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Old 08-21-2008, 08:26 PM
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Sprinting has always been about intimidation and trash talking. Bolt doesn't do either. So what if he celebrates a little bit. If you had just done what he did, you'd have the right to celebrate also. What we just witnessed was a performance for the ages. I've never seen anything like it. Michael Johnson was incredible winning the 200/400 double in Atlanta but this was better. The shorter the race, the harder it is to dominate like that and Bolt made it look easy. He was a man against boys even though he is the boy. And to think that he's only just beginning to find out what he can do. I don't think he can triple in those events though. That is beyond my comprehension level. But I wouldn't be surprised to see a different double in London, either 100/400 or 200/400. I think I'd rather see a 100/400 because I doubt that's ever been done before. Remember, his coach thinks that the 400 would be his best event. I wonder just how low he can get with these times? Can we be looking at a guy that can go 9.55 and 19.20? How incredible would it be to have him set the wr in the 400 also and hold all three at the same time? Are we watching the best ever?
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Old 08-21-2008, 08:35 PM
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Sprinting has always been about intimidation and trash talking. Bolt doesn't do either. So what if he celebrates a little bit. If you had just done what he did, you'd have the right to celebrate also. What we just witnessed was a performance for the ages. I've never seen anything like it. Michael Johnson was incredible winning the 200/400 double in Atlanta but this was better. The shorter the race, the harder it is to dominate like that and Bolt made it look easy. He was a man against boys even though he is the boy. And to think that he's only just beginning to find out what he can do. I don't think he can triple in those events though. That is beyond my comprehension level. But I wouldn't be surprised to see a different double in London, either 100/400 or 200/400. I think I'd rather see a 100/400 because I doubt that's ever been done before. Remember, his coach thinks that the 400 would be his best event. I wonder just how low he can get with these times? Can we be looking at a guy that can go 9.55 and 19.20? How incredible would it be to have him set the wr in the 400 also and hold all three at the same time? Are we watching the best ever?
No doubt about it. I couldnt agree more. It was the ease of it that did it to me. It looked so incredibly easy and the other runners just knew it.

Shame on IOC. I found his act rather entertaining.
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Old 08-21-2008, 09:42 PM
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What's gone highly unnoticed and was the most awesome moment of the Olympics to me was David Neville diving for third place in the 400m. For anyone who hasn't ever taken a faceplant on a track while running 100 meter splits of 11 let me assure you it hurts like hell (I was 95% sure I'd lost a nipple). And your chances of actually beating the person by doing it is so slim that is makes it an extra awesome move.
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Old 08-21-2008, 09:56 PM
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So they are dropping baseball and softball and now I'm going to have to watch this BMX crap? There's a reason I don't watch the X Games, it is close to becoming the same reason I don't watch the Olympics.
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Old 08-21-2008, 10:37 PM
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What's gone highly unnoticed and was the most awesome moment of the Olympics to me was David Neville diving for third place in the 400m. For anyone who hasn't ever taken a faceplant on a track while running 100 meter splits of 11 let me assure you it hurts like hell (I was 95% sure I'd lost a nipple). And your chances of actually beating the person by doing it is so slim that is makes it an extra awesome move.
i saw that face plant, serious stuff. damn, give that man a medal.
Wariner was not paying attention and I thought for a moment he might get caught.

about the BMX, I was going to say something, you've got to be kidding me. what joke. what will it be next? skateboard? guitar hero? hacky sack?
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Old 08-21-2008, 10:56 PM
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i saw that face plant, serious stuff. damn, give that man a medal.
Wariner was not paying attention and I thought for a moment he might get caught.

about the BMX, I was going to say something, you've got to be kidding me. what joke. what will it be next? skateboard? guitar hero? hacky sack?
ping pong.
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Old 08-21-2008, 11:18 PM
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ping pong.
And they got rid of softball and baseball....
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:42 AM
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i saw that face plant, serious stuff. damn, give that man a medal.
Wariner was not paying attention and I thought for a moment he might get caught.

about the BMX, I was going to say something, you've got to be kidding me. what joke. what will it be next? skateboard? guitar hero? hacky sack?
bmx is for the stoner-x-game crowd. softball is gone because no one (until yesterday) could beat the American girls and baseball is gone because the major leaguers ("dream teams") won't come.

better than the faceplant, was the ASS-Kickin warnier got.

and how Sorry do the US sprinter look? can't even pass the stick. just NO excuse for that. to many individuals and USAT&F NEEDS to seriously take a look at what it's doing.
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:28 AM
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yeah Wariner was really pouty after his butt was kicked. the interviewer tryed to ask him about the coaching change and he would have none of it, just walked away.
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Old 08-22-2008, 08:31 AM
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i saw that face plant, serious stuff. damn, give that man a medal.
Wariner was not paying attention and I thought for a moment he might get caught.

about the BMX, I was going to say something, you've got to be kidding me. what joke. what will it be next? skateboard? guitar hero? hacky sack?
poker
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Old 08-22-2008, 09:04 AM
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You sound like my son. He keeps asking why no poker in the Olympics. It has to be a sport, its on ESPN.
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:01 AM
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why stop there? what about thoroughbred handicapping.

the US Dream Team: Dr. Swinesniffer, pg1985, and KYRIM.

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Old 08-22-2008, 10:33 AM
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Bolt gets 3rd gold. Jamaica wins the 4x100m and sets new WR @ 37.10. old WR was 37.13
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Old 08-22-2008, 11:29 AM
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why stop there? what about thoroughbred handicapping.
Dog racing?
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:26 PM
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why stop there? what about thoroughbred handicapping.

the US Dream Team: Dr. Swinesniffer, pg1985, and KYRIM.
What about BBB?
KYRIM likes chinese dudes and may have defected
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Old 08-22-2008, 08:16 AM
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What's gone highly unnoticed and was the most awesome moment of the Olympics to me was David Neville diving for third place in the 400m. For anyone who hasn't ever taken a faceplant on a track while running 100 meter splits of 11 let me assure you it hurts like hell (I was 95% sure I'd lost a nipple). And your chances of actually beating the person by doing it is so slim that is makes it an extra awesome move.
What a contrast in finishes. Neville dives across the line for a bronze. The defending champion Wariner looks like a 10th grader trying to break 56 seconds. He showed nothing at the finish and looked like a fool in the post race interview.
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Old 08-22-2008, 08:23 AM
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What's gone highly unnoticed and was the most awesome moment of the Olympics to me was David Neville diving for third place in the 400m. For anyone who hasn't ever taken a faceplant on a track while running 100 meter splits of 11 let me assure you it hurts like hell (I was 95% sure I'd lost a nipple). And your chances of actually beating the person by doing it is so slim that is makes it an extra awesome move.
And you would know what 400m splits of 11 seconds feel like? After the first one?
Which year did you participate in the NCAA Div I meets?
How is it runnning professionally in Europe?

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Old 08-23-2008, 10:17 PM
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And you would know what 400m splits of 11 seconds feel like? After the first one?
Which year did you participate in the NCAA Div I meets?
How is it runnning professionally in Europe?
No, I know what 11 second splits faceplanting feels like from clipping heels on a handoff in the 4X100 relay.
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Old 08-23-2008, 10:27 PM
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No, I know what 11 second splits faceplanting feels like from clipping heels on a handoff in the 4X100 relay.
My bad.
You are/were still damn fast in my book.
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