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I’ll be shocked if any of those BYU athletes medal. I’m not saying it can’t happen, but none of them are even expected to challenge for the podium. Out of all of them, I think Wayment has the best chance, but it’s a slim one. Maybe Rooks if he just goes crazy. But in the distance events there just too many Kenyan/ethiopian athletes that are better. I’m definitely rooting for all of them.
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"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf -
How about Kristen Faulkner. Holy crap. I saw that she took gold while I was in Sunday school and I just about let out an audible gasp. I watched the replay of the last 15kms and it was incredible."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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That was unreal. So much fun to watch.Originally posted by Moliere View Post"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Agreed that medals are unlikely, but Morgan and Wayment getting to their finals was a good accomplishment and they both ran very solid, smart races to get there. I think at least one of the men get to the steeplechase final also, more likely Rooks.Originally posted by Moliere View PostComment
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Here we go Corrigan in heat 1 starts now.Comment
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Rooks looking good half way through his heat.Comment
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Kenneth Rooks!
"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Solid race by Rooks. Perfectly timed his move to assure a spot in the next round (unlike the Kiwi guy who waited a bit too long)Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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This Olympics have made it so much easier for me to explain why I never did that well at pole vault.Comment
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Your junk is too big?Originally posted by YOhio View Post"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Combine that with coaching, regular access to pole vault equipment and facilities as well as athletic ability and I just didn't stand a chance.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostComment
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Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
Dig your own grave, and save!
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
"I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!Comment
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It's interesting how the heats work - the fastest runners don't always make the finals. Rooks' heat, the third of the day, was the slowest of the three by a wide margin. The other American, Wilkinson, ran 8:16:82 in heat 2, a full 8 seconds faster than Rooks, but it was only 6th best in his heat so he's out.
Bronze medal times from the last 3 Olympics:
2020: 8:11:45
2016: 8:11:52
2012: 8:19:73
Rook's PR time, which he set back in May, is 8:15:08 so he's capable of getting on the medal podium but it would require the race of his life as at least 6 of the finalists have run faster times this year. I hope he has the race of his life!Comment
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American women just getting torched in the 5000m final, as expected. The jostling and the in-race bickering between the Kenyans and the Ethopians was fun to watch. Props to the Italian lady who nearly snagged a medal.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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So, does screaming at the discus or shot or hammer after you've launched it actually make it go further? I like the practices; kind of primal.Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."
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