Bajan Tuh De Bone

I didnt even realize he had left Barbados for college.

Yeah - 2 years now.

Given dat community college is only 2 years, if he grades up to par he kin now get a pick wid a reputable 4-year college or university known fuh turning out good track athletes.

.....or go pro cause he certainly up dey as far as performance go.

The Caribbean as a whole doing incredibly well. Silvers to T & T and Bahamas. Jamaican team and The Bolt cleaning up. Ryan Brathwaite Gold fuh Barbados. Simply sleeeeeendid!

PiedPiper wrote:The Caribbean as a whole doing incredibly well. Silvers to T & T and Bahamas. Jamaican team and The Bolt cleaning up. Ryan Brathwaite Gold fuh Barbados. Simply sleeeeeendid!

Here are the medal standings...

BeachBum wrote:Whatevva it takes to become a track star.

Rhyan won by the foot or the hand or all 2 boaf? as seen in the pic above .
I know this is a yr stale but I thought it was rather funny how the girls running with the jamaicans said the Ja, worked voo doo and thats y they won.

Gearbox wrote:
Here are the medal standings...

Don' leh de Yardies see dah, cause duh 'in gine like it.

BeachBum wrote:

Gearbox wrote:
Here are the medal standings...

Don' leh de Yardies see dah, cause duh 'in gine like it.

But yuh gotta admit...fuh a country de size of Jamaica coming up against the mighty USA...they did a superb job.

De US was only one of at least 31 other countries duh did up against, why yuh only naming de US?
Um look like de developing countries got duh own niche.
Jamaica got 4 good sprinters and dah is it.
De African countries got middle 'n long distance events.
Fortunately fuh dem, dis is only Track & Field. Notice dat Russia almost non-existent and China absent altogedduh. De Olympics was a diffrunt story.

BeachBum wrote:De US was only one of at least 31 other countries duh did up against, why yuh only naming de US?
Um look like de developing countries got duh own niche.
Jamaica got 4 good sprinters and dah is it.
De African countries got middle 'n long distance events.
Fortunately fuh dem, dis is only Track & Field. Notice dat Russia almost non-existent and China absent altogedduh. De Olympics was a diffrunt story.

For as long as I kin remember the USA has been the dominant force in Athletics, and now Jamaica is presenting a formidable challenge to that dynasty. Jamaica is now dominating in men's and women's sprints...therefore I only need to compare them with the country that they have dethroned in sprints. Four good spinters in a small island nation is damn good...so let's give Jamaica her jacket.

Gearbox wrote:Jamaica is now dominating in men's and women's sprints....

De sprints is right. Dah jess 'in gine give yuh overall medal count. Which is whey duh gine be lacking. Duh is 2 sprints, and nuff mo' track events.
My problum wid de Jamaicans is duh attitude. You won't hear me sey de same ting bout de other Caribbean countries dat medal.
Man only yesterday a Jamaican woman at wuk tell me she does tell she frens not to marred Jamaican women, unless duh wanta live a dog's life. Dem people too $#!@!@$@ arrogant. It could be a Yard ting, cause neider Ben Johnson nor Donovan Bailey din' get on like Bolt, and dem boaf had world records. And don' get me wrong. I disliked Maurice Green fuh de same ting. But as duh used to sey bout Mike Tyson (and other Amurkans), "yuh kin tek a fella outta a ghetto, but yuh can' tek de ghetto outta eem."

BeachBum wrote:De sprints is right. Dah jess 'in gine give yuh overall medal count. Which is whey duh gine be lacking. Duh is 2 sprints, and nuff mo' track events. My problum wid de Jamaicans is duh attitude. You won't hear me sey de same ting bout de other Caribbean countries dat medal.
Man only yesterday a Jamaican woman at wuk tell me she does tell she frens not to marred Jamaican women, unless duh wanta live a dog's life. Dem people too $#!@!@$@ arrogant. It could be a Yard ting, cause neider Ben Johnson nor Donovan Bailey din' get on like Bolt, and dem boaf had world records. And don' get me wrong. I disliked Maurice Green fuh de same ting. But as duh used to sey bout Mike Tyson (and other Amurkans), "yuh kin tek a fella outta a ghetto, but yuh can' tek de ghetto outta eem."

It only goes to show what damage Jamaica would do if they had the size (population) and wealth that the US possesses. I know that you have a problem wid de cocky attitude of de Jamaicans...but let that not blind you to what talent they possess. And as a Caribbean man...I gine big-up muh people when they perform well. Alot of people couldn't separate Michael Jackson's stage talents from his personality and private life either...but he was de king of pop.

BeachBum wrote: I disliked Maurice Green fuh de same ting. But as duh used to sey bout Mike Tyson (and other Amurkans), "yuh kin tek a fella outta a ghetto, but yuh can' tek de ghetto outta eem."

So how did you feel about the biggest boaster professional sports have ever seen...the great Mohammad Ali?

Gearbox wrote:It only goes to show what damage Jamaica would do if they had the size (population) and wealth that the US possesses. I know that you have a problem wid de cocky attitude of de Jamaicans...but let that not blind you to what talent they possess. And as a Caribbean man...I gine big-up muh people when they perform well. Alot of people couldn't separate Michael Jackson's stage talents from his personality and private life either...but he was de king of pop.

Size 'in got nuttin to do wid it. Look wuh lil Germany do to de ress o' Europe, and nearmost de ress o' de world. Blummuh, if not fuh a bad wintuh, we might be all speaking German now.
Look de finaicial power dat lil Japan got.
I 'in saying duh 'in got talent. I jess sayin I don' like de lotta show. Duh got at least two other athletes dat holding 3 world track records each now, but you don' see duh cuttin show.

As fuh Mohamed Ali, he is who made boxing wuh it is today. Blacks had someting to prove back then. He was a pioneer. But do you know dat even today, Joe Frazier would like to kill 'e?

BeachBum wrote:

Gearbox wrote:It only goes to show what damage Jamaica would do if they had the size (population) and wealth that the US possesses. I know that you have a problem wid de cocky attitude of de Jamaicans...but let that not blind you to what talent they possess. And as a Caribbean man...I gine big-up muh people when they perform well. Alot of people couldn't separate Michael Jackson's stage talents from his personality and private life either...but he was de king of pop.

Size 'in got nuttin to do wid it. Look wuh lil Germany do to de ress o' Europe, and nearmost de ress o' de world. Blummuh, if not fuh a bad wintuh, we might be all speaking German now.
Look de finaicial power dat lil Japan got.
I 'in saying duh 'in got talent. I jess sayin I don' like de lotta show. Duh got at least two other athletes dat holding 3 world track records each now, but you don' see duh cuttin show.

As fuh Mohamed Ali, he is who made boxing wuh it is today. Blacks had someting to prove back then. He was a pioneer. But do you know dat even today, Joe Frazier would like to kill 'e?

Man doan be ridiculous...you gine look at me across de internet and tell me dat the population of a country doan matter when it comes to the number of outstanding athletes they can produce??

Yeah, uh looking yuh straight in de eye. Look at China and India. Dem got mo' people in de world each by far. Hummeny medals dem get last week? And don' tell me dat Chinese can' run, cause dem got one o' de fastest hurdlers in de world. Sometimes all it takes is a dream.

BeachBum wrote:Yeah, uh looking yuh straight in de eye. Look at China and India. Dem got mo' people in de world each by far. Hummeny medals dem get last week? And don' tell me dat Chinese can' run, cause dem got one o' de fastest hurdlers in de world. Sometimes all it takes is a dream.

Man leh we separate de sheep from de goat...both you and I know dat de Asia countries are not big in athletics, but they would kill yuh in some of the other events...China moreso than India. But leh we use America and Jamaica as prime examples when it come to athletics. Now do you think you are likely to find the same number of teenagers in Jamaica who are seriously interested in athletics as you would in America? Why is it that when you watch the opening ceremonies you find that some countries have such large contingencies, while others are so small.

And you have conveniently side-stepped the issue of wealth that I mentioned next to size.

Gearbox wrote:Man leh we separate de sheep from de goat...both you and I know dat de Asia countries are not big in athletics, but they would kill yuh in some of the other events...China moreso than India. But leh we use America and Jamaica as prime examples when it come to athletics. Now do you think you are likely to find the same number of teenagers in Jamaica who are seriously interested in athletics as you would in America? You MAY find the same percentage, but definitely not the same number.

Well if yuh gine separate um so, leh we check de hole picture. You really tink dat de bess athletes in de US on de track? I would hazard to guess dat duh got mo' teenagers in de US wanting to turn pro in basketball, football or baseball than in track athletics. In fact, it is said that track does get de rejects from football. Billy Mullins, Reynaldo Nehemiah, Bo Jackson, Willie Gault, and hundreds mo' all dem leff track to guh to football fuh de money. Wuh else kin yuh do in de Yard? Cricket? Which in 3 or 4 gine mek it on de West Indies team and mek $#!te money, or ..... track athletics. Only a handful o' sprinters gine mek big money from endorsements. In football, we talkin at least 16 teams wid 45 players each. And de minimum salary guaranteed is probably $300,000. And if yuh win de Heisman or come close to in yuh final year in college, $10 million fo' yuh drive a stoke. In short, duh is little motivation fuh a talented athlete in de US to go to track to make a living. Much mo' fuh women, cause dem don' play football or baseball, and don' mek much money in football.