we hear of great comebacks, but the reason why a team gives a great comeback can sometimes be attributed to biggest 'fails' or 'chokes' by the team on the receiving end of the comeback. This is a list of such 'chokes' or 'fails' or 'losers' in sport history. I have entered the items in this manner: 'Sport - Loser'Hailing from England, the world's most expensive defender managed to strain his tendon and get ruled out for 11 weeks during his spell at Leeds. This happened not during training, but due to putting his foot up on the coffee table for a long time while watching television.
Leda Díaz de Cano (born October 28, 1946) is a Honduran former athlete who specializes in marathons.
She represented her country during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she did not finish the marathon race. She was so far behind the other competitors that the officials had to persuade her to give up so they could reopen the streets to traffic.
McEnroe was on a year-long win streak when he entered the French Open in 1984. He continued to dominate his opponent Ivan Lendl in the first two sets. By the time the third set was underway, the score was tied 1-1.
Surprisingly, in the middle of the match, McEnroe got enraged by distracting noise from a cameraman's headset. He walked over and screamed at the cameraman during the match. He then continued to be part of what had come to be one of the biggest upsets in sports history by losing in five sets.
This man had successfully made it to the finals of the 1996 Masters Cup and had Nick Faldo trailing him by 6 holes. However, Greg's wedge shockingly rolled back 30 yards after falling short of the hole at the ninth hole. This sparked the beginning of his downhill journey, making bogeys after bogeys, and having Norman surrender six shots and finally lose the game by five strokes.
Daniel Caruso was so enthusiastic while warming up for the Golden Gloves Championships in 1992 that he punched himself in the face and broke his nose. Doctors decided that he was unfit to fight and disqualified him from the tournament.
Magee was in a clear lead on the final lap of the 500cc US Motorcycle Championship in 1989. When he waved to the competitors just before crossing the finish line, he fell off his bike, broke his leg, and was taken to a hospital, all without ever managing to cross the finish line.
Novotna had to fight back and dominate Steffi Graf 6-1 in the second set after getting beaten by Graf in the first set 7-6. Novotna was just about to win, leading the deciding final set 4-1 and having a 40-30 lead in the sixth game.
She was just 5 points away from winning the championship when she faltered on the serve, double-faulting with a chance to win the game. She then fell apart by missing a forehand volley and then an overhead into the net. One double fault followed another, and within about ten minutes, she had lost to Steffi Graf in the deciding set 6-4.
In the underrated sport of speed skating, Jansen entered the 1992 France Olympics defending the world title and holding the world record for the well-known 500-meter course.
Shockingly, Jansen stumbled during the second-to-last lap, finishing fourth, more than a second off his world record. He then began to fade and slow down on the final lap and finished 26th.
Dan entered the year defending the Decathlon World Title and was highly demanded by sportswear companies for advertising. Shockingly, he couldn't clear his starting height of 15 feet 9 inches in the pole vault, scoring no points and getting ruled out in the very first level. In the end, he didn't even make the team for the games.
The #1 overall pick in 2009 selected by The Detroit Lions, Stafford has a critical acclaim in his stats.
Stafford is the fastest player in NFL history to reach 30,000 passing... read more
A biased homer choice, but yes, this great statistical player can't ultimately get it done by winning big-time games. It's been about 10 years now.
Sure, you could go with the casual Tony Romo if you want, but then you watch Stafford. The majority of his wins came from below-average teams each of those seasons. Once he went into the playoffs, he underperformed every single time when it counted.
Also, one thing people overlook is that he is very similar to Tony Romo. In fact, he has had a bad track record winning in most seasons, minus 2011. He is the face of the Lions. #1 pick or not, Bobby Layne is still the best quarterback we will ever be grateful to have.
Please don't reply by saying he had 8 comeback wins. That's a very poor excuse. Again, who did he beat that was a big deal in 2016? All those teams missed the playoffs.