.....was uttered by Ato Boldon (God bless him).
After Usain's stunning race, he said something to this effect;
The hundred meter race is ran in a straight line but Usain Bolt just turned the corner with this race-so to speak.
That blew me off!
Great guy this (Ato).
Dont' remember the exact quote but something like "Bolt just entered video game time speed"
oops!
"run" not 'ran'.
babich wrote:
Dont' remember the exact quote but something like "Bolt just entered video game time speed"
I also remember him saying something to that effect. That said, the guy is great!
I also love GAines or whatever his name is. He is the swimming guy who makes swimming so interesting.
babich wrote:
Dont' remember the exact quote but something like "Bolt just entered video game time speed"
a video game time
i loved this one
the quote was
"Running sub-10 is no longer good enough, Bolt is now running the realm of video game times!"
So far, I might go with what they said about the Chinese girl who was in tears after her poor performance, "...and it's only a 14.55. Her face won't change."
The worst: "Plenty of more synchronized swimming to come."
The announcing in New Zealand is pretty smartass. I love it. Memorable lines from the 10k:
(after about 4k when the race was at a pretty slow pace): "I guess all 20 or so runners in the lead pack think they have the world's best kick."
"I believe Kenya's leading export is distance runners to other countries."
(commenting on the large field): "It would've been quicker to introduce the crowd to the field than the field to the crowd."
"This pace is very choppy and ragged...reminiscent of the standard of driving here in Beijing."
That's some great stuff.
Toboggan wrote:
The announcing in New Zealand is pretty smartass. I love it. Memorable lines from the 10k:
(after about 4k when the race was at a pretty slow pace): "I guess all 20 or so runners in the lead pack think they have the world's best kick."
"I believe Kenya's leading export is distance runners to other countries."
(commenting on the large field): "It would've been quicker to introduce the crowd to the field than the field to the crowd."
"This pace is very choppy and ragged...reminiscent of the standard of driving here in Beijing."
After the US vs China basketball game, and saying the US's next opponent was Angola:
"Now back to swimming at the Water Cube. Not many Angolans there."
Dara Torres when asked what she would say to her now 2 1/2 year old daughter when she is old enough to understand the Olympics....
"Never let your age stand in the way of your dreams".
Jimbo60 wrote:
Dara Torres when asked what she would say to her now 2 1/2 year old daughter when she is old enough to understand the Olympics....
"Never let your age stand in the way of your dreams".
She forgot to add " and be sure to have a great pharmacist."
Mine was when bolt jog the 9.92.
"Ato was like oh my god firstly i would like to apologize for all those guys who have never ran under ten seconds".
Jared Connaughton, Canadian 200m runner, was being interviewed on CBC after his heat in the second round, while waiting to see if he qualified to advance (Bolt won his heat, and he was fifth). He said this, about Bolt:
"He's from another planet. He could do a cartwheel and win this."
something to the effect, "For all the runner who have devoted 15 years of their life to break :10, we apologize." --> reffering to the ease of Bolt's running.
"Mark my words, someday this boys face will be on money, whether it be the 1 million dollar, 100 dollar or 1 dollar bill, someday in Jamaica his face will be on money."
- Donovan Bailey's fantastic commentary.
"Michael Phelps, Micheal Who? It's all about Usain Bolt now" - Michael Johnson (vid on bbc website)
After an interview with one of the gay divers in the pair competition
Man voice " why do they take showers after each dive?"
nacy grace sounding lady "well because the water is cold so it keeps there muscles warm so it feels good. (pause) and because its really exciting"
I like listening to Bela Koroly tell off the sucky judges after Alicia Sacramone got ripped off. He's not afraid to tell it like it is.
"How can they tear out the heart of a young girl like that?"That guy conveys passion for sport like no one else.
runn wrote:
I like listening to Bela Koroly tell off the sucky judges after Alicia Sacramone got ripped off. He's not afraid to tell it like it is.
How about when the camera man said, "keep it up, looking good, you're almost there," to Radcliffe when she came through the tunnel? That part was great.