JAKOB 50.63 last lap in lane 2 while waving to the crowd

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11 months ago 08/20/2023 5:21pm EDT

re: Arogantos

Arogantos wrote:
He’s getting too arrogant and should’ve been focusing on just running. Has he forgotten that he lost two 1500 championship races last year? I love confidence and I love when athletes show personality but this is not it. Win the damn thing first then you can put on the act

He's been backing up the arrogant talk. Villain or hero he controls the game right now. It's his show and he's doing what he wants with it. Sure this will make it sweeter if someone takes him down... but no doubt we are seeing a guy with extraordinary confidence who seems to be getting bored of the competition. Even if he was slapping the other runners on the face on live TV or spitting on them- none seem to be able to step up their game to threaten him. Either you want to watch him to win, to get beaten, or to make history. It doesn't matter, you will watch him and you will talk about him.

11 months ago 08/20/2023 5:44pm EDT

re: Trollminator

He would be so much more impressive if he was a total professional.

Instead, he acts the punk and demeans his fellow competitors with the waving to the crowd.

And all those tats are ridiculous.

11 months ago 08/20/2023 6:38pm EDT

re: sky

sky wrote:
He would be so much more impressive if he was a total professional.
Instead, he acts the punk and demeans his fellow competitors with the waving to the crowd.
And all those tats are ridiculous.

Watch Faith Kipyegon, all business...she will celebrate when she wins the final.......he antics down the final straight were bush league.

11 months ago 08/20/2023 8:17pm EDT

re: sky

sky wrote:
He would be so much more impressive if he was a total professional.
Instead, he acts the punk and demeans his fellow competitors with the waving to the crowd.
And all those tats are ridiculous.

As stated earlier, many track and field fans are pansies. If you follow other sports like soccer, football, boxing, or MMA you would see the cockiest fighters and the fans love the confidence. Jakob is confident because he’s talented, worked hard, is an Olympic champion, multiple world title holder, and has a few world records. Even Centro had the right to act confident with his Olympic gold. You pansies would be crying all day if you saw how other sports fans from more popular sports act.

11 months ago 08/20/2023 8:46pm EDT

re: norway wins

norway wins wrote:
I think this dispels the notion that he isn't capable of a burst of speed like El Guerrouj. This was to run 3:34 not 3:50 like Centro.

I don't know what gave anyone the idea El Guerrouj was capable of bursts of speed, the guy practically invented the long kick, most of the time from 600+ meters out. I don't think he ever left things to the last 200m the way Jakob did today.

11 months ago 08/21/2023 6:59am EDT

re: type a personality defect

type a personality defect wrote:
He will drink himself to death or gamble all his money when he retires, like ex soccer players.

Why do you think so??? He is a smart Person.

11 months ago 08/21/2023 7:31am EDT

re: CO Coach

CO Coach wrote:
norway wins wrote:
I think this dispels the notion that he isn't capable of a burst of speed like El Guerrouj. This was to run 3:34 not 3:50 like Centro.
I don't know what gave anyone the idea El Guerrouj was capable of bursts of speed, the guy practically invented the long kick, most of the time from 600+ meters out. I don't think he ever left things to the last 200m the way Jakob did today.

It was the semi, I don't think Jakob will leave everything for the last 200, especially considering last World when he lost.

11 months ago 08/21/2023 10:13am EDT

re: broken arrow

broken arrow wrote:
Watch Faith Kipyegon, all business...she will celebrate when she wins the final.......he antics down the final straight were bush league.

Faith Kipyegon's Faith Kipyegon, not Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

11 months ago 08/21/2023 10:52am EDT

re: sky

sky wrote:
And all those tats are ridiculous.

Bwahahaha, totally. I have a few tattoos myself and have always enjoyed some well thought out body art, but his are just ridiculous and make him look like a tool. It's like some little kid grabbed his mom's magic marker and thought "What stupid scribble can I draw on myself today?". They look like sh*t on him and I'd bet all my money once he grows up he'll be like "What the hell was I thinking?" Upside is he'll have plenty of money for laser removal.... ;-)

11 months ago 08/21/2023 11:16am EDT

re: coc

coc wrote:
type a personality defect wrote:
He will drink himself to death or gamble all his money when he retires, like ex soccer players.
Why do you think so??? He is a smart Person.

because the predictions over the past few years that he wouldn't improve, worked too hard as a youngster, etc. have been proven wrong. predicting what will happen after he retires is all the negative nellies on this board have left.

11 months ago 08/21/2023 11:42am EDT

re: norway wins

11 months ago 08/21/2023 1:54pm EDT

re: Trollminator

Trollminator wrote:
Arogantos wrote:
He’s getting too arrogant and should’ve been focusing on just running. Has he forgotten that he lost two 1500 championship races last year? I love confidence and I love when athletes show personality but this is not it. Win the damn thing first then you can put on the act
He's been backing up the arrogant talk. Villain or hero he controls the game right now. It's his show and he's doing what he wants with it. Sure this will make it sweeter if someone takes him down... but no doubt we are seeing a guy with extraordinary confidence who seems to be getting bored of the competition. Even if he was slapping the other runners on the face on live TV or spitting on them- none seem to be able to step up their game to threaten him. Either you want to watch him to win, to get beaten, or to make history. It doesn't matter, you will watch him and you will talk about him.

Yep!

You don't have to like the guy, and it's safe to say 99.9% of the people on this board (including me) don't know him personally...and who cares! I just appreciate watching an elite athlete perform at the highest level at various distances. As someone with a bit of knowledge of the sport and the distances being run it's truly amazing for me to watch JI continue to run so well with what seems to be a limitless ceiling as to his winning races and running fast times. Will he lose races?, Yes! Will he run fast all of the time?, No! and that is to be expected at some point. Will I celebrate when he loses or doesn't perform well, NO! In order for JI to run faster and continue to win races he will need to fail at some point (WC's last year), and that is the only way he'll be able to keep challenging himself to keep pushing the envelope.

Take it for what it's worth and don't think too much about it and just enjoy the show.

10 months ago 08/25/2023 12:53pm EDT

re: cmon mna

cmon mna wrote:
jakob is putting it in WEJOs face by starting in DFL for half the race, getting completely boxed in, then pulling a steve ovett to wave to the crowd. "I DONT NEED A PACEMAKER I AM THE PACEMAKER.". Wejo forgot that jakob made his name as a superior tactical runner before becoming a record chaser (and i mean that with the utmost respect, as Mo Farah never crossed over, which is fine he can cry tears to his 4 gold medals)
and yes jakob would have smoked that 10k too........5k record is anothers until he runs it.

turns out this was true.

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