Michael Norman OUT of Worlds!

decidesrightnow wrote:

None of you can come close to understanding the pressure these athletes like Norman, Mu, SML are under.

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

decidesrightnow wrote:

None of you can come close to understanding the pressure these athletes like Norman, Mu, SML are under.

You'd be surprised. Any more pressure than a parent struggling to make ends meet needing to put food on the table and clothes on the backs of their children? Sometimes we need to take a step back and ask what "pressure" really is.

These people chose this path - they could have done something else with their lives. But they chose this and they are very well paid in the grand scheme of society for doing so. Except now they don't want to.

There is nothing to understand if you are grown up enough to put this in context.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Norman’s old man shuffle has never impressed me. His 9.86, wasn’t. His 2023 season has imo reflected correctly his ability, including his impending no-show at WC.
I never need to see him run, I have zero interest in him.
Next.

Hdoe wrote:

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

You'd be surprised. Any more pressure than a parent struggling to make ends meet needing to put food on the table and clothes on the backs of their children? Sometimes we need to take a step back and ask what "pressure" really is.

These people chose this path - they could have done something else with their lives. But they chose this and they are very well paid in the grand scheme of society for doing so. Except now they don't want to.

There is nothing to understand if you are grown up enough to put this in context.

Your arrogance and pretense of omniscience is palpable. For those of us who have beenin the arena, and you say you have, you should know better than to presume nobody ever gets injured.

decidesrightnow wrote:

None of you can come close to understanding the pressure these athletes like Norman, Mu, SML are under.

RossiCheated wrote:

decidesrightnow wrote:

None of you can come close to understanding the pressure these athletes like Norman, Mu, SML are under.

I disagree.

I think there is a limit on the amount of pressure to perform in athletics that a human can feel, and it is no greater for them than for a kid trying to win a high school conference or state meet (assuming the athlete has trained really hard, has a chance to win, is desperate to do so, and has real competition). Pressure is pressure. And as professionals, and being older, they should be better equipped to handle it.

Deno wrote:

Doesn't get anymore......what a wimp.....than this. What is wrong with this weakling?

Clown Show wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

I disagree.

I think there is a limit on the amount of pressure to perform in athletics that a human can feel, and it is no greater for them than for a kid trying to win a high school conference or state meet (assuming the athlete has trained really hard, has a chance to win, is desperate to do so, and has real competition). Pressure is pressure. And as professionals, and being older, they should be better equipped to handle it.

Ludicrous! High school meets aren’t watched live by tons of people in dozens of countries around the world. There is a HUGE difference between representing your high school and representing your country!

You former high school stars really need to get over yourselves.

Deno wrote:

decidesrightnow wrote:

None of you can come close to understanding the pressure these athletes like Norman, Mu, SML are under.

I had a family to provide for, was in the insurance sales biZ working on a commission now there's pressure. Ya don't make the sale no $$.

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Hdoe wrote:

Your arrogance and pretense of omniscience is palpable. For those of us who have beenin the arena, and you say you have, you should know better than to presume nobody ever gets injured.

I think the arrogance to believe that the pressure a sportsperson faces is even in the same stratosphere of pressure that some far less fortunate people in the world face on a daily basis is "palpably" disgraceful.

And I certainly remember the "pressure of the arena" and at least have enough EQ to now realize that this was largely inconsequential in the bigger picture.

As for injury? Well we currently are looking at 3 big-name no-shows and only one of them claims to have an injury my friend.

Al Bundy Poll High Superstar wrote:

Deno wrote:

I played 40 high school football games and around150 city flag footbll games n my15 year career, never missed a game.

If he can't compete that would be different, he's not taling about injuries.

The Worlds are big time you don't sit it out.

Career…lol

Big Time wrote:

What is going on in LA?

RossiCheated wrote:

Clown Show wrote:

Ludicrous! High school meets aren’t watched live by tons of people in dozens of countries around the world. There is a HUGE difference between representing your high school and representing your country!

You former high school stars really need to get over yourselves.

Here's the problem with your response:

I'm one of the posters on here who has represented his country (the USA) in a World Championship competition, so I have direct experience in feeling the pressure of both pursuing high school glory and lining up with guys representing countries from around the globe.

Pretty sure I have a far better frame of reference than you would think.

You know what they say about assuming, right?