The Official 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Thread (from July 26 - August 11) - Closing Ceremony replay at 7pm EST

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Schools and youth sports need to do more to get young people into Soccer, The people that would be good soccer players probably don't have the body type needed for the NBA/NFL. ("m just guessing that, I don't know anything about Soccer)

Truth...plus soccer is the kind of sport you gotta be "all in" on from an early age.

Most American kids wanna play 2, 3 or 4 sports. The guys with great spatial awareness, quick feet etc., end up playing DB in college and the NFL. So many 5'10" brehs that would be elite soccer players if trained but they run track, play football etc.

 

[Nero Christ]

I think the US ends up leading in gold when it’s said and done

 

[Piff Huxtable]

If we don't win the medal table I will blame the male Swimmers and the Shooting Team

the MAGA part of the country not contributing enough

 

[DraymondT]

What events are these chinamon playin dawg? How these chinks leadin in gold

 

[phillycavsfan]

I think the US ends up leading in gold when it’s said and done

Basically 2 gold medals to tie and 3 to win. The wrestler is actually mildly favored.

 

[MikelArteta]

True. I was gonna mention a guy who is overlooked in dominance in the bolt era is david rudisha. He had half of the 20 fastest times ever in 800m

Injuries to Van niekerk and rudisha really changed the 400 and 800 they were so dominant

Rudisha record almost fell today though

 

[MikelArteta]

Basically 2 gold medals to tie and 3 to win. The wrestler is actually mildly favored.

thank you based China

 

[DJSmooth]

Truth...plus soccer is the kind of sport you gotta be "all in" on from an early age.

Most American kids wanna play 2, 3 or 4 sports. The guys with great spatial awareness, quick feet etc., end up playing DB in college and the NFL. So many 5'10" brehs that would be elite soccer players if trained but they run track, play football etc.

It's a media thing. Same reason why black boys grow up wanting to gang bang and want to be a rapper.

If Soccer was glorified in the US we would absolutely dominate. Probably more than Basketball because it's not much a height requirement.

A Tyreek Hill or Justin Jefferson playing Soccer would be absurd. Odell Beckham Jr said he could easily play if he sticked with it.

 

[Megadeus]

Damn they doing Jordan Chiles dirty

If I'm Jordan I'm not giving back shyt. I would say it got stolen.

Then Melting that down into a bronze chain that has my correct Score engraved on it

 

[DJSmooth]

What events are these chinamon playin dawg? How these chinks leadin in gold

they put people in every single sport. They have enough people for it. If it was underwater basket weaving they would have people in it trying to medal.

 

[phillycavsfan]

It's a media thing. Same reason why black boys grow up wanting to gang bang and want to be a rapper.

If Soccer was glorified in the US we would absolutely dominate. Probably more than Basketball because it's not much a height requirement.

A Tyreek Hill or Justin Jefferson playing Soccer would be absurd. Odell Beckham Jr said he could easily play if he sticked with it.

The sport doesn't work that way. Messi is 5 foot 7 and 150 pounds. Mbappé is 5 foot 10 and 165 pounds. Athleticism is no guarantee of success in football.

 

[The axe murderer]

Injuries to Van niekerk and rudisha really changed the 400 and 800 they were so dominant

Rudisha record almost fell today though

Wanyonyi only 20 as well

 

[DJSmooth]

The sport doesn't work that way. Messi is 5 foot 7 and 150 pounds. Mbappé is 5 foot 10 and 165 pounds. Athleticism is no guarantee of success in football.

Justin Jefferson is one of the most skilled people in the NFL. His feet coordination, balance, body control and hand eye coordination is elite. If he trained since he was a child it's no question that he would be world class in soccer.

 

[mozichrome]

this was probably most i've watched the olympics in my life

 

[MikelArteta]

The sport doesn't work that way. Messi is 5 foot 7 and 150 pounds. Mbappé is 5 foot 10 and 165 pounds. Athleticism is no guarantee of success in football.

Look at modric dude is prob like 145 lbs and nearly 40 but still controls the game