tqx wrote:
I'm confused. Are you saying that he didn't blow of Symmonds because he was just sooooo tired after running a wire-to-wire 1:44? I guess you didn't watch the NBC coverage. He'll get my respect when he runs fast times AND shows respect for his competitors, two things that Symmonds does.
give me a break. KD clearly was pissed off that he lost to an up and coming american in his last race and wanted this victory a little more than usual. he won in convincing fashion and he wanted to strut for a minute in celebration. symmonds came over right away and KD wasn't ready for it. you're going to use that as the basis for not liking a guy?
say you like symmonds more because he went to a DIII school, or because he doesn't have the classic build for a runner, or because he's white, i don't really care why you want to root for him, but you don't need to put down KD and say you won't give him your respect in order to be a symmonds fan.
KD's a good guy, his coach is a good guy, and KD's been running at a very high level for quite some time now. he's certainly earned the respect of any fan of US track that's been paying attention.