Who Has the Best Celebration in Sports?

Who Celebrates in Style?
By Andrew McCarten, TheSportsStand.com (8/19/07)

Everyone loves exciting plays in sports, but a new generation of sports fans have grown up with trademark celebrations of many athletes. So the debate rages on, who has the best celebration? We’ll look at the 5 best in this article.

5. Green Bay Packers, “The Lambeau Leap”- Almost every time a Packers player scores, they take this traditional trip into the stands. It personifies the emotion of fans and players coming together in grand celebration. No other team in the NFL has such a trademark as Green Bay.

4. Kaka, “The Upward Point"- As an 18 year old, Kaka suffered an injury that could have paralyzed him for life. He miraculously not only recovered, but was able to become arguably the best footballer in the world. He has won the World Cup and the Champions League twice. After every goal, Kaka points both hands to God as a sign of how grateful he is.

3. Kobe Bryant, “The Raised Arm”- Not so much a celebration, but more an act of defiance. Every time Bryant shoots he leaves his right arm outstretched in the sky, in his follow through. He knows it is going in. And when it does, he looks like the best (and coolest) guy on the floor. I have seen this single-handedly kill a crowd’s noise level.

2. Tiger Woods, “The Fist Pump”- Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world. A man who wins a lot needs a good celebration. So Tiger brings out the gigantic fist pump to mark his favorite moments. Remarkable shot after remarkable shot, the same celebration, yet it never gets old. The raw emotion many never see comes out in this thunderous pump.

1. Robbie Keane, “The Cartwheel, Tumble and Gun Shot”- The best. The Irish striker who plays for Tottenham quickly sprints to a section of Irish/Spur fans and the mayhem ensues. Keane does a cartwheel that goes into a tumble, and then gets up mimicking firing 2 pistols. It is the best in part because of Keane’s emotion and enthusiasm. It’s most famous moment probably came in the 2002 World Cup in the 92^nd minute to bring Ireland back from the dead against Germany.

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