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Better feel-good sports story: '09 Saints or '11 Japan women's soccer

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by FrancisFan3, Jul 18, 2011.

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Better feel-good sports story?

  1. 2009 New Orleans Saints winning Super Bowl XLIV, 4 years after hurricane

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  2. 2011 Japan winning Women's World Cup, 4 months after earthquake

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  1. FrancisFan3

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    These two have a lot in common by making their city/country feel proud while recovering from a natural disaster. The New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl four years after Hurricane Katrina and Japan winning the Women's World Cup four months after the earthquake/tsunami. Discuss.
     
    #1 FrancisFan3, Jul 18, 2011
  2. Baqui99

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    I would say the the '09 Saints since a Super Bowl is much more important than women's soccer, which nobody really cares about.
     
    #2 Baqui99, Jul 18, 2011
  3. snc

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    What about the '95 Oklahoma City badminton championship?
     
    #3 snc, Jul 18, 2011
  4. The_Yoyo

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    globally I would easily say womens soccer it happened just 4 months (not four years) and the world cup is a unique global event while the superbowl is just for the nfl and the US.

    most people here would say the saints since they can relate to it more
     
    #4 The_Yoyo, Jul 18, 2011
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    Japan. Especially since they had failed so many times to win the world cup.....let alone even beat team USA.
     
    #5 Uprising, Jul 18, 2011
  6. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    **** New Orleans.

    And like Yoyo said, the world cup is every 4 years
     
    #6 REEKO_HTOWN, Jul 18, 2011
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    Doesn't this relate more to our fairy tale story when The U.S beat Russia in the 80 Winter Olympics?? The Miracle on Ice game is what comes to mind when I saw the women's world cup...
     
    #7 VanityHalfBlack, Jul 18, 2011
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    Just wanna add that I thought when the Patriots won after 911 was pretty symbolic. That was way back then when I was rooting for them.
     
    #8 Jontro, Jul 18, 2011
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    I could not find a woman on either the US or Japan soccer team.
     
    #9 Zboy, Jul 18, 2011
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    women play soccer?

    oh wait...that's redundant
     
    #10 DonkeyMagic, Jul 18, 2011
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    Japan, they were playing for their country and they were not even given a chance to get to the quarterfinals and they won it. It is amazing and I love these women will themselves to a victory!
     
    #11 what, Jul 18, 2011
  12. DonnyMost

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    Japan, by a mile.
     
    #12 DonnyMost, Jul 18, 2011
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    1994 Rockets
     
    #13 TheresTheDagger, Jul 19, 2011
  14. Xsatyr

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    It seemed despite the media trying to paint the Saints as the new cowboys, america's team, most people were rooting against them. My perception from friends, family and the internet appeared to be that way. I could be wrong though.
     
    #14 Xsatyr, Jul 19, 2011
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    After decades of being the symbol of futility
    The AINTS became SAINTS

    Rocket River
     
    #15 Rocket River, Jul 19, 2011
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