Eliud Kipchoge raves about coach Patrick Sang

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2 years ago 10/07/2021 9:47pm EDT

“When you ask me to describe Patrick Sang, then I think I will have to enrol for English classes in a university so that I can get a word to best describe him. I don’t have an English word to describe him,” Kipchoge told the host, Jeff Koinange.

According to the 36-year-old, Sang “knows how to make an athlete a normal human being and a star at the same time”.

“He is a sport, social and life coach, combined. Getting a person matching his calibre is very hard,” Kipchoge said in the September 29 TV interview.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/athletics/2001425555/patrick-sang-the-man-behind-eliud-kipchoges-success

2 years ago 10/07/2021 10:00pm EDT

re: sang is the GOAT

Can the goat not just talk normally? Or does everything he says have to be so extra?

2 years ago 10/07/2021 10:32pm EDT

re: runne

runne wrote:
Can the goat not just talk normally? Or does everything he says have to be so extra?

It's amazing enough that a goat is talking. You should be even more in awe, if anything, if the goat is saying "extra", as animals are not known for being able to talk.

2 years ago 10/07/2021 10:46pm EDT

re: runne

runne wrote:
Can the goat not just talk normally? Or does everything he says have to be so extra?

That's how a lot of people talk when english isn't their first language. I think it might be a cultural thing, but I've heard that many other languages and cultures emphasize being able to communicate a lot of emotion through language, so when they learn english they learn the same approach and it sounds extra to born english speakers.

2 years ago 10/08/2021 6:24am EDT

re: sang is the GOAT

Kipchoge is now "36"??? You've got to be kidding me. I peg this guy closer to 38-39.

2 years ago 10/08/2021 7:26am EDT

re: troll_69

troll_69 wrote:
runne wrote:
Can the goat not just talk normally? Or does everything he says have to be so extra?
It's amazing enough that a goat is talking. You should be even more in awe, if anything, if the goat is saying "extra", as animals are not known for being able to talk.

You could’ve just quipped, “Goats don’t normally talk”.

2 years ago 10/08/2021 7:29am EDT

re: Charlatan

Charlatan wrote:
Kipchoge is now "36"??? You've got to be kidding me. I peg this guy closer to 38-39.

People have speculated that he might be older as Kenya wasn’t great at maintaining exact birth records back then and it was not uncommon for people to understate their kids’ age.

But if he’s doing what he’s doing being even older, that’s even more impressive.

2 years ago 10/08/2021 7:41am EDT

re: sang is the GOAT

“Some coaches are extraordinary at teaching sport. Some coaches are extraordinary at teaching life. It’s rare to find a coach extraordinary at BOTH.”

-Random guy on the internet-

I have had coaches that were great trainers but were jerks. I also had coaches that were inspirational people but they were horrible trainers. It’s rare to find both. Unfortunately there’s not many in American culture.

2 years ago 10/08/2021 7:59am EDT

re: sang is the GOAT

What caught my eye more than the interview was the sports section. The newspaper had a separate section for "Athletics" with just news. Not opinion. It was refreshing to read.

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/category/378/athletics

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