Usain Bolt's 100 Meter?

Question

I'm sorry, was I the only one who was totally disgusted by this kid's showboating. As a coach, I've spent years telling kids "Run all the way through the finish line." and this guy starts slowing up and pounding his chest with 15 meters to go at the OLYMPICS. I don't care how fast my athletes are, if they'd pull this kind of c**p I'd sit them and if I was an official I'd DQ them.

Answer 1

hmm excuse me, this what americans do when they win normally...

and hmm if you were a official and DQ'd someone for that you wouldnbt be one for long..  haha..  and if you sat them, they would soon leave you and you would have no more athletes to train...

Usain bolt earned the right to do that... he was destroying the rest of the fastest sprinters in the world by miles he clearly deserves to do what ever he wanted to in the race...  

and btw he also had his shoe lace come undone during the race.  

Answer 2

There is nothing wrong with what he did. He was just enjoying himself. If he is fast enough to beat all of those people and still do that then it's fine.

Answer 3

i thought it was just disrespectful to both the competitors and the olympics. Just run through the line and then celebrate all you want.  Rest assured, he will be doing that c**p one day and someone will blow right past him.

Answer 4

Well, have any of your athletes gotten into the Olympics?  You can bash him and his coach, but they are good enough to win a gold medal.

Answer 5

If he is that fast, I think he deserves to do a little showboating.

Yes, I think he should have ran all the way through, but he didn't care about how fast he ran, he just wanted the gold so he slowed up... and he's the fastest man on earth right now, so he can do all the celebrating he wants to. =]

Answer 6

I suppose that with that kind of talent (literally the fastest man in the world!!) comes forgiveness for a certain amount of arrogance.  I'll admit, it wasn't the most sportsmanlike display, but keep in mind the ego that you would have to have just to BELIEVE you could do what he did....let alone actually do it.

Answer 7

i'd agree. it's bad sportmanship... a quality that the olympics is trying to promote. but honestly, if you were recognized as the world's fastest man in an event that you didn't even specialize in (he specializes in the 200m), you can't honestly say you wouldnt show some obnoxious kind of emotion.

Answer 8

So what now? It's his prerogative. Self-righteous Christians.

Besides, it was spontaneous. If he has to think hard how he is supposed to act to please you while in the race....he would surely lose.

Answer 9

apparently he just did it because he was excited. He looked to the side, didn't see anyone, and put his arms down as if to say "where is everyone?" and then realizing he was the fastest guy in the world, beat his cheat in excitement.

I think its perfectly reasonable. Hes only young remember.

Answer 10

i agree he is going to do that agian and someone will show him up