re: Olympic Pole Vaulting

Posted by Corinthians420

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:19 pm to Roux22

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Some of you are just special.

Can we not gather together to cheer for someone that we were once all gathered around? Cheer for him to break a record?

Or because he is competing for someone else you hope he fails?
That takes way too much effort to be that kind of negative.

Cheer for the man. Celebrate his success. I promise you’ll feel better at the end of the day

Exactly. Bunch of idiots.

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Posted by Cosmo

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:21 pm to BMTiger

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Sweden allowed his dad to coach and cleared more age restrictions. He's the most popular athlete in Sweden and is making more money. He absolutely made the right choice.

Agree

Same as people going to LIV from PGA

Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:21 pm to Corinthians420

Even if you’re not rooting for him, You have to admire the ability to do what he just did.

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:21 pm to Corinthians420

If mondo didn’t go to lsu and was instead a 100m sprinter from Alabama with the exact same situation there would be no support for him on this site

But I don’t care because the honest truth is no Olympic athlete really cares much about “doing it for country”. They are competing for themselves just like I would be or anyone else

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Posted by Sao

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:21 pm to Corinthians420

GD that's so special. May never witness it again. Love it

Posted by danilo

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:21 pm to kjntgr

Nice to see Sam get another medal after COVID fricked him in Tokyo

Posted by SammyTiger

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:22 pm to lsupride87

if he was chinese I would dislike him too.

there are lots of reasons to cheer for athletes.

Going to the same University as me is one of them.

Posted by FizzyPop

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:22 pm to Sao

Can we please give this Lafayette High Lion some huge American endorsements so he represents the USA in 4 yrs please. Okay thanks.

Posted by Sao

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:23 pm to lsupride87

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If mondo didn’t go to lsu and was instead a 100m sprinter from Alabama with the exact same situation there would be no support for him on this site

G. F. Y.

You can be a sad sack anywhere but here.

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Posted by KamaCausey_LSU

Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:23 pm to BilbeauTBaggins

Mondo absolutely shattered the previous Olympic record by over 8.5 inches.

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Posted by Dizz

Member since May 2008

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:24 pm to FizzyPop

This is why I like the olympics. That whole stadium was hoping to see greatness.

Mondo seems to be well liked and decent dude.

Posted by saintsfan92612

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:24 pm to KamaCausey_LSU

Pole Atreides

Posted by danilo

Member since Nov 2008

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:24 pm to BMTiger

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He's the most popular athlete in Sweden

Sure about that? Captain of their soccer team plays for Manchester United

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Posted by lsupride87

Member since Dec 2007

104863 posts

Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:25 pm to Sao

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G. F. Y. You can be a sad sack anywhere but here.

Huh?

Where am I being sad or mad about anything?

I’m saying the reason he is getting so much support as a non American is because he went to LSU and this is an LSU site

He’ll, an actual American shot putter just won his third straight gold and nobody cares on here comparitively. The lsu angle is what makes mondo popular on tigerdroppings

This post was edited on 8/5/24 at 3:26 pm

Posted by DalenSA

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:26 pm to danilo

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Captain of their soccer team plays for Manchester United

Who is also not well-liked by their fan base

Posted by okietiger

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Posted on 8/5/24 at 3:26 pm to danilo

Man good for him.

I bet the people of Örebro will remember him as a young boy, roaming the country side, searching the perfect limb of an alder tree to use as a primitive pole.

Exceptional story for the Swedish native. Fly high young Swede!