Noah Lyles is a drama queen. My bet is he used covid as a cop out when he lost. He sure didn't look sick before the start of the race. Then he lost the chance for the triple gold so he bailed on his team. Sick enough to miss the race, but not too sick to go out and party? It's good to know who you can count on when things are tough. I'd take Bednarek, Norwood and Benjamin any day over Lyles from here on out.
So the day after winning gold in his worse event he started wearing a mask to give himself an excuse in case he lost his better event? Please.
And if he wins he can be the hero like the MJ flu game. I wouldn't rule it out. Whatever generates buzz.
1. Supposedly tested positive for COVID but still allowed to run. After his loss in the 200m, SRR and Ato Boldin immediately start the excuse train "oh look, he's on the ground breathing hard --- he has covid!" 2. Partying, dancing in the club after COVID diagnosis. 3. Posts a tweet he's actually COVID negative so he can go out and party. 4. No one close to him had COVID. Weird.
Noah talked so much smack in the press conference after the 100m final. He's trying to be like Ali, but there's a fine line between disrespect and confidence. Also, look at the video of him jumping like a kangaroo before the race, all other athletes are diligently behind their starting blocks, while watching him do his theatrics. If you lost a race after doing all of this, there's just no coming back! Better to leave in a wheelchair, and live to fight another day...
Lyle is his own worst enemy. He is clearly soft and corny. Why try to appear tough and braggadocious? Just be soft, funny and nerdy. The anime, the Pokémon, the Spencer accessories he wears are who he is. The weak jabbing at the blocks is not him. Kerley tells him to “talk his $hit” at the 100m presser. Lyles says his competitors are going to be depressed. Real hard. He is being divisive for a misguided reason. It does not attract people to watch. Talent attracts viewers and he has plenty of talent. He should get a pet turtle like Yared and fly his nerd flag proudly.
Guys, he ran faster at the trials in a semi jogging across the line. He was in even better shape in Paris. He looked faster in the 100 and actually did win his weaker event. Enough with the conspiracy theories. It happened.
Maybe he overplayed it after the race. But it clearly affected him. He still went 19.70, so the fact people are puzzled by him jumping around is just bizarre, which as animated as it is, is much less explosive or difficult than running 19.7.
He posted a negative COVID test on his Twitter a few days ago. Him partying was afterwards
Interesting he posts a negative test but not the positive test. If you'd want people to sympathetic to your loss I'd imagine you'd want to post the positive COVID test result. Now even Tyreek Hill recently called him out on NFL network for faking his sickness.
1. Supposedly tested positive for COVID but still allowed to run. After his loss in the 200m, SRR and Ato Boldin immediately start the excuse train "oh look, he's on the ground breathing hard --- he has covid!" 2. Partying, dancing in the club after COVID diagnosis. 3. Posts a tweet he's actually COVID negative so he can go out and party. 4. No one close to him had COVID. Weird.
He may be a drama queen, but to some degree he has earned the rights for it. Didn't he break the American 200m record last year? Didn't he win the 100m last week. I get it he behaves like a clown at times, but if you don't like it, beat him. BTW, he will get Tebogo next time.