Soldato
You really need to give up watching sport.
You don't seem to be able to tell the difference between self confidence and arrogance. Bolt gives plenty back to his sport.
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You really need to give up watching sport.
You don't seem to be able to tell the difference between self confidence and arrogance. Bolt gives plenty back to his sport.
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I think it was tactical what he did in the Jamaican nationals. I think Bolt ran a slower pace and let Blake win so Blake thought he had the upper hand going into the Olympics.
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Caporegime
So he's a showman. Big deal. What do you want? Him to be walking off in sackcloth and ashes in sorrow for not breaking the world record?
Soldato
I bet Richard Branson is happy. All the money he invested in Bolt promoting VM and now Bolt has lived up to all expectations.
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Spotakova wins the Women's javelin with a throw of 69.55m.
Bolt is cool
I'd rather him do that than the grunting and chest slams that the US 100m sprinters were doing.
Caporegime
Just got in from work... and holy ****ing **** didn't think David Rudisha would break the 800m world record in the final! 
What a lad!
What a lad!
Soldato
An arrogant man wouldn't have cut short an interview so he could turn round and respect the National Anthem of Kenya. Lots of respect for Bolt.
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+1 He seems like a great guy. It was funny seeing him taking pics with one of the tog's camera and also going round to speak/hug fans.
Just got in from work... and holy ****ing **** didn't think David Rudisha would break the 800m world record in the final!
He smacked it. Pretty much sprinted all the way.
Do what the majority of other winners do?
Either way, doesn't matter what my thoughts are about him. Well done to him, amazing sprinter.
Did anyone else find it very rude the way that the interviewer dragged Weir into giving an interview when he was trying to show respect to the Kenyan anthem and athlete?
Indeed. He did the same after 100m, interrupted an interview to respect the USA anthem. Fantastic fella.
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Well that athletics interviewer is useless anyway. I don't know what his name is but I think he's pretty rubbish.
Maybe he might finally hook my flat up to VM!
Loving Bolt. Looks like those people trying to complain he's to much of a showman are just those people who like to moan about anything. How can anyone think that Bolt is anything but an utterly brilliant ambasador for all sport.
I wonder how much those photos he took will be worth?
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Bloke on the late, late Olympic BBC show said that someone nicked Bolt's necklace while he was celebrating (I guess sticking his head into the crowd).
Hope that turns out to be a mistake because it's the kind of thing which could stick in the memory when thinking about London 2012.
Hope that turns out to be a mistake because it's the kind of thing which could stick in the memory when thinking about London 2012.
Caporegime
Nothing says humility like wearing a $500k watch during a race in violation of Olympic regulations on sponsored gear.
indeed.
hes making the most of his time in the spotlight whilst he can and enjoying his success, whats wrong with that?
would it be better if he was boring with the personality of a stick?
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$500k watch? Didn't think Blake would be that rich tbh.
For me, the best performances of the Olympics (track and field only) so far have been:
1. David Rudisha (800m)
2. Mo Farah (10k)
3. Sally Pearson (100m hurdles)
4. Bolt (100m)
5. Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
My big disappointment was also Sally Pearson. Her performance was fantastic, but on a warm, dry day, I'm pretty sure she would've set a new World Record, but as it was raining and cold, we had to make do with a winning time which was (only) one of the fastest of all time...not THE fastest.
1. David Rudisha (800m)
2. Mo Farah (10k)
3. Sally Pearson (100m hurdles)
4. Bolt (100m)
5. Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
My big disappointment was also Sally Pearson. Her performance was fantastic, but on a warm, dry day, I'm pretty sure she would've set a new World Record, but as it was raining and cold, we had to make do with a winning time which was (only) one of the fastest of all time...not THE fastest.