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Title: A real sports hero
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 18, 2013, 07:48:15 AM
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Is winning all that counts? Are you absolutely sure about that?
 
Two weeks ago, on December 2, Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner - the certain winner of the race - mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.
 
Fernández Anaya quickly caught up with him, but instead of exploiting Mutai's mistake to speed past and claim an unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to the line and let him cross first.

http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/12/19/inenglish/1355928581_856388.html

:bow :bow2
Title: Re: A real sports hero
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 18, 2013, 08:25:47 AM
Real sports hero Pete Rose never would have done that.


Cool story though.

Title: Re: A real sports hero
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 18, 2013, 08:28:17 AM
Real sports hero:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl9MmtJGYQM

 :bow #4 :bow2

This weekend, if Frank Gore inexplicably stops running one yard short of the endzone, John Abraham isn't going to urge him to keep going.
Title: Re: A real sports hero
Post by: Diunx on January 18, 2013, 08:48:46 AM
ugh what a loser! you are suppose to exploit you opponents mistakes ::)
Title: Re: A real sports hero
Post by: Phoenix Dark on January 18, 2013, 01:08:31 PM
I'm guessing he bet money on the Kenyan