Thompson wins silver....

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  1. saltyone

    saltyone So Mote It Be

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    ...but it wasn't even close to gold. That stinking Jamaican isn't human. 9.89 for Thompson.....9.69 for Bolt...and he quit running with fifteen meters left in the race and started celebrating. I've never seen anything like it in a race.
     
  2. COramprat

    COramprat Simma Da Na

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    Usain Bolt is incredible. He is just insanely fast. If he had kept running he would have knocked another tenth off the world record.
     
  3. kerlybil

    kerlybil Founding Member

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    I think I heard all those Chinese yelling LSU LSU LSU LSU:wave:
     
  4. cajdav1

    cajdav1 Soldiers are real hero's

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    :milesmic::milesmic::milesmic::rofl:

    Bolt was incredible, hope he's clean. I always wondered when a tall guy would put everything together and demolish the field, Lord knows how fast this guy can eventually go.
     
  5. TwistedTiger

    TwistedTiger Founding Member

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    Great run by Thompson, glad to see him have a great run. However Bolt looked like he was from another planet, maybe the one superman came from. It was unreal to see him stop running so early in the race and still blow everyone away. No telling what his time would have been had he kept it at full throttle. Unless he gets hurt everyone else is running for second place for a while.
     
  6. TheDude

    TheDude I'm calmer than you.

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    Wait until you see Bolt run the 200m - his real race.
     
  7. DRC

    DRC TigerNator

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    Bolt could take another 10th off that 100M time. I look for him to run sub 9.6 at some point in the future. He probably could have run it yesterday if he hadn't started celebrating in the last 15 meters.

    Michael Johnson's record in the 200M will likely fall with the way Bolt is running.
     
  8. fanatic

    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    No kidding. 9.69 is unbelievable and he coasted the last 20m. I can't even imagine him breaking his own WR when he wasn't even really trying. The commentators said he would've had 9.59 or something like that had he kept running. Somebody better check his urine.
     
  9. watson1880

    watson1880 Founding Member

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    All the best to Thompson with his personal best time and Silver medal.
     
  10. gumborue

    gumborue Throwin Ched

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    the real question is----can bolt make more $$$ as a sprinter or a NFL WR?

    think Moss with more strength and speed.
     

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