Bolt DESTROYS Gatlin in 200

Get back to me when Jamaica actually has a drug testing program including out of competition testing.

ItsClear wrote:

Why does he always have to showboat? I don\\\'t understand why people think he is so good for the sport.

Hey when you win the wc you can run immediately into the locker room and put get dressed and leave with your quiet confidence.

Are you Justin gatlin? You lost.

You weren\\\'t in the race, so guess what, bolt is better than you. You should listen to what he thinks of you, not the other was around.

BTW bolt says you\\\'re a puss.

The showboating is fun. It's fun to watch Bolt do it. It's fun to watch Kemboi do it. I can't remember what year it was, but Abdi won the 10,000m and ran over and "took a bath" in the steeple water pit. It's fun. Professional sports are entertainment.

Well just as clearly that Bolt is the currently #1 sprinter in the world-Gatlin is clearly the #2. Guess who has been running in more meets and probably will continue to run keeping track and field in the public's eye? Cut Justin Gatlin some slack for he might be the last really competitive American 100/200 sprinter for awhile on the world stage.

grrrrbop wrote:

ItsClear wrote:

Why does he always have to showboat? I don\'t understand why people think he is so good for the sport.

Hey when you win the wc you can run immediately into the locker room and put get dressed and leave with your quiet confidence.

Are you Justin gatlin? You lost.

You weren\'t in the race, so guess what, bolt is better than you. You should listen to what he thinks of you, not the other was around.

BTW bolt says you\'re a puss.

No one said he has to not celebrate. IMHO showboating is what he does before he crosses the finish line - pounding his chest etc. After he wins a World Title he should celebrate. After I won my national title they had to chase me around the track to go get drug tested cause I was bouncing all over the place screaming and shouting... but I never started that until the clocked stopped.

Yeah ok. wrote:

No one said he has to not celebrate. IMHO showboating is what he does before he crosses the finish line - pounding his chest etc. After he wins a World Title he should celebrate. After I won my national title they had to chase me around the track to go get drug tested cause I was bouncing all over the place screaming and shouting... but I never started that until the clocked stopped.

Well since the race was well over before 200 meters, I'd say it's okay for Bolt to celebrate.

ALLAHU AKBAR!!! THIS JOSTIN CHEETING FAT AMERICAN NO MAKE GOLD. NO GLORY FOR MAN NOT HAVE HONEST. ONLY STRONG TRIBE MAN EAT BEESAND CAMELS MILK TO WIN BIG RACE.

ALLAHU AKBAR!

Mark Allen wrote:

Yes that video of him hanging with us on the bike leg when he was 15 was all smoke and mirrors.

Silly triathletes...still thinking that the depth in professional triathlon and the endurance required somehow compares in anyway to that of professional road cycling.

Amateur* triathlon, I should probably say. Because let's be real, how many people actually make a living from it?

ItsClear wrote:

Why does he always have to showboat? I don't understand why people think he is so good for the sport.

Dear sir,

I am Mr. Bolt's agent. I would like to fly you out to the world championships right now and have you explain to him what I cannot: he is making the sport less popular.

His showboating is not warranted. Yes, he is the fastest man on the earth, and has millions in sponsorship riding on being the fastest man on the earth as the public face of a brand, but he should be much more humble. Like you.

Can you please come tell the fastest man on earth how to behave?

Thanks,

Sugar McTitts

Spot On wrote:

agip wrote:

I don't mind showboating - what people want to see is the exuberance after a win or despondence after losing. I remember Michael Jordan's celebrations more than I remember his shots. Carl lewis never was beloved because he seemed scripted and rehearsed. One of hte best parts of Jerry Maguire was when Jerry advised the player to show some emotion - show that he loves the game.

Exactly. You whoop and hollar, do back flips, drop to your knees, scream , cry, kiss the camera man... whatever you want... but do it after you finished.

No.

YOU decide what YOU do when YOU win.

Yeah ok. wrote:

kjgkuyg wrote:

Have you ever won a race?

Yup... most of the ones I ran. If you look hard enough you may find me on a list of NCAA champions...

But what's your point?

Oh wow in that case we need to listen.

Hey, if bolt came to you and told you how to act when you crossed the finish line, would you listen?

He put in the work, he has the WORLD RECORDS, and he is winning the race by a mile. . . . HE gets to decide what he wants to do. You are an amateur, he is not . . . he needs to sell shoes and clothes to feed his family by running and showing off. How can you not understand this?

You're a prude.

This was so predictable. Who really thought that Bolt would lose on such a big stage? The guy is a winner, not a choker. Drugged and undrugged, there are these types in sports--those that rise to the occasion, and those that do not.

outsiderunner wrote:

This was so predictable. Who really thought that Bolt would lose on such a big stage? The guy is a winner, not a choker. Drugged and undrugged, there are these types in sports--those that rise to the occasion, and those that do not.

This was so predictable. Who really thought that Bolt would lose on such a big stage? The guy is a winner, and a drugged up athlete. Drugged and , there are these types in sports--those that rise to the occasion, and those that do not.

Fixed it for ya.

"you and the other 3 people who don't like it can go sit in the corner of the room and sulk together while the rest of the world enjoy the show"

-count me in as 4.

not so fast, dude. wrote:

"you and the other 3 people who don't like it can go sit in the corner of the room and sulk together while the rest of the world enjoy the show"

-count me in as 4.

have fun guys!

supreme non sequitur wrote:

Mark Allen wrote:

Yes that video of him hanging with us on the bike leg when he was 15 was all smoke and mirrors.

Silly triathletes...still thinking that the depth in professional triathlon and the endurance required somehow compares in anyway to that of professional road cycling.

Because it does when the future elite roadie is only 15.

Actually the depth of Road Cycling is not that deep. Drafting flatters a whole bunch of 'filler" domestiques.

Age has little to do with anything when the two sports aren't comparable.

Multi-stage cycling and the Grand Tours especially require an elite level combination of cycling technique, power, recovery and endurance over a period of SEVERAL DAYS for SEVERAL HOURS.

Triathlon is over in ONE day. It's like comparing the talent required to win an 800 to the talent required to win a marathon.

And, although Armstrong did win a World Championship, pre-cancer he showed very little talent for the grand tours. Almost all winners of grand tours demonstrated early on the ability to excel in stage racing.