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Is it not time for Mr Bolt to be a little less vain?
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We have seen other Gold medallists accept their medals with such humbleness, thanking their team mates trainers and families, but not Mr Bolt.
/// 'I'm now a legend. I am the greatest athlete to live' ///
/// Bolt had said the dominance of Jamaica was the result of hard work and training: ///
Then how is it they are only 19th in the medals table?
We have seen other Gold medallists accept their medals with such humbleness, thanking their team mates trainers and families, but not Mr Bolt.
/// 'I'm now a legend. I am the greatest athlete to live' ///
/// Bolt had said the dominance of Jamaica was the result of hard work and training: ///
Then how is it they are only 19th in the medals table?
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Then how is it they are only 19th in the medals table?
Per capita Jamaica is higher then us.
Gold medals per million population
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Gold/Million
1 Grenada 1 0 0 9.1734
2 Bahamas 1 0 0 3.1627
3 New Zealand 5 3 5 1.1553
4 Jamaica 3 4 3 1.0384
5 Hungary 8 4 4 0.8033
6 Slovenia 1 1 2 0.5008
7 Latvia 1 0 1 0.4563
8 Croatia 2 1 1 0.4464
9 Great Britain 26 15 18 0.4124
10 Denmark 2 4 3 0.3608
Per capita Jamaica is higher then us.
Gold medals per million population
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Gold/Million
1 Grenada 1 0 0 9.1734
2 Bahamas 1 0 0 3.1627
3 New Zealand 5 3 5 1.1553
4 Jamaica 3 4 3 1.0384
5 Hungary 8 4 4 0.8033
6 Slovenia 1 1 2 0.5008
7 Latvia 1 0 1 0.4563
8 Croatia 2 1 1 0.4464
9 Great Britain 26 15 18 0.4124
10 Denmark 2 4 3 0.3608
I learnt many years ago that modesty doesn't pay. If for no other reason no one knows you are being modest . You might indeed be a loser . Maybe a bit more arrogance might help Andy Murray win a grand slam.
I remember someone by the ringside calling Ali an idiot and Ali's response was
" Oh yer ! Well this idiot going to walk away with a million bucks and it's you who paid a 1000 bucks for your seat. "
I remember someone by the ringside calling Ali an idiot and Ali's response was
" Oh yer ! Well this idiot going to walk away with a million bucks and it's you who paid a 1000 bucks for your seat. "
The Wall St Journal has an article today called "Don't Deny the joy of Usain Bolt":
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For those not willing to read the whole thing, it says in part:
"Still, the most satisfying part of Bolt—even more than his brilliant runs—is how much he demolishes the myth that the world wants humble athletes. This is the belief that superstars are supposed to always carry themselves as paragons of modesty, never calling the spotlight to themselves, never crossing some bright, imaginary line that exists dividing the attention-deserving from the attention-seeking.
This is also known as The Boring Line.
The Boring Line is a big deal in sports. It's a frothy topic on talk radio after every silly scoring celebration or overly demonstrative occasion on a field or a court. Violations of The Boring Line are good for manufactured outrage and highlight shows, and they make social media go crazy.
But the Boring Line is tedious. I have been hearing about how excessive celebrations are ruining sports as long as I have been watching sports. So have you. It made little sense then and makes less sense now. It's not ruining anything. You like this stuff or you don't; a fancy end-zone dance is definitely not everyone's favorite thing, and I'm sure it's pushed some fans away from the game. But these are the kind of people who hate pizza and scream at dogs.
What's great about Bolt is that he crashes over this line and nobody cares. He's just too good. The finger pointing, the shhhhh, the push-ups, the bow and arrow, the underappreciated somersault he did after the 100 last Sunday—he does all the things you're allegedly not supposed to do.
Doesn't matter. Earth loves Bolt.
It helps that Bolt loves Earth, too,and does everything with a wink.
He possesses a light, showman's touch, and even when post-win celebrations are choreographed, they're clever. His signature bow and arrow thunder has a touch of whimsy—an exaggerated sense of the moment, not to mention a nod to his last name. It's so clear Bolt feeds off the theater of it all, the joy he provokes, converting the cauldron of flashbulbs inside Olympic Stadium into energy."
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For those not willing to read the whole thing, it says in part:
"Still, the most satisfying part of Bolt—even more than his brilliant runs—is how much he demolishes the myth that the world wants humble athletes. This is the belief that superstars are supposed to always carry themselves as paragons of modesty, never calling the spotlight to themselves, never crossing some bright, imaginary line that exists dividing the attention-deserving from the attention-seeking.
This is also known as The Boring Line.
The Boring Line is a big deal in sports. It's a frothy topic on talk radio after every silly scoring celebration or overly demonstrative occasion on a field or a court. Violations of The Boring Line are good for manufactured outrage and highlight shows, and they make social media go crazy.
But the Boring Line is tedious. I have been hearing about how excessive celebrations are ruining sports as long as I have been watching sports. So have you. It made little sense then and makes less sense now. It's not ruining anything. You like this stuff or you don't; a fancy end-zone dance is definitely not everyone's favorite thing, and I'm sure it's pushed some fans away from the game. But these are the kind of people who hate pizza and scream at dogs.
What's great about Bolt is that he crashes over this line and nobody cares. He's just too good. The finger pointing, the shhhhh, the push-ups, the bow and arrow, the underappreciated somersault he did after the 100 last Sunday—he does all the things you're allegedly not supposed to do.
Doesn't matter. Earth loves Bolt.
It helps that Bolt loves Earth, too,and does everything with a wink.
He possesses a light, showman's touch, and even when post-win celebrations are choreographed, they're clever. His signature bow and arrow thunder has a touch of whimsy—an exaggerated sense of the moment, not to mention a nod to his last name. It's so clear Bolt feeds off the theater of it all, the joy he provokes, converting the cauldron of flashbulbs inside Olympic Stadium into energy."
//And what is is great achievement?
A great and successful surgeon? No.
A great inventor? No.
A great Artist? No.
A great Statesman? No.
Etc Etc Etc Etc
non of these//
Wrong they are All great achievements, and should be marked with a YES, just because they have not been achieved by My Bolt does not downgrade them in any way.
Is it a racial thing aog?
A great and successful surgeon? No.
A great inventor? No.
A great Artist? No.
A great Statesman? No.
Etc Etc Etc Etc
non of these//
Wrong they are All great achievements, and should be marked with a YES, just because they have not been achieved by My Bolt does not downgrade them in any way.
Is it a racial thing aog?
Like a couple of others have already mentioned, there's something of the 'Mohammed Ali' about Bolt at the moment. He's a character, and good on him. Yes, humble sports stars are admirable, but give me Bolt, Ali, Connors any day over someone like Borg who was a genius on the tennis courts but as boring as creme fraiche.
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