I am blessed to call you my friend! It was amazing hanging out with you a couple of time during your time in Michigan. You are and continue to be an inspiration to me as Christian man. The best moment of this video is when you are celebrating and running around the track with your country's flag on your back yelling "PRAISE THE LORD"! God has blessed you with an incredible gift. I hope to one day be used by the Lord to do something great just like you! God Bless brother!
Mottram was NOT tripped, well not on purpose. Yes it was bad luck for Mottram but who is to say Willis would not have won had Mottram not fell over?
No-one is a shoe in for Beijing, not even Nick Willis. But I raced against Willis 3 times when we were about 12 and 13. He was in a class of his own back then. So I was not suprised to see him win gold, and won't be if he wins at Beijing.
lol, he only won coz mottram fell over!! i like how that idiot commentator said that the kiwi managed to keep out of trouble. Mottram was tripped, he didnt just fall over himself! what a wanker! must be a slightly hollow victory. mottram will eat him alive in beijing!!!! MOTTRAM FOR GOLD!!!!
Mottram is hardly a shoe-in for a 1500 gold, even in this field. It's not the classiest race ever but it's a good run by Willis and he may very well have won anyway... I like to think he would have, over this distance.
that may be the case but i very much doubt it. mottram has an impressive kick, and he wouldnt have left it to the last 100m to make his move. mottram is by no means a shoe in for anything, but i believe his class and experience would have got him through, had he not been tripped.
Impressive kick it may be, but it never seems to get him home... he's fantastic, obviously, but he's like a lot of football clubs late in the season. He likes a good run, but he never wins anything.
i wouldnt say that. if you look at his record, he won the prefontaine classic in 2007setting the second fastest 2-mile run of all time, beating home great runners like Alan Webb, Tariku Bekele, and some other good Amercian runners. He has also won silver at the commonwealth games and a bronze at the world championships, which is much harder and more prestigious that the comm games. he also holds oceanic records in the mile, 2k, 3k, 2 mile, 5k, and 10km road. willis won because mottram was trippd
absolutely, and i believe its only a matter of time. for a non-african he is one of the worlds best, which is a mighty ask. better to have a medal in the world champs than the comm games though. mottram for beijing!!!
Man, this is a great clip. I have watched it heaps and still do. One day I will win gold for New Zealand in the same way.
KlamparDafenrad 8 months ago
Hey Nick,
I am blessed to call you my friend! It was amazing hanging out with you a couple of time during your time in Michigan. You are and continue to be an inspiration to me as Christian man. The best moment of this video is when you are celebrating and running around the track with your country's flag on your back yelling "PRAISE THE LORD"! God has blessed you with an incredible gift. I hope to one day be used by the Lord to do something great just like you! God Bless brother!
tansweden66 1 year ago 2
BENJAMIN HAWKSFORD
tansweden66 1 year ago
Heh hes my cousin
Annabananablonde 3 years ago
go Nick. Not surprised he got Bronze in Beijing.
marcellin20 3 years ago 6
Silver!!! Ramzi was doping ='(
BobBobGobGob 2 years ago 7
BRENDAD TELFER IS AN IDIOT
BaystarsFC 3 years ago
@BaystarsFC I agree, If it's not rugby or cricket he doesn't know what he's talking about.
moneybody1 1 year ago
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Gay commentator.
Willis in the NICK of time... damn hes a cock, i hate that idiot
BaystarsFC 3 years ago
Mottram was NOT tripped, well not on purpose. Yes it was bad luck for Mottram but who is to say Willis would not have won had Mottram not fell over?
No-one is a shoe in for Beijing, not even Nick Willis. But I raced against Willis 3 times when we were about 12 and 13. He was in a class of his own back then. So I was not suprised to see him win gold, and won't be if he wins at Beijing.
Best of luck Nick
TotnumMatt 3 years ago
Well, didn't quite win in Beijing, but it was definitely a moment...
Turns out Willis has a Commonwealth title and an Olympic medal, and Mottram is looking rather like he'll never win either. Them's the breaks...
j0wled 2 years ago
Mottram was most definitely tripped.... it was so obvious..... Sullivan clipped Baddeley.... who tripped over and took Mottram with him.
Being sad, Willis would still have won.
RawMarketingSolution 2 years ago
lol, he only won coz mottram fell over!! i like how that idiot commentator said that the kiwi managed to keep out of trouble. Mottram was tripped, he didnt just fall over himself! what a wanker! must be a slightly hollow victory. mottram will eat him alive in beijing!!!! MOTTRAM FOR GOLD!!!!
0077725 3 years ago
Mottram is hardly a shoe-in for a 1500 gold, even in this field. It's not the classiest race ever but it's a good run by Willis and he may very well have won anyway... I like to think he would have, over this distance.
j0wled 3 years ago
that may be the case but i very much doubt it. mottram has an impressive kick, and he wouldnt have left it to the last 100m to make his move. mottram is by no means a shoe in for anything, but i believe his class and experience would have got him through, had he not been tripped.
0077725 3 years ago
Impressive kick it may be, but it never seems to get him home... he's fantastic, obviously, but he's like a lot of football clubs late in the season. He likes a good run, but he never wins anything.
j0wled 3 years ago
i wouldnt say that. if you look at his record, he won the prefontaine classic in 2007setting the second fastest 2-mile run of all time, beating home great runners like Alan Webb, Tariku Bekele, and some other good Amercian runners. He has also won silver at the commonwealth games and a bronze at the world championships, which is much harder and more prestigious that the comm games. he also holds oceanic records in the mile, 2k, 3k, 2 mile, 5k, and 10km road. willis won because mottram was trippd
0077725 3 years ago
Yeah I know, it's lovely, but I'd like him to win a "title". I'm sure you would too.
j0wled 3 years ago
absolutely, and i believe its only a matter of time. for a non-african he is one of the worlds best, which is a mighty ask. better to have a medal in the world champs than the comm games though. mottram for beijing!!!
0077725 3 years ago
i dont think they will race in beijing. Mottram will be doing the 5km i believe.
theeds123 3 years ago
ALL THE WAY BOY!!!! YEEHA
primusnobis 3 years ago
pretty shit last lap. 53s ... mottram does that in his sleep lads.
leomie88 4 years ago
Giddy up Little Willis!
kevbadore 4 years ago
awesome stuff from willis that night, made you very proud to be a kiwi!
juann8990 5 years ago