Sports: Thrill & Agony - Greg Davis Sports Photography

If you are involved in sports, either as a player, a coach, or a fan, you come to realize pretty quickly that Wide World of Sports hit a home run when they described the emotion of sport as "the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat". The photographs in this section are meant to show just that...how thrilling victory can be...and how agonizing it can be to lose.

The "Thrill of Victory"!

PHOTO: Matt Potter, Washington State head soccer coach, celebrates in the dense fog following the Cougars thrilling sudden death, double overtime victory over Arizona State at the Lower Soccer Field in Pullman, Washington, on November 9, 2008. The victory secured the Cougar their first NCAA tournament birth since the 2002 season.

The "Agony of Defeat"!

PHOTO: An unidentified University of Washington fan holds his head in his hands after the
Huskies' kicker missed a field goal attempt in the second overtime of their "Apple Cup" Pac-10 conference rivalry game with the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, on November 22, 2008. Washington State made their field goal attempt in the second overtime period to win the game in thrilling fashion, 16-13, thus helping the Huskies on their way to an 0-12 record for the season.

More "Thrill of Victory"....Hoops Style!
PHOTO: The Washington State University student section, the ZZU CRU, go crazy following a Reggie Moore alley-oop dunk off of a feed from Faisel Aden during the Cougars 87-80 Pac-10 conference victory over arch-rival Washington at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, on January 30,2011.
And More "Agony of Defeat"....Hoops Style!
PHOTO: Unhappy fans in the Washington student section watch the second half of the Huskies 80-69 loss to arch-rival Washington State at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Washington, on February 27, 2011. The Cougars swept the regular season series from the Huskies, 2-0.	PHOTO: An unidentified University of Washington fan is led away by a Whitman County Sheriff and a member of the campus police department during the Cougars 87-80 victory over arch-rival Washington at Friel Court in Pullman, Washington, on January 30, 2011 .

And Finally...More "Agony of Defeat"...Wide World of Sports Style!

PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 1 of 6).	PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 2 of 6).
PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 3 of 6).	PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 4 of 6).
PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 5 of 6).	PHOTO: The steeplechase can be an unforgiving track and field event, as seen during this 2009 rivalry track meet between Washington State University and the University of Washinngton (photo sequence 6 of 6).

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