KD in CA Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Watching the swimming might make people think that world records fall all the time, and while that may be true in the pool, it's not the case in track and field. Thus, Bolt's accomplishment last night in the 100m finals is quite remarkable, smashing the world record and becoming the first ever to crack 9.7. he fast And...he clearly left a couple hundredths of a second on the track considering he started showboating with 20 yards left in the race!
BuffaloBud Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 And he made it look like he was walking down the street while the rest of the field were running against a 50mph headwind.
John Adams Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Why in most other sports are the Olympians good winners, but in the 100m dash, you get to act like a buttnut when you win? The silver medalist was celebrating like a post-sack Mark Gastineau. Funny that as fast as Bolt was, his stupid pre-ending celebration cost him time. 100 dollar body in a ten cent head.
The Poojer Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 maybe because the rest of us get 15 minutes of fame....these guys get less than 10 seconds.... Why in most other sports are the Olympians good winners, but in the 100m dash, you get to act like a buttnut when you win? The silver medalist was celebrating like a post-sack Mark Gastineau. Funny that as fast as Bolt was, his stupid pre-ending celebration cost him time. 100 dollar body in a ten cent head.
justnzane Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Watching the swimming might make people think that world records fall all the time, and while that may be true in the pool, it's not the case in track and field. Thus, Bolt's accomplishment last night in the 100m finals is quite remarkable, smashing the world record and becoming the first ever to crack 9.7. he fast And...he clearly left a couple hundredths of a second on the track considering he started showboating with 20 yards left in the race! Usain Bolt turned it off, because he was by far and large the best runner there. He could have on that race ran well under 9.5. The guy would have been a household name already if he didn't get hurt before Athens as a 17/18 year old. He is legitimately able to break Michael Johnsons 200 Record and 400 Record as well. Kudos, I was going to post this last nite, but there was no video to support it, as NBC blocked the one video I did see on youtube from being shown.
SilverNRed Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Why in most other sports are the Olympians good winners, but in the 100m dash, you get to act like a buttnut when you win? The silver medalist was celebrating like a post-sack Mark Gastineau. Funny that as fast as Bolt was, his stupid pre-ending celebration cost him time. 100 dollar body in a ten cent head. He probably just did that because he was being an idiot, but it'll make it easier for him to break his own record the next time he races. It'd be amazing if he let up because he "only" wanted to win the gold medal this time and wasn't worried about the world record that he'll be setting and re-setting for the next few years.
justnzane Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 He probably just did that because he was being an idiot, but it'll make it easier for him to break his own record the next time he races. It'd be amazing if he let up because he "only" wanted to win the gold medal this time and wasn't worried about the world record that he'll be setting and re-setting for the next few years. he was on record before the finals saying that he wanted to win gold, and wasn't worried about records.
The Poojer Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 i don't have a problem with people show boating, if they are able to back it up.....sure they look foolish, but if they back up their smack talk...oh well, they earned it
ans4e64 Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Usain Bolt turned it off, because he was by far and large the best runner there. He could have on that race ran well under 9.5. The guy would have been a household name already if he didn't get hurt before Athens as a 17/18 year old. He is legitimately able to break Michael Johnsons 200 Record and 400 Record as well. Kudos, I was going to post this last nite, but there was no video to support it, as NBC blocked the one video I did see on youtube from being shown. A time in the 9.4's? I don't think so. He might have broke 9.60, but you're really exaggerating there. People call him selfish for showboating, but its ironic because its actually the opposite of that. They asked him why he did that when he could have had a much faster time and set a faster world record, and he said he doesn't care about records, he just wants to win. As long as he wins he could care less what his time is, yet everyone else wants to call him an egotistical show-boater. If he was selfish, he would have wanted to get the fastest time possible, and then not stop talking about it. That, however, was far from the case.
WVUFootball29 Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 I bet Chad Johnson can beat him or knows someone from the hood that could
John Adams Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 A time in the 9.4's? I don't think so. He might have broke 9.60, but you're really exaggerating there. People call him selfish for showboating, but its ironic because its actually the opposite of that. They asked him why he did that when he could have had a much faster time and set a faster world record, and he said he doesn't care about records, he just wants to win. As long as he wins he could care less what his time is, yet everyone else wants to call him an egotistical show-boater. If he was selfish, he would have wanted to get the fastest time possible, and then not stop talking about it. That, however, was far from the case. It's like dancing into the endzone holding the ball out to your side in one hand. It's showboating. The opposite of showboating is finishing out the race and not celebrating your win before it's over. He's a great athlete and a bit of a tool.
justnzane Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 A time in the 9.4's? I don't think so. He might have broke 9.60, but you're really exaggerating there. People call him selfish for showboating, but its ironic because its actually the opposite of that. They asked him why he did that when he could have had a much faster time and set a faster world record, and he said he doesn't care about records, he just wants to win. As long as he wins he could care less what his time is, yet everyone else wants to call him an egotistical show-boater. If he was selfish, he would have wanted to get the fastest time possible, and then not stop talking about it. That, however, was far from the case. That's unique slant there. He could have let off the gas without highstepping. However, I really thinking that he cost himself at least .15 by doing what he did. I think he still would have been pulling away from the field all the way. So, yeah I think he could have went 9.4's. That would put him in the same league that Flo-Jo was in 20 years ago, where she toasted everyone by a quarter of a second, and no one still has come close to her record. If and when Bolt goes sub 9.5, we may very well not see someone break it again for 20+ years.
PTS Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Did anyone see him in his semifinal run? The kid was jogging for 40 of the 100 meters and he still easily won. He's definitely a man amongst boys right now.
gmac17 Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 He is legitimately able to break Michael Johnsons 200 Record and 400 Record as well. And once they add 100m walking backwards, 100m skipping and 100m crabwalking along with the associated relays to the olympics he might be able to beat phelps' record.
ans4e64 Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 It's like dancing into the endzone holding the ball out to your side in one hand. It's showboating. The opposite of showboating is finishing out the race and not celebrating your win before it's over. He's a great athlete and a bit of a tool. He WAS show-boating, I never said he wasn't.
olivier in france Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 And once they add 100m walking backwards, 100m skipping and 100m crabwalking along with the associated relays to the olympics he might be able to beat phelps' record.
apuszczalowski Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 Guo JingJing That name was one of the best ones I have seen so far
apuszczalowski Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 A time in the 9.4's? I don't think so. He might have broke 9.60, but you're really exaggerating there. People call him selfish for showboating, but its ironic because its actually the opposite of that. They asked him why he did that when he could have had a much faster time and set a faster world record, and he said he doesn't care about records, he just wants to win. As long as he wins he could care less what his time is, yet everyone else wants to call him an egotistical show-boater. If he was selfish, he would have wanted to get the fastest time possible, and then not stop talking about it. That, however, was far from the case. Donovan Bailey (former WR holder) had said that he believed that he would have easily hit 9.5 As for what he did, Why is it ok for him to completly obliterate his opponents by running around a 9.5, when he didn't have to to win, yet people got their panties in a wad because the Patriots were running up the score this year? Can someone give me an excuse as to what the difference is? The guy pulled up and held his hands out after he knew he won the race already, he still had a couple more races to run, maybe he didn't want to risk injury by going all out to finish a race he had already won, just to lower a WR even more?
Beerball Posted August 18, 2008 Posted August 18, 2008 He probably just did that because he was being an idiot, but it'll make it easier for him to break his own record the next time he races. It'd be amazing if he let up because he "only" wanted to win the gold medal this time and wasn't worried about the world record that he'll be setting and re-setting for the next few years. Specially because he will get big bucks to appear at events, and bigger bucks if he breaks the record. He could have a good thing going for himself.
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