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[Vic]

Took her three tries but she finally did it <3

Ok this game is pretty good.

I think it's gonna go to 5 sets.

China only needs 15 pts to win their 3rd set.

 

[DD]

Go, Bruno and Alisson, go, mo******ckers!

 

[Kensuke]

Go TeamNL.

 

[perfectchaos007]

china's libero putting in work that rally

she got rekt! I've spent the last few minutes watching that face shot on replay lol

 

[Rainy]

Ashton Eaton said there's less than a 50% chance he'll compete in Tokyo.

 

[Tubie]

NED coach incredibly nervous lol.

 

[Vic]

I have to cheer for China after how they've beaten Brazil. All heart. Go China!

 

[Kensuke]

Man, NED has a terrible track record with semis in Rio. Pretty much every team lost, with the hockey women being a notable exception. Volleyball ladies should have won the third set, this one is gonna be super tough now.

 

[GunBR]

Another silver on the beach?
C'mon Alisson

 

[Vic]

Oh shit, an ace.

 

[Tubie]

I have to cheer for China after how they've beaten Brazil. All heart. Go China!

Seriously

I'm super impressed by them, you can't help but to cheer for them.

 

[elty]

Plak looks freaking scary.

 

[Tubie]

What is with the terrible serves Netherlands lol.

 

[Kensuke]

Plak is a fucking beast.

 

[silver.tongue]

Mamute!

 

[Vic]

I thought it was equal or more than 15 pt + a 2pt difference to win the 3rd and final set. Maybe that's a Beach Volleyball rule.

 

[Tubie]

Zhu is just destroying.

 

[Envelope]

I thought it was equal or more than 15 pts to win the 3rd and final set. Maybe that's a Beach Volleyball rule.

this is the 4th, not final, set

if it gets to the 5th set it will be to 15

Zhu is just destroying.

those spikes are devastating when she lands them right

 

[silver.tongue]

I thought it was equal or more than 15 pts to win the 3rd and final set. Maybe that's a Beach Volleyball rule.

Its the 5th set in regular volleyball.

 

[Vic]

Zhu is just destroying.

Zhu <3

this is the 4th, not final, set

if it gets to the 5th set it will be to 15

Oh I see.

 

[Rainy]

I thought it was equal or more than 15 pt + a 2pt difference to win the 3rd and final set. Maybe that's a Beach Volleyball rule.

Thought indoor volleyball went to 5 sets, no?

 

[Mimosa97]

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[Vic]

Thought indoor volleyball went to 5 sets, no?

I meant that a team needed to win 2 25pt sets and one last 15pt set. I was wrong.

 

[Envelope]

I meant that a team needed to win 2 25pt sets and one last 15pt set. I was wrong.

volleyball can be either 3 or 5 sets, this one is 5

 

[Tubie]

I hope this goes to 5 sets, just because of how good this game is.

 

[Kensuke]

Incredibly close sets overall. NL can be proud no matter what happens.

 

[Brinbe]

This fucking match

 

[Tubie]

omg match point

 

[Kensuke]

Oh man, heartbreak. So close...

 

[Tubie]

CHINA!!

Just incredible.

 

[Superman0]

Zhu Ting is a beast, so good. She is MVP of the game.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Congrats China!

 

[Vic]

Yes. Better get that gold!

 

[AmuroChan]

Great game. China has played incredible the last two games.

 

[elty]

So...

Win in pool = lost in elimination?

 

[Envelope]

china wanted the win more, grats

 

[the_firewithin]

Thanks Canada for Melissa bishop. She pretty

 

[Madness]

I dislike the notion of "going out on top", "if you're not first you're last" mentality regarding Phelps and Bolt. If they genuinely don't love their respective sports anymore and don't want to compete, more power to them, but people saying 'don't be selfish, let new blood come in, don't tarnish your legacy', to be a sportsman goes beyond that.

This is what Roger Federer said to those who want him to retire so he doesn't keep losing and ruining his once near perfect slam and open era record.

"I don’t want to say I’m enjoying it more, but it’s different. I have a deeper love for the game today. Before it was chasing the dream. Today it is living the dream and appreciating I can still do it. It’s a wonderful feeling.” People were like, well, what else are you playing for? I’m like, what’s wrong with you people? Don’t you understand that playing tennis is great fun? I don’t need to win three slams a year to be content. If the body doesn’t want to do it, if the mind doesn’t want to do it, if my wife doesn’t want me to do it, if my kids don’t like it, I’ll stop tomorrow. Zero problem. But I love tennis in such a big way that I don’t care if I don’t win so much any more. For me that is irrelevant.”

He plays because he loves the sport. We still see spectacular tennis because of it even as Novak and Andy have taken over. It is what they have done since children. To play just to win and then stop just so you don't lose a perfect record or becauae you won't be the best, makes you forget why you did it when you weren't the best. Bolt can still win in Tokyo, as can Phelps. There is still gas in the tank.

 

[Line_HTX]

Nice win by China.

 

[Thud]

Incredibly close sets overall. NL can be proud no matter what happens.

They did way better than anyone expected.

Great match.

 

[Pedrito]

Holy shit that rally!

 

[Vic]

Forgot that Brazil was playing for the gold in Men's Beach Volleyball :\

 

[Memento]

Come on Brazil!

 

[GunBR]

Alisson is a beast on the block

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

When I'm looking at that pic, all I can say is De Grasse is far from being the next Bolt right now, there's Bolt and the others are all so close it could have been anyone.

De Grasse has a weird hitch in his arm when he runs, but his coaches determined that they didn't have enough time to do a proper correction in the lead up to the Olympics. He's not been fully optimised mechanically, and should improve with some tinkering.

He is also young and his muscles isn't nearly as "developed" as some of the older sprinters.

Let's stop this talk right now. Andre is good, but he is not the next Bolt. Not by a long shot. No amount of tinkering and optimization is gonna get him to Bolt's level. Or close to it. Kinda remind me of people saying Jerry Stackhouse or Steve Smith was the next Jordan lol. Or Baby Jordan from the Heat.

While young and with plenty of room for improvement, he is not going to be the "next Bolt". Let us not forget Bolt was doing this when he was around De Grasse's current age of 21 going on 22.

De Grasse wasn't even on the map 16 months ago. We have no idea if some other wonderkid will appear out of nowhere before 2020.

This too, before the 2015 Pan Ams, no one really knew who he was. Sure made a name for himself.

 

[Thud]

Forgot that Brazil was playing for the gold in Men's Beach Volleyball :

Never underestimate the germans.

 

[numble]

Still think it is crazy that they have these games past midnight Brazil time.

 

[GunBR]

Never underestimate the germans.

It's against a italian duo lol

 

[Wanchan]

Never underestimate the germans.

Could barely hear you with all the booing but It's the final, there are no germans?!

 

[Zackat]

I dislike the notion of "going out on top", "if you're not first you're last" mentality regarding Phelps and Bolt. If they genuinely don't love their respective sports anymore and don't want to compete, more power to them, but people saying 'don't be selfish, let new blood come in, don't tarnish your legacy', to be a sportsman goes beyond that.

This is what Roger Federer said to those who want him to retire so he doesn't keep losing and ruining his once near perfect slam and open era record.



He plays because he loves the sport. We still see spectacular tennis because of it even as Novak and Andy have taken over. It is what they have done since children. To play just to win and then stop just so you don't lose a perfect record or becauae you won't be the best, makes you forget why you did it when you weren't the best. Bolt can still win in Tokyo, as can Phelps. There is still gas in the tank.

I'll fight anyone who disparages the Fed. He can do whatever he wants in my book. I love watching him play, nobody does it the same way.

Phelps could win the 200 IM with training in 2020, and Bolt could win the 200m with training as well. If they so please.