Competitor Mag: "Galen Rupp: The Unlikeable Boy Next Door"

The only ones we are allowed to hate wrote:

If he was not white he would loved by all white americans, and anyone who didnt would be called racist.

Its true and you know it.

I guess that is als why the most loved NFL QBs are all black.

It could be the drugs, Salazar, or Nike influences on the sport.

The only ones we are allowed to hate wrote:

If he was not white he would loved by all white americans, and anyone who didnt would be called racist.

Its true and you know it.

^virtue signaling

Probably is the win at all cost, robotic nature of the Alberto/Rupp relationship. Certainly successful but always lacked a human touch outside of their world.

is it a wonder Competitor went belly up?

Galen Rupp is like Drago in Rocky. Access to all the latest gadgets and not inspiring work hard story. He just happens to be competing under the USA team

He’s also like the A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) of distance running

Artlicle says nothing new that we have not heard before. Seems like a nice guy. Pretty humble and answers questions. Most guys and girls his age are constantly on social media. He doesn’t seem to need that. Just shows up and does his best. Really a nice change from the rest.

Nothingnewhere wrote:

Artlicle says nothing new that we have not heard before. Seems like a nice guy. Pretty humble and answers questions. Most guys and girls his age are constantly on social media. He doesn’t seem to need that. Just shows up and does his best. Really a nice change from the rest.

Agreed. I was just referring to the perception not the reality. In an earlier era I thought Shorter appeared robotic in comparison to Rodgers. That was perhaps never reality, only what one saw.

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Reminds me a lot of Pete Sampras in the early and middle of his career.

Just an absolute competitor. Very robotic and business like both on the court and with the press. Got absolutely crushed in the press/media because of this and even tennis fans were like "ugh". It wasn't until the later part of his career did the media and fans really appreciate the greatness they saw.

Sampras had Agassi who was beloved by the press. Rupp has/had Meb who is beloved by the press.

Congrats to them on the click bait title. But what a buncha bull. Rupp is his own man. Lives life on his terms, haters be damned. I respect that.

All the haters out there really should take a page from his book. Work hard, do your own thing on your own terms and at the end of the day not care what others think. Do that and you'll live a Rupp-certified life.

Oh, and gobble-gobble, MFers!

T Funke wrote:

Is it not because he is exceptionally ugly (looks like a League of Gentlemen extra), is a NOP drugs cheat, and has shown himself to be an arrogant character in the past? Aren't those the reasons he's disliked?

^this...i will add some more

was the super rich white privileged hs kid would couldnt win footlocker with all that Nike and al sal could hook him up on at the time. even then he had the "quiet humble, but really im being super arrogant" attitude. no one likes the fake humble, its annoying, standoffish, and no one can believe you.

then there is the going "pro" and then getting to run for OU anyway. then he trained on his own while on the team. then there was the rupp certified memes, this was the start of people noticing that he has no courage, and refuses to talk for himself. al sal thinks and talks for rupp.

then there was the temper tantrum when solinsky got the 10k record, the nerdy but arrogant flamboyant things he did before and after races

then there is the run ok races, and then ignore the fans and do a hard workout and faster than the race afterwords...then ignore the people there wondering whats going on, and leave.

there is the 3 races a year, not engaging fans or media, never saying he was gunning for a fast time or AR or anything. as if he is more concerned with running fast workouts that are rupp certified than actual races

to me he acts like a rich spoiled brat kid, who never had to work for anything and has the annoying entitlement attitude. and pulls the "silent" pouting as the only emotion. if he never had running he would prob be some accountant or some sort of IRS lawyer.

i think he would have way more fans and be likable if he showed some balls, was transparent about sal and NOP, told fans and the media what he was going to gun for, try to be a hero and risk it and not the sit and kick or try and stay with mo for as long as he can, if he gave props to other runners and tried to show that he actually likes his profession.

i honestly think if al sal got banned or retired, rupp would quit too cause he is lost without him

+1. Someone please write up an article that actually is interesting.

Let’s talk about his kids an they are growing up in an altitude house. Next Olympian’s?

Total click bait article.

A throwback athlete and a victim of his generation's obsession with trivial attention. Guy just goes about his business, works hard, and gets some good results. I actually find it refreshing to see a pro who doesn't post 15 times a day on Instagram seeking "likes" for their lunch salad, cute pictures of their dog, looking fierce in a workout, looking whimsical and drinking a post sesh chai latte, and "Hey! Doesn't my butt look great today in these cute new shorts from my sponsor?".

the username field is stupid wrote:

https://running.competitor.com/2018/10/chicago-marathon/galen-rupp-the-unlikeable-boy-next-door_175219

Galen, Dathan, Alberto...all Christians.

The Boston Globe leftys especially love to hate them. Feminist leftys as well love to hate them. Just an observation.

Japan Yuki is the hero or Desi wrote:

Galen Rupp is like Drago in Rocky. Access to all the latest gadgets and not inspiring work hard story. He just happens to be competing under the USA team

How is running 140 mpw for the last 15 years not a hard work story? You are delusional.

Rupp is the epitome of keep your mouth shut and work hard, yet you morons crucify him for it. I don't get it. What exactly do you want him to do?

hank jr wrote:

Japan Yuki is the hero or Desi wrote:

Galen Rupp is like Drago in Rocky. Access to all the latest gadgets and not inspiring work hard story. He just happens to be competing under the USA team

How is running 140 mpw for the last 15 years not a hard work story? You are delusional.

Rupp is the epitome of keep your mouth shut and work hard, yet you morons crucify him for it. I don't get it. What exactly do you want him to do?

I also can't understand why we care what his personality is like. He's a phenomenal runner, that's all I care about. I watch sports for the sake of watching competition, not to see other ways in which they can entertain me. I blame ESPN/TMZ for warping what people expect from sports. We now expect athletes to be entertainers. They're not, its that simple.

T Funke wrote:

Is it not because he is exceptionally ugly (looks like a League of Gentlemen extra), is a NOP drugs cheat, and has shown himself to be an arrogant character in the past? Aren't those the reasons he's disliked?

You've posted here before regarding Rupp's physical appearance. We're still waiting on your link to your Facebook or Instagram. You must be a real Don Juan to be able to speak this way. My feeling is that what is likely at play here is that the adage of what we dislike about ourselves is what we typically point out in others.

Portland Hobby Jogger wrote:

Guy just goes about his business, works hard, and gets some good results. I actually find it refreshing to see a pro who doesn't post 15 times a day on Instagram seeking "likes" ".

Yup.

He works his ass off.

He values time with his family.

He doesn't expect attention.

He doesn't take shots at other runners.

Just runs and runs well.