Jakob Ingebrigtsen runs 3:27.95 for the win at the 2023 Oslo Diamond League to become the sixth-fastest man in 1500m history. He set a new personal best and ...
That whole interview is amazing, not just the burn on Wightman. He's asked a question about how he elevates others to perform better in his races and the interviewer says the others in the field were trying to "run him down." His response: "I don't think they we're trying to run me down, they were trying to hang on."
And when he says that he'd like to do some chasing but no one else is good enough... cold.
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Also note: Jakob never mentions any other athlete by name in his interviews. It's always "him" or "they." Any time an interviewer names a competitor, Jakob always ignores it and says stuff like "there's always people coming up or performing well." He seems to view races as him versus the field rather than any individual.
He definitely doesn’t seem to be a fan of El G. In the opening part of the video when the reporter asks him about the tweet of congratulations El G sent him he did a huge pause and then simply said “I think it’s cool people follow along”
Also note: Jakob never mentions any other athlete by name in his interviews. It's always "him" or "they." Any time an interviewer names a competitor, Jakob always ignores it and says stuff like "there's always people coming up or performing well." He seems to view races as him versus the field rather than any individual.
It's an interesting mindset that is only made possible by believing/knowing you are the fastest guy over the distance. For virtually all of the other competitors, simply frontrunning 3:27 low or faster to 'guarantee' beating Jakob isn't a viable tactic so they need to hope that they can hang on and outkick him like Wightman. In this sense, each and every one of them is factoring him specifically into the execution of their race, whereas he doesn't need to factor any one individual in, so long as he is leading. Nothing about his last three races suggests that WC gold is in any doubt whatsoever. If you were one of the other guys, how on earth do you plan for gold?
He definitely doesn’t seem to be a fan of El G. In the opening part of the video when the reporter asks him about the tweet of congratulations El G sent him he did a huge pause and then simply said “I think it’s cool people follow along”
Yep, his reaction to the El G question was interesting. It sounded like he was holding back and trying not to say something negative.
He definitely doesn’t seem to be a fan of El G. In the opening part of the video when the reporter asks him about the tweet of congratulations El G sent him he did a huge pause and then simply said “I think it’s cool people follow along”
He has made a whole interview in the past on how he wants to be like El G.
He definitely doesn’t seem to be a fan of El G. In the opening part of the video when the reporter asks him about the tweet of congratulations El G sent him he did a huge pause and then simply said “I think it’s cool people follow along”
He could have congratulated him when he was in Rabat DL in the first place.