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  • The video is not bad. I would have the most difficult time putting together something like this. ESPN did a good job.

  • Thumbs up if you can name every athlete/moment in this video.

  • wow there was hardly anything on Magic Johnson!

  • I absolutely love that they saved "Miracle on Ice" for the end of the video.

  • @thievinbrudda Ali, as well as Jordan and Ruth, were featured because ESPN named them the Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century.  Pretty good choices, agreed?

  • @skydome29 I counted him twice.

  • I think michael johnson got overplayed

  • Does anyone else think that there was way more time dedicated to basketball and hockey compared to baseball and especially football? Not to mention the usual ESPN New England/Northeastern regional bias?

    College football got shafted. No Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma, Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside, Bowden, Osborn going for 2? And most glaringly no Alonzo Stagg, the man that basically invented modern football?

    Baseball also got shafted. No John McGraw, Connie Mack, Black Sox, Cy Young, Hornsby, Wagner..?

  • @tomersde hockey overdone? No. I love baseball and felt that they had enough of it.

  • what is that dance at 1:23????

  • One of the greatest montages....I have ever seen.

  • Best video ive ever seen

  • @thievinbrudda Actually, he does. That's a photo of him, in suit and tie, at 0:19.

  • why do both ali and frazier get seen on this video, when joe louis, a man who reigned for 12 years and united his country during the great depression and WW2 , not get a mention ?

  • @thievinbrudda is 0:18 not the brown bomber?

  • @skydome29

    yeah but compare how much joe is on there ... to how much ali is.

  • Required viewing if you want to be a sports fan.

  • @theepicfailureatlife dude it's been 5 years, move on to another video. ;)

  • my six grade teacher showed me this video in 2006 and im still watching it today

  • who is that and what is happening at 6:18

  • @jdubb28 Tennis great Pete Sampras, breaking the record for career Grand Slam titles, I think.

  • classic goose bumps

  • Greastest video ever made by ESPN!

  • Classic video I remember sitting in front of the tv when this hit simply great!

  • I agree with dolphinbuc: We'll never get it like this again. Every time I view this, I still get tears in my eyes and chills up my spine. Here's one video I'll NEVER get bored or tired of watching.

  • who is the guy at 2:25 in the yankees uniform.. thanks

  • @jwb864 ....Roger Maris

  • steve yzerman!!

  • I remember this video...just awesome

  • As we went into the new millineum,I found myself watching this at least 3 times that day.You can't top this.Epic footage with passion and a classic song.We'll never get it like this again.

  • Classic

  • 6:28 to 6:53 Edmonton Oilers cup win, Michael Johnson 96 Olympics, The Catch, ripken breaks Gehrig record, Mario thanks fans/cancer comeback, Don Larsen perfect game, Unknown sprint runners, Aaron's 715, Bobby Orr against blues, Jim Brown against Eagles, Wilt/russell, Maris/Mantle, Jordan, Babe, and Ali/Liston.

    WHEW!!!!!

  • 5:23 to 6:27 Holdsclaw/Summit, Carlos/Smith 68 summer games, Farve SB winner against pats, Rozelle AFL/NFL merger, Kenny Lofton catch against Surhoff/O's 1996, Flutie Hail Mary against 'Canes, Gretzky breaks Howe's point record, Gibson's lone at bat at 88 series, Duke/UK 1992 at Spectrum, Miracle on Ice montage, Joe Carter 93 WS Walk Off, Shula/Phins perfect 72 season, Bird, Sampras, Fleury OT goal in playoffs, Tiger, Griffey jr catch, Joe D 56 game hit streak, Namath guarantee, Desmond/Hesiman.

  • 5:08 to 5:22 Iverson sick x-over against Jordan, The Epic in Miami/Winslow carrier off field, Boggs rides police horse/1996 WS win, Nadia Comeneci, Cliff ronning/canucks?, Butkus, Secretariat, 3000 hits/Musial?, Dr. J/'Fro years, 1985 Villanova Wildcats, Eric Dickerson, Dale Earnhardt daytona 500 victory, Unknown golfer/victory?, Brandy Chastain/99 womens world cup soccer, Reggie Miller/playoffs against Knicks, Gretzky Montage, Ali Montage, Magic Johnson, Ted and Joe, 99 Ryder Cup Winner

  • 4:37 to 5:07 Schmidt 500 HR, unknwon college victory celebration?, Michael Johnson 1996 olympics, Cooper/WNBA Championship, Mays catch of wertz's fly ball at 54 series, Ameche TD in OT in 58 title game, Mark Spitz, Roy cup winner, Immaculate Reception, Jordan Montage, Jack Nicklaus 86 Masters, Ryan's 7th no hitter, Swann SB against 'boys, Mary Lou Retton, Slick college hockey goal, Kareem, Babe Montage, Grant Hill/Duke, college dunl, Webber calls TO, 1966 NCCA Championship/Glory Road, Bob Clarke

  • 4:05 to 4:36 82 Cal Stanford, Jerome Lane 88 against Providence, Shattered Glass/Bruins game, Dawkins/Chocolate Thunder, Mcgwire/Sosa 98 run to Maris, Johna Novanta (sp?)/wimbledon, Elway SB Victory, Ozzie Smith, Shaq tearing down backboard, flying skier?, Deion Sanders, Reggie Jackson, Punch Line, Pele, Starks over Jordan and Grant 93 Playoffs, OJ Simpson/White Bronco chase, Tyson Rape case, Seles stabbing, white dude dunk (has some serious height)?, Fisk wills it fair, Brett Hull/Cup, riggins

  • 3:39 to 4:04 Isiah Thomas/avenging 86 playoff loss to hawks, Montana SB victory, Ricky Henderson tops Lou Brock, Messier/94 cup, Eddie Robinson/grambling, Bjorn Borg, Bill Mazeroski game 7 walk off 1960, Tony Hawk, Bo Kimble 2990 tribute to Hank Gathers, Graff, Starr, Puckett, Dr. J, Jerry Rice, unknown golfer? in turtleneck?, Bonds pre steroids, indy car?, unknown woman sprinter?, Sayers, Banks, Mutumbo/94 playoff upset of sonics, Gordie Howe as a Whaler, Agassi, Game 6, Lamotta, Mario/cancer

  • 3:04 to 3:38 Johnny Most/Havelicek stole the ball/65 NBA east finals, Johnny Most/Bird pass to DJ 87 playoffs, young Grezxky, Jordan/82 NCCA Championship game winner, The Babe, Ali/Liston, Bobby Knight throws a chair against Pursue, 1985, Woody Hayes/charlie Bauman 1978 Gator Bowl, Lombardi, Bear Bryant, Dean Smith, George Halas, Knuke Rockne, Scotty Bowman, Joe Pa, Landry, Trottier/80 Stanley Cup, Lance Armstrong, Martina, Randy Johnson No Hitter, Carl Lewis, Richard Petty, Tom Watson 82 Open

  • 2:17 to 3:03 - SI cover of Bill Russell, Mario Andretti?, Maris pursuit of 61, Pistol Pete, Len Bias, Flo Jo, Clemente, Jimmy V/1983 National Championship, Donnie Moore 86 ALCS/Home run to Don Baylor, Wilt 100 point game in Hersey, PA, Payne Stewart 1999 US open Win, Sweetness, Red Wings/Avalanche rivaly, Greg Louganis 1988 Seoul Olympics, Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Alomar/Hirshbeck spitting incident, Rodman kicks photog, Mary Decker Slaney/Zola Budd 1984 Olympics, 1983 Pine Tar Incident/Brett

  • 0:51 to 2:17 Joe Louis/Rocky marciano?, Maple LEafs/Mahavolich/Cup presented, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer, young Joe Louis, The Babe, 72 Munich Games/Jim Mckay, Al Michaels/89 Series/Earthquake, Harding/Kerrigan, Ali, 85 Bears/super Bowl Shuffle, Mcenroe outburst, Lou Gehrig, The Shot/89 NBA Playoffs Ehlo/Jordan, Steve Yzeman beats Casey 96 Playoffs, Stewart to Westbrook Hail Mary 1994, Forman/Frazier Kingston Jamacia, Bobby Thompson 1951 walk off to clinch pennant, SI cover of Jim Brown

  • 0:00 to 0:50 Joe Louis fight?, Bird v. magic in college, first indy 500?, 34 cards/gas house gang, bob beamon long jump?, Jim Thorpe/canton Bulldogs, Hank Greenberg, George Milkan, Toe Blake or Dick Irvin/Habs, Babe Diekredson, Sugar Ray Robinson or Joe Louis?, MLB All Star Game, Bronko Nagurski, James Naismith, Jesse Owens, Abner Doubleday?, red Auerbach/celtics, JAck Johnson, Jim Thorpe?, Jackie Robinson, John Wooden?, 4 Horseman of Notre Dame, English channel swimmer, Johnny U, Rod Laver?

  • epic

  • It's odd that there isn't any soccer image. In Europe is the leading sport par excellence.

    Great video and music. That's one of my favorite songs.

  • i thank you so very much for having this..... my late brother loved this video! it really means a lot to me!

  • i tried to buy this from ESPN and they couldn't do it. can't believe i'm seeing it again.

  • Best ending picture EVER.

  • All I can say watching this video is: Do you believe in miracles? Cause I know I do!

  • I sent ESPN an email to find out which song this was years later! I never heard anything back from them. For years I never thought I would come up with this until I heard this song in the radio and thought that it sounded familiar, and typed in the song's name and ESPN, and I finally got the answer I was looking for!

  • ...and who is the race car driver at 2:20?

  • @ChristineCAlb I believe mario andretti...

  • I don't think they should have included Nancy Kerrigan's knee-whacking or Monica Seles' literal back-stabbing. :(

  • ANybody know the music at the start of the clip - before Aerosmith?

  • GOODBYE.......AND HELLO HEISMAN

  • 4 people take baths with their Dad.

  • Yzerman moving blueline chance SCORES DETROIT WINS!!! DETROIT WINS!!!!!! coming from a non detroit fan here but that goal was amazing.........

  • The greatest sports montage ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Almost ever significant moment in the history of sports......PERIOD!

  • Brought a tear to my eye. I remember when I first saw this and being blown away I doubted ever seeing it again. It brought a tear to my eye when I first saw this years ago too.

  • i dare someone to label every moment in sports, that is featured in this video

  • @DustinPedroia2008MVP I just did it...take a peak...

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  • DOWN GOES FRAISER!

  • theres no girls in this :\

  • @xSimonne. There are several classic female athletes and 'great moments.' Babe Zaharias, Mary Lou Retton, Monica Seles, U of T's Holtzclaw, Romania's Nadia K, two scenes from Wimbledon, and of course Brandi Chastain to name a few. Fantastic Video.

  • i recorded this when it was live back in 1999 i was in my freshman year of college just completed my first semester as i graduated high school earlier that year...memories man. i was looking for this a long time thanks for the upload

  • 1:27

  • loved the Walter Payton short, he definitely deserved that.

  • if this is supposed to be inspirational why is the bronco chase there?

  • @crunchnut21, It's not supposed to be inspirational, although the song was. This was aired on December 31, 1999 if I recall correctly, and it's just showing some of the big moments, good and bad, of the 20th century in sports. It also showed Kerrigan crying, the 1989 earthquake, the Munich tragedy, etc. For that matter, I don't think the Super Bowl Shuffle is all that inspirational.

  • @mbgdx i looked up inspirational sports vids though and this came up.

  • @crunchnut21 Yeah. That's more of a search engine question. It's a great song but if you listen to some of the lyrics, it's got a lot of non inspirational stuff, too. If I had to guess, I would say because it's called Dream on and the word dream is kinda tied to inspiration.

  • gives me chills every time

  • thanks for uploading this...I remember I downloaded this off Kazaa (lol) way back in the day, great clips set to a great song

  • Pretty awesome Video,

    Love your videos selection! <Drop by our channel anytime!

  • the greatest sports clips of all time along with the greatest rock song of all time---cannot control myself----if you not sheadin a few tears on this one, you probably not as big a sports fan as you think you are

  • can't belief they only showed a picture of bobby ore's goal, comeon that deserves a clip

  • what is the title of last song

  • @rufia11 "Dream On" by Aerosmith (Steven Tyler)

  • I think it would be awesome if someone made of a list of all the clips used. I know most of them but some of the images and clips I do not know the exact significance or story. Someone help me out :)

  • The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant!!!

  • This is the best. 

  • if im correct this video was made by a graduate from my college program years ago, almost won an emmy

  • makes me want to work so much harder to win state this year..

  • Gives...me...chills.

  • Bravo to whoever put this together at ESPN. Good memories of a lot of the clips in this...brings a smile of admiration to my face for all of the athletes. Kept getting goosebumps watching this. @tigerrd23 Thank you for finding this. I hope it doesn't fall victim to the copyright patrol. Think I'll subscribe to your page, because if it does disappear, I'll be begging you for a copy. lol

  • Never show boat on osu's sidline or woody will fuck u up but still they never showed wat went on when bowman was on the sidelines

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  • Does anyone know the Orchestral piece at the beginning?

  • the 4 people who do not like this must hate sports, rock music, and america and as far as im concerned they do not deserve to dream on

  • Dream on-Aerosmith great song to play in sports videos....well any videos!!!

  • the best song.

  • Is the Tigers player at the beginning Cobb?

  • Unbelievable video. I remember sittin with the kids on new years day in 2000 watchin this on sportscenter over and over all morning. I've got it on an old vhs vid, but this is awsome. I love all of the classic calls. "I dont believe what I just saw...." "Theres a steal by Bird....." Gives me goose bumps! lol

  • the timeout at 5:04 still makes me cry to this day

  • SEND IT IN JEROME!!!!

  • @jordn64 nancy kerrigan she was attacked in 1994

  • I remember seeing this the first time as a young kid and remembered it to this day didn't think they had it anywhere though, ahh thank god for youtube

  • @Garrnett1 Exact same. It took me forever to find this video, i even called ESPN hoping to buy a copy and they said it was impossible. Lucky my dad likes to keep things around in the garage forever.

  • @Garrnett1 Same here...I tried to tape it in 1999, but the tape screwed up...I was devastated. Great video

  • This is one of THE best sports videos of all time. ESPN, whoever put this together should be editing all of your videos.

  • What about the guy with the tear at 6:30?

  • How about the guy with the tear at 6:30?

  • @LobowolfXXX U.S. Born sprinter Michael Johnson, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He won the 200 and 400. He contracted food poisoning just prior to the 82 Olympics in Spain so winning two golds 4 years hence especially emotional (and on home turf). Wore a pair of gold-painted Nike Shoes, ergo "The man in the golden shoes."

  • This is the ish!!!!

  • Here is also a very inspirational sport video, I think the person took idea from this ESPN clip

    watch?v=NJlBAAti5Mc&channel=su­nvia21

  • Greatest sports video of all time....the only thing missing is some great soccer highlights.

  • What's the story of the hooded dude at 1:09? I've always wondered what it is about, to be honest that picture kind of creeps me out.

  • @OC1213 its the munich olympics kidnapper

  • @bjaymore Yeah, i found that out just a couple of minutes after i wrote the image. Cheers though!

  • My dad had this on vhs until my mom taped over it..

  • I remember when espn came out with this in late 99. I was a junior in high scool, it's the closest I came to crying since I was a kid. Perfect.

  • @ellisd53562 senior*

  • Did anyone ever find out the song at the beginning?

  • greatest sports video ever made, EVER

  • JESSE OWENS-THE LEGEND. CLEVELAND OHIO-THE BEST PLACE IN ALL THE US.

  • @crueldawg64 The best place for heartbreaks too, I'm from Detroit and I feel soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad for your city and fans of the sports teams there, I would've hung myself already if I was a Cleveland sports fan

  • name song and singer please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @trunkv18

    Its Aerosmiths Dream On, singer is Stephen tyler

  • @tigerrd23 isnt it with a v? As in Steven Tyler? Not calling you a spelling Nazi, just asking.

  • @tigerrd23 STEVEN TYLER -.-"

  • @tigerrd23 *steven =)

  • @tigerrd23 omg.. its

    From aerosmith

    the song is dream on

    and yea thats it,and its steven tyler! not stephen... hes the singer of aerosmith

  • @trunkv18 Steven tyler!!!!(:

  • amazing video best one ive ever seen

  • Whats the skiers name that wiped out hard?????

  • @shawdowwolf17 Austrian downhill skier Hermann Maier at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. He was okay...went on to win gold later in a different event.

  • I remember our gym teacher showed us this in junior high,sweet vid

  • That earthquake caused the Giants to lose the World Series back in 1989

  • One day the usa soccer team will be up there as the greatest miracle

  • This is a good video, but it is all football, basketball, and hockey. Where are all of the amazing moments from soccer, swimming, track and field, and gymnastics?

  • I have this on tape when it was 1st aired December 31, 1999...I will never lose that tape!

  • gossebumbs at the miracle on ice part....

  • @hossahunter22 Thank you for posting this. I was trying to remember all day what movie I said I was going to watch yesterday and you just reminded me. Yesssssssss

  • whats funny is the player that Jordan hit that game winning shot on is a Comentator for the AFL's Spokane Shock :P

  • If you care about sports or Aerosmith at all.....watch

  • @jordn64

    Nancy Kerigan

    Figure Skater whos main competion, tonya harding, boyfriend took a crow-bar to her knees and ended her career.

  • @tigerrd23 It didn't quite end her career. Kerrigan still won silver at the ensuing Olympic games. Then she did a pretty good job of killing her career (or her popularity at least) by saying stupid things.

  • @tigerrd23 fuuuuck, thats nasty!

  • @tigerrd23 It didn't end her career. She just couldn't perform in these American Trials. She went on to the Olympics and got a Silver.

  • gives me ghost bumps

  • Whats the problem at 1:11 to 1:19 ?

  • @Sangman035 The first bit is the '89 San Fran earthquake. It happened right before Game 3 of the '89 World Series between the Giants and the A's. The video clips are from the pregame telecast, when the quake struck. The second bit is Nancy Kerrigan at the '94 US ice-skating world championships after she was attacked by the ex-husband of her rival, Tonya Harding. She suffered a knee injury in the attack that kept her out of the competition.

  • @Sangman035 ... the earthquake in san fransico, i think during the world series.

  • Whats the problem at 1.11 to 1.19 ?

  • great video, makes you love life and motivates you to push yourself to your full poteintal and become the best person you can be not only in your sport but every breath you take. i thank god for giving me the ability to play football because i know theres someone that would give up there whole life just to have the ability and opportunity i have today for one day. i thank the lord for everything.....

  • "Down goes Fray-zhuh, Down goes Fray-zhuh."

  • DOWN GOES FRASER!

  • Good video for american sports, but hardly representative of world sports greatest moments. Major areas like track and field, gymnastics, swimming, football (soccor) and cycling dismissed in a handful of shots or ignored.

  • they should dedicate a video to the greatest football moments of the century. i can think of many clips, like zidane in 1998, pele, eric cantona etc.

  • 2:28 lenny bias (past is gone) f... epical

  • Man I get chills to especaly at the salt lake hockey game..... Crazy stuff

  • Yeah...very nice indeed.

  • 6:10 epic

  • ESPN ruined sports.

  • Chill time.

  • GREATEST MONTAGE EVER!

  • I just get chills watchn this video!! FREAKIN CHILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!

  • Every time I watch this video I get chills. Awesome stuff!

  • Beautiful

  • where is PELE?

  • @orgullochivas84 Good question. This video has some great scenes, but not complete without soccer (football).

  • how the hell does this not have at least 1 mil views

  • Agreed.

    There must be other versions on Youtube, because this is way way too good to only have the tiny amount of views (42,951) it does.

    I have forwarded the link to probably 20 people myself over the last few months.

    Believe me, I'm doing my part to get it over a million.

    P.S.- It's all I can do to keep sitting here at my desk some days after watching it. I feel like going out and playing some seriously hardcore hockey.

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  • @bigmathafaka I keep thinking this isn't the only version on Youtube, but apparently it is (as far as I could find).

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  • This is incredible. For someone who saw the US Hockey team beat the Russians and win the gold, it is the essence of the message, to dream and believe in miracles and my favorite part.

  • its no miracle if canada was playing that year you would have gotten dummied

  • this is an amazing video, don't want to nit pick, but nothing on the Big Red Machine? Kinda surprising

  • Goosebumps.