Olli Hoare quits Social Media due to trolls criticizing his performance

It takes less characters to say you still wet the bed and live at home you little gambler 😋😋 save your government some money and put the money to better use

It’s a good idea not to expect support from social media because savagery is the norm. Criticism is contagious.

He won’t get even remotely close to a world or Olympic 1500m medal ever

yeah, just my thought after listening to this guy talk on the pod for hours and hours at this point... he strikes me as someone who is self-critical and compares himself to others (we already know this actually based on earlier CC episodes in which he described running based on "self loathing" as a thinly disguised joke plus the mental health solo episode he recorded about almost quitting the sport even after Commonwealth gold).

I think he desperately tried to pull himself back from the depths of injury hell after 2 back to back serious injuries pretty aggressively while also comparing himself to the those around him (Nuguse is just a naturally wiry guy, Jingy and Josh both look so lean this year atm). So he's intensely training on a time crunch bc of Aus qualification/selection process, coming back from two injuries (including bone stress), and trying to drop a significant amount of weight all at once while dealing with whatever self doubt he's got going on... it's a lot.

kind of not surprised he looked so off in the heats and repechage honestly. back to back races looking so flat. like being stabbed in the heart twice in a row. brutal.

He strikes me as a bit full of himself to make that instagram post. Tons of other athletes have much bigger followings and deal with much more criticism. I'm not sure who he thinks he is?

What's even odder for me is that he didn't even quit Instagram - he just set up a private account. It shows you how addicted young people are to these products.

Olli, I feel for you bro. If the haters are getting to you, just DELETE all social media accounts period. DELETE your accounts on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. Blacklist this forum.

If you think you need instagram for sponsor posts, give your account to a friend or PR person and email them the posts you want to make and never ever look at it yourself and don't give yourself the login. Problem solved.

The gross part is if these trolls ran into Olli in real life they'd probably ask for a picture.

If you remember, there was that one pretty heavy podcast episode where Olli talked about how he was bullied really badly as a kid. It was tough stuff to listed to, I think at one point he said he was held down while his classmates burned his skin with some kind of aerosol spray.

Hopefully he has a good support system. He did brilliantly to make the team coming off his injuries.

Great post. it is too easy to forget we are talking about complete humans

Never been to his instagram or anyone else's, but...the reason they do it is EGO, plain and simple.
Ollie and every other person wants to be pumped by others to stroke their EGO and make themselves feel special and superior. I don't know the guy, never met him and have zero against him, but it's EGO and nothing else.
Mental Health??? No, that's a 21st Century crutch for whatever doesn't go your way. Put on your big boy pants and either read it, don't read or don't put it out there.

Posted on the other one and posted it here as well. Yes, he's a human being but because of his EGO he's bringing it on himself.

well, at the end of the day, he's also a human being. we all have our shortcomings. he's likely learned a thing or two as far as what not to do going forward, and think it will end up benefitting him. keep moving, hoare!

I agree. They have a podcast where they critique others performances. I do hope he gets into a better place mentally. With that being said, he should probably work on being less entitled. If you are on a public platform, you will be criticized. If you don't want to be criticized, you can't expect to be only praised.

Haha straight out of the incel textbook.

Except you’re not guaranteed a victory just because you bought an ticket, unlike a Taylor Swift show where you expect a great performance. But the musician doesn’t have someone playing defense or running faster.

i agree with you as well. it's not a binary issue. it shouldn't happen, but he can handle it better. and he certainly shouldn't be on there if he can't take it. Self awareness, emotional intelligence, etc. hope he can grow from this. seems like a nice guy.

I recently did a social media "cleanse" and am still off all my accounts (IG, Facebook, Strava) and it's been great! For me it was more about stopping that weird comparison game that social media creates and not seeing people living their "best life" when I'm having a tough day. I can only imagine what it's like to have a tough race and then to do have some random people go after you because they can kick you while you're down. I know this happens in every sport but I think it's especially distasteful in running because you know the athletes really handle these accounts themselves. Olli's podcast about his struggles in 2022 was one of my favorite Coffee Clubs and gave me a new level of respect for what some of these guys are dealing with behind the scenes. Again, to know that and go directly to his account after a bad race is just supremely nasty. Fortunately, Olli has a great support team around him and a lot of people who genuinely care for him.

Let's put this to bed. I've heard directly from several former teammates of Hoare that he is an arrogant, entitled, prick. He isn't a good teammate, he's spoiled, spent $5k on a damn French Bull Dog, and the list goes on and on. The majority of these OAC athletes really are spoiled brats too. They make boatloads of cash compared to their European/African counter parts who kick their butts but don't have as many IG followers. For Hoare, in this life, you reap what you sow. If anyone is to blame, maybe it's his parents who raised a crappy person? Idk? He's a fantastic runner, but not a fantastic person, it's really as simple as that. I don't wish anyone ill will, but I have a hard time feeling much sympathy for him and any of these other bratty runners.

Wow. Care to name names.... no, I didn't think so. Seek help or talk to a close friend or family.