Two-time Boston champ Lelisa Desisa guarantees he’ll win New York on Sunday

No comments on this? I'll bite. I watched Breaking2. If I lived in Vegas, I would bet my house that he will not win on Sunday. His peak was several years ago. I think Meb has a better chance.

I buy that he learned a lot from being in Breaking 2. But Kamworor literally lives and trains with the dude who didn’t blow up during that event. I’m thinking it will be a battle between Kam, Kipsang, and Ghirmay. Really hope Jared Ward has a good outing though- 6th in Rio’s heat cannot be discounted; that’s special.

I felt secondhand embarrassment watching Desisa in Breaking 2, good lord. Shoulda been Kenny B

From

https://www.wsj.com/articles/running-away-with-it-1414684392

before 2014 Boston where Desisa DNF'ed:

"The day before April’s Boston Marathon, Keflezighi ran into Desisa, the defending champion, in a hotel elevator. He wished Desisa luck. Keflezighi says Desisa barked that the race was going to be a war and that he planned to destroy the field."

wejo wrote:

When asked if he’d win on Sunday Desisa said, “Yeah. I’ll win.” When we followed up he was sure, he said, “Yeah.”

Oh my God! This is outrageous. Much worse than the Tyson-Lennox press conf. What has running come to? Will Desisa take a bite out of Kam's ear?

He wasnt in shape for sub2. I dont remember the reason. Could he be in much better shape now?

Don`t think so......The victory is for Kipsang or Kamworor!

Iron Lelisa wrote:

wejo wrote:

When asked if he’d win on Sunday Desisa said, “Yeah. I’ll win.” When we followed up he was sure, he said, “Yeah.”

Oh my God! This is outrageous. Much worse than the Tyson-Lennox press conf. What has running come to? Will Desisa take a bite out of Kam's ear?

https://youtu.be/Kqny6e_YSrA?t=12

Tyson appears to have a small pee-pee, judging from the grip.

So who's got the biggest schlongs, Western or Eastern Africans?

KIpsang for the win. New course record!

Hi Wejo-- My comment here has nothing to do with marathoning, but to this idea of "guaranteeing" a win by any athlete. Ever since I was a kid and Joe Namath famously did this before the New York Jets famous upset win in Super Bowl III, I've wondered this: exactly what is the guarantee? If LD finishes second place today after he "guaranteed" a win, is he going to return his appearance and prize money? I think not. If some random NFL player with a big mouth "guarantees" a win in a big game, is he going to refund the ticket cost of every fan who bought a ticket if his team loses? Not hardly. The press loves these so-called "guarantees, and when you come right down to it, they are nothing but empty words. Thanks to you and Rojo for all your work.

Another case where talking big makes you look like a fool.

Zuck wrote:

Another case where talking big makes you look like a fool.

Well said.

Johnny O'Donnell wrote:

Hi Wejo-- My comment here has nothing to do with marathoning, but to this idea of "guaranteeing" a win by any athlete. Ever since I was a kid and Joe Namath famously did this before the New York Jets famous upset win in Super Bowl III, I've wondered this: exactly what is the guarantee? If LD finishes second place today after he "guaranteed" a win, is he going to return his appearance and prize money? I think not. If some random NFL player with a big mouth "guarantees" a win in a big game, is he going to refund the ticket cost of every fan who bought a ticket if his team loses? Not hardly. The press loves these so-called "guarantees, and when you come right down to it, they are nothing but empty words. Thanks to you and Rojo for all your work.

I have said this same thing for years. A guarantee is only as good as what you are backing it up with. The "game guarantee" is absolutely stupid. Athlete says they "guarantee" their team is going to win. Or what? They lose? That's not a guarantee, it's a pre-determined outcome that one team is going to win and the other is going to lose (or tie...lol). Just once, I'd love for an athlete to come out and go "I guarantee we are going to lose the game" Hahahhahahahaha.

That being said, the greatest guarantee ever was Mark Messier, NOT Joe Namath. NJ Devils have a 3-2 series lead in the best of 7. In New Jersey, Messier goes out, has a hat trick (3 goals) in the 3rd period and propels the Rangers to a 4-2 win in the game to ties the series.

Oh well - that didn’t work out the way he thought it would. Similar to the breaking2 effort where he kind of looked overweight and awkward out there running .

As for the “guarantee” - well look, the brothers mother tongue isn’t English so let’s give him a pass - he probably was meaning something more to the effect of “I believe I can win” vs undertstanding “guarantee” in the literal sense.

Talk is cheap before marathons with most competitors saying they are fit but rarely do the guys guarantee a win, but that's what two time Boston champ Lelisa Desisa did.

Talk is cheap, unless the fix is in, and Flanagan's doing the talking.

Mike vs Lelisa wrote:

So who's got the biggest schlongs, Western or Eastern Africans?

The Congo region has documented the largest overall. in the world. Not really surprising since that's where mankind separated from the other great apes. How are you going to rise above them if you don't have some enhanced feature?

yyy wrote:

KIpsang for the win. New course record!

Kipsang did not win.

Exactly. If you go into a marathon saying you are going to win, you almost guarantee you will NOT win. Part of that, especially with the marathon, is that the distance is not conducive to brief macho energies, but requires willingness to attach the pace and the course in a sustained way.

kiowavt wrote:

Exactly. If you go into a marathon saying you are going to win, you almost guarantee you will NOT win. Part of that, especially with the marathon, is that the distance is not conducive to brief macho energies, but requires willingness to attach the pace and the course in a sustained way.

Can you say Al-Sal. The end.