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Unread postby vaultdad » Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:31 am

Vaulters are Sprinters who aren't afraid of heights!

Also seems to be a true statement(at least at the high school level) ;)
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Unread postby das_1971 » Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:44 am

im afraid of heights :crying:
Ow
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Unread postby vaultdad » Sun Dec 21, 2003 12:20 pm

das_1971 wrote:im afraid of heights :crying:


This reminds me of a line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . . .if any of you are old enought to remember it! :P
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Unread postby superchau88 » Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:37 pm

this has nothing to do with pole vaulting but i read this on a soccer team's sweatshirt:

we do it 11 positions for 90 minutes.
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Unread postby Aviendha » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:52 pm

I'm afraid of heights too....lol
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Unread postby Lord of the Poles » Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:01 pm

Ohhh, I am afraid of heights too...I just LOVE facing that fear!
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Unread postby banda_b_c » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:18 am

Our high school coach used to gather us around, tell the sprinters and distance guys what to do and then look at the vaulters and say," Vaulters, go put the pole in the hole!"
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Motivative phrases

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:16 am

GET VERTICAL

THE CAT IS BACK

BRING IT

Used these ways:

[color=green][b]1. BRING IT down the runway
I also remember the phrase used this way by a coach once
2. " I can't coach you at the meet because if you did not BRING IT [size=100]with you, you will not find it at the meet.â€Â
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Unread postby vaulterpunk » Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:00 pm

if reality can destroy our dreams why not let our dreams destroy reality (not really a vault qoute, but it can be used for inspiration)
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Unread postby fong520 » Sun Mar 14, 2004 12:54 pm

bump
i think my signature is pretty funny.

soem ones from xc
distance runners do it longer and harder
If running was easy it would just be called your mom
We're drinkers with a running problem.
You can't spell sucess without "suc" so suck it up and run!
The truth is, you can always run faster. Sometimes the truth hurts
Balls, cross-country runners have them, other athletes play with them
According to the surgeon general it's OK to smoke your competition
There’s no I in team, but there’s a U in Suck
i run, therefore im buff.
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Unread postby fong520 » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:28 pm

If you’re going to slow down just ask yourself “Do I want to suck?â€Â
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Unread postby opalkak » Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:32 pm

a personal favorite that my thrower buddies and I came up with is

"Grab your stick and show'm your balls"


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