He's making good use of that Communications degree, that's for sure. He seems like a solid, hard working kid and I am glad he found a home at Diadora.
I do have to say that I find it funny when someone talks about the challenge of supporting their family through NIL when they have a 3 carat diamond in their ear. No judgement, just makes me laugh. He rocks that diamond hard (pun intended :::rimshot:::).
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I think he tries too hard to say things he thinks sound good, but I don't think he really means it that deeply. Important, yes. But not life or death.
im just guessing. don't really know.
For his sake I hope you're right, because otherwise I'd want someone to do a welfare check on him after he loses...
He has lost before, hasn't thrown a fit from what I've seen, and still seems to still be motivated, so I hope he's doing ok. Being a young edgy guy seems cool at that age to many, but I hope he doesn't internalize the negative rhetoric to the point where he loses his love for running. Maybe he will be an Anthony Famiglietti type and love the sport for years to come!
“If you wanna win a Penn Relays wheel and you realize how deep it is to your program and how much that's instilled into your DNA as a Villanova athlete, you're gonna do anything you can to win that. Because if you don't win, you bring shame to the program, you're a disgrace to the alumni foundation, and you shouldn't be happy that you're the one wearing a Villanova jersey and you didn't win.”
I can't believe this kid made THIS quote, then JOGGED his leg of the 4xmile at Penn Relays and purposely tried to hand off in second. He could have put 4-5 seconds on Wolfe who was not 100% and given his team a massive lead that not even Nathan Green overcome.
He had an opportunity to put his team on his back and give them an insurmountable lead, but he ran a gutless race.
Not a fan anymore, and I will continue to not buy Diadora shoes.
“If you wanna win a Penn Relays wheel and you realize how deep it is to your program and how much that's instilled into your DNA as a Villanova athlete, you're gonna do anything you can to win that. Because if you don't win, you bring shame to the program, you're a disgrace to the alumni foundation, and you shouldn't be happy that you're the one wearing a Villanova jersey and you didn't win.”
I can't believe this kid made THIS quote, then JOGGED his leg of the 4xmile at Penn Relays and purposely tried to hand off in second. He could have put 4-5 seconds on Wolfe who was not 100% and given his team a massive lead that not even Nathan Green overcome.
He had an opportunity to put his team on his back and give them an insurmountable lead, but he ran a gutless race.
Not a fan anymore, and I will continue to not buy Diadora shoes.
In what world is a 4:00 mile in pouring rain jogging?
I can't believe this kid made THIS quote, then JOGGED his leg of the 4xmile at Penn Relays and purposely tried to hand off in second. He could have put 4-5 seconds on Wolfe who was not 100% and given his team a massive lead that not even Nathan Green overcome.
He had an opportunity to put his team on his back and give them an insurmountable lead, but he ran a gutless race.
Not a fan anymore, and I will continue to not buy Diadora shoes.
In what world is a 4:00 mile in pouring rain jogging?
For a 3:33 runner that is jogging. He's capable of running sub 3:50.
Indoors he ran 7:36 for 3k which is 4:03 for 1600 and he's in much better shape now (3:33, remember?).
In what world is a 4:00 mile in pouring rain jogging?
For a 3:33 runner that is jogging. He's capable of running sub 3:50.
Indoors he ran 7:36 for 3k which is 4:03 for 1600 and he's in much better shape now (3:33, remember?).
4:00 is literally his 3k pace.
Tell me you’ve never run at Penn Relays without telling me you’ve never run at Penn Relays. It doesn’t work like that. He’s not going out and running a 3:50 after standing in the paddock in the pouring rain.