After watching his post race interview on flocast I think Mottram could be the new posterboy for our sport. He's fast, he races to win and not for time, he speaks his mind, and he's got personality.
I think any couch potato would like to watch a guy like that race and then listen to his post race commentary.
Not unless he learns not to curse in front of little kids.
we can talk about it baby
we can talk until we're crazy
we can focus on it now
or we can focus on it later
we can start another fight
we can argue and fuss all night
but i propose that we go to floor and we slow dance
tonight i wanna dance
can you do that with you man yea
tonight i wanna groove
and let the music make you move
move yea
if he was american it would be perfect... webb just doesn't have it. and it does not mean his running ability.
...he hasn't really won anything of importance, so I'd say no, but he can be a hero to white people with inferiority complexes everywhere...
He is the most appealing distance runner in the world to the average American person... do you want to know why? because the average American doesn't care to hear some guy say "well it's going to be a really tough race with all these guys in it but i hope to do well".... hearing someone say "You guys can tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll go out on Friday and show you what can be done," will have people actually willing to hear what he is going to say and maybe even watch the race.
Buster be hip, I must admit, but bet against LEGAT and you be blowin yo cash . When it comes to speed in the homestretch , Buster don't pass muster.As for me , I STILL BE WORLD RECORD HOLDER INDOORS,so if you bet on Shawn you be having to pawn.
Mottrom can close that gap if, and only if, he plays the ADC (African Drug Card, more specifically EPO)....EPO gives a runner an 8 second per mile booster, so, in effect Lagat's 3:44 is really only a 3:52.
yeah, he hasn't won anything. Other than beating arguably the greatest distance runner of all time (Bekele) over 3K distance at the world cup. Or did you miss that result. And he didn't win a bronze medal in quite possibly the most difficult to medal in at the World Championships. He has run under 13min for the past three years and he is only 26. C'mon dude. Wake and smell the vegemite.
MOTTRAM IS NOTHING WITHOUT HIS MULLET!
his mullet, I believe, may have special powers. bekele fears the mullet.
stop acting like a b!tch. The world cup matters when it was the LAST world cup. Im not saying it was a stacked field or anything but he did beat kennyB. Now, like it or not, that does aid in this 26year olds confidence. He is beginning to believe he can win against the africans. Much like Im beginning to believe that you've been real bad with your real dad.
Sorry Gary...I'm not impressed. Basically this thread exists because he's white. Let's not kid ourselves. Look at the rankings of the last few years and you'll see loads of people with superior performances. He can be the posterboy for white folks interested in track, but not much else. That's okay though...I can understand the attractiveness of having a hero who looks like you and speaks your language (kind of).
By the way, Lagat beat Mottram and he gave a great interview..without cursing..why not make him a posterboy (if you must have a non-African as your posterboy)?
its two r's... g-a-r-r-y
anyway, no apology necessary. I thought we were bring up Mottram because he was a non african? Oh, that and the fact that Mottram is 5K runner that ran Lagat (primarily focuses on the mile) to the wire. And sure, we can talk about the color of his skin. And agreed, we probably wouldn't be talking about him if he wasn't white. But the fact remains that he is white...and we are talking about him. Its not a black/white thing but in a sport that has been dominated by africans, its cool to see one who isn't african mixing it up with the MOST dominant continent on the planet.
Yeah, he shouldn't cuss so much. That makes things a little tense. But no, I don't have any posters.
your post has been reported due to the racism.
aw, poor whitey and all his excuses. Always playing the victim, and playing the "drug card, " huh whitey? "the africans cheat, and we are not allowed to, it's no fair, a PC conspiracy, wah, wah, wah." Hmmm...seems as if the tables have turned on who plays the victim and whines these days. Interesting, very interesting.
Bro, muttface, you say Barry Bonds, Flo-Jo AND Ben Johnson were clean too, or what. Can't answer that one can you!
Mottram is the only non-african who can actually compete with them in the 5k , add a mullet and what's not to like. People aren't rascist they're just sick of seeing the same people win (east africans)
Mottram is a huge plus for the sport. Resources are wasted on champions who have no personaloty and/or can't translate well into a worthwhile market.
It's all about the accent
Bonds, Flojo, and Johnson didn't come from Africa. Their great grandparents? Maybe.