amp.theguardian.com
www.independent.co.uk
Ray mercer started at age 23 and won the 1988 Olympics gold medal couple years after.Last year World Championships A chartered accountant made the GB track team for the world's and ran sub 10 sec time last year within 5 years of taking up the sport at 26.
‘I’ve got no limits’: world’s fastest accountant sets sights on Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024 | The Guardian
Eugene Amo-Dadzie is banking on a golden summer in Paris this summer after the accountant’s belated running breakthrough at the age of 31
‘I’m on annual leave’: Meet planet’s fastest accountant racing at Athletics Worlds
The 31-year-old Londoner says there are ‘way more significant things going on’ in his life than in track and field as he prepares for his debut at the World Athletics Championships
Georgia Bell who won bronze in the Women's 1500m she basically had 5-6 year off from the track doing Cyber Security.
Amateur Cyclists got pro contracts by just riding Zwift bikes
There was a Tracy Cameron a Canadian Rower who won a bronze in 2008 Olympics didn't start rowing at 25 and was a World Champ within 5 years
I guarantee you a lot of em don't have that strong of a background or just dabbled in it a bit. Ol "back in my day" ass dudes. A lot of people are delusional about their capabilities. Remember the poll about what animals you could beat in a fair oneIn all honesty 1 in 4 isn't that bad really. I was expecting far worse like 1 in 3 or even 1 in 2. Maybe we're getting less arrogant
I know it's funny due to the arrogance (of the British) to think you can just do a sport and be an Olympian within 4 years. But that poll doesn't say anything about the voters athlete background or history is. Off that list Rowing Cycling Triathlon are the easiest 3 sports to make an Olympic team on. Gymnastics and Swimming are basically young people's sports that also require a certain type of physiology. Air Rifle and Archery require good hand eye coordination and motor skills. Look at Geena Davis she close to qualifying for the Olympics within 4 years. Finished 24th out of 300 people.
The outright delusion of some people.
The Olympics are a collection of the most elite people gathered over 4 years.
Yet 1/4 people think they'd qualify with a little training.
The fact people are voting table tennis in that reddit thread when there are people like this around
That goes to show the IQ people have.
The outright delusion of some people.
The Olympics are a collection of the most elite people gathered over 4 years.
Yet 1/4 people think they'd qualify with a little training.
The fact people are voting table tennis in that reddit thread when there are people like this around
That goes to show the IQ people have.
I guarantee you a lot of em don't have that strong of a background or just dabbled in it a bit. Ol "back in my day" ass dudes. A lot of people are delusional about their capabilities. Remember the poll about what animals you could beat in a fair one
Way too many thought they taking on a bear
Just see how many dudes step up to pro fighters for example to make a name for themselves. Not just in the UK but everywhere
The confidence of human beings thinking they can be Batman without the Prep Time.
