While I don't think his "showmanship" did the American reputation any favors on the international stage, I have always admired the undeniable qualities that made him an undisputed World Champion: Incredible world-class athleticism and problem-solving creativity mixed with incredibly reliable advanced technique that was/is unique and inimitable. Most importantly, Miles is a role-model for self-advocacy and confidence which is something you really need to be a successful sportsman in a room full of doubters and subjective refereeing sports, really in any venture in life. He never backs down, he never doubts in his ability, he never apologizes for being himself. That is why he has been able to market himself successfully outside of fencing and inspire a generation of young (especially African-American) fencers to overcome the "underdog" mentality of this sport. His recent years' results may not have been able to keep up with the evolution of the competition, but neither was Aldo Montano. I think the world put too much pressure on him, fencing really isn't the sport for pseudo-celebrity, you can't dominate forever as an individual like you can in Fútbol or Golf. The rules of fencing sport change every 4-8 years, the timing changes, and when you're on top, people study you night & day and evolve specifically to counter your style. Nobody stays on top in fencing when the refereeing is impartial, that's the inherent fairness of the sport. But once a champion, ALWAYS a champion. I will forever respect and admire Miles and what he has done for himself and others on the come-up in fencing.
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Love him or hate him, we can all agree that he is definitely one of the fencers of all time!
While I don't think his "showmanship" did the American reputation any favors on the international stage, I have always admired the undeniable qualities that made him an undisputed World Champion: Incredible world-class athleticism and problem-solving creativity mixed with incredibly reliable advanced technique that was/is unique and inimitable. Most importantly, Miles is a role-model for self-advocacy and confidence which is something you really need to be a successful sportsman in a room full of doubters and subjective refereeing sports, really in any venture in life. He never backs down, he never doubts in his ability, he never apologizes for being himself. That is why he has been able to market himself successfully outside of fencing and inspire a generation of young (especially African-American) fencers to overcome the "underdog" mentality of this sport. His recent years' results may not have been able to keep up with the evolution of the competition, but neither was Aldo Montano. I think the world put too much pressure on him, fencing really isn't the sport for pseudo-celebrity, you can't dominate forever as an individual like you can in Fútbol or Golf. The rules of fencing sport change every 4-8 years, the timing changes, and when you're on top, people study you night & day and evolve specifically to counter your style. Nobody stays on top in fencing when the refereeing is impartial, that's the inherent fairness of the sport. But once a champion, ALWAYS a champion. I will forever respect and admire Miles and what he has done for himself and others on the come-up in fencing.
yep 100%
I love watching miles fence, it's just very fun
he's been really on his game these last few competitions, great to watch
This is the 4th of July special 😅happy 6th of July everybody
Can we get a compilation of some of the best defensive fencers? That would be awesome!
that's a nice theme idea, thanks for the suggestion
Another great vid bro
Appreciate that 🙏
When he's not contorting himself like 4 snakes in a trenchcoat, he's striking from outer space, and always accurately. Wow.
Amazing description, it's perfect! Just crazy stuff, I love to watch him fencing
@@OlympicFoil Very fun indeed; thank you for taking the time to put this together!
Thanks 😄 glad you enjoyed
how tall is he?
six foot four if i remember correctly, makes the bouts interesting
Cant stand him he's beyond obnoxious