The ‘sport’ (which is NOT a fair sport, but rather, an entertainment business), is changing rojo. WA backing out of the San Diego Half Marathon Championships did not help their cause.
Why does Femke have so many keyboard warrior fans who act so weird about everything she does? it's really creepy
It is not weird or creepy to say, "people (like Femke) who love the sport are easier to root for thank people like Mu and SML" That is all I am saying.
While Syd hides all winter Femke just added another gold to her collection.
I was going to start a thread on this. It's quite sad to me actually. Femke LOVES track. She doesn't even do an individual indoor season but yet she shows up at Euro Indoors and splits 50.33, looking like she's jogging.
Meanwhile, New Balance, who pays Sydney millions of dollars, doesn't even bother to have SML show up and fake it at their namesake NBIGP anymore.
And yet for some reason GST signed SML as their signature athlete and are trying to get the fans to actually believe she loves competing against the best. The reality is she basically seems to hate competing, it causes her stress and didn't even go for the double or the mixed gender relay in Paris.
Yet SML is so talented - she probably will end up being the face of LA 2028 and having her Michael Johnson moment. All I hope is she learns to truly ENJOY it and realize she has a gift from GOD that should be celebrated.
I remember seeing Sydney at the 2016 Olympic trials and games. She was 16 and had run 54.15 in the 400 hurdles to make the team and the trials. She had been a lot of attention for the previous two years, ever since she ran 55.6 in the hurdles at age 14.
But after she made the Olympic team, the amount of attention went into overdrive.
And the Olympic experience seemed to completely overwhelm her. She was very emotional and at times it seemed as though she was on the verge of a panic or anxiety attack. She didn’t run well — two seconds slower than at the trials.
I felt so bad for her. I also wondered if she’d ever be able to overcome this anxiety to reach her potential.
Somehow she has, and I’ve never seen her underperform since the 2016 Olympics. She has said in interviews she does it by remaining stoic and keeping her emotions in check on the track. It’s clear that some people, like Noah Lyles, need to pump themselves up, while others, like Sydney, need to calm themselves down.
I think Sydney is one the most talented and magnificent track athletes I’ve ever seen and I would love to see her more, but I know she’s managing her career in the best way possible for her.
Many people have thoughts on how Sydney should act, how often she should race and what races she should do. But NONE of these people actually knows what it takes to perform at the highest levels and consistently do things that no one has ever done before.
So, in short, I’m thrilled that she’s running GST. They tried to sign Femke as a racer too but her coach Laurent Meuwly said in a Tweet last summer that they were declining (“We won’t complete 400-400H in 3 days with probably 3 out of 4 meets in USA/Caraibbean in April-May-June”). Hopefully, she’ll still compete in one or two of the meets.
"Why does a gorgeous charismatic woman who races frequently and loves the sport have so many fans? It's so WEIRD man."
You are to Femke what TMADDD is to Parker Valby.
I like both athletes but both of you and your over-the-top gushing is too much. It’s beyond being a fan. It’s sorta creepy and you both give off John Hinckley vibes.
While Syd hides all winter Femke just added another gold to her collection.
I was going to start a thread on this. It's quite sad to me actually. Femke LOVES track. She doesn't even do an individual indoor season but yet she shows up at Euro Indoors and splits 50.33, looking like she's jogging.
Meanwhile, New Balance, who pays Sydney millions of dollars, doesn't even bother to have SML show up and fake it at their namesake NBIGP anymore.
And yet for some reason GST signed SML as their signature athlete and are trying to get the fans to actually believe she loves competing against the best. The reality is she basically seems to hate competing, it causes her stress and didn't even go for the double or the mixed gender relay in Paris.
Yet SML is so talented - she probably will end up being the face of LA 2028 and having her Michael Johnson moment. All I hope is she learns to truly ENJOY it and realize she has a gift from GOD that should be celebrated.
GST is american, just like New Balance. Femke is so much more popular than Sydney worldwide
Your fixation with Sydney is really strange. There are literally other athletes who don't run indoors, but is she the problem ? Plus she doesn't have to participate in NBIGP and if NB keeps paying her millions it's because they don't have a problem with it.
This comparison with Femke has to stop, because we all saw what happened in Paris. These two aren't on the same level - it's fine to win indoors, but when you can't even come up with something decent in an Olympic final or every time you face your opp it's pointless. Sydney always refers to Dalilah as her best rival and never mentions anyone else.
Syd also tries her hand at other events, but why hasn't Femke tried her hand against Paulino Nasser Nickisha in the 400m or Gabby in the 200m if she's so talented ? Nobody wants to talk about it (I'm guessing it's because this site turns a blind eye to it) but Femke only wins against nobodies and never gets out of her comfort zone (where she's not even the best, by the way). When she loses to Sydney again, this site will prefer to criticize Sydney instead of being honest about Femke. This year it's the perfect year for her to try something in the 400 maybe event the 800m
"Literally" other athletes who don't run indoor? Are there athletes who figuratively don't run indoor?