The young lady does not like attention and Kersee out more on her than she needs. Why blab away about going on vacation or Budapest? All the build up in a niche corner of the sport. She is clearly in her head, cannot lose ever, and almost missed making finals do to a trip. She seems cool. I wouldn’t want to speak to Lewis Johnson either.
...posts on this topic purely make the observation that compared to the previous times we have seen Mu on the track, her demeanour is noticeably different...
Your name is Italian - is English your second or third language? Do you even know what the word "arrogant" means? Google may help you.
This thread is ridiculous. We have a bunch of "psychologists" trying to dissect Mu's actions. I don't know her and neither does anyone posting here. She's been a great talent, great ambassador for the sport and everyone trying to criticize her for things they know nothing about is just verbal diarrhea.
...posts on this topic purely make the observation that compared to the previous times we have seen Mu on the track, her demeanour is noticeably different...
Your name is Italian - is English your second or third language? Do you even know what the word "arrogant" means? Google may help you.
The irony in this is truly magnificent. Because if you could read the language you would have read that I never called her arrogant and my point of view/observation doesn't mean I have to agree with anyone that did. I said her demeanor (quote) on the track is noticeably different (than we have seen before. And btw it is whether that is a change in attitude, approach, due to other factors - but it's different). They can be, and are to me, totally different things.
Was that English good enough you semi-illiterate little bottom feeder?
Your name is Italian - is English your second or third language? Do you even know what the word "arrogant" means? Google may help you.
The irony in this is truly magnificent. Because if you could read the language you would have read that I never called her arrogant and my point of view/observation doesn't mean I have to agree with anyone that did. I said her demeanor (quote) on the track is noticeably different (than we have seen before. And btw it is whether that is a change in attitude, approach, due to other factors - but it's different). They can be, and are to me, totally different things.
Was that English good enough you semi-illiterate little bottom feeder?
Bryce Hoppel used to be so jubilant and bouncy! What happened? Is he under pressure from his coach to dope? He doesn't look like he's happy to be there at all. And how arrogant to ignore his fans and not do an interview. Who does he think supports him?
I've heard on this board that he's a real leader who does all the little things right. Why the big change to this arrogant, surly demeanor? I'm just asking!
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Arrogance is sometimes a form of aggression spured by pent up anger in some capacity. So you can ask, what is bothering them or who hurt them? I would guess someone who contemplates quitting the sport in their prime is bothered by it.
Yes, sometimes that is true, and more often arrogance masks insecurities. In this case I think you are correct, she seems PO'ed about something. She is usually friendly and gracious after races.
Yes, sometimes that is true, and more often arrogance masks insecurities. In this case I think you are correct, she seems PO'ed about something. She is usually friendly and gracious after races.
Athing Mu doesn't want to be in Budapest. She wanted to be on vacation.
I think that her sponsor Nike forced her to compete and she is mad about that.
The irony in this is truly magnificent. Because if you could read the language you would have read that I never called her arrogant and my point of view/observation doesn't mean I have to agree with anyone that did. I said her demeanor (quote) on the track is noticeably different (than we have seen before. And btw it is whether that is a change in attitude, approach, due to other factors - but it's different). They can be, and are to me, totally different things.
Was that English good enough you semi-illiterate little bottom feeder?
Bryce Hoppel used to be so jubilant and bouncy! What happened? Is he under pressure from his coach to dope? He doesn't look like he's happy to be there at all. And how arrogant to ignore his fans and not do an interview. Who does he think supports him?
I've heard on this board that he's a real leader who does all the little things right. Why the big change to this arrogant, surly demeanor? I'm just asking!
You're so unconscionably stupid it's actually making me more stupid even acknowledging you.
This thread is ridiculous. We have a bunch of "psychologists" trying to dissect Mu's actions. I don't know her and neither does anyone posting here. She's been a great talent, great ambassador for the sport and everyone trying to criticize her for things they know nothing about is just verbal diarrhea.
She isn't a great ambassador for the sport, she had the potential to be a great ambassador for the sport. Like others have said, she was probably one of the most universally liked personalities in track, even here which is the only place on the internet where fans deeply discuss running. Some diehard fans are unrealistically demanding and can be nasty--but the analysis here convincingly argues that her sponsors might have forced her to attend worlds. Her conduct so far is not becoming of an ambassador, and I'm aligned with the point raised on the Supporter's Club podcast today: it isn't acceptable for an athlete donning the USA uniform to skip the cringy Lewis Johnson interview. Ambassadors for real sports show basic respect to the media and engage with the sport at a fundamental level.
The one thing I do know is that people are sick of the elite-athlete-has-mental-health-issue story arc. Regular people follow sports to disengage with the unexciting, difficult, and dour parts of REAL LIFE and live through the performances, win or lose! The recent addition of this dimension where every interview contains versions of the words "anxious" or "depressed" runs afoul of the essence of sport. So, because it's starting to feel like we're just being set up for a story arc where Athing Mu does something outrageous because she'd rather be a full-time model, I think it's justified that diehard fans here want to preempt that and say--just be a full-time model and stop making yourself unhappy with this sport.
This thread is ridiculous. We have a bunch of "psychologists" trying to dissect Mu's actions. I don't know her and neither does anyone posting here. She's been a great talent, great ambassador for the sport and everyone trying to criticize her for things they know nothing about is just verbal diarrhea.
She isn't a great ambassador for the sport, she had the potential to be a great ambassador for the sport. Like others have said, she was probably one of the most universally liked personalities in track, even here which is the only place on the internet where fans deeply discuss running. Some diehard fans are unrealistically demanding and can be nasty--but the analysis here convincingly argues that her sponsors might have forced her to attend worlds. Her conduct so far is not becoming of an ambassador, and I'm aligned with the point raised on the Supporter's Club podcast today: it isn't acceptable for an athlete donning the USA uniform to skip the cringy Lewis Johnson interview. Ambassadors for real sports show basic respect to the media and engage with the sport at a fundamental level.
The one thing I do know is that people are sick of the elite-athlete-has-mental-health-issue story arc. Regular people follow sports to disengage with the unexciting, difficult, and dour parts of REAL LIFE and live through the performances, win or lose! The recent addition of this dimension where every interview contains versions of the words "anxious" or "depressed" runs afoul of the essence of sport. So, because it's starting to feel like we're just being set up for a story arc where Athing Mu does something outrageous because she'd rather be a full-time model, I think it's justified that diehard fans here want to preempt that and say--just be a full-time model and stop making yourself unhappy with this sport.
Something changed drastically, she used to smile and wave to the crowd at the introductions, now she looks like she is mad at the World, same exact thing with SML. There seems to be no joy in what she is doing there in Budapest?????????
She isn't a great ambassador for the sport, she had the potential to be a great ambassador for the sport. Like others have said, she was probably one of the most universally liked personalities in track, even here which is the only place on the internet where fans deeply discuss running. Some diehard fans are unrealistically demanding and can be nasty--but the analysis here convincingly argues that her sponsors might have forced her to attend worlds. Her conduct so far is not becoming of an ambassador, and I'm aligned with the point raised on the Supporter's Club podcast today: it isn't acceptable for an athlete donning the USA uniform to skip the cringy Lewis Johnson interview. Ambassadors for real sports show basic respect to the media and engage with the sport at a fundamental level.
The one thing I do know is that people are sick of the elite-athlete-has-mental-health-issue story arc. Regular people follow sports to disengage with the unexciting, difficult, and dour parts of REAL LIFE and live through the performances, win or lose! The recent addition of this dimension where every interview contains versions of the words "anxious" or "depressed" runs afoul of the essence of sport. So, because it's starting to feel like we're just being set up for a story arc where Athing Mu does something outrageous because she'd rather be a full-time model, I think it's justified that diehard fans here want to preempt that and say--just be a full-time model and stop making yourself unhappy with this sport.
Something changed drastically, she used to smile and wave to the crowd at the introductions, now she looks like she is mad at the World, same exact thing with SML.
There seems to be no joy in what she is doing there in Budapest?????????
You'd be mad too if you were forced to travel halfway around the world to do something you don't want to do.
my thing is why the hell do yall care so much abt athing. threads on her r inevitable but there are so many other athletes yg could be talking abt than athing walking off the track