He makes time for anyone who wants to interview him, and stopped an interview the other day while the American National Anthem was playing for a medal ceremony.
“What really chaps my a** is the way NBC and the commentators fall all over this guy.”
Me too. It’s almost as though they are proponents of black supremacy.
Nope. But I didn’t like Phelps with his “give me the applause motion” in the pool after he won either. It’s like Emmitt Smith used to say: “I hand the ball to the referee when I score. Like it’s no big deal because I’ve done it so much. I act like I’ve done it before and like I’m going to do it again.”
That’s how I coach my kids.
NBC has really done these Games a disservice, IMO. Instead of covering them as sporting events, they have Oprah-fied them.
Olympic sprinters tend to be the most cockiest of athletes. It’s been that way for a long time, well before Bolt.
However, Bolt actually has respect for the US’ national anthem and he should be given respect for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJUxQ0rvQbI
Really?
Take a look at this video. It’s of Usain Bolt, I think a few years ago. He’s being interviewed by a reporter, and he stops the interview to listen to our National Anthem.
In my book, he has a lot of class. A hell of a lot more than the US swimmers.
He’s a great Olympian, and his flair isn’t taken as showboating. Bolt is one of the nicest guys on and off the track.
The fastest man in the world is a devout Catholic.
For Catholic Usain Bolt, Theres Only One Gold Medal He Always Wears
http://ucatholic.com/blog/catholic-usain-bolt-theres-one-gold-medal-always-wears/
Catholics Setting Records in the Olympics
http://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/catholics-in-the-olympics
No, he has gotten an awful lot of attention in the US media, mainly due to his color. If he were a white Austrian, would he get this level of acclaim? No.
AND he won the last TWO world championships !
4 Straight Decathlon Gold Medals !
But hey, let's give more airtime to retarded swimmers who broke a bathroom door....
“So, am I just an old curmudgeon?”
Yes I think so, do you also have problem with children on your lawn?
He’s from Jamaica, mon. I find him lighthearted and fun.
(And I’m old enough to be an “old curmudgeon”.)
Bolt is actually a nice guy. He has huge respect for his competition and the games. His flair is just something thrown in as an added bonus.NBC sports is your problem not Bolt
I respect him because of this. He is an exceptional athlete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8uiYELBajc
He definitively flirts with the line between fun and brash, and if you just tune in to one event, I agree, it looks bad. That type of celebration is common in the sport and when you watch Bolt in his totality, it’s clearly for fun, and he has a great relationship with his competitors.
I thought he was fun to watch. You ought to lighten up. :-)
Yes
Michael Johnson was the guy with the golden shoes in 1996 Olympics.
You just accept it as part of the schtick.