Art of the Choke

Contents:
0:00 Remembered in Defeat
3:31 The Blooper
6:49 The Blunder
10:42 The Oddity
12:51 The Upset
22:16 The Nightmare
29:17 The Meltdown
36:18 The Inconceivable

References and Further Viewing:

[aledandrian]

Never forget the costliest choke in sports history, the own goal scored by Colombian player Andrés Escobar in the 1994 World Cup that led to his team's elimination, shortly after which he was “coincidentally” murdered

[joebro]

"Baseball is one of the only sports with no time limit; meaning that the potential for suffering is theoretically...infinite"
Absolute Poetry

[GhostGum]

I have been a Toronto Maple Leafs fan since I could walk. All I know is chokes and pain.

[alenciagaboots]

A few historic chokes that have happened after this video
1 - The 22-23 Bruins, who broke the record with 65 wins, blew a 3-1 lead to the 8th seed Florida Panthers
2 - The Colts blowing a 33-0 lead in 25 minutes to the Vikings, the largest blown lead in NFL history
3 - The 8 seed heat beating the 1 seed bucks in historic fashion

[JoshSketchShow]

I DEMAND you make an ART OF THE CLUTCH.
This was a FANTASTIC video, Emp.

[KanyeMeatrider]

Douglas’ story is really beautiful. He promised his dying mother that he was gonna beat Tyson. And a few days before the fight, his mother died and he used that as motivation to defeat him. That is some rocky balboa shit right there.

[Wendigoon]

Every EmpLemon video ends with me punching the air and ready to do something violent, I love it. This video was fantastic as always, great work dude

[ulises]

24:02 This is the story of the penalty of Roberto Baggio's, the man who died standing. Year 1970 Ferido Baggio, father of Roberto, couldn't hide his sad face after the defeat in the World Cup final, a painful 4 to 1 to that Brazil of Pele, Jairzino and Jerson, caused the tears of a man who had to be consoled by His son, just 3 years old, Robby, as they called him, then hugged his father's leg and said, "Calm down dad, I'll beat Brazil. I'll win a world cup for you." And we don't know if it was God or just random, but In 1994 fate put Baggio in a world cup final and coincidentally it was against Brazil. the match ended up going to penalties after a timid 0-0. Brazil scored 3 of the first 4, Italy only 2, the fifth and last It was for him, Roberto Baggio, who had just won the Ballon d'Or that same season, and who had reached the final in an almost Maradona-like World Cup, the man who had promised his father to win a World Cup against Brazil, the eyes of the whole planet were on him, he was Italy's last hope. He took 2 steps back, he took a deep breath, but he ended up sending the ball to the clouds. silence invaded all the houses of Italy, on the field, Roberto Baggio looked at the ground with his arms on his hips, it was not a simple image of defeat, it was as if that prodigy had lost his soul, never before had such a bleak image been seen on a football field, infinite sadness could be seen in his eyes, the representation of a frustrated dream, the broken promise of a child who swore to one day give his father something that he could never give him. nothing and no one could comfort him for more than 5 years, he even had nightmares with that penalty for a long time, and it is that, after that game, in Italy a phrase began to become popular that says: "Socrates died poisoned, but Baggio died standing".

[Bonald]

As a New Zealander, the moment you mentioned an 8-1 lead I literally started to say "no, no, NO" out loud. 2017 and 2021 hasn't fully erased that trauma it seems

[ulises]

24:02 there is a saying in Italy, ''Socrates died poisoned, Nietzsche died hallucinating, and Baggio died Standing''

[VladdyTT]

“Oh the band is OUTONTHEFIELD” is my favorite college football call of all time. The delivery is perfect for how absurd the situation is.

[theresam.]

my grandpa was a huge Boston Red Sox fan. He even had the newspaper front page when they won the World Series in 2004 framed on his wall. I was too young to know a lot about baseball at the time, but this video made me feel a lot closer to him now that I understand more about his favorite baseball team. It makes me bittersweet knowing how excited he was when they won and how hard it was to get there. He passed away almost seven years ago and I’m sad i can’t talk to him about it now that this video taught me about it. But I loved this video and thank you ❤

[rodracer]

"No matter how good you are, everyone has to lose eventually"

Reminds me of Mercedes in F1 right now, currently a distant 3rd in the standings and set to lose their 8 year long championship winning streak

[lbomb]

The main thing to know about competition, is that whenever you hear about a heartwarming clutch, that also creates a soul crushing choke :(

[alexheed]

Never forget: When Legolas blew a 17-2 lead at Helm's Deep

[drucexx]

The fact that a few months after this video, the jaguars choked an 8-3 record away and missed the playoff is extraordinary.

[italianstuddmuffin]

An honorable mention for the Inconceivable is Brazil vs. Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final. The tournament was in Brazil and home favorites should have gone all the way (at least to the final), but ended up losing 1-7 to Germany. Watching it unfold live was a surreal experience.

[FrankZR]

"The truth is, outside of the sports world, most of us are losers."
Truer words have never been spoken.
Never change EmpLemon.

[therealpoketom]

"Life is like a game of Tetris, your achievements disappear while your mistakes keep piling up" AND
"One mistake is all it takes to ruin a lifetime of great achievements" 2 quotes that are beyond painfully true for not just sports

[twoforfive]

As an athlete myself, watching Jean desperately try to salvage the hole was the most painful one. Having a huge lead only to inexplicably be unable to do everything that got you there is one of the worst things imaginable for an athlete. The thought process of "it's just one point it doesn't really matter, ok thats two i got this, now its 3 i gotta correct this" with the desperation increasing each time until you're now tied or even losing is stomach churning. On top of that I'm in a solo sport, so I got no team to back me up so if I lose it is solely my fault.