one has been heralded as britain's greatest olympian, sir steve redgrave, and the other is the olympian medalist that transformed hurdling forever. edwin moses. please welcome them both. >> the spirit of sport award is one of the discretionary awards given by the laureus academy. it's not awarded every year. it's only given when the academy wants to honor a truly outstanding achievement. >> we may be known as sportsmen, but each and every one of us is foremost a sports fan. occasionally, you get great moments that really take your breath away, moments of dedication, perseverance, and iron will. >> take a look at this year's worthy winners. >> as a team sportrehe t's probably no finer competition than the ryder cup. it was my job to make sure that my team would leave celtic manor knowing that the captain had done everything in his power to get to 14.5 points. that ryder cup was brought down the steps of the plane by corey pavin, and i said to myself that he's not going to take it home. >> the intensity level gets cranked up so much more on ryder cup. there's nothing quite like it. love t