Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[bluesmith]

Didn't he once have a game of table tennis against Charlie Chaplin where he used a spoon rather than a paddle?

Butter knife.

 

[threespires]

There's dozens who can. Including Max Woosnam. I suppose if you asked the dreary Balding how Max Woosnam's sporting achievements didn't qualify him as the greatest she wouldn't have a fuckin' clue!

His life was like something out of a boys own comic. Served at Gallipoli and was with Sassoon on the Western Front. Apparently the City fans of the day were very unhappy with ICI because due to work commitments he only ever played home games, I've never bothered to look it up but supposedly our away form was diabolical in comparison to our home form hence the fans being hacked off. Was a proper superstar, mobbed whenever people realised he was around.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Most medals won for Great Britain at the Olympics

• Jason Kenny – nine (seven gold, two silver)
• Bradley Wiggins – eight medals (five gold, one silver, two bronze)
• Chris Hoy – seven (six gold, one silver)
• Laura Kenny – six (five gold, one silver)
• Steve Redgrave – six (five gold, one bronze)

But they all had bikes or boats to transport them through their races.
That has to be some form of advantage over Mo Farah and Sally Gunnell.

 

[Eccles Blue]

How can Murray, who has retired more times than Frank Sinatra, be the greatest SportsmanBritain has produced?? Clare Balding is delusional. He has earned a living at tennis!!! Made a fortune at tennis!!
There are dozens of people who beat Mr Retirement to that accolade. IMHO

 

[hilts]

But they all had bikes or boats to transport them through their races.
That has to be some form of advantage over Mo Farah and Sally Gunnell.

Only if they had engines

 

[supercity88]

How can Murray, who has retired more times than Frank Sinatra, be the greatest SportsmanBritain has produced?? Clare Balding is delusional. He has earned a living at tennis!!! Made a fortune at tennis!!
There are dozens of people who beat Mr Retirement to that accolade. IMHO

He's up there. The pressure to win Wimbledon was up there with England winning a trophy and he handled that and despite losing came back and got the job done twice as well as winning Olympic gold twice and in the greatest era of tennis.

 

[MCFC1993]

Beth Shriever is fucking ridiculous, dominated the quarterfinals.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Did I spot 3 a side basketball or was I just dreaming.
I've already been let down badly for recording some of the beach volleyball only to find out it was the mens competition.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Shriever is unreal , on another level to any of these other girls

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Beth Shriever looks miles ahead of all the competition in the BMX track racing.

 

[Eccles Blue]

He's up there. The pressure to win Wimbledon was up there with England winning a trophy and he handled that and despite losing came back and got the job done twice as well as winning Olympic gold twice and in the greatest era of tennis.

Tennis maybe, the best British player since Fred Perry yes but not overall Sportsman I’m afraid. Not forr red me anyway. ;-) :-)

 

[jimharri]

Just watching the BMX racing. Lots of good photo opportunities, but it comes across as a tad predictable. In as much as there doesn't seem to be much overtaking in it.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

How can Murray, who has retired more times than Frank Sinatra, be the greatest SportsmanBritain has produced?? Clare Balding is delusional.

Herself and Dion Dublin were commentating at Crufts not so long ago.
I'm just surprised that Alan Carr and Joey Essex haven't appeared on my TV but there's time yet, I suppose.

 

[MCFC1993]

Missed this yesterday, 16 year old archer into the quarterfinals after silencing the French, brilliant.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Oh my goodness Clare Balding is a worse fan girl for Murray than I am for a certain Mr Stones!
The BBC gave him the best send off at Wimbledon. Fair enough that he deserved but the same at the Olympics with Balding practically swooning over him!!
Sorry. Just my opinion. :-)

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Just watching the BMX racing. Lots of good photo opportunities, but it comes across as a tad predictable. In as much as there doesn't seem to be much overtaking in it.

From what I saw i doubt anyone will overtake Beth Shriever. Only the cruelty of a crash can deny her winning.

 

[Eccles Blue]

From what I saw i doubt anyone will overtake Beth Shriever. Only the cruelty of a crash can deny her winning.

She was amazing. Brilliant and so fast.

 

[threespires]

Oh my goodness Clare Balding is a worse fan girl for Murray than I am for a certain Mr Stones!
The BBC gave him the best send off at Wimbledon. Fair enough that he deserved but the same at the Olympics with Balding practically swooning over him!!
Sorry. Just my opinion. :-)

Bit harsh Eccles! The whole greatest sportsman is silly and for some reason Balding has generally been a bit excitable at these Olympics but Murray has been a great Olympian and it was the Olympics that really ignited his career so I think that's why they've talked it up so much. British men's tennis was mostly in the doldrums for decades and decades before he came along, it's only sport but within that context he's been a warrior.

I will however concede that he's no John Boy ;-)

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[jimharri]

She was amazing. Brilliant and so fast.

It's like she was fired out of a catapult. Short of a crash, the gold medal is surely hers.