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Mondo Breaks WR again in front of home crowd. 20'6"
Posted on 6/16/25 at 9:50 am
Posted on 6/16/25 at 9:50 am
This young man is a beast. Hell, the GOAT of pole vaulting. This is his 12th pole vault world record for the 25-year-old.
So glad I got to meet his family once and watch him vault here
So glad I got to meet his family once and watch him vault here
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Posted on 6/16/25 at 9:55 am to LSUGOAT2
I even want to say his brother played baseball for LSU
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:01 am to LSUGOAT2
Did his mom coach basketball or something? I can never remember
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:06 am to LSUGOAT2
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home crowd
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:10 am to LSUGOAT2
Doesn’t he get a nice bonus payout every time he sets a new world record?
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:17 am to LSUGOAT2
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This is his 12th pole vault world record for the 25-year-old.
Thats by design. IIRC, he has a contract that pays him a bonus of $100k each time he breaks the record. Thus, he only raises the bar a small amount to allow him to technically break the record by just enough...even though he knows he can go higher.
That doesn't take away from his greatness. It just adds some context as to why he's broken the record 12 times.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:19 am to LSUGOAT2
A Ukrainian pole vaulter back in the day broke the record 35 times
This post was edited on 6/16/25 at 10:20 am
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:21 am to RonFNSwanson
i believe he was the biggest baby ever born in La
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:53 am to LSUGOAT2
Does he still hate America?
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:59 am to Pelican fan99
I’ll care when he has the Stars and Stripes on.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:59 am to Pelican fan99
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Does he still hate America?
frick you.
No, the arrogant American coaches will not let his parents coach him.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:00 am to TigerBR1111
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Doesn’t he get a nice bonus payout every time he sets a new world record?
Yes, so he'll continue to do so incrementally.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:02 am to LSUGOAT2
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Did his mom coach basketball or something? I can never remember
Isn't Randy Moss his dad?
This post was edited on 6/16/25 at 11:03 am
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:04 am to SaintLSU
Yea, US is where he was raised, educated, everything, then bails for more money. I guess they had a better NIL offer. Puts into perspective NIL. We all judge players like Underwood, but let's not act like we wouldn't do the same exact thing. A lot of people here would switch jobs for $40k more, much less millions more.
This post was edited on 6/16/25 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:05 am to Saunson69
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Yea, US is where he was raised, educated, everything, then bails for more money. I guess they had a better NIL offer. Puts into perspective NIL. We all judge, but let's not act like we wouldn't do the same exact thing.
He really made this decision based on the US Olympic qualification process and coaching situation, not so much the money.
This post was edited on 6/16/25 at 11:07 am
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:07 am to CatfishJohn
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He really made this decision based on the US Olympic qualification process, not so much the money.
How so? From what I heard, he makes significant more money there, and would go virtually unnoticed here besides the $37k gold medalist get every 4 years.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:10 am to Saunson69
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How so? From what I heard, he makes significant more money there, and would go virtually unnoticed here besides the $37k gold medalist get every 4 years.
Track endorsement money for world record holders and consistent world record breakers is substantial. It's a very popular sport internationally.
Puma, Red Bull, Omega, etc. all pay him a lot of money and would regardless. Some international meets actually pay for world records as well.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:35 am to CatfishJohn
I know his daddy Karl Malone. They used to call him the mailman.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 12:14 pm to LSUGOAT2
A filthy Swede.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 12:14 pm to Hiphopanonymous
Does he still have the flip phone?
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