OT: Your Greatest Olympic moments so far

[VAUConnFan]

I neglected to mention Manteo Mitchell's heroic effort in the 4x 400 semis running the last half mile with a broken leg.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Good post..! One thing I truly, truly miss from Ali's heyday is the PRICELESS interplay between he and Howard Cosell. There has never been a more entertaining sportsman/media relationship, given the mammoth personalities involved--even if Ali was mostly putting it on for show as you point out.... (Cosell was about the only one who could make Ali's facade crack...or should I say crack up! )

Cosell was always in Ali's corner; Never abandoned him when Ali was going through his trials and tribulations with the draft board. Was admant about how wrong it was for boxing to strip Ali of his titles and deny him a right to make a living without due process. That said, there was never a room big enough for Cosell, Ali, and their respective egos.

 

[cferraro04]

How humble could you be? You are talking about literally the fastest man in the world. Must be an awesome feeling.

Actually, he is the fastest man the world has ever known...

 

[meyers7]

Bob Hayes?

Yea that was a long time ago. Long long time ago.

 

[meyers7]

How humble could you be? You are talking about literally the fastest man in the world. Must be an awesome feeling.

Well you know what they say......."No matter how good you are at something, there's always an Asian kid on YouTube that's better."

 

[Waquoit]

Well you know what they say......."No matter how good you are at something, there's always an Asian kid on YouTube that's better."

Not in this case, he would have been scooped up and sent to London if that were so.

 

[DishNSwish]

Mo Farah and Galen Rupp in the 10,000. And then Mo Farah and Gembremeskel in the 5,000. Basically, Mo Farah. (And Alberto Salazar who refuses to believe that the west should surrender the middle distances to the east Africans.)

My favorite Olympian, Mo Farah. He was so much fun to watch.

And he's spawned a viral craze almost as fun as "McKayla is not impressed"

http://mofarahrunningawayfromthings.tumblr.com/

 

[meyers7]

My favorite Olympian, Mo Farah. He was so much fun to watch.

And he's spawned a viral craze almost as fun as "McKayla is not impressed"

http://mofarahrunningawayfromthings.tumblr.com/

My favorite thing about Mo.