Olympics - World's Fastest Man (100m)

[LitlBuck]

show more respect for his competitors.

Maybe if they were 5 m from him at the end of the race he might show them a little respect

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Maybe if they were 5 m from him at the end of the race he might show them a little respect

No [censored]. I actually wanted to see him do a Reggie Bush-like flip over the finish line.

[bkochmc]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

Or did you mean that it was good to have two posts that were in response to separate posts, in separate threads, that happened to link the same article?

Just pointing out that the article was already posted in another thread... I'm trying to raise my elitist pr ick status. I can't wait until that site breaks down his 200m performance. They just posted a commentary on him.

The Science of Sport: Beijing 2008: Discovering Usain Bolt

I found this particularly interesting (the preceding was talking about potential doping, which is usually brought up when a track athlete performs like Bolt has):

However, Jamaica's dominance in the sprint events doesnt' do Bolt's case any good. Jamaica have now won EVERY SINGLE short sprint at the Beijing Games - the 100m and 200m titles for both men and women belong to Jamaicans. In fact, out of a possible 12 medals, Jamaica now own 4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze. They also have the 400m hurdles champ for women, and for such a tiny island to dominate to that extent is either suspicious or the most remarkable testament to genetic selection we've ever seen. But then, the same gene pool has been there for decades, and Jamaica has never been this dominant. Good, yes, but not to this extent. So I for one am dying to know what is happening in Jamaica. I'm not suggesting they're cheating, but whatever they are doing, I'd love to know, and to implement it elsewhere.

[Oneshot]

In my opinion, I generally dislike showboating.

But was his really that bad? I watched the video, and really it's like he started celebrating literally .02 before the finish line. I don't think that's so bad.

[bkochmc]

I think Rogge has his French panties in a bunch because Bolt's care-free attitude doesn't fit the mold he wants. Besides the style of his celebration I don't see how Bolt is any different than an athlete strutting around with their chest out. I do like what Bolt had to say in this article:

Unstoppable Bolt breaks record in 200-meter, too - International Herald Tribune

"A lot of people compare me to Michael Johnson," Bolt said. "But I don't like to compare myself to other people because I just try to be me. Michael Johnson was a great athlete. He revolutionized the sport, I just changed it a little bit."

Yes his celebration is "showy" to a lot of people but he does have respect for his fellow competitors and for those that came before him.

[jlb1705]

People should quit their bitchin' He just proved he's the fastest man in the world EVER - and it wasn't even close. He deserves to celebrate like that.

[mooktarr]

I thought he was the pace car.

[LitlBuck]

I think he should run the 400. He probably could run the 300 at full speed and by the time he starts to decelerate he probably would be so far in front of the field he would win. You could probably even start to slow down around the 275 mark.

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by jlb1705

People should quit their bitchin' He just proved he's the fastest man in the world EVER - and it wasn't even close. He deserves to celebrate like that.

How many times has that record been broken? Seems about every other year. What gets me is I feel the athletes owe it to the world to show what humans are capable of. He cheated himself and the rest of us by not running all the way through the line. I don't care if he does cartwheels once he crosses, but to throw your arms up before you cross the line just irritates me, and I'm normally on the other side of this argument.

[BUCKYLE]

Just found this on Wiki...him being the fastest man EVER doesn't really mean [censored], someone else will have that distinction by next year.

['BusNative]

Usain Bolt - Breakout Stars of 2008 - Photos - SI.com

The showboating Jamaican sprinter blazed onto the scene during the Beijing Games, setting world records in the 100 meters (9.69 seconds), 200 meters (19.30 seconds) and the 4x100 meter relay (37.10 seconds). Bolt became the first man to win gold in all three events since Carl Lewis accomplished the feat in 1984.