“Well, it's such a record that you can only compare it with Bob Beamon's long-jump world record set in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. At that time it seemed that it would never be broken. Tendulkar's 50 Test centuries is one such records which doesn't look like being surpassed” WorldWellsLooksLongRecordsCenturyBrokenTestsCompareMexicoBobOlympicsCricketWorld RecordsTendulkarLong Jump Author:Sunil Gavaskar
“It's now come out just before his record-breaking 100-meter dash, gold medalist Usain Bolt ate at McDonald's. Apparently he timed his meal so when the race started he would have exactly 9.63 seconds to get to a toilet.” FunnyRaceRecordsGoldMealsSecondsOlympicsToiletsBoltsMcdonaldsMeterLondon OlympicsRecords Breaking Author:Conan O'Brien
“Yesterday Michael Phelps set an all-time Olympic record for most medals. Phelps has so much gold on his chest he's been asked to join the cast of 'Jersey Shore.'” FunnyRecordsGoldCastsYesterdayAll TimeChestsShoreOlympicsMedalJerseyLondon OlympicsJersey Shore Author:Conan O'Brien
“NBC announced that during the summer Olympics they will set a new record by airing over 1200 hours of coverage. Which is amazing because that's 10 hours longer than the coverage of Reagan's funeral.” HoursRecordsSummerFuneralOlympicsCoverageNbc Author:Conan O'Brien
“(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.” ThinkingWorldRecordsSummerAthleteOlympicsWorld Records Author:Noureddine Morceli
“I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'.” WantYearsMindRunningAbleWantedWinningRecordsTrainingGoldTrackOlympicsMedalGold MedalsTrack RecordSprintRunning Track Author:Sheila E.
“The luge is the only Olympic event where you could have people competing in it against their will, and it would look exactly the same. Take people off the street, 'Hey, hey, hey, what is this?! I don't wanna be in the luge!' Once you put that helmet on them, 'You're in the luge, buddy!' 'aaaAAAaaaAAAaaaAAA... aaaAAAAA...' World record. Didn't even wanna do it. I'd like to see that next Olympics, the Involuntary Luge.” PeopleWorldLooksNextRecordsStreetsEventsHeyOlympicsCompetingBuddyHelmetInvoluntaryWorld Records Author:Jerry Seinfeld