Olympics Thread

[RoninWC]

Bronze for Willis and well done to the American who pretry much lead the whole way.<br>
A rough middle section with lots of pushing and elbows

[taniwharugby]

With 200 to go I thought he was getting boxed in, but a superb finish

[Virgil]

<p>Bit of argy bargy in that race.</p>

[mariner4life]

Bronze in the 1500 is awesome good work piston wristed gibbon

[hydro11]

<p>Fantastic achievement from Nick.</p>

[Virgil]

<p>18.</p>

[Virgil]

<p>Whats with the headline re Nicks foot being out?</p>

[Immenso Rapido]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="607690" data-time="1471738407"><p>
Whats with the headline re Nicks foot being out?</p></blockquote>
Did see during race that it looked like he got knocked/ barged and struggled to stay in.

[taniwharugby]

Him and that Forest Gump on his run looking cat were doing a bit of pushing

[RoninWC]

Yeah very clearly traded elbows with the other American, the one with the headband, where Willis had a bit of a stumble looked to very nearly go down.

[Virgil]

If that South African 800m runner is a chick then I'm an All Black.

[RoninWC]

Hmmmm... the controversy continues with Semenya winning gold in the Womens 800m.<br>
Can't help but think that, certainly through no fault of her own, she does have a pretty significant advantage over the others in the field.<br>
That hermaphrodite/androgynous higher than a normal womans testosterone.

[jegga]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="607683" data-time="1471738158"><p>
Someone must have dangled a free XXXX yearly pass for a website of his choice!<br><br>
Great stuff Nick you Willis</p></blockquote>
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I hope you're joking, his old fella will be reduced to a pink mist by Monday.<br><br>
Well done that man though, superb effort.

[Mokey]

<p>Wow, have we ever medalled across so many track and field disciplines at the same Olympics? Great stuff.</p>

[canefan]

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<p><strong>I hope you're joking, his old fella will be reduced to a pink mist by Monday</strong>.<br><br>
Well done that man though, superb effort.</p>
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<p>Cue Quagmire</p>
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<p>A cut and paste from Willis' interview</p>
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<p>Willis said the slow pace in the 1500m allowed him to get his <strong>competitive juices flowing </strong>_ he didn't feel like he was in the right mental condition before the race.<br>
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<p>I bloody knew it!!!</p>

[Sneakdefreak]

<p>Crack open the hotel wifi tonight Willis, you deserve it. </p>

[Virgil]

<p>From Nick Willis</p>
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<p>For Willis, 33, it completes a fine meet. His semifinal run suggested not only was he running well, but he was racing strongly, an important distinction.</p>
<p>"I proved to myself I still had it in me. You're never quite sure, especially when you start getting greys in your hair," Willis quipped.</p>
<p><strong>"I stayed away from social media for a month</strong>. I wanted to get away from any distractions. It wasn't the goal but it's still very nice to get up on the podium."</p>
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<p>Is that code for ???</p>

[Mokey]

<p><strong>"I proved to myself I still had it in me. You're never quite sure, especially when you start getting greys in your hair</strong>," Willis quipped.</p>
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<p>TMI! TMI!</p>

[Rembrandt]

I wonder if athletes will be happier with themselves and their support crew if they weren't thanking God for their achievements. If I was a coach I'd be massively fucked off that sky daddy gets all the credit.

[broughie]

<p>Too busy to watch the Olympics but what we achieve is becoming more incredible with each event that passes.  Always a sense of inner pride in being a Kiwi though far and long time removed from the homeland.</p>