Olympic Thread Damn it

[Seshmeister]

Lots more tattoos on athletes these days isn't there?

[Seshmeister]

The Italian guy threw his shots from very unusual angles...

While running away?

[binnie]

Yeah he has been unlucky with his timing playing in an era of nadal and federer ...

I don't really buy into that.

If he'd born earlier he'd have been in the era of Sampras. If he'd been a couple of years younger he'd have been in the era of Jokovitch. Fact is, he's very, very good, but note quite good enough to beat those guys when it counts.

No shame in that.

[binnie]

While running away?

I shouldn't have laughed at that, but I did

Italians are weird when it comes to boxing. Very accomplished at amateur, but few of 'em do much in te pros.

[Seshmeister]

Yeah he has been unlucky with his timing playing in an era of nadal and federer ...

Who seem to be good on every fucking surface.

If he had been around at the Sampras time he would have won a few grand slams by now at the French and Australian.

[vandeleur]

Yeah loads more ... I didn't laugh much when that torch bearer had her tat spelt wrong

[Seshmeister]

She was American, tattoo artist must have assumed they have a different spelling...

[clarathecarrot]

shuttlecock!!

Ask...yey,, and ye shall recieve!

When we in KC were worried about how these will look outside The Nelson Atkins Museum, we soon thought they were cool as shit!! FYI a world class museum with some excellent art if you ever get here take a tour it's free still I believe.

[clarathecarrot]

One anouncer said yesterday that a boxer threw 80 punches in a match and was awarded (6) SIX!!!! that landed.. total bullshit.

And the winner of the fight who was knocked down over six times and threw 45 punches durring the match was awarded 10 connected hits ad won by decision..

.FIXED!!!

So perhaps not only boxing in WBO is all bullshit ,evidently the olympics judges are paid off probably by promoters who want (X) boxer to turn pro undefeated as a amature...?

[Seshmeister]

I doubt it.

[Seshmeister]

The Google maps flythroughs of the Olympic venues are cool.

http://www.google.co.uk/campaigns/olympics/london.html#flythrough

Good to see what you can buy for just $14 billion...

[binnie]

Ennis leading after day one.

Addlington took bronze. Congrats to her - the weight of expectation must have been unbearable.

[binnie]

Who seem to be good on every fucking surface.

If he had been around at the Sampras time he would have won a few grand slams by now at the French and Australian.

I think that's wishiful thinking. People forget just how damn good Sampras was.

[vandeleur]

I watched adlingtons race the young American who won was like lightening from the off . And looked Like she was gonna break the wr up to the last 100.

[binnie]

15 years old. Crazy.

If there had been a Olympic medal for masturbation I would have won it at 15.............