he's a black Thundercat or Caster Semanya's twin.
he's a black Thundercat or Caster Semanya's twin.
that was hilarious.
How about Spirit Fingers?
The problem isn't the pose. It's that he isn't selling it hard enough.
He needs to incorporate a Thriller dance into it. Remember Michael's hop step with the claws going from side-to-side, followed by the leg kick?
Blake needs to incorporate some of that action.
He should also run the last 5-10 meters of each race with the claws out front. And wearing fake plastic dracula teeth would be cool.
What about a cape? Could he wear a cape and be ok with the uniform rules? Or is that a PED?
are you by chance a homosexual?
I disagree as well. During the Olympics my kids and I were more interested to see when the Beast would make his appearance than Bolt's clowning around.
In the semifinals he was messing with his fingernails, I told my kids to "Wait for it...wait for it..." then "Ahhhhhhh!"
Quite a lot of fun. I think he should stick with it.
I think Rupp needs some kind of shtick to create a brand. Maybe the Praying Mantis. He could stand there in the "praying" pose until the camera came close then STRIKE! Yeah, something like that.
I disagree as well. His pose is fine. It takes someone as scary as him to pull it off. Scary as in body structure and how fast he's running and the fact that he's the only legitimate threat to Usain Bolt.
The one that needs changing is Usain Bolt's pose. Its god awful.
I actually liked Blake's kneeling pose best when he knelt on the track and spread his arms with eyes closed. That was way better than Bolt's antics.
the pose is clearly borrowed from lady gaga.
i think his celebration should be something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1eYsNb_Is
but i'm not blake. as long as we've got some personality in track. even if people are going to complain about it, at least we'll have some damn personality...
The pose is a little fruity, but I think it's meant to be funny. Blake seems to have a very aloof, lighthearted personality. He doesn't act like a tough guy like a lot of sprinters do. He goofs around like Bolt and he has a goofy signature pose. Bolt calls him the beast, so he pokes fun at himself a little by doing the fruity little beast pose. He doesn't need to act tough when he's basically 2nd only the greatest sprinter who ever lived.
If his signature pose has a name, it's lame. If he is trying to create a "brand," it's lame. If he is not the only person doing it, it's lame. If 10km runners and steeplechasers have signature poses, it's lame. The signature pose is so 2010.
that is genius.
Yes, I am. And I have decided to create my own personal pose, called Fruit Bat. I'm going to pop out my eyes, flap my arms and screech really loud at the starting line of my marathons.
Put it down on me wrote:
are you by chance a homosexual?
SFbayRunner wrote:
Yes, I am. And I have decided to create my own personal pose, called Fruit Bat. I'm going to pop out my eyes, flap my arms and screech really loud at the starting line of my marathons.
^^ Awesome
If white guys make fun of your signature pose on internet forums, it's lame.
Also, he should humiliate the opposition by finishing in lane eight like koech. The DQ would be worth it.
"Also, he should humiliate the opposition by finishing in lane eight like koech. The DQ would be worth it."
Meant Kemboi, duh.
Jefe in the CO wrote:
In the semifinals he was messing with his fingernails, I told my kids to "Wait for it...wait for it..." then "Ahhhhhhh!"
Quite a lot of fun. I think he should stick with it.
They let gay men adopt in CO? Progressive!
As much of a headcase as she is, Lolo has, technically, the best celebration (@3:45):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Rflf1mBCY
Her ability to gauge the camera angle perfectly was magnificent moment in attention hoe history.
How about if he stows a dog leash with spikes somewhere near the finish line and when he comes second, he can put the leash on and have Bolt(hence the 2nd place) pretend to hold him back from mauling the other runners.