Hopefully you see it as just a stereotype and not truth. There's surely some fast females that are white that are using their speed for other abilities for various reasons. Soccer, basketball and other sports for pay differences or simply sports interests. I never view the track as representation for all.
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LarsL11 wrote:
Danish speedster wrote:
MBP is Danish. Already turned down offer to race for Denmark.
Interesting, an opposite Mondo? Guess there must be a lot more resources for sprint in the US. Sad for Denmark though if she becomes a star eventually.
The resources do not matter. Mondo trains in the U.S. How fluent is is Swedish even? The young lady can make whatever choice she wants but I would think that with track being so big in Europe, if she were to make it big at the world level, she would be set for life with endorsements and appearances. Live and train here and rep a nation that would treat you as a hero for the rest of your life. How many euros are now training in U.S. camps anyways?
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If it weren't too true, it would be funny. I can honestly expect this type of "recommendation" from a distance person. Anyone who isn't them is not an athlete. Kind of like the father in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - there are 2 types of people in the world, Greeks and those that wish they were Greek. A lot of distance people I've known over the years had the same attitude.
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FYI - Mondo is now based in Sweden about the same amount of time in the States. Mondo has a Swedish-based apartment with his gf.
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Mondo's Swedish is also sounding a lot more fluent these days.
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Ran 11.09 last year at Hayward Field during the State finals as a 10th. grader with a 2.7 wind.....she's the real deal......
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victim of the mainstream media. wrote:
The media is ignoring this story because it doesn't progress their agenda.
1) When do the general media (a plural noun, by the way) *ever* cover U.S. HS records in t&f?
2) What's it like to spend your whole day trying to be a victim?
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Ever heard of Abby Steiner?
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douglas burke wrote:
Good Prospect, she is only a Junior in High School, Someone to watch, I look at the Junior List's as people in High School can be different ages, lets see how high on the All Time Junior list's she gets, lots of potential
List is what?
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Like I have always said,the white female pound-for-pound is a far better athlete than the white male.The record books tell the tale.While the white females are fairly represented in alltime lists,you will need a magnifier to find a white male. A white female has made finals of Olympic 100 sprints,white males are no where to be found.I believe it has to do with sociability as all sports really are social activities. The more sociable the better the performance. White females are generally more sociable than white males who are saddled with too many hangups and insecurities.Relaxation is the key to elite performance and to be relaxed you have to feel comfortable in the sport environment which usually consists of people from different backgrounds,cultures and nationalities.Since they have great difficulty relating to people different from them, white males don't feel comfortable in situations where they are not the overwhelming majority.Hence the inability to excel.
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What’s so special about being the female Boling anyways? So she will be an unheard of athlete everywhere except the US with White Americans clinging their hands hoping her to secure third place 🥉? How many medals has Boling won? How many Olympic teams has he made?
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Apostrophe Crimes wrote:
douglas burke wrote:
Good Prospect, she is only a Junior in High School, Someone to watch, I look at the Junior List's as people in High School can be different ages, lets see how high on the All Time Junior list's she gets, lots of potential
List is what?
All time Junior list, up to age 19 you can NOT turn 20 in the calendar year
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is this the female M. Boling? wrote:
Mia Brahe-Pedersen is pretty darn fast, having run 11.25 and 22.95 as a sophomore and making the finals at World Jrs (4th in 200, 7thin 100) and recently ran 22.89.
What stereotype? The mens 200m WR was held by an Italian for 17 years before it was broken by Michael Johnson.
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Roofisonfire wrote:
World U18 200m. 22.42. 2019
Amy Hunt.
Is she even competing anymore?
She had a rough 2021. She ran 7.21 a year ago, not bad but not a world-beater. Injuries?
At least MBP is being compared to Boling and not Bolt, quite a bit more realistic/attainable.
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