Athletics WA World Championships 2025

[copravolley 639]

3 minutes ago, phelps said:

Howe is Howe, Larissa is just Larissa

 

Howe was unlucky, he was too fragile and got too many injuries that cut his career short

 

and the coaches never understood that 200m and LJ not only were incompatible between them (unless your name is Carl Lewis), but are also among the most dangerous event for people with silky muscles

 

look at Jacobs...he was the new raising star in LJ, but he had to stop practicing it because he was always injured and had to switch to straight sprint (and still he has always a lot of troubles)

 

being injury prone is just bad luck, not "a waste of talent"

Maybe she will be like Howe, maybe not, time will tell. However, she certainly deserves criticism today for her worst competitive performance in several years. There's nothing to defend here.

[copravolley 639]

50 minutes ago, prso1000 said:

I would take everything than Sinner 😂
well not true, tsitsipas is even worse 

Maybe he doesn't have Alcaraz's talent, but he's won four Grand Slams title in the last two seasons. If he is in the final and Alcaraz isn't there, he will 99% likely beat someone like Fritz, Zverev, etc. That's the mentality of a great champion. Tsitsipas, on the other hand, is from a generation of losers players who have never won anything big and probably never will (of that generation, only Medviediev has one Grand Slam title). Comparing these two people is kind of pointless... It doesn't even make sense at all

Edited September 13, 2025 by copravolley

[phelps 8,687]

15 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Maybe she will be like Howe, maybe not, time will tell. However, she certainly deserves criticism today for her worst competitive performance in several years. There's nothing to defend here.

she's already million times better than Howe! even if she retires Tomorrow, she can say she had a great career

 

I told you, you don't have the measure of what she's already done and how consistent she's been through the last 4 seasons, despite being so young

 

you just can't blame an athlete for 1 or 2 bad days in years...it's not fair, even if you're angry for a single disappointing episode

 

p.s. I tell you a secret: out of 1000 chances you have in life, you won't convert all of them in "success", even more...you can be happy if you keep the average above the 50%

 

p.p.s. criticism is OK, but it's like "Today you've been awful", not "you're a flop", "she always misses her chances" when that's clearly false

 

and as I wrote earlier...relax man, relax! enjoy the medals we won, don't get mad for those that won't come

Edited September 13, 2025 by phelps

[phelps 8,687]

19 minutes ago, Faramir said:

he's implacable, he will tire you out one by one if needed. The 300 Spartans are nothing compared to him.

can't wait for the next expected disaster (the baseball Europeans, where we will play with a team made only of players of our league, without any upgrade from the US system) 

[copravolley 639]

5 minutes ago, phelps said:

she's already million times better than Howe! even if she retires Tomorrow, she can say she had a great career

 

I told you, you don't have the measure of what she's already done and how consistent she's been through the last 4 seasons, despite being so young

 

you just can't blame an athlete for 1 or 2 bad days in years...it's not fair, even if you're angry for a single disappointing episode

 

p.s. I tell you a secret: out of 1000 chances you have in life, you won't convert all of them in "success", even more...you can be happy if you keep the average above the 50%

 

p.p.s. criticism is OK, but it's like "Today you've been awful", not "you're a flop", "she always misses her chances" when that's clearly false

 

and as I worte earlier...relax man, relax! enjoy the medals we won, don't get mad for those that won't come

Ok, but look at Battocletti: two last seasons: and top form at the Olympics/World Championships + a 2 gold medal at the European Championships. She is kept out for the entire season, but when needed, she's at 100% form. I like that approach, not winning the Diamond League and then losing at the Olympics/World Championships. Maybe a fewer commercial starts and more medals at major events? Not everyone is Duplantis, or once Bolt, who won everything and everywhere.

Edited September 13, 2025 by copravolley

[copravolley 639]

4 minutes ago, phelps said:

can't wait for the next expected disaster (the baseball Europeans, where we will play with a team made only of players of our league, without any upgrade from the US system) 

I think lost to France in men`s volleyball WCH will be a another probably tragedy for me

Edited September 13, 2025 by copravolley

[prso1000 736]

37 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Maybe he doesn't have Alcaraz's talent, but he's won four Grand Slams title in the last two seasons. If he is in the final and Alcaraz isn't there, he will 99% likely beat someone like Fritz, Zverev, etc. That's the mentality of a great champion. Tsitsipas, on the other hand, is from a generation of losers players who have never won anything big and probably never will (of that generation, only Medviediev has one Grand Slam title). Comparing these two people is kind of pointless... It doesn't even make sense at all

Sinner is a doper, Tsitsipas an idiot. 
you correct not comparable. 

[copravolley 639]

2 minutes ago, prso1000 said:

Sinner is a doper, Tsitsipas an idiot. 
you correct not comparable. 

If you think Nadal, Alcaraz or Pogacar are clean, then congratulations on your naivety, but this is not the topic for such a discussion.

[copravolley 639]

12 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

For those who ain't seen "Sexmission" yet. A realy funny movie, strongly recommend it.

 

 

This one on the left is my second favorite polish actorYou made my day :P

Edited September 13, 2025 by copravolley

[clemsonbeav 568]

Finally got to watch a few highlights from today and managed to see the relay live.  Glad the US didn't bumble the baton, as our men tend to do.  Two golds for  today!   And congrats to all the other medallists/athletes as well!