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The Official Usain Bolt ballwashing thread

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Pakkidis said:
Can they scientifically explain why he is so much faster than everybody else? Is it his long legs, large pace? muscles firing up faster? Posture?
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I thought it had to do with larger paces, but same high frequency or something.
 
I just wanted to say...

Has there ever been a more perfectly-named athlete?

I mean, his name is fucking BOLT. I mean, fuck. Come on.

The name Usain is pretty badass too. Can I trade lives with him?
 
KingGondo said:
I just wanted to say...

Has there ever been a more perfectly-named athlete?

I mean, his name is fucking BOLT. I mean, fuck. Come on.

The name Usain is pretty badass too. Can I trade lives with him?
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:lol
 
In May 2007 Bolt ran his fastest 400m in 45.28. That year he ran a 10.03 100m in July and a 19.75 200m in June. It's hard to tell what he's really capable of since that 400 looks like a warm up race, but the guy seems to get better as the sprint distance increases. I really hope he trains for the 400 next year. Going for the sprint sweep would be unreal, though. 12 races in a few days, not to mention the 4x1 final and the 4x4 final if he chose to do those as well.
 
He wants to be a legend. This is the road he will take. I have faith in my man, he will dominate track for years and we'll talk about him with reverence in our voices 20 years from now.

If he ever runs with a strong tailwind he may just take off and start flying. :lol
 
But then even Bolt didn't know how brilliantly he would run on Thursday. He is an average starter at best, but his reaction time, 0.133 seconds, was the fastest of the eight finalists. He was already ahead by the start of the turn and once he hit the straightaway, the medal color was secured and only the record was in question.
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He has really improved his starts over last season...
 
Honestly instead of the 400m I'd personally prefer to see Bolt try the long jump. He wouldn't even need technique, I bet he could still easily go over 8.50m. Or maybe this is just me hoping that people will realize there are other events in track besides sprints.
 
Pakkidis said:
Can they scientifically explain why he is so much faster than everybody else? Is it his long legs, large pace? muscles firing up faster? Posture?
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If they could explain it they would probably be able to trace it in his urine.
 
does anyone have a wallpaper sized picture of usain bolt posing with the mascot after he won the 200m finals? it's a great photo. :lol

edit: ack, i've just gone back 2 pages and someone has posted something similar... but not the one i have seen on the back of newspapers...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3gKkq6jjss

This is a slow motion replay of the 100M.

By my count, Usain steps on the finish line with his 41st step, while the silver medalist steps not quite up to the finish line with his 44th.

By the way, around the 31-step count, in looks like the 2nd place guy can catch up or at least keep pace, then he seems to stop pushing quite as hard while Usain adds some extra bounce to his steps.
 
duderon said:
Say it with me now. 200 and 400. The greatest 200 AND 400 meter runner. The greatest sprinter to run the 200 meters and the 400 meters in the same meet.
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Pffftttt.....fuck Michael Johnson. He's just keeping the 400 warm for Bolt until Usain's ready to pick it up. :lol
 
Crap. Versus channel on Comcast had most of the track and field events live except for today. Instead of the remaining events they have 'Sports Soup'????

Where else can I watch the events live?
 
I can't believe how much this guy is blowing up this summer. Amazing. Anyone know how much money he is making from endorsements?
 
lawblob said:
I can't believe how much this guy is blowing up this summer. Amazing. Anyone know how much money he is making from endorsements?
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Not enough, however much it is. Sad that ESPN's coverage of Bolt started after preseason NFL highlights, and then his segment centered around "Could Bolt be an NFL wide receiver?" :lol
 
KingGondo said:
Not enough, however much it is. Sad that ESPN's coverage of Bolt started after preseason NFL highlights, and then his segment centered around "Could Bolt be an NFL wide receiver?" :lol
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Pathetic. If it was a US runner it would have gotten wall to wall coverage.
 
Before he 2016 Olympics I'm predicting he will win gold at 100m, 200m and 400m at the same event. I can imagine him doing it simply because we all know nobody else can. If I was breaking world records at his age - and barely even looking like I was trying at the end - then I'd aim to do something so ridiculously outrageous that nobody else would ever try and repeat it

He was on Top Gear this year and Clarkson points out that, when he smashed the 100m record, he basically stopped and strolled over the line - and still broke the record! I just love that he is so casual about it yet is still so much better than the competition
 
123rl said:
Before he 2016 Olympics I'm predicting he will win gold at 100m, 200m and 400m at the same event. I can imagine him doing it simply because we all know nobody else can. If I was breaking world records at his age - and barely even looking like I was trying at the end - then I'd aim to do something so ridiculously outrageous that nobody else would ever try and repeat it

He was on Top Gear this year and Clarkson points out that, when he smashed the 100m record, he basically stopped and strolled over the line - and still broke the record! I just love that he is so casual about it yet is still so much better than the competition
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I've already called the triple for the 2012 Olympics. Get in line. :)
 
Battersea Power Station said:
By the way, around the 31-step count, in looks like the 2nd place guy can catch up or at least keep pace, then he seems to stop pushing quite as hard while Usain adds some extra bounce to his steps.
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:lol @ the topic title change...

By that point they aren't going faster...it's who can maintain their top speed the best...


EDIT: Love the avatar Manics!:lol
 
Insane Bolt, what an absolute legend, i don't really give a shit about athletics, but I got the same feeling during that 200m as when Johnson ran that 400m. Only problem is that you just KNOW Bolt is gonna smash this 200m time again within the next year.
 
MrSeaneyC said:
Insane Bolt, what an absolute legend, i don't really give a shit about athletics, but I got the same feeling during that 200m as when Johnson ran that 400m. Only problem is that you just KNOW Bolt is gonna smash this 200m time again within the next year.
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Yes, and we shall all lather his nads even more.
 
Manics said:
I've already called the triple for the 2012 Olympics. Get in line. :)
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Sorry, my mistake :D I was conservative by saying 2016 because I expected him to want to take a gap from 100m and try 400m at one or two events, before coming back to 100m. But, you're right...one day he'll probably just say he wants to run 400m, then the next day he'll go to London and break the 400m record
 
maximum360 said:
The US just can't catch a break in the relays. As of now, they are disqualified for passing the baton too early.
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Really? I watched it and it seemed they were fine, really thought they would have dropped it like in beijing again.
 
I think he's lowered the WRs to a point that he may never beat them and if he does, it will be very, very minor. Those times are insane!! Then again, I shouldn't doubt his ability. Guys a freak.

I think he should go for the 1, 2 and 4. He said all that matters are titles and to win the treble in London would be amazing. He'd definitely get his Knighthood, doing it in front of the Queen. Has anybody won the 100, 200 and 400 at a single Olympics?
 
Dizzan said:
I think he's lowered the WRs to a point that he may never beat them and if he does, it will be very, very minor. Those times are insane!! Then again, I shouldn't doubt his ability. Guys a freak.

I think he should go for the 1, 2 and 4. He said all that matters are titles and to win the treble in London would be amazing. He'd definitely get his Knighthood, doing it in front of the Queen. Has anybody won the 100, 200 and 400 at a single Olympics?
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No one has won the 100,200 and 400 in a single Olympics.
 
Dizzan said:
I think he's lowered the WRs to a point that he may never beat them and if he does, it will be very, very minor. Those times are insane!! Then again, I shouldn't doubt his ability. Guys a freak.
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Mark my words, he will hit 19.10 no probs in the near future, maybe flat 19s in a year or 2
 
maximum360 said:
The US just can't catch a break in the relays. As of now, they are disqualified for passing the baton too early.
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:lol Nearly spit my coffee this morning as I read it in the paper.

P.S. Bolt will easily break his 200M record. His last 50-60 metres was pretty sloppy. Dude was just gassed.
 
ForzaItalia said:
:lol Nearly spit my coffee this morning as I read it in the paper.

P.S. Bolt will easily break his 200M record. His last 50-60 metres was pretty sloppy. Dude was just gassed.
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If I was 12 feet ahead of the nearest competitor I would be pretty gassed too. :D
 
duderon said:
In May 2007 Bolt ran his fastest 400m in 45.28. That year he ran a 10.03 100m in July and a 19.75 200m in June. It's hard to tell what he's really capable of since that 400 looks like a warm up race, but the guy seems to get better as the sprint distance increases. I really hope he trains for the 400 next year. Going for the sprint sweep would be unreal, though. 12 races in a few days, not to mention the 4x1 final and the 4x4 final if he chose to do those as well.
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He'd probably have to skip the relays and just go for the triple. I think relay teams can swap out members in the final round, so I guess it's conceivable that he runs only the finals for the relays. I don't know if that's legit, though. It would be an amazing accomplishment if he can do it. He doesn't even need to push for a WR in any of the events either, since he's comfortably fast at 100 and 200. PEACE.
 
ForzaItalia said:
:lol Nearly spit my coffee this morning as I read it in the paper.

P.S. Bolt will easily break his 200M record. His last 50-60 metres was pretty sloppy. Dude was just gassed.
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Wow you're posting at 7:30am Saturday morning? Last night's skank kick you out of bed or something?
:lol
 
Manics said:
Wow you're posting at 7:30am Saturday morning? Last night's skank kick you out of bed or something?
:lol
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I was at York watching the women's tennis. Awesome seats, about 8 rows up. Tried to creampie Sharapova but no dice...her match ended well past 1am because the Jokovic one lasted 3 hours and 16 minutes...:lol
 
I think Muna Lee got hurt. NBCs is really screwing up on the video and audio so I couldn't hear anything or make out much of what happened. It may be an achilles injury. I'm not sure if she tripped up herself or if it was her teammate stepping on the back of her foot while passing the baton.
 
Mecha_Infantry said:
You do know they regularly take tests, at random times of the year
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And there is no way to test for unknown substances of which there are several. There is not even a standard test for HGH yet.

I'm pretty sure Marion Jones and her husband would never have been caught if the IOC wasn't directly given the formula for the cream and the clear. Bolt and Lance Armstrong are just going to be dogged with an asterix even if they were always clean.

So Dick Pound and his IOC anti-drug team is a joke. Unless you are fucking retarded you can't get caught using PEDs.

And god knows what happens in China. They are probably already in the cloning stages. Genetic cheating is already on a grand scale and there is no way to test for that. Imagine what you could do with that ripped dog/mouse shit.
muscle-dog.jpg
 
maximum360 said:
Pathetic. If it was a US runner it would have gotten wall to wall coverage.
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I know this comes as a complete shock to most people but it just so happens that a countries own athletes/teams get more coverage than foreign teams/athletes. With football season starting and baseball in full swing it doesnt leave much coverage for other people.
 
Chumly said:
I know this comes as a complete shock to most people but it just so happens that a countries own athletes/teams get more coverage than foreign teams/athletes. With football season starting and baseball in full swing it doesnt leave much coverage for other people.
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Ya ok.
 
Did anyone else feel a slight earthquake this afternoon? In my area it lasted roughly about 9 seconds or so and I had to grab a tree trunk in order to hang on for dear life. I then got a text from Manics:

"Bolt just ran the bend. Jamaican gold in relay".

Guess that's how it feels to get Bolted...


Bolt has been reminding us all year of the four weeks training he lost after overturning his BMW M3 in a ditch in April. Thorns were embedded in his bare feet and he was unable to run a bend, and there were question marks over what kind of speed endurance he could come up with – especially in a diminished field, without competition from the defending champion, Tyson Gay.

Before the race Michael Johnson, from whom Bolt took the 200m world record in 2008, had argued that you cannot miss out on basic training without it affecting your performance. He noted that Bolt's natural fortitude for the 100m would not wash in the 200m, that putting in the hours to improve his speed endurance was an essential requirement that brought even Bolt down to mere mortal standards.

With a minimum of fuss, Bolt dispensed of that theory. The question is, what on earth would he have done to the record had he prepared properly? In an event where the world record has been broken just four times – now five - since electronic timing began in 1977, compared to the 14 times the 100m record has fallen, Bolt's achievement last night was simply extraordinary.
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Awesome...


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