The thrill, excitement, and intensity are all common characteristics of any beginning and history of certain sports in the world. Sports was actually derived from the French word, desport, which means recreation or leisure. Ultimately, its very purpose is to entertain when it started around 1300. It requires physical exertion, wherein you could observe competition, and award or medals are being presented that motivate participants to prepare well prior to the big event. There are also series of rounds that vary depending on the level of difficulty. Today, we could see how nations or countries are being one because of the Olympics, and other physical activities that aim to showcase sportsmanship, citizenship, and unity. Some of the known sports today that are being followed by many not just as fans, but even in social media sites are basketball, baseball, football, and a lot more. However, behind the serious bouts, we could also find witty and candid photos of athletes. You’ll love these top 10 funniest sports photos of all time, which were captured by the  critical eyes of professional photographers that indeed are worth more than a thousand words.

10. Where’s the Ball? 

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He is striking the ball, right? Or he was just busy doing some practices before the game begins? Wait the game did begin already? What was he doing? Imagine his facial expression as if he gave his all to hit the winning score, but where did the ball go? This was one of the pictures that you could share and laugh with friends. Now, did you see the ball? Go, and find it.

9. We Are Compatible

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You rarely see equal height shots like this on air. If not with the sport bandages which were put on the other player, you would not recognize that they are indeed two players, and not some Siamese twin. They are indeed identical players that have same height and color of uniform since they both belong in the same team. The same wave of hands & arms looked that they were really compatible. They are not twins, but this was one of the best sport photo shots that you would see on this list.

8. Worshiping from Afar

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You would be brought back to some cult movies, and other canonical scenes in the Old Testament, where people worshipped a person by putting their hands-up that suggests yearning to hold a person or thing that they worship, treating them as idols. Does this picture tell that the crowd wants to touch the player or the ball? Look at the facial expression of the player. Was he trying to hold off the ball or was he afraid of the people’s reactions?

7. Can I Kiss You

Photo Source: http://www.mandatory.com/2012/05/22/when-sports-go-horribly-wrong/20

We usually see a man asking for a girl’s adorable kiss. But this time around, a man to man saddened kiss in the field game might shock you. Though it was not intended, the photographer was able to time the moment when two opposing players bumped in the race for a goal. Because of the perfect shot, it seemed like that they’ve been kissing the whole time.

6. Driving Without Wheels

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Feels like you are still on the race track, but in reality, you are having your own race on air. No wheels because it’s like an airplane? We don’t know exactly what happened after the wheels of this motorcycle went loose in mid-air. He could have gotten the winning move, if it was meant for an exhibition game on air, but it was not. A big bravo for him.

5. Flying High

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Was he trying to win the long jump competition? Was it a frog jump with the positioning of his arms and feet? Was he preparing himself to swim on the ground? Look at his face? Was it an excitement of landing to the field and not in the water? One thing is for sure; hope he was not hurt after landing off to the field, saving himself from bleeding and other facial injuries.

4. Eye on the Ball 

Photo Source: http://www.mandatory.com/2012/05/22/when-sports-go-horribly-wrong/26

It was indeed a bull’s eye, because the ball was actually placed perfect on the left eye of the audience. Yes, he was not a player, but was just one of the audiences who were fancied watching baseball. He was not expecting the ball would have a different turn, and it was a kind of rotation that blew to his eyes. Whatever the reason why the ball went there, it was like a golf tournament with the ball perfectly making a hole in one, not in the golf course, but to the audience’s left eye.

3. Four Arms

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Stop figuring it out if this person is an alien and almost got one of the octopus physical attributes of having few arms. In reality, he doesn’t have four arms and not even four hands. Because of the quick snapshot of the camera plus low shutter speeds, it has caught the perfect motion of arms that looked like this person was Four Arms. It’s one of the most favorite and never forgotten sport photos because of the deceptive photo that did not undergo editing from image manipulating programs. It was real as it is, and it all came from one person.

2. Shocked or Electrified

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Did she see something on air? Was she shocked seeing an unseen being that almost electrified her in this stance? This picture really tells and speaks a lot of things that one might wonder, and keeps on guessing on what exactly happened to her? Why did she have that expression?

1. Serious or Confused?

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Have you seen Kobe Bryant as serious as he is in this setting? Was he upset or thinking of something that he can do to contribute to the winning streak of Lakers? Was he looking to one of the players of the other team, and would like to get even? His eyes and expression speak that he was kind of furious, and yet still control of things. Otherwise, he was just serious watching the whole game, and waiting for his turn to give some magical moves, and make a win for his team.