Mega Thread RIO 2016 - General Discussion Thread for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games (3rd Aug to 21st Aug)

[vast]

I don't think Greg has even written one - he has some nerve but not that much.

The main thing I have taken from reading Dr Bob Rotella's books for example which relate specifically to golf is, and this is when he is talking about putting but applies to everything, that players need to completely contradict themselves. Whilst they know that the 3 foot putt they are facing could be the difference between winning the US Masters or not, it could very well be the most important putt they will ever hit, if that is what they are thinking about then they are doomed.

Instead they need to convince themselves mentally that it barely matters, that it is just a 3 foot putt which they make 99 times out of a hundred and this is no different, just step up and hit it like you would if it were in your back garden without a care in the world. Because if you can remove the enormity of the context, completely ignore the enormity of the context, then you will perform better.

Listenning to Australian athletes apologise all week for their failures, listening to Kitty Chiller constantly express disappointment and highlight failure does nothing for any of the athletes. All it does is add pressure and preempt further failure. And to think that this started on about day 3 of the swimming it is any wonder that Australian athletes won anything.

How many Golf Champions has Dr Bob coached?

 

[QuietB]

How many Golf Champions has Dr Bob coached?

More than a few - probably a significant percentage of the US tour

 

[BobbyMorri]

Just a couple of things.

One, Sam Stosur is a grand slam champion and the only champion since Hewitt. She beat Serena bloody Williams in a final. she has made a final or 2. a lot of players never achieve that. just saying

Two. Ch.7 was the best FTV coverage we have ever had in this country. 3 times better than ch.9. i was able to watch every cycling event live, including heats. for someone who has never ever had foxtel; this was a godsend. compare ch.7 to NBC and ch.7 is a godsend. Listening to Bruce and co at the Olympic stadium; was a godsend. listening to Basil in the swimming nearly killed me but such is life. hopefully in 4 years time, they fix the streaming service so it is like foxtel and every single sport can be access via a smart tellie. it was the missing puzzle. (that and god damm sunrise)

 

[Mateyman]

I don't think Greg has even written one - he has some nerve but not that much.

The main thing I have taken from reading Dr Bob Rotella's books for example which relate specifically to golf is, and this is when he is talking about putting but applies to everything, that players need to completely contradict themselves. Whilst they know that the 3 foot putt they are facing could be the difference between winning the US Masters or not, it could very well be the most important putt they will ever hit, if that is what they are thinking about then they are doomed.

Instead they need to convince themselves mentally that it barely matters, that it is just a 3 foot putt which they make 99 times out of a hundred and this is no different, just step up and hit it like you would if it were in your back garden without a care in the world. Because if you can remove the enormity of the context, completely ignore the enormity of the context, then you will perform better.

Listenning to Australian athletes apologise all week for their failures, listening to Kitty Chiller constantly express disappointment and highlight failure does nothing for any of the athletes. All it does is add pressure and preempt further failure. And to think that this started on about day 3 of the swimming it is any wonder that Australian athletes won anything.

This is a tough one though. In sports like golf and archery etc. I have no doubt that is likely to be the right approach. However, I feel that in an event like athletics in an 800, 1500, 5k or marathon, you really need to be pretty fired up in order to run well. That's why I think so many pbs and WRs are run/swum at the Olympics (obviously mixed with tapering as well). So I think in events like running and swimming it's about finding that balance where you're psyched up but not over the top nervous about it.

 

[Mateyman]

Just a couple of things.

One, Sam Stosur is a grand slam champion and the only champion since Hewitt. She beat Serena bloody Williams in a final. she has made a final or 2. a lot of players never achieve that. just saying

Two. Ch.7 was the best FTV coverage we have ever had in this country. 3 times better than ch.9. i was able to watch every cycling event live, including heats. for someone who has never ever had foxtel; this was a godsend. compare ch.7 to NBC and ch.7 is a godsend. Listening to Bruce and co at the Olympic stadium; was a godsend. listening to Basil in the swimming nearly killed me but such is life. hopefully in 4 years time, they fix the streaming service so it is like foxtel and every single sport can be access via a smart tellie. it was the missing puzzle. (that and god damm sunrise)

The app was one of the shittest streaming services I have ever had the misfortune to experience. Insisted on showing you endless numbers of adds even if you subscribed for a premium package and it was impossible to forward wind replays without skipping to the end of the event which revealed the result. Still glad I bought it as it offered good access to some stuff I wouldn't have otherwise been able to see, but really could've been piles better if it was competently developed.

 

[armpit]

unfortunately australias ageing population will demand that things dont change and cause of that our current networks wont be able to cope

I'm not a racist but that's ageist isn't it? Besides it's the function of the ageing ones to maintain the status quo. Things will stay as they are unless something better comes along. It's sad you can't instantly download your olympic event of choice in realtime, but the hold up now will be the young blokes and unions who are setting it up/ down.

 

[QuietB]

This is a tough one though. In sports like golf and archery etc. I have no doubt that is likely to be the right approach. However, I feel that in an event like athletics in an 800, 1500, 5k or marathon, you really need to be pretty fired up in order to run well. That's why I think so many pbs and WRs are run/swum at the Olympics (obviously mixed with tapering as well). So I think in events like running and swimming it's about finding that balance where you're psyched up but not over the top nervous about it.

No doubt and I am not proposing that a one size fits all approach is what is required.

My point is more that focussing on the negative, in golf missing, in this Olympic context losing, will not help you win.

The Australian Olympic management are more interested in where their next funding cheque is coming from or their next bonus than they are about creating the best atmosphere for athletes to win.

You hear it in footy all the time, enthusiasm is contagious, winning is contagious. All the Australian Olympic team and mainly management did was bitch and moan.

You reap what you sew

 

[GreyCrow]

unfortunately australias ageing population will demand that things dont change and cause of that our current networks wont be able to cope

We might have NBN in my suburb by then

 

[NitroFan]

Note to directors: having anything other than a top down shot of those formation card flipping performances completely misses the desired effect

 

[Underdog]

Note to directors: having anything other than a top down shot of those formation card flipping performances completely misses the desired effect

Note #2: when the carnival girls are jiggling, stop going to blimp cam, and showing footage of people's feet.

 

[Hawthorn United]

Wow, I can't believe this Japan segment of the ceremony is using the same stadium and technology that was available to the Rio organisers.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

I've had a lot of fun in this forum over the past two weeks



I look forward to the return of baseball & softball in 2020

 

[BobbyMorri]

this has been the worst closing ceremony i have seen. and China's was pretty bad with Jackie Chan singing. Only saving grace was Japan.

they just missed the point of it. its a celebration not a showcase.

one feels that if the Olympics was held before the world cup, then it wouldnt have been such a poverty event.

 

[Triathlete3773]

Basil will be back home soon.....

It's ok for you, I live in WA. He's coming home to us!!!!

 

[JackNah_8]

It's ok for you, I live in WA. He's coming home to us!!!!

I never realised Basil was a well known person in WA

 

[danstar]

I never realised Basil was a well known person in WA

used to live in WA, he does the nightly sports news over there, interviews the w.a coaches every week of the footy season, does a shit job of that how on earth does he still have a career in media i have no idea

 

[Satan]

I never realised Basil was a well known person in WA

Basil and dixie

 

[JackNah_8]

used to live in WA, he does the nightly sports news over there, interviews the w.a coaches every week of the footy season, does a shit job of that how on earth does he still have a career in media i have no idea

So Basil has worked in the media for awhile and has some experience but still a bad commentator.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

So Basil has worked in the media for awhile and has some experience but still THE WORST commentator.

EFA

 

[danstar]

So Basil has worked in the media for awhile and has some experience but still a bad commentator.

its hard to remember as ive being in melbourne for almost 5 years now, think hes being in media since about 2009, someone from w.a can probably help me out

 

[QuietB]

used to live in WA, he does the nightly sports news over there, interviews the w.a coaches every week of the footy season, does a shit job of that how on earth does he still have a career in media i have no idea

Does anyone ever get sacked from the news media? They all seem to have jobs for life. It is a miracle one has not died at the news desk yet mid bulletin

 

[JackNah_8]

Does anyone ever get sacked from the news media? They all seem to have jobs for life. It is a miracle one has not died at the news desk yet mid bulletin

True most of them stay in that job forever unless there's a scandal like Garry Lyon

 

[QuietB]

True most of them stay in that job forever unless there's a scandal like Garry Lyon

Tony Jones all but mounted Rebecca Judd live on air a few weeks back - still employed.

 

[JackNah_8]

Tony Jones all but mounted Rebecca Judd live on air a few weeks back - still employed.

It seems like a boys club so they are all safe. So Garry Lyon will probably end up coming back to his job.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Does anyone ever get sacked from the news media? They all seem to have jobs for life. It is a miracle one has not died at the news desk yet mid bulletin

females once they hit 40