I believe that Nick Symmonds ought to become the head of USATF when he retires from the track. The guy is a business genius, has incredible people skills and knows how to promote things. He understands things from every perspective: athlete, fan and business.
He would know how to get athletes way more money, increase popularity of the sport and grow the fan base.
Just my 2 cents, but I think a number of people in this sport would concur.
Symmonds for Pres!!
Just my two cents...
Nick Symmonds is nobody's friend.
Allen Johnson would better rep USATF
Nick is all about Nick. Doing for others is not in his DNA. He is also done as an athlete. What is his best performance in a Brooks uniform?
Hey Nick-nice to see you are still posting here.
Allen Johnson indeed might be a good choice. I admire Nick for a lot of reasons but he doesn't seem like someone with a lot of patience for idiots, which anyone dealing with USATF has to have. Johnson is a bit more Zen.
Most of USATF membership consists of junior athletes, their coaches, and maybe their parents.
Nick drinking and doing things like the beer mile doesn't mesh well and sends the wrong message to an organization where most of it's athletes are minors. Especially since he has gone on the record to have done recreational drugs and has been quite promiscuous - according to this book.
We would need a cleaner president. Bob Kennedy comes to mind but I have a distance runner bias.
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