What's the best anchor leg takeover you ever saw? Mmy vote goes to Ashford over Goehr in Seoul. She made that girl appear as if she were standing still (the vernacular used to be "she put the hook in her back"). It is said Hayes ran a blinding anchor in Tokyo, but I did not see that live. King Carl ran some tremendous final legs, what a stride he had.
Am I the only one that would have used Michael Johnson in the 4 X 100 in world events? I think he frowned on it as an injury threat and time-consumer from 200,400 practice.
Carl Lewis was such a finisher in the 100, that when he applied his final kick in '88 and Ben Johnson still overtook him (Ben being to me, a 60 meter specialist, and too short to withstand Carl's "kick"),I sensed something wrong immediately. I turned to those watching it with me and said "When Carl Lewis changes gears, that never happens. Something funny is going on (I could tell Lewis could see Johnson peripherally the last 10 meters too, and HE looked surprised). But those viewing it w/ me didn't follow the sport closely. Any recollections?
Am I the only one that would have used Michael Johnson in the 4 X 100 in world events? I think he frowned on it as an injury threat and time-consumer from 200,400 practice.
Carl Lewis was such a finisher in the 100, that when he applied his final kick in '88 and Ben Johnson still overtook him (Ben being to me, a 60 meter specialist, and too short to withstand Carl's "kick"),I sensed something wrong immediately. I turned to those watching it with me and said "When Carl Lewis changes gears, that never happens. Something funny is going on (I could tell Lewis could see Johnson peripherally the last 10 meters too, and HE looked surprised). But those viewing it w/ me didn't follow the sport closely. Any recollections?
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