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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Bolt was ridiculous. you wonder what he threw away with the showboating though.

it sucks swimming is done, track and field...particularly running doesn't interest me all that much. the field event are a bit more interesting though.
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Usain bolt looks like a total douche. Stops running with 10 meters left, then wont answer any interview questions because hes too busy posing like an asshat
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by KeithMajkasays,Aug 18 2008, 07:07 AM
Usain bolt looks like a total douche. Stops running with 10 meters left, then wont answer any interview questions because hes too busy posing like an asshat
Completely agree with you. I understand the excitement and the glory, but you NEVER pull up in a race. I would have loved for him to pull up and end up getting second place. My coach would have kicked my ass for doing that.

There's plenty of time to showboat after the race.
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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i missed it. ill have to check it out on the nbc website later. asshatery shouldnt be in the olympics tho...
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by gosixers215,Aug 17 2008, 11:25 PM
Usain Bolt is absolutely freakish. He set a World Record and showboated the last 8 meters.
Yeah. He is a little bit of a showboat, but nobody can touch him. I think he will get into the 9.5's if he tries hard.

He starts as qucik as the small guys, but pulls away with that effortless long stride. Amazing to watch.
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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I think he pulled up so we can just beat the WR again at the next event..
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gosixers215,Aug 17 2008, 09:25 PM
Usain Bolt is absolutely freakish. He set a World Record and showboated the last 8 meters.
Usain Bolt is an asshat! Someone should smack the shit out of him. However, he is lightning fast! If he competed as many times as Phelps in swimming, he would get just as many medals because no one could outrun him. Phelps gets all the credit for medals because he gets to compete so many times in swimming, what with different styles, distances, teams, etc. It's not fair to other athletes in other sports who only get to compete once or twice.
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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He could compete more. He either doesn't want to, or he has no endurance which takes different types of training to build. I suspect it's a combination of both. The fastest man in the world can't be bothered with BS other than the 100 and 200m sprints.. Phelps is pretty much a freak.. he's not the fastest man in the pool, but he has the best combination of speed and endurance in history..
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