30 for 30s and other sports docos
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@salacious-crumb yeah was pretty good.
Interesting to hear them say that his body never really stopped growing and the pain he was in most of his life, despite that he still kept on doing what he loved.
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@canefan said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
Sounds good. I saw the one on Chuck Wepner as well, the guy that inspired the Rocky films. Quite the character
Article about the movie here
My favorite part:
Wepner's then-wife Phyllis (played by Elisabeth Moss) watched the fight from a nearby hotel room.
Wepner gave Phyllis a powder-blue negligee beforehand, telling her she'd be spending the night with the heavyweight champion of the world.
"I come back to the hotel and she’s sitting on the edge of the bed in the negligee. She says, “Am I going to Ali’s room or is he coming to mine?' " Wepner recalls. "She had a sense of humor."
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Not a doco and kind of about sport. (shit this isn't a good sell)
Really rated Mollys game. True story Olympic Skier turned host of most exclusive home poker games in the world.
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I watched The Short Game on Netflix. Made in 2013 it follows a bunch of kids competing in the World Junior Golf Champs at Pinehurst Country Club. More than a film about golf, it shows why golf is a metaphor for life. I watched it with the CF Jnrs and there were lots of teaching moments about not giving up, working hard, and reacting to life's bad beats the right way (and in some cases the wrong way). 5 child golf prodigies out of 5 angry caddie Dads
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@canefan said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
Breaking Point on Netflix.
Might be the team from Drive to Survive give pro tennis similar treatment. Brilliant to watch. There is also a similar new doco series on golf which I plan to watch
Full Swing now on Netflix on golf, and apparently they're doing one on the 6N Rugby as well.
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@KiwiMurph said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
Netflix has a doco on Boston Celtics legend/civil rights activist Bill Russell. Some great footage from 50s/60s NBA.
Ooooohhh, thanks - hadn’t heard of this. Amazing to think what a lot of these athletes went through while giving everything to winning in their cities
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@booboo said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
@canefan said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
Breaking Point on Netflix.
Might be the team from Drive to Survive give pro tennis similar treatment. Brilliant to watch. There is also a similar new doco series on golf which I plan to watch
Full Swing now on Netflix on golf, and apparently they're doing one on the 6N Rugby as well.
Up to ep 4 of Full Swing.
Joel Dahmen is my new hero.
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@booboo said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
@canefan said in 30 for 30s and other sports docos:
Breaking Point on Netflix.
Might be the team from Drive to Survive give pro tennis similar treatment. Brilliant to watch. There is also a similar new doco series on golf which I plan to watch
Full Swing now on Netflix on golf, and apparently they're doing one on the 6N Rugby as well.
I've already seen The Office
It was funnier
