https://twitter.com/therealmerb/status/893581891449827328
He's right. How could Mo have been "out of shape?" Was that just to make his opponents underestimate him?
Discuss.
He's right. How could Mo have been "out of shape?" Was that just to make his opponents underestimate him?
Discuss.
Onerunner wrote:
https://twitter.com/therealmerb/status/893581891449827328He's right. How could Mo have been "out of shape?" Was that just to make his opponents underestimate him?
Discuss.
Let's not change his quote. He didn't say he was out of shape.
That has a much different connotation than saying " I’m not quite in the shape I’d like to be at this stage, but I’m moving well so I hope it’ll go well on the day. "
Alright then. Let's change it to "not in shape" instead of "out of shape."
I think the quote was to fool people. The thought with the press corps was that he must be in good shape - as his entering Zurich made no sense unless he was in good shape.
More here:
Merber has the reading comprehension of a typical 'murican.
I don't even know that it had to be intentionally to fool people (although I wouldn't put that past Mo) but I'm a little disappointed in myself because I wanted to make a thread about Mo's comment right after he said it. I was under the impression it was just banter, whether that meant deceitful or just a lull in confidence, but I absolutely thought, "He's going to win the double in London and someone will call back to this..."
Btw, I don't think Merber took it seriously at all. I hope no one is implying that...
#1 people shouldnt care about what kyle merber thinks
#2 mo was probably transparent. There were moments during that race where he doubted himself. The africans threw everything at him.
rojo wrote:
I think the quote was to fool people. The thought with the press corps was that he must be in good shape - as his entering Zurich made no sense unless he was in good shape.
More here:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/08/unbeatable-amazing-mo-farah-wins-10000-2017-worlds-earns-10th-global-gold-toughest-race-life/
It is important as a journalist to look at dates and specifics of language.
That article was from the 30th July. He claimed to "not quite be in the shape (he'd) like". Those words are important in order to convey meaning accurately. A simple person might say 'oh Farah says he isn't in shape'. A more astute person might read the quote properly and say 'oh Farah isn't in perfect shape'. Nowhere were the words 'good shape' used or alluded to.
On the 3rd of August, 4 days later and ahead of the 10,000m final, a different article quoted Farah as saying he is set to produce 'something special' in the final on the 4th August. This might be an article that people (such as merber) missed, but it is important as it was ahead of the final and stated Farah's confidence.
Onerunner wrote:
Alright then. Let's change it to "not in shape" instead of "out of shape."
Your reading seems to be even worse than this Merber's, whoever that is.
Maybe merber should be taking notes from mo on how to successfully run championship races instead of bombing out time after time. Has there been a year yet when merber finished higher in a national championship than on the end of the year time ranking list?
Usnspecialist wrote:
Maybe merber should be taking notes from mo on how to successfully run championship races instead of bombing out time after time. Has there been a year yet when merber finished higher in a national championship than on the end of the year time ranking list?
The answer is no. But people seem to liken him for cross fit and stud earings. Maybe a lot of people here came from rich homes too and that's why they relate.
Onerunner wrote:
He's right. How could Mo have been "out of shape?" Was that just to make his opponents underestimate him?
Discuss.
X Company: "Our earnings aren't quite where we want them to be, but we're generally feeling good about the future."
LR Morons: "X Company claims to be broke!"
I have nothing better to do with my life than to dissect the hell out of a Tweet.
reading wrote:
Onerunner wrote:He's right. How could Mo have been "out of shape?" Was that just to make his opponents underestimate him?
Discuss.
X Company: "Our earnings aren't quite where we want them to be, but we're generally feeling good about the future."
LR Morons: "X Company claims to be broke!"
Just to clear things up...
I was really asking why Mo would ever say he is "not quite in shape" even though it never seemed like it at all, especially in his win yesterday. Merber's statement kind of just emphasized this potentially deceptive tactic, so I was wondering if any of you guys suspect that Mo was trying to trick his opponents into thinking that he could be taken down.
For all we know, Mo could have been lying and in perfect shape, or he could have thought he was "not quite in shape" and telling the truth.
rojo wrote:
I think the quote was to fool people. The thought with the press corps was that he must be in good shape - as his entering Zurich made no sense unless he was in good shape.
More here:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/08/unbeatable-amazing-mo-farah-wins-10000-2017-worlds-earns-10th-global-gold-toughest-race-life/
Exactly. I can't understand why he would fool people into being skeptical about his fitness, because it seems like that would only give his opponents more confidence. But, it worked, so kudos to Mo Farah.
Maybe Mo was hoping 4:18 pace would have been an easy run effort rather than a tempo effort.
Maybe you're reading into both statements a little too much.
Drew Windles T-shirt wrote:
I have nothing better to do with my life than to dissect the hell out of a Tweet.
Lol there really isn't even anything to dissect though. Merber wasn't being serious and Mo being the best distance runner in the world on the track not being in the shape he wants to be at can still be better than anyone else. If you haven't figured that out yet, you haven't been paying attention.
Onerunner wrote:
reading wrote:X Company: "Our earnings aren't quite where we want them to be, but we're generally feeling good about the future."
LR Morons: "X Company claims to be broke!"
Just to clear things up...
I was really asking why Mo would ever say he is "not quite in shape" even though it never seemed like it at all, especially in his win yesterday. Merber's statement kind of just emphasized this potentially deceptive tactic, so I was wondering if any of you guys suspect that Mo was trying to trick his opponents into thinking that he could be taken down.
For all we know, Mo could have been lying and in perfect shape, or he could have thought he was "not quite in shape" and telling the truth.
Good god you still aren't parsing /comprehending the quote correctly.
"Not in the shape I would like". This doesn't say he is not in shape and most likely means his workouts were not quite there yet. This could be as little as a bench mark workout being a second or two slower or a bit more effort than it should have been. And as others have said a bit later he did have a great workout so maybe he took longer to recover than he use too.
rojones wrote:
#1 people shouldnt care about what kyle merber thinks
#2 mo was probably transparent. There were moments during that race where he doubted himself. The africans threw everything at him.
At what point has mo EVER been transparent? It's not his ability to do so when you've got an entire bone yard in your closet.