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Old 08-06-2012, 12:23 AM
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It was the immediate pre-race stuff that gave me that impression. I'd link to a video of it but it appears that NBC is still holding on to its preshusssssssss and no unremoved-due-to-copyright-violation versions of it are to be found on the youtube.
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:24 AM
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No USA men in tomorrow's 400m final. That's never happened before in a non-boycotted Olympics.
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:28 AM
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It was the immediate pre-race stuff that gave me that impression.
The "theatrics" I was referring to included that. On the European circuit the fans love his crazy pre-race gestures and antics.
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So Usain Bolt is like the modern Jerry Lewis?
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Millions of what? Yen? Turkish Lira?

You're waaaay overestimating the earnings of swimmers. Swimming medalists who aren't megastars like Phelps and Lochte don't make that much after accounting for training and travel expenses. And female athletes make much less than their male counterparts (exception Anna Kournikova in her prime). She's not giving up much compared to a free ride college scholarship to a big-name school.
Well, she would be at $110,000 already (4 gold $25k, 1 bronze 10k) for medal bonuses alone. She is a megastar in waiting IMO, and she would have probably cleared mid 6 figures for this games.
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The "theatrics" I was referring to included that. On the European circuit the fans love his crazy pre-race gestures and antics.
2 million people applied for tickets to last nights track session. I would say most people like what Bolt does.
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2 million people applied for tickets to last nights track session. I would say most people like what Bolt does.
That's not such a great logical argument. I personally don't like his antics but would pay to watch the fastest man on earth run in the Olympics in a very high profile signature event. So the fact that people want to see that particular race does not in any way imply that those same people like his antics. We should know better given where we post.
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I think if you are the world's fastest man, you are allowed to be a little bit of a diva.
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I think if you are the world's fastest man, you are allowed to be a little bit of a diva.
I agree. Besides, what are you going to do, run him down and kick his a$$? He has proven that this isn't even possible!
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Bolt is a goof ball, not a diva. I would classify him with Chad Johnon, not TO.
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