Juice Springsteen wrote:
He was the American distance running talent if a generation. He got paid very well by Nike. And for his performances, rightfully so. Almost no other athletes have the deal(s) that he has. Having some kind of social media presence is pretty inportant. But also yea I think he takes the sport more seriously than everyone in the country combined
lord almighty, he isn't some pure soul who just wants to run fast times and raise his family. He lives in the 21st century. Everyone has social media. Kipchoge has social media. He's hiding something. What grown man can't speak for himself once in a while? Galen spent years not doing any press, hiding from any light let alone the limelight. I get not wanting tons of attention via sm, but not doing ANYTHING? He's. hiding. something.
I actually feel bad for Galen. He was just a freshman Alberto Salazar used his power, his name in the sport and his position as high school coach to infiltrate Galen and his whole family. His family allowed Salazar to take more and more control as time went on including becoming his religious sponsor, choosing Galen's doctors, where he went to college, and what he ate, and even had Galen's own father calling Alberto "like a father" to him. What self respecting dad would say that about another man? Can you imagine someone coming into your life, a coach or another adult and all of a sudden taking so much control over your child? And you letting them?
Some would compare Alberto and Galen to Obi Wan and Luke. Some would say there was something nefarious going on there all along.
Galen's life was controlled. He didn't just choose to stay off sm because meh, not his thing. He did it because he was being dictated to for so long. Hopefully he gets some freedom now that Alberto was banned for life.