Nick Willis

Willis still has better tactics than Webb, though. ;)

While it was great to see Nick win his bronze medal, I believe he could possibly have done even better had he adopted better race tactics in that 1500 metre final.
The former great runner John Walker recently commented that Nick needs to improve his tactics, in that he needs to maintain better contact with that leading bunch of runners, so as to be in a position to go with any breakaway runners, as was that case in that final.
Also, it's often argued that if a runner has as much left in his as Nick obviously did over the last half of that race, then that energy could have been better extended more evenly over the whole race distance.

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This guy is a great runner and he has been thru alot. I am so glad to see him have success like this on the highest level there is.

YEA!!! NICK!!! WOOOO!!!!

Nick, So proud of you! Great to watch and see all your efforts pay off!

yeah! white guys makin a comeback!

ok, that solves another mystery... at around 8 min he says something about "..taking those shoes", and then corrects himself "...filling those shoes". So does NW know something about the stealing of Rod Dixon's shoes at the 1978 Commonwealth Games?

Nick is holier than the Dalai Lama!

nice exit, hilarious.

Great race. Really great semi, too. Very savvy running. I was rooting for you all the way, once the Americans were out. If the Americans were in, I would have been divided, probably still root for you. Also really nice interview.

so awsome

1964 Nick. Congrats

its like a fellini film going on in the background. . .

willis just keeps on rolling, like the race he ran.

willis = the man

he should pull a lagat since he lives and trains in the US (I know that probably wont happen) , but i was cheering for him just as hard as I would cheer for someone with US colors

Outstanding!!!!!!!!! Great!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite runner since i won his autographed spikes last year after osaka. Such a tactically sound racer and a good guy. Congratulations!

Nick
fabulous run - you make your country and the legacy of
lovelock, halberg, and snell PROUD.

Hell of a run!

You're a good sport too taking all those pics with them.

New favorite runner

Yeah Nick!!!!!!

Nick congrats!!!! If an American wasn't going to medal then you were my next choice! Way to go!!!

Congrats to Nick..the end was priceless..

willis = the man

what other athlete from another country is so accepted by the US (even if he does live in America)? I always forget he's from NZ

Get job Nick congrats

loved jerry's cameo. like bigfoot finally caught on camera.

Great interview--but the best part is after the interview.