He put on a show that made the 2008 Olympics come alive and showed what it’s like to taste that kind of victory with the world in awe of ALL of his performance. With that he has done more for the Olympic spirit then Rogge can ever hope to do.
And still on the subject of lightning bolts …”Nothing to do in Joburg besides … wish I was Jamaican (or as it is now known, “the sprint capital of the world”). It’s that speed, those colours of the flag, those golden shoes, that accent, that music and that island style. It’s Usain Bolt and his teammates.The Jamaican track team have run off with more than just Olympic glory.”http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/somethingtodo/2008/08/20/usain-bolts-lightning-fast-track-record/

WTF?! Seriously?! Does this mean there’ll be changes to the rule book for London? “All restraint will be given towards public celebration of victory”.

IDIOT!

I thought it was FABULOUS! If anyone knows anything about the Jamaican people then they would tell you first off that they are af carefree, fun-loving, high spirited people. It made me laugh because I recognized right off as the true Jamaican free spirit just by his body language. Yeah, it was a ‘catch me it you can’ or ‘can’t touch this’ taunt, but that it the way that things are done in their country

Rogge needs to quit trying to be so ‘PC’, lighten up and recognize this as a part of their cultural behavior. It is the way things are done in their homeland. Just as much as it’s culturally accepted for the Asian people to not think anything rude of treading on or being tread upon by someone in passing - OR - speaking their mind openingly about things that would otherwise be considered offensive.

Besides,… it was nice to see a different country win a gold for a change.

(For the record, I am not Jamaican, but I have come to know many, many Jamaicans throughout my time. They are a wonderful people!)

Why he has to shake hand?
Is shaking hand Jamaican’s way?
Why he has to follow the white when he is the fastest man in the world.
Who is Jacques Rogge anyway.

Just for the record..Jacques Rogge or whatever his name is ..is not an American.. He is an ASS and another whitey trying to control things. It seems like white pple will forever not understand certain things about black pple. Also white people will forever feel threatened by black people. (They may/may not admit this). In this situation, it would’ve have been PC for Rogue to allow Bolt to celebrate in his own way…whatever that is. Why he got to follow the handshake ..white man ritual?

Jacques Rogge’s condescending comments about Usain Bolt’s outburst of happiness when he won his gold medals is totally out of line for a man in his position. The president of the IOC can of course comment in a general way about the behaviour of athletes if there is a well-founded reason to do so. But to single out an individual athlete, mentioning him by name, and dousing his enthusiasm with the type of sarcasm, not to say cynicism, Mr Rogge has expressed, is completely, totally and utterly unacceptable.

For let’s be clear about this: many of the athletes have behaved even more exuberantly than Usain Bolt. When the American swimmers won their gold medals, their behaviour was a lot more extravagant, displaying an almost Neandertal-like show of invincibility and disdain for their fellow competitors. Their behaviour was a far cry from sportsmanship. And the same can be said for some other countries’ swimmers. As a swimmer I was appalled at this behaviour! And I remember the sharp contrast with Mark Spitz’ behaviour when he won his 7th medal in 1972: he just took in his victory with a smile and courteously accepted the congratulation from his competitor in the lane next to him. Indeed, the winner should be congratulated by his competitors, and not the other way around. Mr Rogge obviously has things back-to-front in his mind.

Perhaps Mr Rogge’s public reaction was driven by his frustration of his country having thus far been unable to earn even one single bronze medal, but then again, a man in his position is expected to show restraint and a real, generally accepted measure of sportsmanship.

With his comments Jacques Rogge does exactly the opposite of what he believes he is trying to achieve and actually undermines sportsman-like behaviour. Along with the doping scandals and the political acrobatics (another questionable aspect of Mr Rogge’s handling of these Olympics, but that’s another story) Mr Rogge’s comments contribute to the seemingly unstoppable erosion of the spirit of the Olympics.
Peter Buyze

Jacques Rogge’s condescending comments about Usain Bolt’s outburst of happiness when he won his gold medals is totally out of line for a man in his position. The president of the IOC can of course comment in a general way about the behaviour of athletes if there is a well-founded reason to do so. But to single out an individual athlete, mentioning him by name, and dousing his enthusiasm with the type of sarcasm, not to say cynicism, Mr Rogge has expressed, is completely, totally and utterly unacceptable.

For let’s be clear about this: many of the athletes have behaved even more exuberantly than Usain Bolt. When the American swimmers won their gold medals, their behaviour was a lot more extravagant, displaying an almost Neandertal-like show of invincibility and disdain for their fellow competitors. Their behaviour was a far cry from sportsmanship. And the same can be said for some other countries’ swimmers. As a swimmer I was appalled at this behaviour! And I remember the sharp contrast with Mark Spitz’ behaviour when he won his 7th medal in 1972: he just took in his victory with a smile and courteously accepted the congratulation from his competitor in the lane next to him. Indeed, the winner should be congratulated by his competitors, and not the other way around. Mr Rogge obviously has things back-to-front in his mind.

Perhaps Mr Rogge’s public reaction was driven by his frustration of his country having thus far been unable to earn even one single bronze medal, but then again, a man in his position is expected to show restraint and a real, generally accepted measure of sportsmanship.

With his comments Jacques Rogge does exactly the opposite of what he believes he is trying to achieve and actually undermines sportsman-like behaviour. Along with the doping scandals and the political acrobatics (another questionable aspect of Mr Rogge’s handling of these Olympics, but that’s another story) Mr Rogge’s comments contribute to the seemingly unstoppable erosion of the spirit of the Olympics.