Something’s Missing

Senna was always a risk-taker. At 21 years of age, he decided to drop out of university and head to England to pursue a career in racing. Still, people in England insisted that Senna would not be able to become a driver if he didn’t have a wife to support him. He thus decided to marry his childhood sweetheart, Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza.

Never Meet Your Heroes

Brazilian Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet was a role model to Senna. Upon meeting him, however, Senna was disappointed after his hero snubbed him. The pair became rivals, with Piquet even launching a smear campaign against Senna. Still, Senna wasn’t about to take this lying down, instead choosing to respond via his performances on the track.

The Top of the World

At 28 years old, Senna was a member of the McLaren driving team. There, he was partnered with world champion Frenchman Alain Prost. While teammates, Senna knew that he wanted to beat Prost in his quest to become the world’s best driver. At 28 years old, Senna achieved this goal, beating his teammate during his first year with McLaren.

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Most Career Strikeouts

Current Record: Nolan Ryan With 5,714

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan played 27 years in Major League Baseball and finished his career with 5,714 strikeouts. It is not only hard to see someone match Ryan in playing on a high level for so long but also be able to get high strikeout numbers consistently, considering the rule changes and the ability of modern batters to adjust to different types of pitches. Ryan has 839 more strikeouts compared to second-placed Randy Johnson on the all-time list, while active strikeouts leader Max Scherzer only has 3,367.

Most Single-Season Hits

Current Record: Ichiro Suzuki With 262

Ichiro Suzuki is known as one of the best hitters that the game has ever seen. His best season came in 2004 when he managed to record a total of 262 hits. The reason why Ichiro’s record seems safe is that players are now rarely appearing at the plate as often as the Seattle Mariners did. He had 704 at-bats in 2004 and is only one of four players with more than 700 in a single season. Also, no player besides  Ichiro has ever had more than 250 hits in a single campaign since 1930.

Consecutive Games Played

Current Record: Cal Ripken Jr. With 2,632

With all due respect to previous baseball eras, today’s game is played at a much higher pace and is more physically demanding. This is why Cal Ripken Jr’s record of 2,632 consecutive games played between 1982 and 1998 is as unbreakable as it gets. For starters, the previous record of 2,130, set by Lou Gehrig in 1939, stood for 56 years. Additionally, the longest streak since Ripken Jr. retired has been 1,152 consecutive games played by Miguel Tejada.

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Jimmy Wilde, Boxing

Winning Streak: 103 fights

Wilde’s streak began with his first professional fight versus Les Williams in late 1910. He was undefeated for more than four years, pushing the winning streak to 103 fights before losing to Tancy Lee in early 1915. Considering how demanding boxing is, his ability to win more than 100 fights in such a short amount of time is something else.

UConn Huskies Women’s Team, Basketball

Winning Streak: 111 games

There is no team in college sports that had a more impressive run than UConn Huskies women’s team. It started with a 96–60 win over Creighton in 2014 and ended only in 2017 with a narrow 66-64 loss to Mississippi State.

De La Salle High School Football Team, Football

Winning Streak: 151 games

Imagine going undefeated for more than a decade. That’s what the De La Salle High School football team did between 1992 and 2004, winning 151 games in the process. The story about their feat was adapted into a movie, When the Game Stands Tall, starring Jim Caviezel.

Cael Sanderson, Wrestling

Winning Streak: 159 matches

Cael Sanderson wrestled in 159 official matches during his four years at Iowa State and won every one of them. The only reason why his winning streak ended was because he graduated.

Jahangir Khan, Squash

Winning Streak: 555 matches

The most impressive of all the winning streaks is the one put on by Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan. After defeating Geoff Hunt in a match in 1981, Khan went on win his next 554 matches. He was finally defeated in 1986 by Ross Norman.

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Most Career Strikeouts

Current Record: Nolan Ryan With 5,714

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan played 27 years in Major League Baseball and finished his career with 5,714 strikeouts. It is not only hard to see someone match Ryan in playing on a high level for so long but also be able to get high strikeout numbers consistently, considering the rule changes and the ability of modern batters to adjust to different types of pitches. Ryan has 839 more strikeouts compared to second-placed Randy Johnson on the all-time list, while active strikeouts leader Max Scherzer only has 3,367.

Most Single-Season Hits

Current Record: Ichiro Suzuki With 262

Ichiro Suzuki is known as one of the best hitters that the game has ever seen. His best season came in 2004 when he managed to record a total of 262 hits. The reason why Ichiro’s record seems safe is that players are now rarely appearing at the plate as often as the Seattle Mariners did. He had 704 at-bats in 2004 and is only one of four players with more than 700 in a single season. Also, no player besides  Ichiro has ever had more than 250 hits in a single campaign since 1930.

Consecutive Games Played

Current Record: Cal Ripken Jr. With 2,632

With all due respect to previous baseball eras, today’s game is played at a much higher pace and is more physically demanding. This is why Cal Ripken Jr’s record of 2,632 consecutive games played between 1982 and 1998 is as unbreakable as it gets. For starters, the previous record of 2,130, set by Lou Gehrig in 1939, stood for 56 years. Additionally, the longest streak since Ripken Jr. retired has been 1,152 consecutive games played by Miguel Tejada.

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Something’s Missing

Senna was always a risk-taker. At 21 years of age, he decided to drop out of university and head to England to pursue a career in racing. Still, people in England insisted that Senna would not be able to become a driver if he didn’t have a wife to support him. He thus decided to marry his childhood sweetheart, Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza.

Never Meet Your Heroes

Brazilian Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet was a role model to Senna. Upon meeting him, however, Senna was disappointed after his hero snubbed him. The pair became rivals, with Piquet even launching a smear campaign against Senna. Still, Senna wasn’t about to take this lying down, instead choosing to respond via his performances on the track.

The Top of the World

At 28 years old, Senna was a member of the McLaren driving team. There, he was partnered with world champion Frenchman Alain Prost. While teammates, Senna knew that he wanted to beat Prost in his quest to become the world’s best driver. At 28 years old, Senna achieved this goal, beating his teammate during his first year with McLaren.

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Most Career Strikeouts

Current Record: Nolan Ryan With 5,714

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan played 27 years in Major League Baseball and finished his career with 5,714 strikeouts. It is not only hard to see someone match Ryan in playing on a high level for so long but also be able to get high strikeout numbers consistently, considering the rule changes and the ability of modern batters to adjust to different types of pitches. Ryan has 839 more strikeouts compared to second-placed Randy Johnson on the all-time list, while active strikeouts leader Max Scherzer only has 3,367.

Most Single-Season Hits

Current Record: Ichiro Suzuki With 262

Ichiro Suzuki is known as one of the best hitters that the game has ever seen. His best season came in 2004 when he managed to record a total of 262 hits. The reason why Ichiro’s record seems safe is that players are now rarely appearing at the plate as often as the Seattle Mariners did. He had 704 at-bats in 2004 and is only one of four players with more than 700 in a single season. Also, no player besides  Ichiro has ever had more than 250 hits in a single campaign since 1930.

Consecutive Games Played

Current Record: Cal Ripken Jr. With 2,632

With all due respect to previous baseball eras, today’s game is played at a much higher pace and is more physically demanding. This is why Cal Ripken Jr’s record of 2,632 consecutive games played between 1982 and 1998 is as unbreakable as it gets. For starters, the previous record of 2,130, set by Lou Gehrig in 1939, stood for 56 years. Additionally, the longest streak since Ripken Jr. retired has been 1,152 consecutive games played by Miguel Tejada.

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Jimmy Wilde, Boxing

Winning Streak: 103 fights

Wilde’s streak began with his first professional fight versus Les Williams in late 1910. He was undefeated for more than four years, pushing the winning streak to 103 fights before losing to Tancy Lee in early 1915. Considering how demanding boxing is, his ability to win more than 100 fights in such a short amount of time is something else.

UConn Huskies Women’s Team, Basketball

Winning Streak: 111 games

There is no team in college sports that had a more impressive run than UConn Huskies women’s team. It started with a 96–60 win over Creighton in 2014 and ended only in 2017 with a narrow 66-64 loss to Mississippi State.

De La Salle High School Football Team, Football

Winning Streak: 151 games

Imagine going undefeated for more than a decade. That’s what the De La Salle High School football team did between 1992 and 2004, winning 151 games in the process. The story about their feat was adapted into a movie, When the Game Stands Tall, starring Jim Caviezel.

Cael Sanderson, Wrestling

Winning Streak: 159 matches

Cael Sanderson wrestled in 159 official matches during his four years at Iowa State and won every one of them. The only reason why his winning streak ended was because he graduated.

Jahangir Khan, Squash

Winning Streak: 555 matches

The most impressive of all the winning streaks is the one put on by Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan. After defeating Geoff Hunt in a match in 1981, Khan went on win his next 554 matches. He was finally defeated in 1986 by Ross Norman.

The post Top 5 Most Impressive Winning Streaks in Sports History appeared first on History Chronicle.

Most Career Strikeouts

Current Record: Nolan Ryan With 5,714

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan played 27 years in Major League Baseball and finished his career with 5,714 strikeouts. It is not only hard to see someone match Ryan in playing on a high level for so long but also be able to get high strikeout numbers consistently, considering the rule changes and the ability of modern batters to adjust to different types of pitches. Ryan has 839 more strikeouts compared to second-placed Randy Johnson on the all-time list, while active strikeouts leader Max Scherzer only has 3,367.

Most Single-Season Hits

Current Record: Ichiro Suzuki With 262

Ichiro Suzuki is known as one of the best hitters that the game has ever seen. His best season came in 2004 when he managed to record a total of 262 hits. The reason why Ichiro’s record seems safe is that players are now rarely appearing at the plate as often as the Seattle Mariners did. He had 704 at-bats in 2004 and is only one of four players with more than 700 in a single season. Also, no player besides  Ichiro has ever had more than 250 hits in a single campaign since 1930.

Consecutive Games Played

Current Record: Cal Ripken Jr. With 2,632

With all due respect to previous baseball eras, today’s game is played at a much higher pace and is more physically demanding. This is why Cal Ripken Jr’s record of 2,632 consecutive games played between 1982 and 1998 is as unbreakable as it gets. For starters, the previous record of 2,130, set by Lou Gehrig in 1939, stood for 56 years. Additionally, the longest streak since Ripken Jr. retired has been 1,152 consecutive games played by Miguel Tejada.

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