I think the post race interview with Lewis Johnson was more disrespectful. As were his words in the media area. But I like it and I'm still team Noah. Lewis and Fred Kerley could not contain themselves and were both openly laughing 😂 😂 😂
McLaughlin and Mohammed have a rivalry, but it's boring.
Yeah it's so boring that when Syd and Dalilah race a world record gets broken every time. Nobody wants to see that, they'd rather see them running 54 seconds but talking trash to each other.
A narcassist who talks incessantly about himself, acts like a jerk when he wins, and cries about how he is disrespected when somebody else receives attention. Because, you know, nothing in this world matters but him. My least favorite American track athlete, along with his sister from whom he was separated at birth, Sha'Carri Richardson.
I read it as Lyles saying I'm still here, I'm still the man." Knighton's time will come, maybe in a few weeks, but Lyles is the man with the medals right now, he's still the guy with the target on his back going into the World Champs.
I agree. T & F media is always about moving on to the new, shiny thing. With all the cameras are on Knighton proclaiming him the next Usain Bolt, lyles just wants to remind everyone who the reigning world champ is.
I’m sure the finger point was spontaneous feeding off Noah’s excitement from catching Knighton at the line and grabbing the championship.
i was a bit suprised how it carried into the post race interview but nothing Lyles said was incorrect. based off the reactions of Kerley and Noah when Erion stormed off I think it was more good natured ribbing of the new kid than anything.
If Courtney Frerichs medal again in the world championship (And if Emma missed the podium), I would still think Frerichs had a more successful year. But some of you would say, but Emma beats her head to head ... blah-blah .... Let me say it Again, "most runners don't peak for National championship !!!!!!!! " Note: Just a reminder, Courtney Frerichs ran the trials with a RIPPED shoe; And she still makes the team by running 9:16.
Yeah he that was too much. And then Lyles talked sh*t about his better speed in the post race interview. Rightfully, Knighton was not a fan.
The worst part about that is that he's completely wrong. Highly debatable if he has better top end speed - what won him that race (and wins him all his races) is his strength and the fact he decelerates less than the rest of the field.
To me the "swagger" seems contrived and forced. Noah is a nice guy and honestly this was very unlike him. It's almost like he is actually a little threatened/scared of EK so resorted to this. And careful what you wish for - I don't know if I would want to be poking the bear and giving a young dude who has a faster PR than you any extra motivation for the world champs.
Everyone knows that Noah is defending US and WC. His need to act and shout it out shows how anxious he is about keeping those titles. NL has yet to fix his start. His challengers, EK, FK, and others international see this and now plan for his demise.
Yeah he that was too much. And then Lyles talked sh*t about his better speed in the post race interview. Rightfully, Knighton was not a fan.
The worst part about that is that he's completely wrong. Highly debatable if he has better top end speed - what won him that race (and wins him all his races) is his strength and the fact he decelerates less than the rest of the field.
To me the "swagger" seems contrived and forced. Noah is a nice guy and honestly this was very unlike him. It's almost like he is actually a little threatened/scared of EK so resorted to this. And careful what you wish for - I don't know if I would want to be poking the bear and giving a young dude who has a faster PR than you any extra motivation for the world champs.
Correct. I’d actually go ahead and say EK has better top end speed and it will get wider.
splits from this weekend
Lyles 5.96, 4.48, 4.55, 4.70
EK 5.85, 4.46, 4.55, 4.83
Lyles 9.23 was his fastest last 100m ever. In EK’s 19.49, he ran 9.20.
I remember playing early sports video games where a player score a touchdown and then proceed to just stop right after crossing the goal line and then robotically walk away. That's what some of y'all want actual athletes to act like.
They are going to be teammates on the 4x1, would you treat your teammate that poorly?
If you're 12 years old you might think the purple hair and classless behavior is cool. But most track fans don't want to see that garbage.
mmm yes track is a civilized game. we don’t do any of that “celebrating” nonsense or “having a lot of people actually care about this sport” garbage
At the end of the race, that was disgusting. Lost all respect for him.
Dude it's some harmless showboating no different then usain pounding his chest. It's soft ass doughboys like you that's made it so athletes can't even celebrate after a dunk. Go back to reddit running
Then in the post-race interview, with Knighton standing right next to him, Lyles poked the bear yet again.
"I do what it takes to win. Erriyon go the best of me on the turn, but I ain't worried about that. I saw him - he had reached his top speed and I said, "Mine's faster. I'm gonna catch him.' It's just going to take the whole rest of the hundred and that's what I did."
Knighton. "Just come back and win. The job's not finished. It's never finished."
Lyles: "It ain't finished."
You know what to do rojo… Print the shirts. Silhouette of the finish line finger gesture. “The job’s not finished”
I think the post race interview with Lewis Johnson was more disrespectful. As were his words in the media area. But I like it and I'm still team Noah. Lewis and Fred Kerley could not contain themselves and were both openly laughing 😂 😂 😂
McLaughlin and Mohammed have a rivalry, but it's boring.
Yeah it's so boring that when Syd and Dalilah race a world record gets broken every time. Nobody wants to see that, they'd rather see them running 54 seconds but talking trash to each other.
All I'm saying is a drop of bad blood will add a shade of colour to that dull water. No one's getting hurt except perhaps a few feelings.
So everybody, remind me: was everyone this up in arms when Hocker put his finger to his lips upon running down Centro?
Or when Quigley screamed F*** yeah after outkicking Shelby indoors, the steeplechaser who ripped his jersey off and started dancing, bolt literally doing the same thing as Lyles. Nothing wrong with adding character to track and field it's better for the sport. I've had several people reach out to me that don't watch track just to get my take on the men's 200.
Don't believe me check out dame Lillard waving goodbye to Paul George after hitting a game winner. Michael Jordan would stick his tongue out and dunk on people and people loved it. Why else do people watch the WWE lol it's for the trash talk 😂
At the end of the race, that was disgusting. Lost all respect for him.
I lost respect for him too. I know it's to get into EN's head and beat him mentally.
I remember the days that US sprinters didn't like each other and couldn't work together well in relays. We don't need that again.
Why? Because they work so well now? There's some very obvious tension between the Jamaican sprint queens with SAFP & SJ on one side and ETH on the other. Have these girls ever dropped a baton because they've fallen into cliques that don't like each other?
I'm sure they'll get along fine after this dust up. But a little competitive rivalry and bravado isn't going to hurt the sport. Hope it inspires them to some fast times and gets more eyeballs on the screen.
This crap won't increase viewership. My kids are 10 and 12 years old. I showed them the video of a bunch of races, but not this one.
Noah Lyles is not a role model. He's a jerk and a buffoon. He and his mom should be ashamed.