Nick Symmonds - thoughts?

hotpink wrote:

What does David Torrence think? Simpson? Letsrun fanboys?

Torrrence thinks lane 1 is just like lane 8...too hard!!!

Positive Contribution wrote:

He's too drunk to function right now

+1

Splashing w Emma wrote:

Symmonds thinks it's time for a beer mile.

But he proved to be not so great at that, and the bar has been significantly raised in that event.

And already by now he's probably out of shape enough to never be competitive even in that fun event.

+1 don't forget, he is more than an athlete, he's a "brand" - so Nick says in this interviews. hahahahahahahahahh. I can see the people lining up for this merchandise. quote]Let me explain wrote:

Positive Contribution wrote:

He's too drunk to function right now

+1[/quote]

rojo wrote:

I'm not sure of his thoughts but am sure of John Capriotti's thoughts. He's laughing his ass off - glad he didn't re-sign Nick or Berian.

I think what they may fail to understand is that the resentment they are building up against Nike is damaging to their brand.

Agreed, but also the fact he has no brand. Nobody other than hard core track fans will recognize his face or name in a few years and most have already forgot.

Unless you're Michael Johnson, Bolt and maybe Felix, you're nobody once you retire. Once upon a time Marion Jones. If you run the Boston Marathon like Shalane and Goucher that helps. Sad but nobody outside us knows them for their medals just running Boston.

Guys like Carl Lewis, Flojo, O'Brien stayed famous for awhile. It doesn't last. They aren't athletes in sports you see every day for 20 years. It's just the hard truth, he has no brand.

Ask a non hard core track fan to name 10 retired track athletes and see how they do.

Mrr82 wrote:

Ask a non hard core track fan to name 10 retired track athletes and see how they do.

Will Leer, JMac, Andrew Wheating...

sekond guesser wrote:

coach deez nuts wrote:

Murphy wins bronze, what does he think?

He probably depressed. He tried for 8 years an never got sn oly medal. Wasn't even close.

He couldn't even give him a congrats on twitter.

Then you must be suicidal.

I take your point wrote:

Mrr82 wrote:

Ask a non hard core track fan to name 10 retired track athletes and see how they do.

Will Leer, JMac, Andrew Wheating...

They aren't retired??

?????? wrote:

They aren't retired??

I know. That was the point.