Hate this news. Sounds like he's done for good. 2016 1500m GOLD, wonder how many decades or centuries until another American wins that.
At least 7 centuries. He is a once in a millennia runner that only deserves the most praise. Truly the goat of any sport, over Mahomes, Brady, Jordan, and Gretsky (in that order).
Really sad. others probably nailed it with him flying too close to the sun trying to qualify. that's a part of running. when the margins are that small, you have to roll the dice to try to achieve perfect fitness.
Best of luck in whatever he chooses to do from here. He would probably be really great on the microphone. Coaching too.
Didn't even realize he won world indoors 2016, now that's a career. 2016 worlds was better than 2024 for the men because of the two Golds (1500m, 800m) and the two Silvers (3000m) vs the 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze. Two good showings nonetheless.
Though I take pleasure in being right (see CENTRO'S NOT DONE YET thread), I would have happily been wrong.
Imagine seeing him in contention at the bell on Monday night...
"And at the bell, Kessler leads from Nuguse, Hocker in third, Waskom fourth and right behind him Matthew Centrowitz. Does the former Olympic champ still have a little magic left?" All of us would have believed, even if just for a moment.
Congrats to Matt on an incredible career. He did America proud and will forever be an Olympic Champion.
That truly sucks. It was a long shot bid to make the team, but a shot nevertheless. Apart from his many achievements, Centro is an athlete with charisma. The trials just got a tiny bit less interesting.
Yep, who knows with these clowns. Could be code for vax stuff, PEDs, or whatever. They’re too dim-witted to write anything that has any semblance to intelligible thought.
May have flown a little too close to the sun trying to get fit - guy has had an incredible career and will always be known as a master tactician and someone at the top of the world for an extremely long time - Olympic champ, 4th in 2012, 2x outdoor medalist, completely dominant at USAs, world indoor champ - will always be a total legend, regardless of what he does from here - his masterclass in Rio will go down as one of the gutsiest and best run races of all time
Maybe it’s just me but I don’t feel sad about this at all. Centro is an all-time great and he had a great career. It’s totally fine, even laudable, to step aside and let someone else have their moment in the sun. Best of luck to him figuring out what comes next.
Bummed I didn't see his 1500M gold live. I was at a Jimmy Buffett concert in Mansfield, MA, and I found out from texts from friends while waiting in line to pee. I still get chills watching the video (of Centro - though Buffett was great, RIP).
No one can ever take away an Olympic Gold. What a legacy. Son of a son of a sailor.
He was sponsored/getting paid to train for this. He rode it until the end. Im not sure he had any intention to actually competing. He had a great and long career but he is no longer competitive on the world stage. Perhaps its better to go out with a little mystery.
One of my favorite runners. A controversial figure on here, but at the end of the day he always got it done. I was lucky enough to talk to him and get a selfie with him after his 800 at Stanford this year. Could not have been a nicer guy.
His legacy is obviously gonna be that 2016 Olympic gold, and who wouldn't be happy with that?
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