3 years ago from my hospital bed, I watched as LSU's Xavier Carter made NCAA track history by winning 4 events at nationals. He was a mid 44 open performer, and a month later in just his first pro 200m, hit 19.63- from lane 8!
I called someone and told them," that's the kinda guy that can beat Jeremy Wariner". Unfortunately, X's career has been marred with injuries, and hasn't allowed him to live up to his marvelous potential. Then, along came LaShawn Merritt. Same 400m ability...and also speedy. I knew that it would take someone with as much endurance as JW had, but with more foot speed. Yes. It would take speed. In essence, somebody in Michael Johnson's mold. So when Merritt dropped a sub 20, I said again" that's the guy!"
And he did it.
So what of Usain Bolt?
What's it going to take to slay this beast? Afterall, we're talking about a FREAK who ran 9.69- the last 20m with arms stretched out & pounding his chest. A guy who hit old wr's throughout the rnds as though jogging. A guy who's making the world's fastest men look like children. Like some daycare supervisor during recess racing a bunch of 5yr olds. Alien. Martian. Whatever you wanna call him, Usain Bolt will probably go down as the greatest sprinter of all time by the end of his career. He could potentially take down the 400m wr if he got serious about it, and own every sprint record there is. I thought Wariner could go his entire career undefeated unless someone MJ-esque stepped forward. It happened. So what kind of animal would stop Bolt in his tracks? Afterall, he doesnt have Drummond or Greene's rt/start. I think it's somebody who can get away from him enough at the start without expending anything their tank, and of course, have the top end to hold him off. What's your take?
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I called someone and told them," that's the kinda guy that can beat Jeremy Wariner". Unfortunately, X's career has been marred with injuries, and hasn't allowed him to live up to his marvelous potential. Then, along came LaShawn Merritt. Same 400m ability...and also speedy. I knew that it would take someone with as much endurance as JW had, but with more foot speed. Yes. It would take speed. In essence, somebody in Michael Johnson's mold. So when Merritt dropped a sub 20, I said again" that's the guy!"
And he did it.
So what of Usain Bolt?
What's it going to take to slay this beast? Afterall, we're talking about a FREAK who ran 9.69- the last 20m with arms stretched out & pounding his chest. A guy who hit old wr's throughout the rnds as though jogging. A guy who's making the world's fastest men look like children. Like some daycare supervisor during recess racing a bunch of 5yr olds. Alien. Martian. Whatever you wanna call him, Usain Bolt will probably go down as the greatest sprinter of all time by the end of his career. He could potentially take down the 400m wr if he got serious about it, and own every sprint record there is. I thought Wariner could go his entire career undefeated unless someone MJ-esque stepped forward. It happened. So what kind of animal would stop Bolt in his tracks? Afterall, he doesnt have Drummond or Greene's rt/start. I think it's somebody who can get away from him enough at the start without expending anything their tank, and of course, have the top end to hold him off. What's your take?
Let's see your profile.
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