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Worst "Oh Crap" moment of the Athens Games

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  • #2
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    Yeah, I heard about that on the radio today. What a bummer. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot - or even in the other guys foot! :)


  • #3
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    As I've posted in the other thread though, he set a good example in the manner in which he handled it.


  • #4
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    Well there was not much he could do but accept it! He had to deal with as best he could and get up and carry on with things. Roll on Beijing.


  • #5
    Big Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Sparks wrote:
    As I've posted in the other thread though, he set a good example in the manner in which he handled it.

    ya but on the inside I bet the guy is beeting himself up .
    For most people in the Olympic games the sport they compete in is their life and is what they are more passionate about that anything else , and to hit the wrong target thinking you had won gold by hitting the correct target is a horrible way not to win a medal , in some ways you would prefer to miss the target alltogehther . (of course in a lot of other ways you would prefer to lose like that knowing how good you are other than just regular defeat)


  • #6
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Of course he is BigEars, but the point is that he doesn't go off on a McEnroe approach to the problem.


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  • #7
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    There were a few athletes going flying through hurdles today!!!


  • #8
    Big Ears
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    Flukey wrote:
    There were a few athletes going flying through hurdles today!!!

    I counted 11 hurdles falling in the first heat of what I beleive was 110 metre hurdles , and there were many more in the other heats too .


  • #9
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    Yeah, it appeared like some of them thought the idea was to kick them out of the way, not jump them! :)


  • #10
    gerire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭gerire


    amdf674271.jpg
    It looked really sore he skidded for a while when he fell aswell


  • #11
    Big Ears
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    gerire wrote:
    amdf674271.jpg
    It looked really sore he skidded for a while when he fell aswell

    is that a new type of hurdles where you go under the hurdle ? :p


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  • #12
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    gerire wrote:
    amdf674271.jpg
    It looked really sore he skidded for a while when he fell aswell


    lucky he had the full body suit, cos it could of been alot more painful if he hadnt.


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