I've met Galen Rupp a number of times over the years and am close to some people who know him well. He's an over the top good guy and cleverly funny. Should be one of our heroes for young people. Just makes me sad the crap that's said about him here.
it's so easy to trash people who work hard at something wrote:
I've met Galen Rupp a number of times over the years and am close to some people who know him well. He's an over the top good guy and cleverly funny. Should be one of our heroes for young people. Just makes me sad the crap that's said about him here.
This had made me care more about Galen Rupp. The caveat being I don’t know the guy so my level of care will still be superficial.
Op,
None of us give a DAMN about who you do or dont care about.
Rupp is super entertaining in championship races. He has shown the ability to pull miracles out of his rear end in back-to-back Olympics. Given his injury, I feel like a top ten finish in Tokyo would be a heroic performance. The Japanese live crowd will love that he always guns for first place. Face it, haters... Rupp will be bringing the excitement and press like he always does.
Do you care less than 4% of what you would have normally cared? More importantly, did you look relaxed?
realanalysis wrote:
This thread is the worst thing I have ever read in my life.
Who cares, personally I couldn't care less that it's the worst thing you've ever read in your life as you're probably a miserable human being who doesn't have a life, otherwise you wouldn't have posted that. Accordingly, you're not worth caring about.
caring is careless wrote:
I could care less about Kipchoge or Farah in 2020.
f*ck this overrated, unorganized, uninspiring, weak commercial bragging sport
the430miler wrote:
I stopped caring about Rupp when he switched to marathon, which was about 10 years too soon.
Only an idiot when end their track career at his age.
I don't care if he switched to the marathon too soon. And I could careless about his bronze medal. There hasn't been that many American medals in the marathon, but even if there were, I doubt anyone would care so you're basically right, but I really don't care
Rupp fan wrote:
he always guns for first place
ROFL
But, yes we all care, one way or the other, or we wouldn't write anything in this thread.
Sounds like Rupp will be back in 2020, maybe for Olympic gold!
Silver, Bronze, Gold seems like the next step
Jim Walmsley Superfan wrote:
Star wrote:
The people that actually did care less chose not to start a thread.
Uh... what?
must be a Cornell grad ;-0
It’s, “I COULDN’T care less” not COULD.
Think about it for a split second.
macmummy, stater of the obvious. wrote:
Because apart from a couple of posters who had something on topic to contribute (but happened to be worthless contributions anyway), mostly everyone couldn't care less, which is why you're getting so many off topic posts.
The topic of the thread is exactly how much the OP cares or doesn’t care about Rupp in 2020.
Most posts have been on topic.
I choose to care about any American that makes the Olympic team. I'd happily cheer for them over any other country. Only one chance every 4 years so the odds are against US winning a medal, but there's still a chance.... I also care that they do it without cheating but that ship has sailed. Guilty until proven innocent, right?
NERunner053 wrote:
I will say I guess that I understand why OP started this thread. I came to running when Rupp was emerging as the best distance runner in the US. I remember him at Oregon and then crushing the 10k as a pro. The older I got, the less & less I liked him. As a fan, he doesn't have a fun personality. More and more came out about Salazar and he's now clouded in suspicion. I know there has been some back and forth so far, but I'm pretty over Rupp. I'd rather follow a 2:09-2:12 guy or any number of women under 2:30 who has some personality & is outspoken about doping. His time has run out for many of us. I'm just not interested in a Salazar apologist rn. There are plenty of other things to be excited about in our sport.
For those of us who have courage, we still care and believe in Galen Rupp. What an incredible running career he has already had and continues to have.
Just listened to Forgot About Dre again and it reminded me of how Galen doesnt give an F about OP or any other loser poster here. "F RAP, YOU CAN HAVE IT BACK" as Dre says...meaning, he came back from obscurity to produce a platinum album and made it so good that even if he quit rapping forever at that moment, he could let all the other competitors take the crown and hed still be satisfied. Same with Rupp.
Rupp has gone farther than any other American. No other American will ever come close.
And it gets even better. Not only can Rupp walk away right now and be a baller, he is going to come back and kick all of the other Americans' sses. Rupp and Salazar are legit.
Oh, and to the OP, Rupp could care less about you in 2020.
Bullet_Proof wrote:
Oh, and to the OP, Rupp could care less about you in 2020.
So you believe right now Rupp cares about the OP? Why? Because I bet Rupp actually couldn’t care less.
Glad to know you still care.
All English teachers should refer students to this thread when discussing the “could/couldn’t care less” phrase.
Student’s response: “Those dudes wearing short-shorts are even weirder than we thought.”
Have you learned nothing here? wrote:
Bullet_Proof wrote:
Oh, and to the OP, Rupp could care less about you in 2020.
So you believe right now Rupp cares about the OP? Why? Because I bet Rupp actually couldn’t care less.
Exactly. I have never met Mr. Rupp and so I don't believe he could care less about me.
NERunner053 wrote:
I will say I guess that I understand why OP started this thread. I came to running when Rupp was emerging as the best distance runner in the US. I remember him at Oregon and then crushing the 10k as a pro. The older I got, the less & less I liked him. As a fan, he doesn't have a fun personality. More and more came out about Salazar and he's now clouded in suspicion. I know there has been some back and forth so far, but I'm pretty over Rupp. I'd rather follow a 2:09-2:12 guy or any number of women under 2:30 who has some personality & is outspoken about doping. His time has run out for many of us. I'm just not interested in a Salazar apologist rn. There are plenty of other things to be excited about in our sport.
Yep, all else being equal I like to see USA athletes win medals, but I don't see that happening for Rupp in 2020, and I don't otherwise have a reason to care about him anymore.
Maybe he can win a medal in front of his home state in 2021. I could possibly care SLIGHTLY more about him in 2021.