Yes, why even bother competing in the sport if you aren't even likely to win Olympic Gold or set a new World Record?
In a way that's actually true. It's wiser to look for something that you can be the absolute best in the world at.
At first glance this may seem unlikely because there are 7 billion people. But then consider how there are way more than 7 billion things to do.
The French "Spiderman" guy who climbs up buildings found something to be the best at. So it doesn't have to be silly Guinness Book stuff, there's still more than 7 billion impressive feats to achieve.
Think about what good marketing for the sport it is when ALL the participants in the Decathlon and the Heptathlon are doing a joint victory lap after their event is over. Best sportmanships scene in any T&A championship for sure.
Leave it to the IAAF to fail to notice/understand this (and some rigid commentators...).
I'd like to see even the semifinalists in the sprints stick around to join the victory lap, just imagine the short AND long term marketing factor of "HERE ARE THE 24 FASTEST MEN/WOMEN ON THE PLANET WAVING TO THE CROWDS TOGETHER".
it gets worse: some guy didn't even medal and did a victory lap with his country flag because he broke the NR.
I'm not even sure the winner should do a victory lap considering it's a third grade championship.
Klosterhalfen in that victory lap was extremely cringe, even more so because she only won because hassan wasn't there.
The woman is the queen of Europe and some dude that can't win his local 5k is clowning on her for running a victory lap because one person didn't show up.
A high level track medal is more rare than a touchdown or home run (and harder to achieve), but people celebrate those like it's the greatest thing in the world.
Why not give those silly bouquet of flowers to the silver medalists and a jar of peanut brittle to the bronze medalists in lieu of them not running a "victory" lap?
Why not give those silly bouquet of flowers to the silver medalists and a jar of peanut brittle to the bronze medalists in lieu of them not running a "victory" lap?
Would that satisfy you?
Absolutely not. The flowers weren’t bothering anyone before they were needlessly murdered. Peanut based products will create issues for all the people pretending to be allergic or sensitive to them. Honestly I am more bothered by people lying down on the track after a race like it took their last ounce of energy to make it. Last place, shorts around ankles, sucking thumb while walking the distance they just lost.
It happened because I hit a pine bough and I hit it so precisely that it simply snapped the release on my bindings. Right in that moment I didn’t have time to calculate the odds of that happening because I was about to land pretty hard on my digitally remastered spinal cord which is being held together by spare parts from an Erector Set. None of this has anything to do with poker. I’m only mentioning it because I wanted to say to whoever answered that the worst thing that could happen in sports was 4th place at the Olympics - seriously, **** you.
After all the time, effort and money invested to get someone onto a podium with a medal around their neck IMHO you're entitled to celebrate a little!
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