No the race was not officially over. Run the race of your life, shatter the world record and then celebrate after crossing the line.

Run the race of your life? Check. Shatter record? Check. Do it in 80% of the time? Check. What a bad guy.

 

Just say it. You consider him a "thug" type for his actions...

That would have been amazing for him to run that. I bet his only regret in the race is that he could have set an unbelievable world record.

 

I doubt he regrets that one bit.

It's the risk factor. Thump your chest in track and slow down a bit. Thump your chest in swimming and drown...

 

:laugh::laugh: I was going to post this and saw that you already had. Very good point.

You But he still broke it and easily won the race.

 

True but what could he have set the new WR at? no telling.

No the race was not officially over. Run the race of your life, shatter the world record and then celebrate after crossing the line.

That's his decision, not yours, why does it matter what fashion Bolt chooses to win the race in? Would I have liked to have seen him finish strong? Yes, but he went out to win the gold and that's what he did. I can't blame the guy for getting pumped at how freakishly fast he was.

Run the race of your life? Check. Shatter record? Check. Do it in 80% of the time? Check. What a bad guy.

 

Just say it. You consider him a "thug" type for his actions...

 

I don't consider him a thug. I don't know him to call him that. A person is not a thug for thumping his chest.

That's his decision, not yours, why does it matter what fashion Bolt chooses to win the race in? Would I have liked to have seen him finish strong? Yes, but he went out to win the gold and that's what he did. I can't blame the guy for getting pumped at how freakishly fast he was.

 

I don't mind him getting pumped up just finish the race and then do it.

True but what could he have set the new WR at? no telling.

 

And if he kept running hard, he could have tore his hamstring off the bone causing him to fall and not even win the gold medal. Obviously what I said wouldn't be likely, but you're making way to big of a deal about it.

I doubt he regrets that one bit.

 

Maybe not now but in a few years when he looks back he may.

I don't consider him a thug. I don't know him to call him that. A person is not a thug for thumping his chest.

So what's your "problem"? He was so fast it didn't matter he only ran 80?

 

Just comes across a a clear bias against cultural divides...

And if he kept running hard, he could have tore his hamstring off the bone causing him to fall and not even win the gold medal. Obviously what I said wouldn't be likely, but you're making way to big of a deal about it.

 

Maybe I am. But as a coach of multiple sports I do not like it when athletes do things like that.

 

I know it is the Olympics and it is very emotional but I just didn't like it that he did it in the race and did not wait until after the race.

 

I also wonder what he could have made it in if he had finished the race strong.

So what's your "problem"? He was so fast it didn't matter he only ran 80?

 

Just comes across a a clear bias against cultural divides...

 

Your out of line with the cultural thing. It doesn't matter what race an athlete is to me.

Maybe I am. But as a coach of multiple sports I do not like it when athletes do things like that.

 

Have you ever dealt with a "best athlete in the world" type???

Have you ever dealt with a "best athlete in the world" type???

 

Not too many can say they have. I have dealt with regional players of the year and all-state honorable mention. I did not let them do things like that.

Your out of line with the cultural thing. It doesn't matter what race an athlete is to me.

 

You didn't seem to have much problem with Phelps going wild in his context. It's less about race, and more about background...