America likes a winner and greatness.
America likes a winner and greatness.
I was cheering for Ryan Bailey if that makes you feel better. Tyson Gay was my 2nd choice, and Johan Blake my 3rd. I don't have a problem with Bolt winning, however.
Not a Gatlin fan.
Why wouldn't I cheer for a great athlete?
I love cheering for US athletes, and for athletes of many nations.
What a boneheaded notion, that you only cheer for athletes from your country. Cave man stuff.
Because NBC told Americans to cheer for him. And Americans obeyed. Its just like Presidential politics.
Yes, added to that is the fact that whereas once, the pinnacle of sport was the world heavyweight boxing champion - now it is an athlete - the fastest runner the world has ever seen.
Bolt is the 21st century Ali.
Drop him into any country in the world and he would be instantly recognised and mobbed wherever he went.
Nobody knows who the Klitschkos are.
Tiny incidents concerning him still continue to amaze me, apart from half the Swedish women’s hand-ball team still in his room at the village at 3am the morning of his 200 heat!
Lining up for the start of his 200 final, he was so relaxed he joked with the young lane attendant next to him.
Have you even seen a runner do that in a final - ever.
Her eyes said it all - the great man had actually acknowledged her presence and spoken to her.
I bet her family dine out forever with the video of that incident, seen by billions worldwide.
I like and support runners from all sorts of different countries, but most are from the U.S. What's wrong with that?
Because he doesn't say FU Jamaica by carrying another nation's flag.
... because he used up his entire supply of condoms right there in the Olympic village. Gotta respect that.
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