WhooHoo Jamaica Mon!
By Sparks
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
Regina, Saskatchewan
August 16, 2008 10:16am CST
Several years ago I had the privilege of living in Jamaica. I found the people warm, friendly and everyone wanted to marry me and move to Canada. LOL
Today I witnessed a triumph for that tiny tropical paradise that sent my heart soaring.
I've been following the Olympics and this morning my television screen showed me something so outstanding that it had me out of my seat and cheering.
Yussein Bolt (excuse the spelling) ran the Men's 100 metre race in under TEN seconds, smashing world and Olympic records to bits. He came in at 9.68 seconds even though his left toe dragged off the mark and nearly brought him to his knees.
So whoohoo Jamaica for earning your first Gold Medal in this event in the history of the games!
WhooHoo Jamaica for having the fastest man in the world!
What a boon and boost for your athletes and your economy this is going be.
Be proud - and give the guy a national holiday!
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
16 Aug 08
Congratulations Jamaica and Usain Bolt! That is wonderful. I am sure this athelete, Usain Bolt, is so proud of his accomplishment and all of the hard work has paid off. Bolt will go down in the Guiness Book of World Records and in Olympic History for this!
Way to go! I am sure his family and friends are very happy too!
Here is a link to the story if anyone is interested in reading it:
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news?slug=ap-ath-trackandfield&prov=ap&type=lgns
Have a great day and happy myLotting!
Way to go! I am sure his family and friends are very happy too!
Here is a link to the story if anyone is interested in reading it:
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news?slug=ap-ath-trackandfield&prov=ap&type=lgns
Have a great day and happy myLotting!
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Thanks for the link also.
Good to see that the fans wanted autographs from him as well afterwards.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Thanks for the link schulzie, that was good thinking. It was a phenomenal accomplishment and worth watching again and again.
@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
16 Aug 08
That is wonderful for Jamaica and for the athlete himself. I have not been watching the olympics much this year. I am glad you saw this and reported it to us.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
It is going to be interesting to follow this young man's career. He is truly an outstanding talent.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
They keep rerunning it on our Canadian coverage - you'd think he was Canadian! LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
LOL - yep, but National Pride encourages us to 'forget' that.
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
16 Aug 08
I am proud of them and any nation as an idividual when they accomplish such a feat. Hooray for them. Yes, they should do something for this young man. He will make the place famous.
It's funny I have told my friend many times I want to take a vaction to Jamaica. I told her the only thing is she may be coming home alone unless she decides to stay too. I told her when I go I'd probably wind up staying since I want to run away from home and start new and that is where I want to go. She only laughed, I told her I was serious. She wasn't so much laughing anymore cause she knows all of my problems and she knows that many times I just need a break.
I still want to go to Jamaica, and I still may wind up staying there and starting a small business there just to keep me going.
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
17 Aug 08
oh, it sounds so great and I love rural Canada. I don't like nor can I take the heat very well though, lol.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Living there, I found out I was allergic to the tropical sun! lol Broke out in 'fever' blisters all over. I was probably the only person to spend nearly two years in the tropics and not come home with a tan! LOL
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
If you can stand the heat and humidity and sweat running down your body 24/7, you'll love it there! LOL It's a lovely place really. There is a place called Fern Valley. The road runs along an old river bed under overgrown and intertwined trees and vegetation and it's like driving through a living tunnel. At the end is Fern Valley and when I first came out into it I was stunned at how much it looked like rural Canada. What a treat!
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@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
16 Aug 08
I'll help you out on the spelling there Sparks, it's Usain. 
His run was absolutely phenomenal and he will definitely be a hero in Jamaica no doubt about it! What an awesome athlete.
My congrats go out to Usain Bolt (what a fitting last name!) and Jamaica for going GOLD. X 10
His run was absolutely phenomenal and he will definitely be a hero in Jamaica no doubt about it! What an awesome athlete.
My congrats go out to Usain Bolt (what a fitting last name!) and Jamaica for going GOLD. X 102 people like this
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
LOL - definitely a fitting last name and thanks for correcting the spelling. I was rushing out the door and didn't get it down right. I'm so pleased for Jamaica.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Not bored at all really, and I love the Olympics. Sooooooooooooooo nice to see so many different people and cultures striving to be the best and not b*tching about it, for a change! LOL
@lingli_78 (12821)
• Australia
17 Aug 08
wowww... that is surely a huge achievement from the jamaican... kudos to him and well done... it sure calls for a celebration and i hope that the country will do something big for him when he gets home... take care and have a nice day...
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Hi lingli, it sure was a great achievement. And I'll bet Jamaica declares a National Holiday for him!
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Aug 08
IF you go to your local broadcasting website, you can see it all there momma.
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
21 Aug 08
Congrats, Jamaica.
I was watching it too. Very exciting. He makes it look effortless.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
21 Aug 08
I think for him pots it was rather effortless! LOL I'd like to see how fast he could go if he really put some effort into the last 10 meters or so! LOL Hugs sweets - good to see you.
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I saw this race tonight. I am glad I didn't read this earlier because it would have spoiled it for me!
The only thing that I wish was that he would have ran at his full potential for the whole race instead of slowing down and celebrating before even crossing the finish line. I would have liked to see how fast he really could have made it!
Though the race was exciting; we were screaming for our boy Michael Phelps in our house. He is amazing. 8 out of 8 gold medals and 7 world records.
I don't know how these mothers can keep it together. I would be a sobbing mess if it were my child! Shoot, I have to hold back tears when my boys are playing Little League! LOL
The only thing that I wish was that he would have ran at his full potential for the whole race instead of slowing down and celebrating before even crossing the finish line. I would have liked to see how fast he really could have made it!
Though the race was exciting; we were screaming for our boy Michael Phelps in our house. He is amazing. 8 out of 8 gold medals and 7 world records.
I don't know how these mothers can keep it together. I would be a sobbing mess if it were my child! Shoot, I have to hold back tears when my boys are playing Little League! LOL@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Aug 08
LOL - for sure about the Mom's. I'd be a screaming mimi mess myself! ROFL
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
21 Aug 08
I can understand where you are coming from. However, I do think that he should have kept pushing himself at the end. Even if he didn't see anyone coming to challenge him, he should have pushed just to see what record he could set. He did great, he pulled out ahead of everyone. He got the gold and the record. I can't really say anything truly negative about his performance. I just wish he'd kept running instead of opening his arms before the finish line.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
21 Aug 08
He's also relatively new to this degree of competition too. So I don't really blame him for conserving himself at the end. His coaches should be addressing this issue with him too and apparently they are not. The Jamaican lifestyle is very very laid back. To me, who has lived there, I found his finish to the race rather typical of the Jamaican attitude of, job got done, now I can relax mon! lol
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
25 Aug 08
There is something to be said about appreciating a laid back style, too.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
That's what I thought too - how easy he made it look. What a talent!
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Well, I am watching the Jamaicans run again. But Bolt has another one to worry about. AND, he just lost to Powell. Man, he sprinted out so fast, he set a new world record of 9.68!! Man, those guys are so fast!! If you aren't watching, you should have seen his family, especially his Mother, when it was over. She didn't want to let him go!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Which race are you watching Barb? Bolt won the Gold in the 100m this morning with a time of 9.68. Powell was in that race, but I don't think he won a medal. Are you watcing a rerun of this mornings race?
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I saw a race this morning, but this one was shown tonight. I had recorded it and just watched it. I guess America is slow in showing the runs! It could have been just a preview this morning they showed, and I thought it was another race tonight. They have really messed up with the way they've shown the Olympics on NBC. The only one I've really been able to keep up with was Michael Phelps who did win his 8th medal tonight and broke the record off Mark Spitz.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
19 Aug 08
Because I was too young to get married. They sure were some handsome boys though! LOL
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I missed this as I had the grandsons and went to the races.
Jamaica does not win many medals so this is a great accomplishment
for thwir athletes and countrymen. GRATS!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Teaching the grandsons how to bet on the races are ya? LOL
No, Jamaica doesn't win many medals so this really was a thrill to witness.
@checapricorn (16060)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Hi spark,
[i]Yea,, I have seen this also and it's amazing..I am happy for them too..
Wow, I can tell how you catches those Jamaican with your beauty...Cheers! LOL!
I have not tried visiting that place but I can tell while watching they're good and friendly people![/i]
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Thanks for the compliment! They are a lovely warm people and I enjoyed for the most part, my time there. So I was over the moon to see such an accomplishment today for them.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Wow that is awesome. I would not have expected Jamaica to win the Men's 100 metre races especially seeing the US runners as the favorites. Way to go!
I have always wanted to visit Jamaica (after seeing "When Stella Got Her Groove Back" LOL
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
It's a lovely country. American resorts have taken over most of the coastal towns though and it's lost a lot of it's charm from when I was there. It really was good to see Bolt best everyone else with such ease and speed though.
@magicalmerlin (1623)
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17 Aug 08
There were several men from smaller countries in the final. I was hoping for Jamaica 1st, 2nd and 3rd but it was not to be. Think I am correct that Powell is from Jamaica too and the runner in lane 2. Another small country got 2nd (Trinidad and Tobago - I think) but USA managed 3rd. Well they do always have more talent and money to throw at these events. Come on the small countries!!
Apparently the Irish boxer had to pay for all of his own expenses so nearly could not make it to the Olympics.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Yes Powell is Jamaican to and has been doing well in his own specialties. Don't know about lane 2 though. And isn't it a shame that some Olypians don't have the backing and support they deserve to become the best in their sport? It's hard to believe that 'fighting Irish' left their boxer on his own. What a shame and I hope the next Olympics don't find other athletes in this position.
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
16 Aug 08
That's awesome!! Good for them!! I imagine they're fit to be tied themselves!! That's really cool!! This guy will become a national celebrity!! Good for him!!
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
Jamaica's media coverage included two guys and a computer and a few monitors in a trailer outside the stadium! Our Canadian cameras were inside with them filming the Jamaican coverage of the event and it was such a treat to see how excited the Jamaican media guys got watching that race!
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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17 Aug 08
Hi sparky,
I never saw but my husband was watching and he just mentioned it to me. Well done to Yussein Bolt and may they win more medals.
Hugs
Tamara
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
17 Aug 08
It twas a treat to see tamara. Schulzie (comment is above yours here) posted a link showing the race if you want to see it for yourself.
