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Usain Bolt!
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Pirate Pete
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Masterfoods missed out on an opportunity there.
The sauce bottles could have been put up.
Pirate Pete
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nebakke
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Dafuq!? I mean - awesome work by the club but wtf are people thinking!?
My main thought was “wow look at them stretch. What a team. What a unit. COYY”
pjennings
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You would have to think that was an effort by the club to by default say to the media - "Hey take a quick look - it is nothing serious. This is a process. Now let us work with him in peace for the next ten days and you might (given nothing unforeseen happens) see him get 10-15 minutes against CC Select".
priorpeter
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Yeah, nah, that’s a Harperism. Simon Hill has a bit more class than that.
https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/bolt-marks-birthday-with-first-mariners-training-session
Usain Bolt has started his A-League adventure with Central Coast, saying he wishes to work hard, get fit and the rest is up to coach Mike Mulvey.
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Bolt's "indefinite" training period with the Mariners kicked off on Tuesday morning at Central Coast Stadium.
A 15-minute passing drill, which Bolt completed without any terrible gaffes, was Mulvey's only chance to judge the Jamaican sprint superstar's football skill.
Bolt and Mulvey then addressed the assembled media, made up of almost 100 journalists, photographers and camera operators, for over 20 minutes.
"I'm entirely out of my comfort zone but that's why I am here," Bolt said.
"It's just like track and field. The first day of training is always the roughest one. You can tell how much work you need to put in.
"But it felt OK. I know it's going to take time to work and I'm ready to work."
Bolt claimed he isn't setting himself any targets, and that his greatest strength on the park - apart from record pace - is that he is cool under pressure.
"I'm just going to put in the work," he said. I have to get fit."
"I'm just here to push myself ... Iearn and get better. As I told the coach from the start, I'm here with a blank slate."
Bolt noted he would accept and respect Mulvey's judgement on whether the Mariners should offer the 100 metre world record holder a contract, and that he was ready to play any position.
Bolt added he received offers from clubs in France and Spain but they weren't in the top division and he would have had to learn a new language.
Mulvey continues to insist there is no timeline for the potential recruit, who could be unleashed for the first time in an August 31 trial game, to prove his worth.
"We don't have to make a decision tomorrow or the next day ... I'm happy for him to be here," he said, rubbishing the idea that Bolt could be a distraction.
"The guy is a winner. Eight gold medals in the Olympics, you don't just do that by having great ability."
Usain Bolt has started his A-League adventure with Central Coast, saying he wishes to work hard, get fit and the rest is up to coach Mike Mulvey.
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Bolt's "indefinite" training period with the Mariners kicked off on Tuesday morning at Central Coast Stadium.
A 15-minute passing drill, which Bolt completed without any terrible gaffes, was Mulvey's only chance to judge the Jamaican sprint superstar's football skill.
Bolt and Mulvey then addressed the assembled media, made up of almost 100 journalists, photographers and camera operators, for over 20 minutes.
"I'm entirely out of my comfort zone but that's why I am here," Bolt said.
"It's just like track and field. The first day of training is always the roughest one. You can tell how much work you need to put in.
"But it felt OK. I know it's going to take time to work and I'm ready to work."
Bolt claimed he isn't setting himself any targets, and that his greatest strength on the park - apart from record pace - is that he is cool under pressure.
"I'm just going to put in the work," he said. I have to get fit."
"I'm just here to push myself ... Iearn and get better. As I told the coach from the start, I'm here with a blank slate."
Bolt noted he would accept and respect Mulvey's judgement on whether the Mariners should offer the 100 metre world record holder a contract, and that he was ready to play any position.
Bolt added he received offers from clubs in France and Spain but they weren't in the top division and he would have had to learn a new language.
Mulvey continues to insist there is no timeline for the potential recruit, who could be unleashed for the first time in an August 31 trial game, to prove his worth.
"We don't have to make a decision tomorrow or the next day ... I'm happy for him to be here," he said, rubbishing the idea that Bolt could be a distraction.
"The guy is a winner. Eight gold medals in the Olympics, you don't just do that by having great ability."
Insertnamehere
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Anyone know how often bolt is training? Surely not 45 min sessions how ever often....
Forum Phoenix
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Always so switched on JP, I was thinking it was just an effort to go ‘woo mother f**king hoo look at us mother f**kers’
style_cafe
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How good would it be for the CC select players if Bolt gets on the pitch?
That would be a story they could tell their grandkids.
I`m all for it & can`t wait...
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Offsider
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Apparently Bolt is having a run in the trail game on 31st .......... fox are televising it on 505hd I think they said.
finally retired
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https://www.betootaadvocate.com/bre...accas-with-his-new-93-toyota-hilux-flat-tray/
the central coast will become THE tourist hotspot this year with reporting like this.....
the central coast will become THE tourist hotspot this year with reporting like this.....
yellowcake
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Full video of the presser (21 mins) is worth the watch if you're interested
https://www.a-league.com.au/video/presser-usain-bolt-and-mike-mulvey-central-coast-mariners
I feel positive some of the bits - reported in various media:
"I'm here to get over the first hurdle first and that is getting a contract. After that I will see what level I am at and what level I need to work towards. Then I can determine my goals for the season."
"I'm not setting myself any targets to say, 'This is what I'm going to do'. I'm just going to put in the work. This is my first chance. I have to work on the basic skills … there's things that I need to learn, that's why I'm here. But I'm excited for the opportunity."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-...ague-training-central-coast-mariners/10146472
"It's just like track and field. The first day of training is always the roughest one. You can tell how much work you need to put in, what you need to do. It felt OK, I know it's going to take time and work and I'm ready to work."
"I'm here. For me, people are always going to say what they want to say. Just like when I was in track and field, people said a lot of things about me but I always proved them wrong. So, It's just another moment for me to prove people wrong."
Bolt pledged to perform his signature 'lightning' gesture if he scored a goal in the A-league.
"I look forward to scoring as many goals, and to bringing home the trophy," he said.
https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer-bolt-trains-mariners-ready-prove-people-wrong-042936744--sow.html
https://www.a-league.com.au/video/presser-usain-bolt-and-mike-mulvey-central-coast-mariners
I feel positive some of the bits - reported in various media:
"I'm here to get over the first hurdle first and that is getting a contract. After that I will see what level I am at and what level I need to work towards. Then I can determine my goals for the season."
"I'm not setting myself any targets to say, 'This is what I'm going to do'. I'm just going to put in the work. This is my first chance. I have to work on the basic skills … there's things that I need to learn, that's why I'm here. But I'm excited for the opportunity."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-...ague-training-central-coast-mariners/10146472
"It's just like track and field. The first day of training is always the roughest one. You can tell how much work you need to put in, what you need to do. It felt OK, I know it's going to take time and work and I'm ready to work."
"I'm here. For me, people are always going to say what they want to say. Just like when I was in track and field, people said a lot of things about me but I always proved them wrong. So, It's just another moment for me to prove people wrong."
Bolt pledged to perform his signature 'lightning' gesture if he scored a goal in the A-league.
"I look forward to scoring as many goals, and to bringing home the trophy," he said.
https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer-bolt-trains-mariners-ready-prove-people-wrong-042936744--sow.html
yellowcake
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