I really hope Symmonds medals

kartelite wrote:

runSONrun wrote:

800m makes you a distance runner now?

A 3:34 1500m does.

Not really. The 1500 is a mid-distance race!

If he medals there can only be one reasonable explanation - Lynn Petronella.

To go back to the original subject, I agree that I would be pleased to see Symmonds medal. Regardless of one's opinion on his "sit and kick" type strategy, it is hard not to cheer for a guy who has gotten so close so many times.

I hope Nick earns his medal

[quote]viking warrior wrote:

I can't think of any American distance runner who deserves to more. He's qualified for four world champs and two olympics. He's a 5 time national champion. And you know he is more hungry for it than any other guy out there. He may not be the most talented guy in the 800 final field, but he's got the most heart.

And he's white.

Running on Empathy wrote:

James Madison wrote:

In my constitutionally protected opinion, he has abused his 1st Amendment right by advocating infringement of everyone else's 2nd Amendment rights (see his stupid Tweets from Dec. 2012). If he is serious about track, he might wish to try shutting up, stop trying to bag celeb-trash, and figure out how to win.

^^^^^^^^

This.

He's starting to become a real douche.

Agreed. I'm pulling for him to run a 1:50 and cry the whole way home. What an assclown

I am a big Nick Symmonds fan and I too would like to see him medal. I think Nick is great for the sport and I hope to see him take a job at USATF or IAAF after he retires. He's a champion and deserves gold.

nick is a champ.

and a great racer.

he's got the constitution to run very well year in and year out.

he's probably the best 800 m tactician i've ever seen. in an event where every screws up, except for front runners.

it is time that longevity, stability and smarts pay off.

i for one hope that nick is rewarded with at least a silver.

plus this is the guy i'd live to have a beer with no doubt.

ok onto the champs. go nick go.

Jeffrey D. Boomhauer wrote:

Running on Empathy wrote:

^^^^^^^^

This.

He's starting to become a real douche.

Agreed. I'm pulling for him to run a 1:50 and cry the whole way home. What an assclown

I will digress here. I'm still hoping for a 1-2-3 USA finish in the 800 final. I just with the Sham-God would keep his mouth shut about topics with which he knows nothing, and which have nothing to do with the sport.

Thundercats_GO wrote:

Personally, I think he has the third most heart behind our other two Americans. Still a lot of heart, but just less.

I am not sure about the most heart part becasue he has run some races over the years where he appeared to be running for time or place and not the win. Having heart is all about going for it. I am not saying he does not have heart, I just don't think he necessarily more than anybody else. - With that said, I hope he medals and this is the best shot he is ever going to get. If he 'runs up to his potential', I would say his chances are beter than 50% of getting 'a' medal. Btw, I think one of his teammates has better shot.

I really hope that Nick medals as well. I disagree with Nick about a lot of things, namely Guns, Politics, and his apparent desire to date women strictly by how they look. His "relationship" with Paris Hilton was/is hilarious, but then again, it's really none-of-our-business. No, I am NOT jealous.

Nick was a member of the 2001 graduation class at Bishop Kelly HS in Boise. I have 2 cousins who were also students of the same high school, and one of them graduated with Nick in 2001. Apparently, according to my cousin, Nick joined the Cross Country and Tracks teams at Bishop Kelly HS because he wanted to get closer to my cousin (a very lovely woman, who is now married).

Who am I? Well I wasn't born and raised in Boise, or even Idaho, but I did make the 2004 Olympic Trials.

I wish Mr. Symmonds all the best in Moscow, and I hope that he bangs a Russian supermodel the night after winning the Gold!!!! Nick, if you read this, remember to save your "special energy" for after the race!!

I hope your two cousins who went to what I presume was a Catholic high school do not share your lascivious attitude about sex.

Not that this has anything at all to do with our great sport, but this is utter nonsense. There are not 20,000 laws restricting anyone's right to own a gun. The rest of us, including Nick Simmons, have the same constitutional right to express a view that you have, although, some, like Nick Simmons and myself, are willing to put our names to it. And stop couching your silly arguments with terms like "P.C." The studies I've seen say there about as many guns floating around the U.S. as there are citizens, which is to say about 310 million.And yet, you complain there are purportedly 20,000 laws restricting your right to purchase arms.Really, friend, I'm sorry you might have some trouble purchasing a tank, a hand grenade, a shoulder fired armament that could bring down a passenger jet, or a nuclear submarine outfitted with missiles. Try to learn to live with such restrictions. After all, I doubt you are the member of a legitimate militia as meant in the 18th century, which is the limited right to bear arms set forth in the second ammendment. Twenty thousand laws, what nonsense. And don't bother sending me to any website unless it has a list of all 20,000 laws.

To the OP poster's point, I hope Nick Simmons medals. As always, I disagree when a poster uses the term "deserves." Nick is having a great career. He will "deserve: a medal in an international championship when he finishes in the top three. I think that day will come next week.

James Madison wrote: In my constitutionally protected opinion, he has abused his 1st Amendment right by advocating infringement of everyone else's 2nd Amendment rights (see his stupid Tweets from Dec. 2012). If he is serious about track, he might wish to try shutting up, stop trying to bag celeb-trash, and figure out how to win.

(1) How is expressing his opinion on proposed legislation "abusing his 1st Amendment right"? That's the whole point of the amendment, to allow the expression of opinions even if they're unpopular. If everyone self-censored to avoid offending people like you, there'd be no need for the amendment in the first place.

(2) If that tweet really made you stop cheering for him as a track fan, then wow... I guess I need to re-examine all the athletes I cheer for and run them through an ideological purity test to make sure they don't disagree with any of my beliefs. That would horrible to cheer for someone who has different opinions from me!