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JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
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You know you're in the United States when Usain Bolt runs a 9.69 in the 100 meters, setting a world record, and it barely makes the front page of ESPN. I guess it didn't help that Tyson Gay didn't even make the finals.

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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    The lack of interest can be explained by the name.

    Most Americans would say "who?"

    This is the Michael Phelps Olympics for most Americans, anyone else is just a footnote.
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,868 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well it is because NBC is all Phelps, all the time, including his mother.

    When Bolt wins the 200, he will get gobs of attention, but I think they will be replaying that 9.69 numerous times now as well.
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  • jdip9jdip9 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭
    That 9.69 was the most impressive sporting accomplishment I've seen in a long time. I really wish he ran through the tape to what his time could have been. I think he could have posted a time that wouldn't have been beaten for 20 years.

    BTW - how crazy is it that 20 years ago, any time under 10 seconds was considered exceptional....now it would get you smoked by 10 meters!!
  • FanOf390FanOf390 Posts: 288
    "You know you're in the United States when Usain Bolt runs a 9.69 in the 100 meters, setting a world record, and it barely makes the front page of ESPN."


    Yep, I AM in the United States -- and I'm damn glad to be here.

    Perhaps you'd find it more appealiing to live in France, French Laundry. BTW, isn't "French Laundry" an "oxymoron"? (i.e. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms are combined).

  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    Someone starts a thread bashing the US when in China they would shut down the website and imprison anyone who posted negative comments
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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The guys and gals at ESPN are too busy sending love notes to Brett Favre and don't have time to cover any sporting events.
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    Track and field events have been so tarnished over the years by doping incidents I think the sport has lost a lot of
    its ability to impress people anymore.
  • bdunndchibdunndchi Posts: 650
    Bolt was extremely impressive, however I was not impressed by his showboating and thought that he was somewhat rude in his post-race interview. I understand that the athletes probably don't really want to be interviewed right after they win, but everyone else is doing it and being respectful. I thought he came off from the whole thing as quite arrogant.
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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>"You know you're in the United States when Usain Bolt runs a 9.69 in the 100 meters, setting a world record, and it barely makes the front page of ESPN."


    Yep, I AM in the United States -- and I'm damn glad to be here.

    Perhaps you'd find it more appealiing to live in France, French Laundry. BTW, isn't "French Laundry" an "oxymoron"? (i.e. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms are combined). >>



    +1 for giving us the definition of oxymoron. I think most of us were totally in the dark when we first saw that, so the accompanying definition was quite helpful.
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