Sports The 50 Most Badass Moments In Sports History

Compiled by Max Schlusselberg & Jack Erwin

There are sports moments that make us cheer, ones that leave us speechless, and even ones that make us cry (a little). But it takes a special kind of athletic feat to make us stand up and say: “That’s badass.” Now “badass” comes in all shapes and sizes, both good and bad, but you know it when you see it: achieving victory in the face of odds that would make a normal man quiver in his pantaloons, risking your career to say what you feel (or just punch the guy who’s been pissing you off all game), playing through injury and dragging the comp, or even doing psychedelic drugs and still playing like a boss.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, but never doubt ‘em: sports badasses are why we’re watching the games in the first place. Listen folks, these ain’t your old man’s greatest sports moments. These are Complex’s 50 Most Badass Moments In Sports History…

Sports Caught on Tape! The 10 Greatest X Games Moments Ever

It’s finally that time again of late-to-mid-summer, when we give in and install an air conditioner on our scrotum plunk down in front of our televisions and watch suicidal athletes from all over the world come together for the most exciting action sports competition of the year. No, not the Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Championship, The X Games.

With last night’s commencement of the 15th annual X Games at L.A.’s Staples Center, the adrenaline junkies over here at Complex (seriously, did you know Vans could be used to actually skate in?) pulled together the top 10 moments in X Games history. You’ve heard 15′ll get you 10, right? Yeah, it will. But we’re gonna leave it up to you, dear devoted readers who are in front of their computer on a late Friday afternoon instead of being somewhere with a margarita and an agenda, to decide what the true crowning moment is. Kick, push, read on!