JawD 99 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I thought Id only watch this when there was nowt on. Found myself glued to the box each morning. So far been following the rowing, boxing, archery and swimming. Great going from the lasses like to get the medals in the pool. Not their strongest event either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Also, Tom Daley in "not actually the second coming" shocker. What was canny funny about that is that they were all reporting he'd finished 8th. Which sounds pretty good. Except there was only 8 in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Badminton, even at Olympic level, is just gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 gold for GB this morning, some minger with a huge conk note CONK! Feel a bit sorry for her, not photogenic enough to be a media darling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 gold for GB this morning, some minger with a huge conk note CONK! Feel a bit sorry for her, not photogenic enough to be a media darling. Empathy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 gold for GB this morning, some minger with a huge conk note CONK! Feel a bit sorry for her, not photogenic enough to be a media darling. Empathy? When I won gold it was all so very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Was fantastic when the lass won the cycling road race like. Her reaction was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 The clenched fist celebration thing from her didn't look forced and false, it was natural and heart felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 The clenched fist celebration thing from her didn't look forced and false, it was natural and heart felt. It's great stuff like that man. They're proper dedicated athletes as well with years of hard work for little or no attention from the vast majority of the media and so on. It was great when she got off the bike and she was just sort of shrieking Like you say, very genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 The clenched fist celebration thing from her didn't look forced and false, it was natural and heart felt. It's great stuff like that man. They're proper dedicated athletes as well with years of hard work for little or no attention from the vast majority of the media and so on. It was great when she got off the bike and she was just sort of shrieking Like you say, very genuine. Kelly Holmes startled disbelieving goggle eyed celebration was class too. It's where they lose all sense that they're being watched and just react. It's like how goal celebrations used to be, not the pre-planned choreographed reach-around they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Might want to check this out; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/a...ics/7540443.stm Victoria Barr. Works a 9-5 office job in toon, lives in Chester-le-St, off to the Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay team. That's what the Olympics should be about like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I've found myself hooked, liked the Archery myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Might want to check this out; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/a...ics/7540443.stm Victoria Barr. Works a 9-5 office job in toon, lives in Chester-le-St, off to the Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay team. That's what the Olympics should be about like. Yup, although equally it speaks volumes about the appalling state of UK athletics that she can be in an Olympic squad and not have full time funding. Compared to say Chinese competitors that have likely been doing nothing else but their event from birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/diving/7552526.stm Sour grapes from the 14 year old kids diving partner me thinks, from what I saw this morning the kid out performed his partner, for a kick off the youn un was making next to no splash on entry whereas his partner wasn't far from emptying the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Sounds that way, he's 14 FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/diving/7552526.stm Sour grapes from the 14 year old kids diving partner me thinks, from what I saw this morning the kid out performed his partner, for a kick off the youn un was making next to no splash on entry whereas his partner wasn't far from emptying the pool. He didn't have the balls to say it when he was standing beside him there. Putting the blame on a 14 year old kid is a bit low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44864 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Listen to the fucking two paedos man. :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/diving/7552526.stm Sour grapes from the 14 year old kids diving partner me thinks, from what I saw this morning the kid out performed his partner, for a kick off the youn un was making next to no splash on entry whereas his partner wasn't far from emptying the pool. He didn't have the balls to say it when he was standing beside him there. Putting the blame on a 14 year old kid is a bit low. The more i think about this the more is pisses me off, hope the fucka is in the individual event and the young lad beats him good and proper. If there was a gold medal for a 1st glass arsehole event he'd win hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Gemmil already holds the Gold in all divisions tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44864 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Paedos in Speedos tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Is there an unwritten rule that you have to me a massive boiler to win a Olympic medal for GB? The nose on that swimmer and the teeth on that cyclist are something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Paedos in Speedos tbh. The 'S' fell off you trunks in senior school tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15525 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Yup, although equally it speaks volumes about the appalling state of UK athletics that she can be in an Olympic squad and not have full time funding. Compared to say Chinese competitors that have likely been doing nothing else but their event from birth. Aye, that's it. There'll be plenty of accusations of Chinese druggery when they top the medals table by a mile, and there'll undoubtedly be a few cases of that kind of thing, but by and large it's just a combination of sheer commitment, drive and funding (well, and fear ). Take the synchronised divers this morning, they were just a class above anything else the rest of the world had to offer. It's frightening, but then again, the biggest population in the world should be churning out that kind of athlete, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 good to see us win 2 golds. neither of the girls are going to be meeja darlings though. one of thems got a very hydrodynamic nose ( or one that could open bottles tbh!) as for that diving, we weren't at the races to mix metaphors. chinese were a different class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Yup, although equally it speaks volumes about the appalling state of UK athletics that she can be in an Olympic squad and not have full time funding. Compared to say Chinese competitors that have likely been doing nothing else but their event from birth. Aye, that's it. There'll be plenty of accusations of Chinese druggery when they top the medals table by a mile, and there'll undoubtedly be a few cases of that kind of thing, but by and large it's just a combination of sheer commitment, drive and funding (well, and fear ). Take the synchronised divers this morning, they were just a class above anything else the rest of the world had to offer. It's frightening, but then again, the biggest population in the world should be churning out that kind of athlete, I suppose. I remember watching a documentary about some sport (I forget which now, I suspect it doesn't matter really) ages ago about the Chinese system, and how they had masses of recruits from a really early age and then basically whittled them down in a Darwinian fashion, but we're talking about 100's in each age group being supported for a decade or more. And by "supported" I mean that was their life, utterly. Basically think of their Panda breeding program, then apply it to sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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