[oxinsnepe]

As soon as he crossed the line, he did five push-ups, one for each of his Olympic medals. The 4x100 relay is coming up this weekend, and the opportunity for a sixth.
He said afterward, "I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live."



http://www.nbcolympics.com/kxas/news...-a-legend.html

[DailyRingtone]

As soon as he crossed the line, he did five push-ups, one for each of his Olympic medals. The 4x100 relay is coming up this weekend, and the opportunity for a sixth.
He said afterward, "I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live."



http://www.nbcolympics.com/kxas/news...-a-legend.html

Exactly why I love the guy so much

[CatLuvkaLover]

Exactly why I love the guy so much

I don't think he's even the fastest sprinter of all time. That honor would go to Bob Hayes.

[mplawssix]

Puff puff pass!

[zzarratusstra]

I don't think he's even the fastest sprinter of all time. That honor would go to Bob Hayes.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...?smid=fb-share

[WXQMQFIr]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...?smid=fb-share

Totally bogus. They didn't run on the same tracks. The rubber tracks of today are way, way faster than the dirt in the past. Not to mention shoes or training methods. And very possibly the 'better living through chemistry' thing.

[Nurfzerne]

The point remains that even though he holds the WR, he could have done better if he was not such a Hot Dog During the Races. Who knows how good he really is or the records he could have been setting that would stand for a long time. That would make him a "legend" in my mind.

[mralabama]

Totally bogus. They didn't run on the same tracks. The rubber tracks of today are way, way faster than the dirt in the past. Not to mention shoes or training methods. And very possibly the 'better living through chemistry' thing.

This too. Though so far I will say there is nothing that points to the Jamaican program ever being involved in doping of any kind, but in today's world unfortunately there will always be ? of this sort. The timing methods today are also far superior and more accurate than the past.

[Nutpoode]

This too. Though so far I will say there is nothing that points to the Jamaican program ever being involved in doping of any kind, but in today's world unfortunately there will always be ? of this sort. The timing methods today are also far superior and more accurate than the past.

Nothing?

[JNancy46]

Nothing?

I easily may have fogotten - which has been proven to be a possiblity w/ me in the past - an incident along the way, but except for being faster than everybody else right now, I do not know of anything else.

[dAy2EWlg]

I easily may have fogotten - which has been proven to be a possiblity w/ me in the past - an incident along the way, but except for being faster than everybody else right now, I do not know of anything else.

Here's what Carl Lewis had to say:

"When people ask me about Bolt, I say he could be the greatest athlete of all time," Lewis said. "But for someone to run 10.03 one year and 9.69 the next, if you don't question that in a sport that has the reputation it has right now, you're a fool. Period."

[SawbasyWrab]

Nothing?

Besides the obvious, "How can someone be that much better than than the best American"... see the Chinese swimmer.

[teewHettive]

Here's what Carl Lewis had to say:

Funny to hear a guy busted for PEDs raising unfounded suspicion of someone who hasn't.

[IodinkBoilk]

I can't believe he's never failed a test...

[CarmenSanches]

Funny to hear a guy busted for PEDs raising unfounded suspicion of someone who hasn't.

But he does have the perspective of what goes on in that sport. And his point about an improvement at that level in such a short time definitely points to a valid question. As much as the Chinese swimmer's situation.

[fenter1]

But he does have the perspective of what goes on in that sport. And his point about an improvement at that level in such a short time definitely points to a valid question. As much as the Chinese swimmer's situation.

Personally, I think calling out suspicion based on time improvements has no validity... that's bullshit.

Carl Lewis' perspective: "Who cares I failed drug test?" http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2003...s.duncanmackay
An admitted doper raising suspicion of someone doping with zero evidence is bullshit.

[Kt-viagra]

Personally, I think calling out suspicion based on time improvements has no validity... that's bullshit.

Carl Lewis' perspective: "Who cares I failed drug test?"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2003...s.duncanmackay

Improvements of that magnitude for already world class athletes in such a short period of time shouldn't even be questioned? You cannot be serious.

[UitEz0Qo]

I can't believe he's never failed a test...

That just made me hungry for some reason.

[sjdflghd]

Improvements of that magnitude for already world class athletes in such a short period of time shouldn't even be questioned? You cannot be serious.

You can question it to yourself but don't publicly bring up doping accusations with zero evidence... that's total bullshit.

[M_Marked]

You can question it to yourself but don't publicly bring up doping accusations with zero evidence... that's total bullshit.

So a half second improvement for an already world class athlete in a 10 second event is zero evidence?