As much as it's interesting to see a non-African sprinter at the top level in the 100, I think his better event is the 200.
He's probably right to ditch the 100 in the olympics and world championships.
Just seeing the video, it's obvious that he can move once he moves but he doesn't get out quick. He's sort of like Michael Johnson in that regard.
That's probably the best finish I've seen from anyone that's not in the best four best closers of all time (Bolt/Gay/Johnson/Blake).
That race convinced me that Lemaitre is capable of a wind-legal 9.8x, but only if he can get his head out of his *** during the drive phase. That race could have been a 9.7x high with a good start. That last 30-40 meters was beautiful.
wtf, Christophe!! Probably got a little lucky and Gatlin was tired, but still - what a surge to the front from running 'at the back of the pack'! Nice meet overall, Rabat. Enjoyed very much watching it. My highlight was another french man: Yohann Kowal in the steeple (8:12), with a thrilling last hundred meters. A little sad watching Wariner getting run totally out of the window in a 45...
thunder cawk wrote:
greatest white sprinter of all time
truly a legend
so proud to be white
Wow.
You are proud because some guy you never met before is a fast runner?
God help us all
"Cliff Klaven" is "New Uncle B", "Gallagher", maybe "boubatronic", and should be banned again for his racist crap.
Of course thunder cawk is also a moron who thinks he has lots in common with some other guy just because their skin color happens to be the same.
I don't understand why this race crap. WHY do you guys care? On average, the top black guys are faster than the top white guys, and the fastest guys of all-time have been black. So what? I mean really, WHY does it matter to you?
Hmmmm, read your last paragraph, then read it again as a racist. I think the answer to your question is quite self evident.
Sprintgeezer wrote:
"Cliff Klaven" is "New Uncle B", "Gallagher", maybe "boubatronic", and should be banned again for his racist crap.
Of course thunder cawk is also a moron who thinks he has lots in common with some other guy just because their skin color happens to be the same.
I don't understand why this race crap. WHY do you guys care? On average, the top black guys are faster than the top white guys, and the fastest guys of all-time have been black. So what? I mean really, WHY does it matter to you?
Pretend I'm totally stupid and spell it out for me, would you?
A belief that either whites or blacks or yellows or browns are somehow intrinsically superior sprinters? The only ones that can legitimately lay claim to that are blacks. You can talk recruitment, selection effect, whatever you want. I've lived too long to entertain mere rationalizations.
A jerk-off like "Cliff Klaven" needs to pervert every discussion to a racial basis, because it is the only critical paradigm that he has been conditioned to use. Then you have baiters like "thunder cawk" who throw some bait out to him, knowing that he can't refuse it--and he doesn't.
And in the end, it gets us nowhere worthwhile.
What is interesting is that a fresh Lemaitre, running a crap first 50m, beat 2 tired gamers in Collins and Gatlin. We have seen lots of tired white guys get out to good starts and get eclipsed in past years, and we have seen lots of black guys have miraculous victories after a crap first 50m.
Their skin color means absolutely nothing in the context of the 100m athletic event, and does nothing to inform the dynamics of the race. NOTHING.
All you nuts out there stop baiting idiots like Klaven, and Klaven, stop letting them waste your time.
My posts might suck, but race-based posts suck even more.
thunder cawk wrote:
greatest white sprinter of all time
truly a legend
so proud to be white
How many world records has he set or global titles has he won? Take your time with the answer.
Just to steer away from this racial stuff...
If Lemaitre is in shape this year he will be a threat in the 200m for a medal (not to mention a great asset to the relay).
Bolt is the favorite for the 200. Dix is back and I'd love to see him surprise Bolt and take gold. He had a pretty decent start for the year (20.12?) so hopefully he can at least get to the high (19.7-8) 19's this year.
Blake looks bad right now but who knows. COuld show up in great form?
Is Tyson running the 200? Or just the 100?
Obviously if he runs it he is always a threat and could take down Bolt.
And of course their is Weir
For Lemaitre, I'm thinking if things go well he will get fourth or nab bronze.
[quote]Sprintgeezer wrote:
Pretend I'm totally stupid.
Not really a challenge
Cliffy Klaven wrote:
[quote]Sprintgeezer wrote:
Pretend I'm totally stupid.
Not really a challenge
The Geeze doesn't like getting called on his racism.
He confuses pointing out racism with racism.
Sprintgeezer wrote:
"Cliff Klaven" is "New Uncle B", "Gallagher", maybe "boubatronic", and should be banned again for his racist crap.
Of course thunder cawk is also a moron who thinks he has lots in common with some other guy just because their skin color happens to be the same.
I don't understand why this race crap. WHY do you guys care? On average, the top black guys are faster than the top white guys, and the fastest guys of all-time have been black. So what? I mean really, WHY does it matter to you?
Oh c'mon you really believe that?
White guys just don't do sports because white guys get real jobs.
Apart from that most black athletes are more willing to take drugs to succeed, and nearly all fast sprinters are black which leads to confirmation bias and white kids turning away from the sport.
This is why all the money is in Baseball, Football, and now Hockey where the white kids are, because white people and white fans have money.
Why are so many NBA players bankrupt by 45?
Do you really believe there is some racial difference in sports? 60 years ago when everyone was competing fairly evenly in all events there were plenty of very fast white guys in the sprints that would absolutely hold their own and win their fair share of races against black athletes.
What happened? Money came into sports, Jews and media and liberals began manipulating coverage of everything and drugs became common. Who was more likely to take drugs? Desperate people. Who is more desperate to do well? Poor people.
And now, to top it all off you have coaches who grew up in the 70's and 80's and have never seen a fast white sprinter, only blacks, so all the whites should be ignored because they won't win.
Use your f***in brain. Whites are taller than blacks, live longer, are smarter, have more money, you really think Whites couldn't do just as well in sprinting or sports in general as blacks? Please cut that sh*t out, you're just showing your ignorance.
ssss wrote:you're just showing your ignorance.
ahahahahahaha
Sprintgeezer gets all high and mighty about racism, whilst frequently using the word 'retard' as an insult to posters he dislikes. He's a real class act.