Bovell vs. Lara

[~*Ashiee*~]

ok guys
we all know that I love cricket and that I love lara
however, we have to give "jack his jacket", we have a rising star in Bovell a trini swimmer, who has recently broken a world record..... most of you might not know this or may have forgotten by now...

but why...
why is it that lara was on the front page for 3 days? and Bovell not once?
why is it the PM is giving Lara an "unprecidented and extraordinary gift" and Bovell got $100,000.00.

We have to question in this country if we are encouraging diverse sports, we cannot only focuse on cricket and football..... if we show our citizens we encourage all sports such as swimming, track and field etc. then they will strive to do better.

I think Bovell got a rather short end of the stick and I think it is not fair....

any comments would be greatly appreciated... or am I the only one who shares this view?                    

[SamBlaZ!ng]

Bovell in a fassyman sport if you could really call swiming a sport                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

i think we need to try to come away from that sterotype
swimming takes alot of ability
and it very testing........
it is a sport. even more so than hockey, golf, (i am not diverse in anyothers) and any others that do not appear in the olympic games.....

i guess we need to work on that mentality
and i am sure if bovell gets gold in the olympics
swimming go be the best sport for trinidadians

p.s. he did better than Ato has ever done....                    

[coldstorm]

simply said more people care bout cricket then swimming and the gift to lara will enflunence other people to vote for them when voting time come back                    

[Talib]

lara has alot more money than bovell
ALOT
and trust me i know....
every year the icc gives him stuff that he just sells for money
Bovell deserves atleast something, never mind if he is rich or not
that does not say anything
the man giving to the country......
he deserve something in return                    

[Anonymous]

stueps at all the doubters


swimming is one of the top spots in olympics
look at peter van hoven and that guy from austrailia
who a few years ago was break records
and our newspapers had rel coverage on them
but wen Bovell breaks a WR hardly nething

nuff respects to BOVELL

and lara have more money than BOVELL                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

lara has alot more money than bovell
ALOT
and trust me i know....
every year the icc gives him stuff that he just sells for money
Bovell deserves atleast something, never mind if he is rich or not
that does not say anything
the man giving to the country......
he deserve something in return                    

[tigermilk]

well bovell is still more of a rising star.......And Lara got game since he first break world record.                    

[nightmare_d_redeyedragon]

Lara all the way fool, he is and will allways be the boss                    

[butter_knife]

all of allyuh ****in possers you think u can swim a 200m IM without so much as getting tired

swimming takes most stamina out of all sports. I would know i swim competitve, although i'm not entirely fast it takes alot of dedication and time

i remember when i was still going fatima before i leave, there was this venezualan guy who was in my form(3)
he use to wake up every morning at 4am to swim for an hour then agan after to skool spend his whole evening swimming

so who's allyuh to dis swimming

on the plus side at swim meets there's muy chicas calientes                    

[nightmare_d_redeyedragon]

Oh yes, the third Lara thread I am in. I can't express how proud I was of Lara making 400! 400 exact not out! D man declared for crying out loud.

I fine me and Splits should get together for a little Lara party yuh know... Splits yuh wanna go to the Windies One Day Series (i go buy yuh ticket)                    

[Killa]

which is exactly why lara wasnt supposed 2 win sportsman of d year nah
bovell has been performing consistently
and i know one of allyuh mc's go come and say, well look lara break d record again
so? whats ur point
let him get sportsman for d following year then, it happened AFTER the previous one                    

[richjob]

p.s. he did better than Ato has ever done....

Ato Boldon was on Call For Help.
Ato Boldon has Olympic medals.  The most in athletics since the immortal Hasely Crawford.
Ato Boldon actually was a 200 metre World Champion.
Ato helped Marc Burns and the talanted youths that Trinidad have in athletics.

Ato Boldon continues the long legacy of exellence that comes from Fatima College that encompasses himself, Brian Charles Lara, and my good self.


ATO WINS!  FLAWLESS VICTORY!                    

[richjob]

But under all the old talk, big up to Bovell.  The man hot, and he has a very good chance of medalling in the next Olympics.

I might be a shock to you young'uns, but this is about the best tme to be a sports watcher from Trinidad and Tobago as I can remember.  

It have nuff world-class men with talant out there, that could be at the top (or near it) on any given day.

Brian.  Ato.  Marc.   Russell.  Dwight.  George.   The shot-put chick.  Many, many others.                    

[SPK]

hmm...Lara gets the support cuz it's for a sport that holds tradition within the West Indies, so he would get more recognised, but i think if Bovell keeps up his form, he will get his just rewards.                    

[Rommel]

but Bovell did get stiffed with sportsman of the year
Lara got it just for being Lara

and he will most likely get it again for the 400                    

[hiddenagenda]

which is exactly why lara wasnt supposed 2 win sportsman of d year nah
bovell has been performing consistently
and i know one of allyuh mc's go come and say, well look lara break d record again
so? whats ur point
let him get sportsman for d following year then, it happened AFTER the previous one

DAMN RIGHT killa
Bovell should of won sportsman of the year.
Great athlete..has done a tremendous Job this year.
I have never heard trinidad being mentioned internationally for swimming before,so it's great!
/me looks at rich
Wham to call for help?he Pc was palying up?                    

[butter_knife]

fatima always makes talented ppl

watch out for PADDY                    

[strongton]

bovell young, he aint really earn all he stripes yet                    

[Heady]

what d hell age have to do wit it d man break d record, he wasn't too young to do that.

and far has sportsman award Bovell should of gooten that cause i aint seen Lara do anything special before the record that is.

and concerning Ato
D Olympics Track and Field does go further than cricket.