Yes Indeed... Valerie Vili was totally in control. Magnificent concentration and a superlative putt.
It is times like these we need to avoid the cliches.
Yet cliches are what our Olympic commentators feed upon.
I jotted down a few in the space of ten minutes:
this is the business end of the race.
this is where the going gets tough.
digging deep and taking up the gauntlet.
someone has to do something.
the race is her's to loose.
it's difficult to hang in there and maintain your composure.
it will come down to a sprint finish.
she'll hear the roar of the crowd any minute.
giving it a go.
giving it everything she's got
to get the job done
this is an example of what not to do
they have to get it together
you've hit the nail on the head
as things stand
starting to tie up a little
Master these phrases and you could be another Toni Street!
Nick Willis could well be in the medals. Or now that medal is becoming a verb. Nick Willis could well medal in the 1500 final.
1500 finals are notorious for slow starts. I suspect this one will be no expception. The best 800 metre runner should win it. The most masterly 1500 ever was Rome, 1960. Herb Elliott took control with about 600 m to go and ran a time of 3:35.6 which is still very respectable these days.
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