German Fernandez, OK State

Whaaa, you are a clown. You seriously are going to post something like that? After what this dude has done? Wow, thats classy.

whaaaa, i dropped out cuz i sprained my pus.sy

Great interview.

I'm rooting for you German.

German, great interview and am really enjoying following you and your teammates this year, and look forward to seeing you guys at the regional meet in Stillwater this coming Saturday. I think this is the year for your team at the NCAAs if everyone can stay healthy.

Keep the quiet confidence, and thankful approach. You are a great role model for the sport and am glad you decided to run at my alma mater where I had the opportunity to run as well. I wish I had a dime for every time I circled the track in the background. Take care, and thanks again for choosing Oklahoma State.
Regards,
Mike

German watch out for those dang tornadoes in the midwest. I grew up in the bay area, then moved to Wichita, KS. I now live in Mooresville, NC. The weather in your region can be pretty hairy sometimes. Good luck in X Country, I saw you run at the Nike Nationals, and also set the new National 2 mile record.

This is a man everyone. German is the future of this sport. He will break many records. Here's my favorite quote, "I like a challenge. It's what keeps me going." He is going to do great things and so is Oklahoma State. I really hope that they do well and so does German. I think it would be great for the sport to see some other college besides Oregon to win the National Title. Go and rock regionals/nationals German!!!!!!

actually Mack is the biggest moron on this thread.

Huh? is the biggest idiot on this thread.

Although I disagree with him correcting your grammer, I think what the teacher was saying is that making a remark about someone's intelligence when there is no ground for it is a move. So shut the F up!!!!

In response to 4th Grade Teacher

Seeing as how I have the mental capacity of a puppy, I know my type.
By the way, just so you know, if you're punctuating a quote within a sentece the punctuation should be within the quotation marks. Otherwise, punctuate the sentence as a whole. From grammarbook.com:
Put a punctuation mark within closing quotation marks when the punctuation applies to the quotation itself and outside when it applies to the whole sentence.
Let's just hope the 4th grade students you're teaching become smarter than you, me, and Mr. Fernandez.

In response to Huh?

"Hope he stays healthy....he has to turn pro."
What the fuq is this. You cannot fix a run-on sentence by adding four dots in a row. Try "I hope he stays healthy. He has to turn pro."
"He's picked the right school"
Any reason for the contraction? He already picked the school. It's passed tense. Try " He picked the right school."
"he seems like he has the mental capacity of a kitten!!!!
Do you get paid by how many times you use the word "he"?
Try "he seems to have the mental capacity of a kitten."
Thus, if you choose to make a written remark about someone's mental capacity, it would be best to make sure you do not have the writing skills of a 4th grader.

Did Lanana talk to this kid? Why is this guy not running for Lanana? Forget the Oregon bashing, Lanana have proven that he is now (now that McDonald has retired) the best college coach. Lanana could make this kid a world class athlete.

Way to go German!

This kid is awesome!!! I wouldn't put any of his running goals past him.
Hope he stays healthy....he has to turn pro soon. He's picked the right school in OSU scholastically because he seems like he has the mental capacity of a kitten!!!!

Class act and mature beyond his years.

.....uhhh, wtf, you do realize that anybody that doesn't enter a name is automatically given the title "anonymous coward," don't you?

4:18, 8:36, 12:50, 13:20 :)

I think he's getting third at nationals, behind Chelanga and Rupp. That said, this dood is way faster than I'll ever be, so he can say whatever he wants. Either way, astonishingly fast...nobody can argue with that.

ok coward so he's 1 min faster, eat it!

Hey WTF! I said he's the best thing to come along in a while, but there are lots of guys running 13:20. Luckily, only 3 each from the East African countries go to the Olympics. You didn't read my second post showing that 13:20 does indeed win the Olympics on ocassion.

He is not faster than me by 5min actually WTF. I happen to have a 5k PR of 14:10.

Hey "German!"

You spelled Frisbee wrong!!

This is such a great interview.. Someone with this kind of work ethic and that kind of heart mixed in with his Talent, I wouldn't put it past him to Win a Gold at the Olympics one day.

really cool interview. he seemed to open up in this one.... better than the others. GO GERMAN! you can run 13:2something this YEAR!!

hell yes

Chris who? Micheal who? Luke who?

GERMAN IS DA REAL DEAL - PHRISBEE

This was a much better interview on German's part than his usual fair, he is definitely getting more comfotable in front of the camera. He is a great talent, and he has the right attitude, I'm excited to see what he can do in the future.

I think what people are saying aboutk his sub 13:20 goal is that it isnt high enough. God, I reckon he'll be 13:2x.xx this year at least. I think, given his potential and the rate he's improving, will have a shot at a sub 27 10km if he gets the opportunity by his senior year.

Ok. From 2004 back to 1972 the Olympic gold medal times were: 13:15; 13:35; 13:07; 13:12; 13:11; 13:05; 13:20; 13:24; 13:26. So it is indeed do-able as long as he has the strength to run the rounds, AND a blistering kick! And I was never saying he's anything less than one of the brightest stars to come along since...Ryan, Dathan, Webb...Pre?

if he can stay healthy, the sky's the limit. his two mile record converts to a 13:39 5k so sub 13:20 should be no problem in the next four years.

A true work horse! Amazing Double at CA state meet! I'm calling it now, top 8 performance at Nationals!

This guy is unbelievable. The next Manzano, maybe even better.

Wait a minute... 13:20 is a crazy goal for him? I wouldn't be surprised if he's running 13:04 by his senior year.

Keep enjoying the journey German.

its a goal people..relax

Your the man German.

Wow guys seriously...whats the deal?

Is that all you guys can do is bash a kid who has been proving his running ability over and over again?
When are you guys going to accept the fact that German is pretty legit?

...uhhh...German...reality check ...there were 123 performances under 13:20 in 2008.

Let the trash talking begin...

coward, you seem to be forgettin that german is only a freshman and is already one of the top athletes in the country. I mean, look at Big 12's ryan vail was all american last year, and he got beaten by german! this kid has amazing things in his future, and there is a good chance that future holds a medal for him

dude gold medal...no way!
There are dozens of ethiopians and kenyans that can own you any day.

Theres a guy name Bekele that might have something to say about that. Its Good to see someone with talent setting high goals.

he seems like a really cool and down to earth kid besides the statement where he wants to win a gold medal at the olympics...i would love for that to happen and it would be great for our country but that is a pretty serious statement

He really has his head on his shoulders, I can't wait to see him in 2012

Fantastic interview. German speaks with his heart. His authenticity really shines through. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say it's going to be a blast watching him meet and exceed his individual and team goals over the next few years. No doubt we will see him in 2012.