I have to put in my two cents regarding an over hyped hurdler who came in 4th in the 100 meter hurdles at the Olympics. I saw a piece on Lolo on HBO's Real Sports and came out with the impression that she was going to win a gold in London. Little did I know, she wasn't even the best hurdler on the USA team. Two Americans including the defending Olympic Champion Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells qualified ahead of Jones in the USA Olympic Trials.
Sally Pearson, the favorite from Australia won the gold medal with Harper and Wells winning the silver and bronze. Lolo ran her fastest time of the year, but it wasn't good enough.
Lolo Jones was the 4th best in the world yesterday, nothing to sneeze at, but the way the media hyped her, she was heads and shoulders above the crowd...
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