Players So Good They FORCED Rule Changes

[@onlyalisaawilliams]

The Biles rule is absolutely insane. I agree lessor athletes shouldn’t even think of trying those extreme moves, but to score her less than isn’t fair sportsmanship. Score her abilities, and if she win’s everything sobeit, once she retires others can win top spot . This everybody get’s a trophy is for nursery school.

[@KateSuhrgirlPlays]

They literally are nerfing her because she's so talented which is messed up.

[@HighTher3]

Won 32 medals won for her country yet still caught a pile of crap because she "abandoned" her country.

[@tjohnnyf7100]

Not anymore p. I mean she can quit anytime lol. She’s not one greatest athlete like Michael Phelps

[@nuraby_9228]

@@HighTher3 She caught crap from degenerate right wing racists, and their opinions mean nothing.

[@tolldoll1007]

@@tjohnnyf7100 English must not be your first language. If you're saying Simone Biles is not a great athlete, you're dead wrong.

[@ksamsel1]

While not a rule, Shaq actually is responsible for how backboards and rims are currently constructed. Instead of the rim being affixed to the backboard itself, it's actually attached to another piece of framing BEHIND the backboard (with the backboard basically acting as a divider). That way, the rim being hung on would put the pressure point on more metal, rather than the glass/backboard. The structural frame of the entire basket was also strengthened to prevent hydraulic failures too.

[@viscache1]

You missed Nadia Komanichi. She scored so many perfect 10’s that they lowered the scoring for many of the moves. After that Olympics a perfect 10 actually became almost impossible. Scores were given a difficulty curve rating which made it all but impossible for the best athletes to get the highest scores…think the Biles ruling in the 70’s.

[@12345fowler]

And also the fact that the electonic display couln't display a proper 10 note because nobody couldn't have imagined anyone could get a 10. True this is not a rule change but maybe an equipment change.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

I remember those days. Thing is there were a number of people scoring perfect 10, and suddenly it made it hard to score the participants. And I think they were right. A perfect 10 is something very special. It's not something you should expect to see even in big competitions. Now there were a lot of development in the skating techniques about this time. Sure Nadia was an exceptional athlete, but even she shouldn't score perfect 10 as often as she did. The sores had to be revised.

[@dearthditch]

Also if you watch clips you’ll see that she didn’t do anything at all close to what girls do today. But at the time it was impressive

[@sarahkeller-vp6hq]

Mary Lou Return added to that. Judging got a LOT tougher after the two of them. Still, they were a joy to watch! (Especially Mary Lou's infectious smiles, but I'm an American, so I might be biased.)

[@davidmather16]

The back flip on ice is impressive and landing on 1 foot is even more impressive

[@somecallmetim4490]

Doing it good is impressive. Doing it better is more impressive. Who would have known?

[@lisa196409]

I remember her they should give her an honorary medal for creating that move the only reason why they didn't want to allow her to do it was because none of the white female ice skaters couldn't do it and then even one ice skater who did know how to do it Scott he was a male but he couldn't do it like her. Sierra I think her name is

[@shamauunb6452]

@@lisa196409 you

[@alynn6669]

Without touching ground too well ice lol

[@wolfy5svn945]

@@lisa196409 shhhhh its cuz its actually dangerous. Figure skates are sharp enough to decapitate someone, and from what i saw when landing the flip they both put their hands extremely close to their skates before the tuck and flip. As a committee member i would personally feel it was an unsafe move. Banning it should prevent others from doing it but we all know black people don't like to follow the rules.

[@misterx6346]

A backflip on figure skates is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.

[@JustinParksandRides]

Good go god

[@loudemopsychic]

It's super impressive, but I do get why it was banned. Having no partner with your head towards the ice? Just too dangerous to allow. Even though lifts allow you to be upside down in pairs, thats a case when you have someone to stop you hitting the ice. In singles, you don't have that

[@irondragonmaiden]

@@loudemopsychic Plus, most of the skaters who tried it were former gymnasts, and so have the muscles to do it and the ankle strength to not break something.

[@campbellzachc]

@@loudemopsychic as a hockey player, the rule came very quickly when i was growing up that ALL coaches on the ice must wear a helmet. Rules at the NHL level now require helmets and a half shield. That being said, they don't want to encourage more upside-down activities. Practicing them or performing them, etc. ALL contribute to brain injuries. No, not the moment they're upside down, but the moment they contact the ice, and potentially slam down on it without the ability to prevent hitting their head, because it's ice. So, the balancing act lands at the question, do we make them wear helmets? It's not an extreme sport. And we want to see it grow. But we also can come up with an extreme sport version which, to your fortune, they have! They have guys in helmets hitting quarter pipes and kickers now! ON ICE! CHECK IT OUT! Protect your head! those things are valuable

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@campbellzachc Bah. Let them do it. They know the risks. And let parents parent. You wouldn't suggest to your kid to do a double back flip on a mountain bike unless they were ready - how is this different?

[@camillea4665]

Fun fact about Surya: She had a background in gymnastics. She got out of it since she preferred figure skating.

[@jeremielebrun3637]

I remember watching Surya in the 98 olympics, herstyle was more "athletic" than "artistic" ... but still, we loved and we were so proud of her, and we all knew she'll do her signature move...

[@akitadakid6326]

Simone- The point is that those two things doesn’t have anything to do with each other. She should be able to score the most points she can for her career. As an athlete she can be at the top of her game or cement her standing as the greatest ever until years later when someone else comes to challenge that. But it messes up her (real value) if the great things she does is nerf for “others safety”. At the Olympic level they should know their capabilities and how not to hurt themselves. It also should not be Simone’s responsibility to dial it down so they won’t “think” they can do what she can. It’s crazy that the bosses went and did it anyways. You shouldn’t value someone less to make everyone else feel better. That would be incredibly disrespectful to any athlete

[@CodeDonut]

honestly the IOC is quite racist and harsh towards black athletes in general.. black athletes usually get in more trouble and such than any other olympic participant.

[@daciajcksn]

🙄

[@ronc9413]

I don’t like the rule change where in ice skating competitions, you can do unlimited number of jumps to pile on points. So you can do 15 jumps of medium quality to beat someone who did 7 jumps of high difficulty with excellent quality. Or do almost the same routine as the previous competitor and add one more jump to pad score so can win.

[@ronc9413]

I heard the back flip on ice was banned for being too dangerous. I agree with that. It is an impressive “trick”, but if something went wrong, you could crack your skull or break your neck (and die).

[@dng267]

@@ronc9413 Oh cut the BS!!!! Go tell the ski jumpers to stop their sport cos flying through the air and landing 200m away is too goddamned dangerous. How many black ski jumpers? Now skating women all have to have their lives protected cos the black girl is just rocking the previously white skating show....how bloody ridiculous!

[@whisperecho7815]

Minor correction, it was the international gymnastics association (FIG) that devalued Biles' moves, not USAG. USAG actually rated her dismount a tenth higher the first time she competed it at a US meet (when it wasn't in the official rulebook, in which case USAG assigns a value based on how they expect the move would be valued at the international level), but then when she submitted it at the international level, the FIG assigned it a lower-than-expected value, and that's the rating that goes into the official code.

[@eugenekanguatjivi2025]

Biles clearly stands out. Imagine being penalized in order to level the playing field...Just wow...

[@Shendue]

Safety concerns isn't "in order to level the playing field", tho. F1 racing has a similar problem, in that a few constructors could make cars that would be way faster than the competition, but they can't because rules are extremely strict on how you can build a car due to safety reasons. Imagine if they didn't enforce such rules and a bunch of people started dying and getting permanently disabled. Wouldn't be a good publicity for the sport. It sucks for her, but makes sense.

[@havanadaurcy1321]

So you're in favour of injury.

[@blackdan0259]

@@Shendue But that is different though, you construct mean you can alter it differently. Human body however can't be constructed like that, you born and use what you have and if it is good enough from the rest you are penalized for being too good? That is the most liberal BS that I know exist

[@taublix315]

@@Shendue Very well made argument. I mean you have a Phoenix Wright profile picture so that's to be expected.

[@taublix315]

although it is sad that she gets less scores because of how amazing she is.

[@patton303]

Ricky Williams: Drafted straight out of college. Every other NFL player: Drafted straight out of college.

[@jnkewa]

Exactly!!! 😂

[@csn6234]

Gotta hand it to him. He's one of a kind.

[@Outdoorsguy1212]

One of the few NFL players to leave football in his Prime to go smoke weed in Asia.

[@indivian164]

Well, there are undrafted free agents, but its true that the majority of players are drafted out of college.

[@andrewcalvarese]

I think the creator of this video isn't from the US and isn't that knowledgeable about US sports.

[@TheSchmitt]

“Ricky was so talented, he was drafted into the NFL straight out of college.” Wow, that is rare!

[@NoFilterX]

He ain’t say it as if it was ground breaking news. he just said he was so talented in college he got drafted straight from college.

[@jonathonsanders2508]

@@NoFilterX Most players in the NFL are recruited "straight out of college." There's something they call the Draft every year where they recruit those college players. I've even heard a rumor that it's televised.

[@carnage2380]

Talk about a "No Shit Sherlock" moment for ya🤦‍♂️😂🤣💀

[@Yomomma45738]

@@NoFilterX Your name says it all.

[@Yomomma45738]

@@jonathonsanders2508 Lol when I seen his comment, then seen 75 others liked it. Who TF are those people. 😂

[@virginiaviola5097]

Surya Bonaly..still as incredible as watching that backflip at the Olympics for the first time.

[@MrSalvarion]

Has to be Biles. Having her moves score less basically just means that another winner will always be questioned of weather or not they were best.

[@clayongunzelle9555]

it's no question. that's basically the point

[@bl8388]

I hate when the devs nerf a character. Nerfing Biles made no sense.

[@E_X_H_U_M_E_D_06]

They did that cause she's black. Plain and simple.

[@jamessanders6483]

Obviously, she was the better skater.

[@Alkis05]

Many sports have safety limits. In F1 cars now run slower than they used to. No one argues today that that is bad for pilots today. It's not about Biles, it is about the sport. Besides, she was still the best and no one will ever doubt that.

[@fulalbatross]

It's downright criminal to not include Ingemar Stenmark in a list like this. The FIS changed the very scoring system for the Alpine Ski World Cup with the pronounced intent of stopping Ingemar from winning it again. No nit-picking of some technical trickery, or downplaying some special advantage - just straight up redesigning the system to make him not win any more.

[@declanc9791]

Mel Blount should have been included as well

[@alfaDude156]

That's because it is a list om american sports, and when an american entity does a list for the american consumers no one cares about the rest of the world ;)

[@JDYTC]

@@alfaDude156 Trollolol, yes, American sports like figure skating and gymnastics 🤡 And all that on the biggest video site of the entire World Wide Web 🤡

[@danielch6662]

Graeme Obree.

[@spencerdunn6933]

Is there video like this of it? Love to hear the story on Ingemar Stenmark.

[@ballinonabudget6229]

The fact that there was ever a debate about pulling hair in football is crazy enough . But the fact that they allow it is craaaazyyy!

[@gee1271]

Low key it’s incentive to have players cut their dreads

[@Zyryne1]

I brt Palo Malo would flip somebody like a pancake for that mess. 😊❤

[@gerrynowak9050]

How about world record javelin thrower Jan Železný, he launched it so far that it became dangerous to be on the track. So they had to make a rules change that the javelins themselves became significantly heavier so no one could throw them as far.

[@joeshmo13]

If I remember correctly after the change he still ended up setting the "heavy javelin" record as well that stood for quite a while

[@gerrynowak9050]

@@joeshmo13 yes, I believe it is still the record, not positive though.

[@mvoref]

It wasn't Zelezny that threw the old javelin the furthest. The WR were over 104 meter and set by Uwe Hohn in 1984. At that time Zelezny were far from the best. And the javelin didn't get heavier, they moved the centre of mass forward some 40 cm and made the nose blunter in 1985-86. And one of the main reasons for that was the previously alot of javelin throws landed flat with no mark on the ground, making it hard to measure the exact length.

[@core3481]

Imagine having the name candy Cummings. That’s epic

[@Sylau369]

I have a teacher named Mr wiener

[@ericgarringer6911]

Best porn name ever

[@johnnymoon6104]

Dick Butkis..... lmfao

[@justinoconnor9273]

Nice

[@KamikazePlains]

coom

[@tomfisher6422]

In the vein of the Stanky rule, Sean Avery also led to a rule limiting what a player in front of the net can do in the NHL. I think it was Brad Marchand that led to licking your opponent being specifically mentioned as unsportsmanlike conduct. Also, the success of the Edmonton Oilers, led by Wayne Gretzky, that led to the change in rules that power plays from minor penalties would end after a goal was scored.

[@LarryBlair]

@tomfisher6422 Completely wrong. The rule regarding a minor penalty ending if the other team scored was changed in 1956 because the Montreal Canadiens were so dominant on the power play. The Gretzky rule was a change to limit obstruction.

[@IamMonvi]

A small part of me feels like those rules against Simone Biles may have contributed to the mounting pressure, and her ultimately pulling out of some of the olympic competitions last year

[@wingerding]

It doesn't make it harder for her though, it makes it easier for others.

[@tribopower]

@@user-kq2we1ex3h wtf... I tough taking drugs to either increase or reduce your hormones was ilegal...

[@jakestroll6518]

@@user-kq2we1ex3h shame on you! Simone is actually female, Semenya is NOT. Semenya is intersexed with the Y chromosome and internal Testicles. She should either get in the female range of Testesterone or compete with Males. Sports isnt about your feelings or your pronouns

[@vivianclaiborne7653]

@@user-kq2we1ex3h Jacob, is absolutely right. and been right, as long as I've understood male .and female. Say what you want, everybody's don't care about this. Know who you are, and keep pushing. You are, who you are! Male, and Female GOD, did that, and regardless, of what people ''SAY''.....HE meant what He said. If He made them, and some believe He made an error, and he/she... trying to make a ''Third Gender''....NOT goNNa work....After the ''Garden of Eden''....GOD...said....''Get out of my 'Garden'......I'm closing it down....And I know the future. Believe no one, when they say ''God''....made them that way, He didn't...but go ahead, explain that to God, when He questions you, about your ''PARTNER''...👩🧒 God didn't create man and woman, to be partners and great, but to marry, and recreate....''Partners''. NO.......but for man and woman, to make. "Babies, babies, babies.... BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE BABIES, IF YOU LOOK ALIKE, WITH NO CLO- THES ON? RIGHT?. ❓

[@emikookime1849]

@@user-kq2we1ex3h The problem isn’t fairness, it’s safety. Gymnastics has a problem-gymnasts are at the top of their game around their mid to late teens. If you look through history, the amount of gymnasts who are pressured into competing on injuries is insane. The amount of gymnasts all around the world pushed to do things that aren’t safe or that they aren’t ready for is insane. And unfortunately they can’t just do a worldwide cleanup of the thousands of shitty coaches who put metals before athletes. There is a very big ‘win no matter what’ attitude in gymnastics all around the world, and so the authorities have an obligation to keep gymnasts safe when their coaches and the sport’s attitude won’t. This is not even close to the first time where skills were banned or downgraded in points to prevent teenagers from being pressured and forced into performing insanely dangerous stunts that could easily result in their deaths if they do it wrong. It’s a common thing across the world as well, so it’s not like they can just ban a single country for being unsafe. Gymnastics as a whole needs a worldwide cleanup but since those who are the best want to stay the best and continue to be the best, there won’t be a cleanup. Russia, China, and America have been fighting for who gets the top 3 places for years. America and Russia pretty much always competing against each other for first and second place. Both countries have horrible scandals with forcing gymnasts to do dangerous things, treating gymnasts horribly, inducing endless pressure on young girls, etc.

[@marcialandakanebeaulieu9229]

Miss Biles has no equal: hands down the most talented. It is outrageous to penalize her for her skill. The hockey slasher is certainly the worst. Can't call that 'playing the game' under any circumstances. It is a vicious, criminal attack.

[@hfriedjnk]

for the record that's not quite the way it went down and method recovered. Crosby doesn't aim to injure and only has a few times. also, brad Marchand and tom wilson are far worse. crosby's a respectable player as far as the NHL goes

[@vernonfrance2974]

She has no equal among the female skaters but many males are better.

[@metalheadisme8389]

You forgot the trapezoid they created for Marty Brodeur in the NHL. He was too effective at handling pucks dumped into the offensive zone, allowing his team to press defensively.

[@revparisking]

You forgot the Gretzky rule. Knowing that 4 on 4 skating in hockey opened up the ice for talented players, the Edmonton Oilers used to purposely take penalties such as fighting knowing that both them as well as an opposing teams player would be sent to the penalty box leaving the teams to skate 4 on 4. Which all knew would benefit Gretzky more than any other player. So the league created the matching penalty rule that kept the teams at 5 on 5.

[@commutersunited8846]

Remember the 2 line pass rule got changed, because of the oilers

[@m2esectr]

In 1952, Jean Béliveau of the Montreal Canadiens scored three goals against Terry Sawchuk of the Chicago Blackhawks during a single power play. That event forced a rule change where from now on, a penalty ends when a power-play goal is scored

[@tanderson6442]

Unless it’s a 5 minute major or the first 2 minutes of a double minor 😉

[@Kisamaism]

Simone Biles is now the greatest gymnast to ever have lived and ever WILL live. No matter how much another gymnast achieves, because of these rules, they will never be as great as Biles.

[@joeshmow1583]

The Oilers rule in the NHL you used to both go down a man when you would fight so instead of it being even strength 5x5 it would be 4x4 but the oilers were so good 4x4 they would literally do it any time they needed a goal and it almost always worked. The Brodeur/Roy rule was the Trapezoid behind the net because they were too good at playing the puck. The Devils rule was eliminating the red line to reduce the effectiveness of the TRAP. The NHL rule book is full of rules created to stop dynasties and GOATS.

[@c00kies44]

I'm pretty sure that first one is the Gretzky rule, because he would dominate on open ice.

[@wingerding]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it almost always worked

[@joeshmow1583]

@@wingerding No you are correct it worked 1/3 of the time 29.3% which is still to this day the single season record. Which in itself is crazy and is why they had to change the rules.

[@mirish25m]

If we are focusing on hockey, let's not forget the Rob Ray rule

[@srhabb]

The rules that are biased against Simone are absurd.

[@DaddyFutbol]

No

[@AidanMillward]

Authorities do it all the time. They changed the rules in track cycling to slow down the British because we kept winning and there’s the amount of things banned and rules changed to stop dominant teams in motorsport.

[@pureabsolute4618]

@@AidanMillward To your point - the Dodge Hemi being banned. Or Restrictor plates. Having said that, I still say Simone's is the most extreme, although similar in nature to backflip guy and curve ball guy. I'd argue Tiger also, but they didn't change the rules - they just made things more difficult within the rules.

[@vonstev1668]

@@DaddyFutbol Awesome counterargument. You have me convinced.

[@angelamilton5134]

Just like what they did to Lewis Hamilton

[@toldyaso13]

Surya Bonaly was always a favourite of mine to watch. I didn't pay attention to many figure skaters that weren't part of my home country unless they were getting in the way of figure skaters from my home country winning. But the first time I saw her (Surya)do a flip on the ice, I was mesmerized. I always watched for her after that. I see can't understand to this day, why a flip is illegal? It's gotta be extremely different and it's so artistically beautiful.

[@leadandelion5127]

Because of the impact way on the ice, it can shatter the ice more likely than other moves. Plus the classic - any sort of backflip without helmet on hard ground have huge potential for crippling injury or death injury. If you allowed backflip into rated moves others would inevitably do them for the points and people could literary break necks. Spinal injury in top tier skating is 1) really bad for the athlete for obvious reasons and 2) too expensive problem for the sport when you consider how long it takes to find talented person and train them. No sport want athletes regurarly ending in wheelchairs or dead.

[@danielcunningham2333]

I was most impressed by the woman that landed a one foot backflip on ice skates😮

[@MinecraftDude1245peni]

@Oren Black not really lol

[@justarandomguywhodroppedhi2038]

@Oren Black I'm a humorous guy , but your comment isn't something that I can accept, why don't you think before you speak, try to think scientifically first before you comment beautiful words, beautiful words without logic is just .. meh

[@lorddaniel20061]

Also include "the endless match" of tennis between John Isner and Nicholas Mahut that lasted over 3 days and forced the Wimbledon to change the rules to include a tiebreaker after the 5th set.

[@patpat8727]

@Oren Black They were both great servers and bad returners of serve, so no one could break a tie. There are brief breaks in tennis, and play was suspended overnight, of course. The 5th set ended 70-68. A regulation set is first to 6 games, but you must win by 2. So 6-4 is a set win. So that just shows how insane 70-68 is.

[@patpat8727]

@Oren Black I imagine it will get pretty boring. It's just two guys serving for 3 days, pretty much.

[@patpat8727]

@Oren Black that would not have been healthy. Or, I suspect, particularly interesting.

[@patpat8727]

@Oren Black it's not sports I think would be unfun. It's this sport and the fact that they basically just serve at each other for 11+ hours of game time over 3 days.

[@sonicrules666]

even without the rule change this will basically never happen again. It's an unthinkable amount of time and it's not like both players were stood still not moving around towards the end, they were still playing regular tennis shots and running. It's a wonder one or both of them didn't just collapse

[@stefanhurdubeti9563]

Surya Bonaly, what a great legend! HUGE performance from a petite artistic skater!

[@satsadarkpath2094]

Before watching this video I could only think of one player that had to require a rule change. Wayne Gretzky. He was so fast at the wrap around goal, that they had to widen the distance between the net and the back of the rink to allow more players able to get back there and challenge him. ... and I didn’t see that here 😅

[@djm5687]

The rule change had nothing to do with Wayne Gretzky. The NHL moved the nets further away from the backboard in order to increase scoring. It didn't work that well, and the NHL moved the nets back to their original distance a few years later.

[@shauncbruins3787]

@@djm5687 right! Also slashing penalties weren't because of Crosby. It's been a penalty WELL before Crybaby Crosby hacked his finger off. Crosby is just a dirty player who got away with it more often than not.

[@trollsbetterthenyou]

On the flipside, I immediately thought about Marty Brodeur and the trapezoid so he couldn't play the puck as often

[@shawnbogstie2827]

That isn't why they widened it. It was to his advantage to have more room to work in his "office." Many speculated that the "Great One" himself requested it. It doesn't make any sense to widen it for the wrap around and it is usually coached from a young age for D-men not to chase players behind the net. Good players wait for the D to commit behind the net and then simply go out the other side. I think you must be referring to the video game.

[@vedantbhalla2571]

I thought of the 55-56 Canadiens being so good on the power play that they had to change the rule so that the power play would end once a goal was scored.

[@katerinapeklenk2016]

He's technically not an athlete, but a guy named Terry Ewert took two remote controlled machines with a shuffling mechanism each to a robot fighting competition called Battlebots in 2001. At that time, both shufflers (like his bots Whyachi and Son of Whyachi) and true walkers (robots with legs that didn't make continuous contact with the ground) were given the same weight bonus over their wheeled counterparts. After Son of Whyachi won the heavyweight division, the Battlebots officials changed the rules so that shufflers no longer had the same weight benefits as true walkers. The robot has not won a championship since, but we fans still remember it fondly.

[@malcolmcox18]

🤣 I remember that I used to watch battle bots that's a memory I forgot I had but yea he was ahead of the game

[@Gilhelmi]

They are athletes. Athletes of the Mind.

[@ChrisHinners008]

@@malcolmcox18 I LOVE battlebots. It’s a really good show, and with discovery+, I’ll be a very happy camper

[@ChrisHinners008]

@Lil Yeet what

[@wingerding]

Ya I was totally wondering why they didn't mention this...

[@ariesgirl9592]

So basically the gymnastics committee punished Simone Biles for being the greatest gymnast of all time? Why would you discount someone's hard work just to benefit someone less talented? If they can't compete at the highest level of competition, then they should just find something else to do. Don't punish Simone for the other girls inability to compete! That's stupid!

[@seiichiii]

Well, I guess Biles is just so talented that they're trying to pull her down.

[@Kwolfx]

You missed the NFL defensive legend who had a rule changed because his brutal style of play terrorized offensive lineman and quarterbacks; and probably left many of them with permanent brain injuries. David "Deacon" Jones played defensive end; mostly with the Los Angeles Rams, for 14 seasons and in that time span he only missed playing 6 games. We all know the term "sacking the quarterback," but Deacon Jones invented it, literally. He used to talk about "putting the opposing lineman in a burlap sack and beating them with a baseball bat" and doing the same thing to opposing quarterbacks. At the time Deacon Jones played (1961-74) quarterback sacks weren't an official NFL statistic; however, modern statisticians have discovered that when Jones retired, he was the career leader in quarterback sacks and is the number 3 all time leader in quarterback sacks today behind Bruce Smith and Reggie White with 173.5 sacks. Deacon Jones deadly tactic was the head slap. He didn't invent it, he just perfected it. His hand speed and long arms allowed Jones to whack the opposing lineman on the side of their helmet. Jones wanted to disorient his opponents, make them blink so Jones could use his blazing speed to get around the lineman and go after the quarterback or chase down the opposing running back. If you watch a video showing Deacon Jones highlights you will notice his hands are taped up to protect them. What you can't see is that after taping his hands, plaster was applied to the tape. The kind of plaster that was used to make casts, for a broken arm, for instance. After the plaster dried Jones would have more tape put over the plaster. Deacon Jones played Left Defensive End. Imagine you're the Right Tackle on the opposing team and you get whacked in the head ten to twenty times during the game. How much energy are you going to have left in the Fourth Quarter to continue trying to stop Jones? Probably not a whole lot, and your mental capacity might have lost something as well. After Jones retired the NFL outlawed the head slap. Here are two short videos which will show you Deacon Jones' greatness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haLGnqh5mNx2n7c&ab_channel=NFL kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpW8iWp3osl1Y8U&ab_channel=MikeKennedy

[@joeshmo13]

Fantastic example right here!

[@mavrostitan1968]

i dont even follow anything to do with the NFL but i love stats and that second video is just...wow

[@saldiven2009]

Another NFL player who caused a rule change is Hines Ward. Even though he played wide receiver, he was aggressive and nasty when it came to run blocking. In running plays to his side of the field, rather than just blocking the defensive back in front of him, he would often come back towards the ball and absolutely destroy linebackers or defensive ends who's attention was focused on the running back. Eventually, the NFL changed the rules that prevented a player from doing this. Here is one example of the kind of nasty blocks he threw all the time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boLQo4SviNqeqJY

[@SuicideKing1988]

Thanks for bringing attention to this machine.

[@alexie77]

Ummm I’m sorry but I have two letters for you. tThis guy changed how offensive lines operated. This guy was so brutal grown massive football players truly feared him. I’m only half way through the video so hopefully they mention him. He was the greatest man to ever play football. No other person ever effected a game so drastically on such a consistent basis. This guy ended careers. Remember Joe Theismann? Two letters…..LT.

[@jonathantkyong8157]

The Sidek Brothers (amazingly 5 of them) were top badminton players representing Malaysia that invented the "S" serve, which forces the receiver either fail to return the serve outright or returning it poorly. The IBF banned the technique with shady reasoning just to make things more "competitive".

[@faieziabubakar207]

I knew this would be here..up malaysia!!

[@sticktothefacts8905]

Dont expect Americans to be able to look outside their own country when doing videos like this. For instance Walter Lindrum was so good they changed the rules of billiards to try to even the competition

[@sonicrules666]

@@sticktothefacts8905 Lindrum was one of the greatest players of any event or sport or game ever. Literally unbelievable with so much touch, skill, a fast brain, a total genius the likes which will never be seen again. Phil Taylor is the same at darts, no rule changes but they are both so ridiculous in their field of competition that the other players couldn't beat them in any sort of good day.

[@zarifshoeb]

You should make a part 2 for this one. I can remember 2 others at the top of my head and pretty sure there are some more. 1) there was this German javelin thrower who threw the javelin so far that it cleared the length of the field and beat the 2nd longest throw by a long run. Later they changed the shape of the javelin and made it heavier so it can’t be thrown that far. 2) There was this guy in cricket (pretty much like baseball ) whose team nearly lost and then he shocked the world by doing an under arm throw. Basically rolled the ball on the ground towards batsman and naturally he couldn’t hit it and that team won. That ball wasn’t breaking any rules at the time but immediately after that, under arm throws were banned forever.

[@terryrichmond4428]

The guys name was Trevor Chappell. It was against New Zealand who needed 6 runs to tie off the last ball. His captain, Greg Chappell (who was also his brother) ordered Trevor to bowl underarm.

[@Him_Dante]

They literally nerfed Simone 😂😂 that's crazy

[@smithvr5007]

Racism, no doubt.

[@wakoblank]

@@smithvr5007 Probably not, but okay. You can have your opinion.

[@brandonclark8395]

@@wakoblank It's definitely a bullshit decision.

[@fjeezy1305]

How is Wayne Gretzky not on this list? The guy had his OWN TEAM TAKE PENALTIES which was pretty much a death sentence for the opposing team. With that much open ice, that guy was literally unstoppable.

[@killercronicxx375]

Cause the rules of the game weren't changed

[@grafitechsolutions4649]

You left out Rene Higuita. One of the greatest soccer goalies of all time who proved goalies could do more than just holding the ball. He influenced major rule changes for goalies

[@TheGamerFru]

The fact that Shaq only did one 3-points in his gigantic career made me giggling XD

[@KaitouKaiju]

Why risk threes when he could literally run up to the basket and nobody could stop him lmao

[@mochabearry]

@@KaitouKaiju exactly lmaoooo

[@Myrslokstok]

Curry hold my beer 🍺

[@asdasf8817]

you forgot pat venditte he was an ambidextrous pitcher, but once he faced a switch hitter there was a loop of changing sides so the mlb said that the hand the pitcher wanted to pitch with must be clearly indicated

[@davidmaschino3359]

It was more specifically, the pitcher must choose his pitching hand prior to the first pitch and clearly indicate it, and pitch with that hand during the duration of the entire AB. (Obviously I'm just paraphrasing and putting in my own wordage but that's the jist of it)

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

He was amazing! Got to see him Pitch for the Charleston Riverdogs in SC! Blew my mind, and got to try on his custom, ambidextrous mit!

[@Oggymandias]

Tim Lobinger, a German worldclass Pole-Vaulter in the early 2000s was known for putting the bar back on mid air after hitting it. The practice was banned shortly after just because of him. Legend.

[@mhm8922]

I remember Surya Bonaly doing backflips and was absolutely stunned. I had no idea it was done before, although I must have seen it because the 1976 Winter Olympics was the first one I watched in my lifetime. Guess I just too young to remember, although I do remember Bruce Jenner in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

[@ernestbywater411]

The craziest thing about the NBA penalizing teams for breaking the backboards is that in the International basketball rules it was offense to grab the ring the way the NBA allowed the players to grab the ring and hang from it, and it had been for many years before Shaq started playing. Also, on the opening clip with Shaq driving to the basket, under the International rules at that time the basket wouldn't count and he'd have been called for a foul for the way he elbowed the defender in the head. But that sort of contact was allowed in the NBA.

[@Nick-hv8gj]

It looks like that international rule change was put in place to pussify the game. Next rule change; international players will be given time to change their tampons mid-game.

[@ernestbywater411]

@@Nick-hv8gj I'd rethink that comment, the rule about grabbing the ring was part of the International basketball Rules back in the 1960s and 1970s and was in place before the 3 point line was introduced. You were allowed to hit the ring with your hand or arm while dunking the ball, but not allowed to grab it as it would damage the ring and backboard, which then delayed the game to have it replaced. However, I remember watching the US NBA games with idiots swinging off the rings and not being called for it, so the rule wasn't in the NBA then. The NBA rules allowed for a lot ore intentional physical violence by the player with the ball against the defenders than the International rules allowed.

[@arentol7]

To be fair, by rule that kind of elbow contact is not allowed in the NBA, but by practice you can shove and elbow opponents quite a bit, and even more if you are a bigger star than them. Also, you can travel and double dribble almost as much as you want despite the rules against those things.

[@studgerbil9081]

The Hal McRae rule: Hal was a very aggressive and successful baserunner who would slide into second hard to break up a potential double-play, often going out of the basepath with legs high to crash into the fielder. This was fairly common in baseball before that -- Ty Cobb was famous for it -- but after McRae, the rules were changed to limit damage to the runner and fielder.

[@brijitglapion4577]

I'd have to add the NHL's Brodeur Rule. Brodeur’s prowess at puck handling was so well known that it led in part to the NHL changing its rules regarding where goalies were allowed to handle the puck outside of the goal crease, adding what is known as “The Brodeur Rule”.

[@borealphoto]

He left his mark on the ice!

[@markfenster5494]

You mentioned Wilt the Stilt but you completely missed the rule change he forced. The rules on free throws before Wilt allowed him to run to the foul line, jump and dunk (ala MJ), Because of him, the rule was changed so that players cannot cross the plane of the free-throw line.

[@BroomeBlocker4]

Not to mention everything else, refs were told not to fouls against him, offensive goaltending, you can't alley oop the ball over the backboard

[@theupscriber65]

No mention of the 3 second rule either?

[@jameslipke354]

YES!~APRIL LIPKE

[@rileyoakley7196]

@@theupscriber65 3 second rule was introduced in the 30s I think

[@nyanya2757]

I think that some of them weren't because they needed too but because they just didn't want them to win... which is quite rude and devious

[@cedricgist7614]

I really hadn't followed Simone Biles' career - just knew that she was yearly gaining more and more attention. I was surprised to learn that some of her moves were downgraded to discourage less-gifted gymnasts from killing themselves. Same with figure skating: it's hard to believe the backward flip is still prohibited. I don't want to see anyone get hurt, but --

[@MarcelaElviraTimis]

But... if those skills aren't discouraged literal kids can be pushed into attempting them.... whether they're ready or not. A lot of nasty things have been said about high tier gimnastics and figure skating... and there's actual evidence for most if not all of it

[@BrooksDunn]

The ball doesn’t go to the other team after the free throw is missed.. it goes to whatever team rebounds the ball.

[@yuvrajganguly]

Well, in the world of Cricket, Sir Don Bradman's achievements are closure to that of gods than any other player. He has a batting average of 99.94, while the second highest is just above 60. The British were so afraid of him that, that in specific test series, they invented a special tactics to stop him. They put 7 fielders in the on side, and started bowling full tose balls, aimed towards his body. Bradman still managed to score some runs in the series, but Australia ended up losing. The series itself became infamous as "Bodyline" series. For long, the rule of bowling a full tose ball above vest height has been banned. There is a TV series just focused on the series, in which Hugo Weaving played the role of Douglas Jardine, the English captain back then, and the progenitor of Bodyline.

[@johnwarr7552]

Yup, Harold Larwood was a bowler so good they had the change the rules. And he never bowled the man and never a full toss.

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

To this day when Shaq sees someone with a sign “Free Hugs” he assaults them, then walks back several feet to throw. Even if he has nothing in his hands to throw, it’s just muscle memory as he knew it wouldn’t go anywhere anyways.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Ricky WIlliams pioneered being drafted out of college. Before that, in the 1990s and prior, things were completely different. WAY TO GO RICKY!!!

[@mark6302]

Shaq is a giant man with a giant heart

[@bandito241]

and a giant

[@jessejames1082]

The blowing ball thing make me laugh hard ... I like that man !!

[@bugvswindshield]

Eddy Stanky is my personal favorite. He was at first against integration, but after just a few games he noticed Jackie Robinson would not stand up for himself and took the opposing player's abuse. So, Eddy stuck up for Robinson, even getting in many fist fights. Thats a good man right there.

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

What? I never heard that ever. I've watched and followed Baseball for 40 years and know about Stanky very well. Where did you come up with that?

[@bugvswindshield]

@@user-pq6mr6op3p i read it in a book about baseball legends. Can't remember the title. I read it about 30 years ago. It might have been a book about non other than Sandy Kaufax. (childhood hero, i'm not jewish, Sandy was just such a great player) ~ who by the way could stand flat footed and dunk a basketball, Sandy was a great all around athlete.

[@markuhler2664]

Now that's a video I want to watch.

[@fiyahquacker2835]

So he was a dick to most people but because he stood up for someone he felt sorry for being a dick to because they only took it he's somehow a good guy? No he's overall a massive dickhead and like many similar people there's at least 1 good thing about them that doesn't make up for anything.

[@ricardoburton7688]

Reminds me of how the U of Notre Dame got the Fighting Irish name, standing up for their black teammates and fighting hecklers and racist assholes and beating them down in the bar that night, respected the school and that legacy ever since!!!

[@realalbertan]

Berkoff / Suzuki were amoung the first swimmers to maximize underwater kicking in swimming... they now restict how far swimmers can kick underwater... even with 15m limit its now an essential skill in many races

[@andrewkingjr.6356]

I think of all of the aforementioned athletes, Kim Duk Soo's demise was the saddest, the fact that him mom and the referee over the fight took their lives after he died, is very to say the least tragic.

[@hihellohi5714]

I completely agree, and I don’t know why more people aren’t talking about it

[@Tybearius]

I'm honestly surprised you didn't mention the "Kam Chancellor and Bobby Wagner Rule". Where the NFL made it illegal to jump over the line of scrimmage to block a Field Goal or Extra Point. Legion of BOOM!! GO HAWKS!!

[@wallywonka808]

GO HAWKS!!!

[@jellydragon5015]

BOO HAWKS!

[@corygardner3752]

Yeah but only for players more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Isnt the rule you cant touch another player while jumping? I think you can still jump over the line, but you cant touch another player while doing it.

[@corygardner3752]

@@jimmyplenderleith9471 I’m pretty sure you can’t do either.

[@summerdance9774]

Biles...super human. A different level of bodily intelligence

[@MaplerInMaple]

Misbun Sidek in Badminton. The man served in such a way that even the officials couldn't predict where the shuttlecock was going to land. Needless to say, his technique was banned.

[@riffdagg6701]

I can't believe how foolish this all is. They're literally saying don't be really good at something. Just stay average or we're going to hold you down....

[@RoxasKnight]

Of course that would be the correct saying since people get too competitive to the point of jealousy in any sport. Many people would think it isn't fair to allow someone that is as strong as the hulk to enter a weight lifting competition because they want their team to win. It is the classic jealous human move to ban someone who is really good at sports or anything else. We human beings are competitive in or society and our jobs so it is not unreasonable to tell a kid, "if you are too good at something, do not pursue it as a career."

[@Todulchaos]

some of it is foolish i agree, but some of it, are just rules that were required to be implemented because people found ways to do things that were never in the spirit of the game. Someone finds a way to do something extraordinary, its either the new norm, or has to be banned if it was never considered before. You make it seem like its all just some conspiracy. (some of it is crazy though, the Biles things specifically)

[@Elora445]

@@RoxasKnight Heh, You should tell Johannes Thingnes Bø that. Not always ridiculously better than everyone else, but most often, he is. Generally, he most definitely is. Edit: Which can also be applied to Armand Duplantis.

[@RoxasKnight]

@@Elora445 I doubt that he would believe me since the factual belief that all people like to be the first in a competition because people are competitive in a lot of things would not be something people would believe. People like to believe that other people are naturally good but in reality people are more competitive thing people than good or cooperative thinking people. Which is why a lot of people don't realize how competitive people are and why the two people you mentioned probably wouldn't believe me. This competitive thinking is also the reason why capitalism is better than socialism. People like to compete and they believe they each are better than the other person in a group, so capitalism fulfills that need to compete and make people feel superior to other people whereas socialism would fill the need to cooperate and feel happy working together for the betterment of all mankind and all womankind.

[@Elora445]

@@RoxasKnight As always, the best thing is a mix between both things. Pure capitalism (also known as pure greed), is not any better than pure socialism. I'm Swedish, so I live in a social democracy that is also capitalistic. Yes, it works perfectly together. As long as neither side gets too extreme.

[@billh5923]

Bill Koch pioneered the skating technique for cross country skiing forcing them to create freestyle events which allowed skating and the Classic Events which ban skating

[@smokikee]

You didn't mention when college basketball outlawed the dunk while Jabar was in college and allowed it when he went to the NBA.

[@djm5687]

Don't you mean Lou Alcindor?

[@wingerding]

Lol it was banned for 10 years. Pretty sure Lew wasn't in college for 10 years.

[@haydenmary4849]

@@djm5687 same person

[@geoffcressman7950]

@@djm5687 same person

[@miba821]

At the start of the 1967 men's college basketball season, the NCAA banned the slam dunk. This was because of Kareem-Abdul Jabbar (playing under his birth name of Lew Alcindor at UCLA). Though not officially attributed to him, most people felt that it was due to his dominating size, he was over 7 feet tall. With that done, he soon developed and perfected the "Sky Hook". The no dunk rule was rescinded by the NCAA in 1977.

[@coolmanchu29]

I heard Jabbar got tired of dragging Walton and Lanier around the court, so he became a pilot named Roger Murdock.

[@samus1003]

@@coolmanchu29 I think he's the greatest, but my dad says he doesn't work hard enough on defense.

Simone Biles! Amazing Gymnast! Regards from Tabasco, México [Land of The Olmecs]!

[@csn6234]

0:43 Ricky Williams was drafted straight out of college? No way! That's impressive!

[@Outdoorsguy1212]

Yeah and he liked smoking Marijuana more than playing football.

[@WishySissy]

@@Outdoorsguy1212 big deal? Plenty of people smoke weed!

[@liberallarry847]

That girl landed a backflip on one leg 😱🤯🤯🤯

[@ulvsbane]

Here's a couple of more: Ingemar Stenmark forced the introduction of combination points since we won the overall Alpine Word Cup 1976-1978 without doing any of the high speed disciplines. He won one slalom race with over 4 seconds. Gunde Svan, a cross country skier, who were seen at the practise during the World Championship in 1985 using one single 2 metre long ski pole, of which use were banned the same evening.

[@jpcote7003]

He forgot to put in the Mel Blunt rule. Where the DB isn’t allowed to make contact after the reciever is past five yards. This rule was put into effect in the 70’s. Before that, the corners (especially Blount) would straight up tackle the receiver all the way downfield. True story.

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

That's why its unfair when people look at QB stats from before that rule and get judgmental about all the INTs they threw.

[@indivian164]

Yeah, the very first rule of when I saw this was the 'Mel Blount Rule' which has DRASTICALLY altered the way American Football is played for defenses. I'm really surprised its not on here.

[@vedantbhalla2571]

He forgot to put in a lot of rules from each sport. Can only fit in that many for a 20 min vid

[@RenzDavis]

Gonna be honest, No matter how noble some of these rule changes may seem. They only hinder the progress of other people that may be just barely catching up. Major credit to Biles for being so epic!

[@nicholasargyros3243]

You forgot BOB GIBSON & the reduced height of major league pitching mounds folo his epic 1968 season & his legendary domination of batters.

[@quinnsilence]

Damn. I totally remember Fabiola. That was toward the beginning of adding aggressive skating to the Xgames in in the 90's

[@alkh3myst]

Major League Baseball having to lower the pitching mound because Bob Gibson was literally unhittable is one of the best examples there is. At one time, Gibson's World Series ERA was 0.63 or some other insane figure. His World Series ERA. In 1968, his SEASON ERA was 1.12. 1968 was also the year Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McClain won 30 games.

[@drewskiwest5284]

i also forgot the male iceskater who did a backflip in his run and STILL won first place even after the points were deducted. that's how DAMN GOOD he was.

[@steevehoyoufat9155]

"He once missed all free throws he made." Smh.

[@penguin8615]

Let’s take the moment to appreciate how much effort BE AMAZED puts into his content for us. Great job

[@violetdreams1799]

great video 😃 Yes! thank you for your time and work, we appreciate you! 💖

[@liquidd1970]

You said that it's considered hair pulling, but many of the players would actually allow the hair to grow long because others would not pull their hair. It was way to avoid getting tackled. Many of them would grow the hair long and some even put in extensions because it made it impossible to pull them down without grabbing it.

[@12345fowler]

That does not make any sense

[@benjacobson8638]

They used to put it up in their helmets. Then knew they could get a competitive advantage if it was a penalty. I think it should be considered part of the uniform.

[@patriciarodriguez3863]

Biles is so fast I had to keep replaying in slow motion to see chow she did her flips and still couldn’t see her feet are way too fast!!! LOL AND ITS SO FUNNY IN THE BASEBALL LENNY RANDELL WAS BLOWING U CAN DEFINITELY SEE HIS CHEEKS FULL OF AIR AND BLOWING THE BALL AIR AND HE TEOLD THEM HE WAS YELLING AT THE BALL GOOD ONE LMBO ROTF!!!

[@robertwilliams060]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@timewithruby]

That's amazing!!! Doing a back flip on ice?!! Holy moly!! That was epic!!😊❤️😍😍😍😍

[@avice10535]

I remember watching the Mancini and Kim match on TV. It changed modern boxing forever!

[@BrottenGuy]

The infamous Mancini/Kim fight is so sad. Kim felt he was literally fighting for his life. He was in a VERY dark place. He meant what he said, to his trainer. He felt it was a literal make-it or break-it fight. He had nothing left to lose. He legitimately put all he had on that ring. The man fought for what he believed was his LIFE. He didn’t care how many times he got hit. This was IT, for him. He HAD to fight through it, in HOPES of winning. There is something to respect there, to some degree. The heart and determination that man showed that day. Just unreal. Most men would’ve collapsed under all that weight. I just think Kim legitimately saw it as all-or-nothing. He felt his back was against the wall, and his family was going to die, if he lost, anyway (I mean that in go homeless & struggle to survive. In his mind that meant dying). I can honestly relate to that fear. It’s terrifying, and you feel there’s nothing more to give. This man just had a job where he was able to give it all, in one last moment of glory. I respect the man, for what he did. It shows human resiliency. It’s just sad he died, for it…and so did his mother. Just an insane story.

[@truthwooph4083]

Well said :)

[@drkrishnap]

Toxic.

[@charitylove6518]

Let's not forget the referee... r.i.p

[@truthwooph4083]

@@drkrishnap leftism is toxic

[@angelogaray8019]

@@drkrishnap How is this toxic

[@darkjammin79]

One I'll mention is the NHL Avery rule. Screening the goalie(standing in front of view) wasn't new. But Sean made the NHL create such a rule where a player cannot stand in front of a goalie and wave his stick in the goalie's face.

[@Ucceah]

one correction: vert skating refers explicitly to skating on vert ramps, that have a vertical section of wall before the lip. it's nowhere near as "suicidal" as it's made out to be here.

[@FlipWarBucks]

The Dempsey rule is crazy. Like his foot was basically a golf club for a football. Wild

[@MaqBaits]

Great show. But..You Missed The Chicago Bears Devin Hester The NFL changed the Kickoff rule because he kept running back touchdowns and the whole NFL could not stop him and others so they changed the rule.

[@djm5687]

The NFL changed kickoff rules in order to reduce concussions. Kickoffs are one of the most dangerous plays in football for receivers.

[@MaqBaits]

@@djm5687 no that is surely incorrect. But I like your opinion sounds Feasible

[@djm5687]

@@MaqBaits @maqq50 I suggest that you look up "Secret Base Kickoffs are stupid and bad"

[@MaqBaits]

I actually watched it.. I know

[@brettstoner3984]

@@MaqBaits That's not incorrect. That's exactly why they changed it. Had nothing to do with Devin Hester. When they changed the rule Hester hadn't returned a kickoff for a TD in 3 years.

[@TK0_23_]

I cannot let this go. Referenced as Leo Duracher, Leo 'the Lip' Durocher was a baseball icon. He played in 17 seasons and was a decent player. He played fro two World Series Champions, for the Yankees and the Cardinals. His 1928 trophy was along side Yankees greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. But his real fame came as a manager. He led 3 teams to the WS, winning one with the Willie Mays led 1954 NY Giants. He is one of 12 managers to win more than 2,000 games. His nickname, Leo the Lip, came from his legendary arguments with umpires. He also had contentious relationships with his GMs, owners and league president Happy Chandler. He was known to be a little too close to gangsters, even admitting he had a passing friendship with Bugsy Seagel. Additionally he is sometimes referred to as the author of the phrase "nice guys finish last", though it is doubtfull he coined the phrase. Though he did take it as his own and used it frequently. He was inducted to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1994 by the veterans commitee. He died in 1991 at the age of 86. I am old enough to remembee hin. RIP coach.

[@therealmadtitan8555]

Simone will forever be the greatest gymnast of all time over them doing that. They immortalized her 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wingerding]

I would be quite surprised if no one better ever came along. Eventually there will come a gymnast who makes her and everyone else look like amateurs, it's the way things go.

[@DaddyFutbol]

She took drugs to win. But it's okay because she's black

[@brandonclark8395]

@@wingerding Don't hold your breath. It's probably not going to happen anytime soon.

[@carpediem4091]

It's so unfair though. She shouldn't be penalyzed for being better than everyone else.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

It was a young Lew Alcindor who so dominated college basket ball at UCLA that the NCAA created a new rule outlawing the Slam Dunk, which of course gave birth to the legendary Sky Hook.

[@nuraby_9228]

NCAA banned the dunk the year after Texas Western beat Kentucky for the National Title, cause they caved to racist white people who thought banning the dunk would mean black players wouldn't be able to play as well lol

[@styner3]

You both are right, the ban came the same year "Alcindor" was going to play his first year of varsity ball and the year after Texas Western's championship.

[@wingerding]

That's completely unconfirmed but maybe

[@tesscuzon9932]

You forgot to include the quite notorious Sidek service or S serve in badminton, where the shuttlecock was hit in the feather instead of the cork head when serving that causes it to spin wildly and would usually goes sideways when received by the opponent. It was finally banned in july 1982

[@trendyinsight9080]

So amazing to see player revamping the game to make it more entertaining!

[@miyukisamui3408]

I think Lenny Randall is the funniest one even though i don't baseball but i laugh because he just yell the ball.HAHAHAHA

[@dmp04]

I remember watching the game. I wonder if you can really blow hard enough to move the ball.

[@timm439]

I’m glad you put Dempsey’s kick against the leaning tower of Pisa for reference, since we all see that every day.

[@shoreknightseer3152]

Tell me you don't watch sports without saying you don't watch sports. Narrator, Ricky Williams was so good, he was drafted to the NFL right out of college

[@vergilmontiero2558]

Gotta admit out of all the comments that day this, your's was the most entertaining. Respect

[@arrneasfd583]

Pity they missed one of the greatest sportsmen to cause a rule change, Walter Lindrum who retired uncontested after 17 years as the world billiards champion, even after the rules were changed.

[@Ninjasnipes7]

But that backflip @ 19:32-totally legal, baby. This ain't ice skating!😆

[@thelastremaininglogicallib9320]

Drafted "straight outta college"?!?! Damn, he was that good???… He must have been the first player to pull that off since,... well virtually every other player drafted before him.

[@bjbosche]

Another player you need to look into is Gary Gait (and brother Paul) who forced changes to at least 4 different rules in NCAA lacrosse.

[@dspsblyuth]

Nobody cares about lacrosse

[@edlingja1]

@@dspsblyuth who cares about golf?

[@dspsblyuth]

@@edlingja1 a lot more people than lacrosse. Do you know how many times I’ve heard anyone say the word lacrosse in my 40 years? A generous estimate would be around 10. Many more people are in to golf

[@yodarded8712]

@@dspsblyuth Q: What happens when more than 500 people attend a lacrosse game? A: nobody knows

[@davidbresnahan2227]

Another rule change that I find interesting comes from Pole Vaulting. There was a pole vaulter named David Volz that became really good at adjusting or even replacing the bar on the vertical stands mid-jump, now known as “volzing”. The technique is now banned in pretty much every form of competitive pole vault because of how much it would boost heights when utilized.

[@hisgross]

That seems like an extra skill in and of itself. damn.

[@pulsarecho1952]

7:34 Poor shaq, they made him dislike hugs 🤣14:25 Sounds unfair to penalize her for being better than others.

[@rodneyjonesjr5910]

That's what I'm saying shes good and getting penalized for it