Maurice goes down again!

Can't wait to hear the excuses

Does he lick his lips more when he wins or when he loses?

good old mo said he was winning this. no way he wasn`t. Haha i`m loving it. the guy is such a jerk.

ditto.. huge asshole, in my opinion he represents our country poorly with his attitude

Does he represent our country poorly by having an attitude that he can win any race he steps to the line for? If so, then I suppose we don't want Oly gold medalists, because I imagine that is the kind of 'tude it takes.

No one will deny that Mo is arrogant, but 4x100 antics aside, what has he done to represent our country poorly? If moving halfway across the country, dedicating his life 100% to TnF, and becoming one of the most recognized athletes in the world is not representative of our country, what is?

Also, you act as if the few losses this season negate the dominance he has shown the last 5 seasons. One season does not make a career.

Mo wrote:

Can't wait to hear the excuses

Excuse? How about, "I'm so bad, I RAN bad!"

Obvious: Mo is arrogant!

Less Obvious: Ignoring his posturing, very little comes out of Mo's mouth that is negative. And not all that much that is arrogant. I've heard him praise other events including the excitement he felt when Alan Webb broke Jim Ryun's HS record. When the TV people try to bait him to trash Montgomery, he simply says he will try to put his race together and win the next meeting. Try to get past his persona and he is probably very good for our sport. Yes, I know there are times he's out of line, but far less (with his words) than most realize.

I think he is the greatest T & F athlete we have ever seen!

What are folks talking about with Maurice Green and excuses on the occassions of his rare losses? What I have heard and read this summer in TFN and other publications is quotes from him saying, "No excuses. They ran better than me." Sounds pretty gracious to me.

It makes me sick when winey baby distance people get on here and talk about how poor distance running is in America b/c of the AFricans, or b/c of drugs, or b/c of this or that.

We actually have an athlete in America who comes to work everyday, is very positive, busts his ass to sign every autograph for every kid when he can, takes his lumps when he loses and takes his cake when he wins.

And you guys want to say he is bad for our sport? You are full of it.

Shut your mouth! Quit your bitching!

Spinters are suppose to be arrogant. Off the track, Mo is like the shyiest mamas-boy...some of the critics on this board just make me sick....they cheer more when athletes fail and then say they are all druggies when they win... you are the ones that give the sport a bad name....why even support the sport when you only see negativity in it?

Ditto. You are the asshole...you represent distance runners poorly with your dumbass attitude...

Mo usually wins when it matters anyways. Those who make him out to be Mike Tyson or something just do not know him.

Dam, that does he lick his lips more when he wins or loses question in great! On teh other hand he ran 10.06 and beat...10.06 ain't that bad. He just got beat by Chambers who now most likely will get ranked #1 ( D.C. trained a good portion of the winter in Calif. by the way ) and Greene will lose lot's of cash in bonus money by not getting that #1 ranking!

World Record Holder

Multi- Olympic Gold Medalist

Multi- World Gold Medalist

I know that he lost several times this year; however,

Mo wins when it cost! Nay sayers don't celebrate too soon.

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At the Crystal Meet held today all the times were

relatively slow for such a star-studded meet (except for the women's 5000m). The field event marks where even a

little off and I was wondering if the weather affected the

performances overall?

Vipam

Mo's a cool guy, great runner. Some people let their mouth run a little bit sometimes (including yours truly). No big deal. From everything I've seen of him, he's a pretty genuine guy.

My attitude towards him might be skewed though, because I don't really care about the 4x100 episode. If people want to get their panties in a knot over that, they're entitled to an opinion.

Mr. Greene has charisma and charm. He's a hard worker and a great competitor. All in all, he's one of the biggest names in the sport. But staying ahead of the whole world isn't easy.

Notice that he and Marion Jones both are a bit off from their Olympic year form.