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Awesome: Usain Bolt Stop Interview During American National Anthem

Dobermite Wrote: Aug 06, 2012 3:42 PM

BTW Kate, I love the Olympics too and it was heartbreaking to see McKayla Maroney fall on that vault. That little girl is incredible, BY FAR the greatest vaulter whoever lived. She does the most difficult vault ever even attempted in competition, two and a half rotations in the air, and she gets up in the air about two feet higher than any woman whoever lived, and a foot higher than the men too! Its almost criminal that this kid had to settle for the Silver. 99 out of 100 times she lands that vault and leaves even her closest competitors in awe. Very sad. The two things I was most looking forward too in these games were the worlds two most dominant athletes at their respective competitions, McKayla Maroney and Usain Bolt.

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Tea Party in Wisconsin formerlyTea Party Wrote: Aug 06, 2012 4:13 PM

I saw a video of her routine, she is awesome. We haven't watched the games, but do see the videos on line. She is impressive.

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Awesome: Usain Bolt Stop Interview During American National Anthem

I warned you all that I love the Olympics (maybe a little too much), but this is a story worth sharing. While American Sanya Richards-Ross was accepting the gold medal for winning the 400-meter dash, Usain Bolt, the amazingly fast Jamaican man who won the 100-meter dash, was giving an interview. And instead of continuing to talk over the Star-Spangled Banner, he turned around, pointed at the flag, and indicated to the reporter that he would like to watch in silence. Watch:

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