The NBA was brilliant in coming up with these type of advertisements: Videos where two opponents are split down the middle, look you in the eye and rattle off a motivating monologue that pumps you up more than the Rocky soundtrack.

Then they asked Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to do it, and well, it just wasn’t the same. As the two legends were telling me how rivalries remain and the feelings remain the same, I couldn’t help but wonder how many takes it took each man to complete the 24-second ad. Bird’s droopy eye had me feeling like he would pass our any moment.

And as much as I make fun of these two, I have to bow down to both of them for being so great in their respective careers. It also made me think about the top old guys in sports right now.

Without further ado, another TSC countdown: The Top 5 Old Guys in Sports

5. Leo Fiyalko

This 92-year-old, legally blind man hit a 110-yard hole in one on the fifth hole at Cove Cay Country Club in Florida. There are 20-year-old guys out there who can’t even get it in the hole on their first, second and third tries. (That’s what she said.)

4. Dale Davis

Another blind fogey, this 78-year-old bowled a 300 with a 16-pound ball. And get this — he did it with no bumpers! This WWII vet knows how to finger perfectly and get his balls rolling down that woody lane. Was that one a bit too much?

3. Joe Paterno

Even at 82, JoePa is still the greatest thing to happen to Penn State football. In more than 40 years as the head coach, he’s led the team to a 372-125-3 record and a pair of NCAA Championships and Big 10 Conference titles. Care to take any bets on why he was recently so dehydrated he was driven to hospitalization? I’m guessing it’s from all the tail he’s chasing. Then again, maybe it’s because he’s 82.

2. Lute Olson

This man is a college basketball legend. In his 24 years of coaching experience at the University of Arizona, he led the Wildcats to 23 straight NCAA appearances and 20 straight 20-win seasons. After he took a year off because of stress from the divorce of his second wife, and interim head coach Kevin O’Neill extended the NCAA streak to 24, he’s ready to coach again, even at 73. This time, he’s got no female drama standing in his way.

1. Bob Barker

“The price is wrong, bitch.”

We’ll always remember when Barker beat the shit out of Happy Gilmore. Barker, now 84, is retired from Gilmore-beating and game-show hosting but the beauty of golf is that it has virtually no restrictions. Just ask Leo Fiyalko. Next time you feel discouraged, remember Bob Barker. Also, remember to have your pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population.

Photos Courtesy Lowcarbgolfer.com (Fiyalko), The Storm Lake Times (Davis), ESPN.com (Paterno), SI.com (Olson), IMDB.com (Barker).