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after sports stars for the olympics
WALOFS
wembley central is now ferenc puskas
dagenham east is now paula radcliffe
and so it goes on and on and on
WALOFS
wembley central is now ferenc puskas
dagenham east is now paula radcliffe
and so it goes on and on and on
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Anything that lets me get a tube up Jessica Ennis is OK wth me.
Hop on the Underground at "Jesse Owens" station. After one stop change at "Carl Lewis." And then ride the Tube all the way to "Michael Phelps."
That, sports fans, will get you from central London right to the Olympic Stadium.
The subway system in the British capital has taken on a new look with Transport for London's Olympic Legends Map. Instead of Picadilly Circus, Baker Street and Knightsbridge, the map has changed the names of 361 stations to celebrate Olympic athletes.
"There were heated debates and a few late changes of heart, but we are happy with the result: dozens of nations represented, all 2012 Olympic sports accounted for, and Ali and Phelps, two of the greatest Olympians of all time, guarding the Stratford gateways to the games," map designers Alex Trickett and David Brooks said in a joint statement.
Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Games and has 14 overall, gets the honor of being the main Olympic stop, which is usually known as Stratford. The nearby Stratford International station on the Docklands Light Railway is named Cassius Clay, the original moniker of boxing great Muhammad Ali, winner of the light heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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Venus Williams pumps her fist after winning a... View Full Caption
The new map brings in famous Olympians from a variety of sports, including 2008 men's tennis singles gold medalist Rafael Nadal, gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci, five-time Tour de France champion Miguel Indurain and 1992 Dream Team players Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.
"The map not only celebrates multiple gold medal winning athletes but also features other extraordinary athletes who may not have won an Olympic gold medal but are recognized for their abilities or in some cases, famous defeats," the TFL said.
Track stars make up a good part of the map, running from west to east and all around the center of the city with "Sebastian Coe," ''Maria Mutola" and "Emil Zatopek," the all-time greats are represented.
Swimmers take up most of the Central Line, starting with "Mark Spitz" in the northeast and heading out to divers "Greg Louganis" and "Fu Mingxia" in the northwest. Basketball and tennis players run from north to south, with stops "Magic Johnson" and "Sheryl Swoopes" being followed by "Roger Federer" and later "Venus Williams."
Boxers take up another hunk of the map, with "Laszlo Papp" soon giving way to "Teofilo Stevenson" and eventually "Sugar Ray Leonard" and "Floyd Patterson."
"Mia Hamm," a gold-medal winning soccer player for the United States, is the new name for the Picadilly Circus stop right in the middle of the city. Baker Street is renamed "Daley Thompson," the two-time decathlon gold medalist.
Oxford Circus is "Ian Thorpe," while Leicester Square is named "LeBron James" and Knightsbridge is "Steve Redgrave."
Some of the non-winning representatives include both Zola Budd and Mary Decker, the runners who got tangled in the 3,000-meter final at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
"These things always divide opinion," Trickett and Brooks said of their picks for the map, "so we are happy to discuss (and defend) any of our choices."
That, sports fans, will get you from central London right to the Olympic Stadium.
The subway system in the British capital has taken on a new look with Transport for London's Olympic Legends Map. Instead of Picadilly Circus, Baker Street and Knightsbridge, the map has changed the names of 361 stations to celebrate Olympic athletes.
"There were heated debates and a few late changes of heart, but we are happy with the result: dozens of nations represented, all 2012 Olympic sports accounted for, and Ali and Phelps, two of the greatest Olympians of all time, guarding the Stratford gateways to the games," map designers Alex Trickett and David Brooks said in a joint statement.
Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Beijing Games and has 14 overall, gets the honor of being the main Olympic stop, which is usually known as Stratford. The nearby Stratford International station on the Docklands Light Railway is named Cassius Clay, the original moniker of boxing great Muhammad Ali, winner of the light heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
AP
Venus Williams pumps her fist after winning a... View Full Caption
The new map brings in famous Olympians from a variety of sports, including 2008 men's tennis singles gold medalist Rafael Nadal, gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci, five-time Tour de France champion Miguel Indurain and 1992 Dream Team players Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.
"The map not only celebrates multiple gold medal winning athletes but also features other extraordinary athletes who may not have won an Olympic gold medal but are recognized for their abilities or in some cases, famous defeats," the TFL said.
Track stars make up a good part of the map, running from west to east and all around the center of the city with "Sebastian Coe," ''Maria Mutola" and "Emil Zatopek," the all-time greats are represented.
Swimmers take up most of the Central Line, starting with "Mark Spitz" in the northeast and heading out to divers "Greg Louganis" and "Fu Mingxia" in the northwest. Basketball and tennis players run from north to south, with stops "Magic Johnson" and "Sheryl Swoopes" being followed by "Roger Federer" and later "Venus Williams."
Boxers take up another hunk of the map, with "Laszlo Papp" soon giving way to "Teofilo Stevenson" and eventually "Sugar Ray Leonard" and "Floyd Patterson."
"Mia Hamm," a gold-medal winning soccer player for the United States, is the new name for the Picadilly Circus stop right in the middle of the city. Baker Street is renamed "Daley Thompson," the two-time decathlon gold medalist.
Oxford Circus is "Ian Thorpe," while Leicester Square is named "LeBron James" and Knightsbridge is "Steve Redgrave."
Some of the non-winning representatives include both Zola Budd and Mary Decker, the runners who got tangled in the 3,000-meter final at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
"These things always divide opinion," Trickett and Brooks said of their picks for the map, "so we are happy to discuss (and defend) any of our choices."
I live in Dublin but wtf. This is a Princess Diana, David Beckham, X factor, dancing on ice, celebrity get me out of here decision.
Ken Masters 28 Mar 12 16:51
Anything that lets me get a tube up Jessica Ennis is OK wth me.
Anything that lets me get a tube up Jessica Ennis is OK wth me.
Who the fk is Marie-Jose Perec?
http://shop.tfl.gov.uk/SiteData/Root/File/Olympic%20Legends%20Map%20Sample2.pdf
http://shop.tfl.gov.uk/SiteData/Root/File/Olympic%20Legends%20Map%20Sample2.pdf
yeah i can just see an estate agent saying
the nearest tube station is joe bugner but tim henmans only 5 mins down the road
the nearest tube station is joe bugner but tim henmans only 5 mins down the road
Is Mornington Crescent now Caster Semenya
It's not one thing nor the other
It's not one thing nor the other
Why is Roger Federer an Olympic Legend?
3 attempts to win the singles event and nowhere near winning.
Mary Decker?
A legend for winning 0 medals and just taking a dive?
3 attempts to win the singles event and nowhere near winning.
Mary Decker?
A legend for winning 0 medals and just taking a dive?
Paula Radcliffe?
Failed to medal in 4 Olympics.
Carl Lewis?
Failed 3 drugs tests.
Mary Decker?
Blamed failing a drugs test on being on the "pill".
Failed to medal in 4 Olympics.
Carl Lewis?
Failed 3 drugs tests.
Mary Decker?
Blamed failing a drugs test on being on the "pill".
Olympics and Paralympics will go fast, just a difficult moment to pass
My guess is instead of naming all the stations after people who won the medals (USA and USSR) they are doing the PC thing and spreading it around. I just hate this 5hite. You can't watch a soccer final (football to you guys) without some idiotic shooting flames intro.
To be fair I'm glad they have done it.
Waterloo was just plain offensive to the French.
Waterloo was just plain offensive to the French.
Mar 28, 2012 -- 8:45PM, anubis7 wrote:
What's the Arsenal station called?
Robert Scheidt
Mary Decker?
A legend for winning 0 medals and just taking a dive?
Olympic gold for moaning, surely?
A legend for winning 0 medals and just taking a dive?
Olympic gold for moaning, surely?
Myself I'm pleased that my local station has been named after double gold medalist weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh and we will all be cheering on the Iranian weightlifitng team in SE26.
Some of the non-winning representatives include both Zola Budd and Mary Decker, the runners who got tangled in the 3,000-meter final at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Was it about the 1500 metre mark that Decker fell 4rse over t1t? If so Mile End would be an appropriate station imo.
Was it about the 1500 metre mark that Decker fell 4rse over t1t? If so Mile End would be an appropriate station imo.
Oh it is, it is.
Alexei Nemov, the fat bloke from the Young Ones.
Alexei Nemov, the fat bloke from the Young Ones.
Hopefully he's not a medallist from the large bore pistol shooting team!
GoOnThen Joined: 17 Mar 10
Replies: 2682 29 Mar 12 09:10
Stockwell should be interesting!
That's been renamed Jessica Ennis - something about emptying seven rounds into a 'Brazillian'.
Replies: 2682 29 Mar 12 09:10
Stockwell should be interesting!
That's been renamed Jessica Ennis - something about emptying seven rounds into a 'Brazillian'.
Have they renamed Plaistow 'Roger Black'
or
'Feck!! - Grevilles'
or
'Feck!! - Grevilles'
No Arthur Jones I see.
"All change at the Babylonian teapot" would bring a wistful nostalgia for the days of corinthian glory..
"All change at the Babylonian teapot" would bring a wistful nostalgia for the days of corinthian glory..
agree Billy. Brook Bond Street would've been a good choice too.
wembley central is now ferenc puskas
dagenham east is now paula radcliffe
Do they have no toilets there?
dagenham east is now paula radcliffe
Do they have no toilets there?
Have they done the same for the Docklands Light Railway?
In which case, Mudchute will surely be renamed Colin Jackson?
In which case, Mudchute will surely be renamed Colin Jackson?
I was referring to his alleged s3xual preference, you n0b. That's the thing with the rabidly on message brigade, seek and ye shall misinterpret........
and was there ever a lady athlete with the surname Shepherd who had a pronounced bush?
colin jackson..queens park
geoff capes...maida vale
andy murray hai NOUGHT
geoff capes...maida vale
andy murray hai NOUGHT
Does his swanky Godliness, one Sebastian Coe not get a mention?
Perivale Shakes Drayton (Perivale)
Jessica Dollis Hill (Dollis Hill)
Andy Murraylebone (Marylebone)
Mo Farrahingdon (Farringdon)
Kris Actonbusi (Acton Town)
Sophie Gunnellsbury (Gunnersbury)
Steve Backley Street (Baker Street)
Roger Blackfriars (Blackfriars)
Chris Hoy Barnet (High Barnet)
Jessica Dollis Hill (Dollis Hill)
Andy Murraylebone (Marylebone)
Mo Farrahingdon (Farringdon)
Kris Actonbusi (Acton Town)
Sophie Gunnellsbury (Gunnersbury)
Steve Backley Street (Baker Street)
Roger Blackfriars (Blackfriars)
Chris Hoy Barnet (High Barnet)
So long as they keep Piccalilli Circus and Leicester Cheese I don't care.
Wonderful 2 Ronnies Tube Sketch Genius. 'Bit Queensway' 
https://youtu.be/aOyeOIIEkMI
Genius. 'Bit Queensway' https://youtu.be/aOyeOIIEkMI
That's a great link Injera, I haven't seen that sketch for many years and it's still fresh. They were a great comedy duo.
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