1. Hit a 91 MPH fastball over the center field fence for a homerun (baseball).

2. Hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with no time left to send the game into overtime (basketball).

3. Complete an 80-yard drive within the final 2 minutes of the game to score a touchdown (football).

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I would say that hitting the home run would be the most difficult.

The ball is coming at you at 91 miles per hour from 60 feet 6 inches away and you have about a second in order to determine the spin of the ball, the placement of the ball, the speed of the ball and take a rounded piece of wood and strike the ball so that it projects over 300 feet in front of you.

In comparison, the 1-and-1 will produce pressure, but if one's mechanics are flawless, then especially for a pro, it should be pretty easy because the shot is uncontested, and the shooter can take the time to concentrate.

The 80-yard drive would be difficult, but the chances are great of throwing the ball down field and getting pass interference or defensive holding calls to help. In addition, a screen pass and a broken tackle can lead to an 80-yard run or if a defender falls down.

So the skill of hitting the baseball that distance to me seems the hardest of the three.

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I vote for the homerun. To me the homerun is the most exciting event that occurs and the most difficult to accomplish in sports.

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"And God said, you are responsible for the fish of the sea,
and the fowl of the air, and every living thing that moveth upon the earth."

Speak evil of no man; don't be a brawler, but be gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

I think the most difficult would be the home run because you have the most extreme variables with a very difficult success-to-opportunity ratio, and an extremely low tolerance to error. (left-field and right-field are prohibited)

The one-and-one seems to be statistically the easiest. You have no room for error, but you have no adverse variables that have direct influence on the results; wind, opponents, clock, etc. More personal control means better chance for success

The 80 yard drive seems to be the most daunting. But, while you have the most variables; weather, clock, number of opponents, etc. you also have the most chances. Exactly how daunting, well, the OP did not include the number of time-outs. With all three time-outs remaining, this may be the second easiest of the three tasks. With two time-outs or fewer, it becomes increasingly more of a statistical improbability. With no time-outs, it may be the most difficult to accomplish.

I wonder if the actual "frequency of occurrence" would bear this out.

Great question, lots of fun.