Michael Johnson and Maurice Green both "bonk"

[NFS4]

OMFG, you don't see that everyday...and isn't Micahel the one singing in that commercial about Don't Bonk?

 

[SUOrangeman]

Damn, I missed that. ANybody got a video clip?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/07/23/ustrials_sunday_ap/

-SUO

 

[nEoTeChMaN]

Yeah..I saw that and both are stooopid.

It give others a chance to make to the Olympics.

nEo

 

[dennilfloss]

I hope they are hurt just enough to miss the Olympics. Both are loud-mouth arrogant buggers who show little sportmanship and olympic spirit.

Plus it will make it easier for us Canadians to wipe the floor with the US team again.

Rejoice (U2)

 

[NFS4]

<< Plus it will make it easier for us Canadians to wipe the floor with the US team again. >>


Bah, you folks are too busy eating sour kraut and bacon

 

[nEoTeChMaN]

You know what, dennilfloss..I've always root for the Canadians especially in the last Olympics when a Canadian won the 100 meters and broke the world record in it too.

Remember that, dennilfloss?

nEo

 

[Relf Lauren]

Donovan Baily (sp?) 4 life


Relf Lauren

 

[flood]

Damn canadians!

 

[dennilfloss]

Funny thing is, in Canada, to 'bonk' means something else, something that I believe Americans misspell 'boink'.

Money Greedy (Tricky)

 

[SupAcHinK]

spell canada= C eh N eh D eh

 

[nEoTeChMaN]

Was that him?..Donovan Baily?

Man, he was fast, actually he had a bad start..but he caught up so fast and pass others.

nEo

 

[Aquaman]

Too bad he had that leg injury a couple years back. If not for that he would still be on top, in my opinion.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[The Wildcard]

Why do i feel like i just bought a ticket to a big boxing match, only to see it end in less than 10 seconds.

 

[erikiksaz]

man, i thought the two falls were hella disappointing. to me, losing a race (because of an injury or a fall) is probably one of the greatest atheletic f|_|ck ups ever. maybe you'll only understand if you run track, since you have to train everyday, and all for a few events.

 

[jaydee]

<< Bah, you folks are too busy eating sour kraut and bacon >>



Canadian bacon that is!

 

[Mday]

...

it happens unfortunately.

michael and maurice are fast too... there is always next year

 

[billandopus]

Let's not forget that Maurice Greene is still running the 100M and the 4x100 relays. Michael Johnson is still running the 400M and the 4x400 relays.

They just both failed to make the 200M team. That's all. Actually, IMO, it looked like both Johnson and Greene had alot of work to do to win and while both seem to have legitimate injuries it didn't look like like a cakewalk. Heck, the winner ran a 19.85 to win and the top three all ran under 20 secs. That's pretty fast.

 

[Napalm]

Screw Johnson and Greene and Bailey.

The real man is Ben Johnson. His only crime was being a moron and getting caught using steroids. Did you look at the huge stretch marks on Greene's shoulders - you don't get those from just eating your wheaties. And what was with Carl Lewis and the acne and red eyes - no he never touched steroids...

Anyway - the 1988 Olympics where Ben ran his world record was the single greatest sporting event I have ever seen in my life. The guy had the greatest start ever, he would basically spring from the blocks and not take a stride till the others had already taken one or two. If you have not seen this race I suggest you try to view it somehow because it is just amazing.

Anyway, this years 100m will be a bore. If Greene shows up he will win it (which would be a shame as the guys is dumber than a bag of hammers). If he does not show, the winner will be either Ato Boldon (too cocky, always wears those stupid glasses and black shoes - don't like him) or Bruny Surin (don't like him either, now that Bailey is slower due to tearing his achilles tendon, he trash talks Bailey even though he could never touch him before this). I'd love to see Bailey win, but he is too old/banged up.

Napalm

 

[Handle]

Yeah, Donovan Bailey tore his achilles tendon playing... basketball, so that's why he's been out of contention for a while. Bruny Surin is doing quite well so Canadians have a good chance at the 100m event in Sydney.

Bruny Surin doesn't trash talk that much... I believe the event you are referring to was his insistence on being the anchor on the Canadian 4x100 relay team because he was the fastest member at that time. Generally the relay anchor is the fastest so he was probably justified in that instance. You can read a great interview with him in Saturday Night (distributed in the Saturday edition of the National Post in Canada--and I don't want any National Post jokes you Globe and Mail fans).

I'm a big fan of the sprints, and it's really nice to see Canada doing quite well. Given our size as a country, it's quite odd to see so much talent emerging from here. Especially since at the city level (for example, high school) the times are really not that good. I regularly hear people from the States talking about freshman who have better times than the top senior high school senior sprinters in my city which has close to a million people.

I'm eagerly awaiting the Olympic sprints in 2000. I'm quite disappointed actually that Maurice and Michael aren't in the 200m. Despite the fact that they didn't qualify fair and square, it reduces the publicity which track and field desperately needs in North America. The winner will not be thought of as highly as he would have had he beaten the World Champion and the World Record Holder and the reigning Olympic Champion, so it's a disappointment. Michael Johnson's cramp felt especially painful, and I do hope he recovers in time for his 400m in Australia.