well, accoding to Yahoo, Donovan will be getting a million dollar for that goal and win, while Isner has to win teh rest of the matches to get his million.
uhhhh, this isn't even close Donovan scored the most important goal in USA soccer history. I don't even know the name of the tennis player who will undoubtedly lose in the next round
Super Bowl? More like: the guy on the favored team catching a game-winning Hail Mary pass in the second round of the NFL playoffs, versus the complete game winner of a regular season MLB game that lasts 115 innings. How is this even a contest? Isner.
who is isner and what marathon are we talking about?? (not trying to be funny, I genuinely don't know...)
ehhh. Donovan scored against Algeria, not really an accomplishment. They were supposed to beat them. Isner's match was amazing. Unbelievable game.
Isner, American tennis player who won his first round on Wimbledon in the fith set with 70-68 in games in 11 hours. Longest tennis match ever
Donovan scored the most important goal in US soccer history, the other guy (idk his name), won a game in the first round of a tennis tournament, hardly the same.
Yes you are right, in 10 years nobody in the world will remember that donovan scored this goal (ok maybe the Americans will remember), but The game of Isner will be a record I do not see broken in 100 years. Maybe for the Americans Donovan goal is more important. But trust me in the eyes of the world, Isner's game will go down in history books, and donovan is just a guy who scored a goal against Algeria which caused the USA to make it out of the first round. Not saying the Donovan Goal is not a milestone for American soccer, but not soccer in general. The match of Isner is a milestone for the entire sport of tennis.
first round but it was actually their 4th game... well, just watched Isner got demolished this omrning... too bad.
but the tennis world will never forget the epic match that is the longest in the sports history... it's not like USA just grabbed the collective attention of a nation for years to come. I've seen many fans state that the US got out of the First Round for the first time since 1930. didn't we advance in '94 as World Cup hosts? unless USA wins it all, a single goal isn't going to redefine the sport. Tennis just got a story to talk about for years to come , regardless of the two participants.
We did advance in '94 and THAT was the first time we had advanced since 1930. In 2002, they not only advanced past the group stage, but they advanced to the quarter finals as well, beating Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16. If the US beats Ghana, they'll match what they did in 2002. They'd have to beat the winner of Uruguay/S. Korea to surpass it.
Donovan's goal will be remembered because it was the first goal to put us through to the round of 16, it is more historic. If this tennis player was the first American to advance in the tournament, then you would be right. But, I think Americans care even less about tennis than they do soccer. The world cup is the largest and most popular sporting event in the world, it holds a lot more significance for me. The tennis match was impressive, long, tough, but also very boring, these guys were practically dead.
Isner crushed in the 2nd round in the shortest match so far. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5326711 the irony is palpable
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