Hard to see her keeping that Nike contract if she keeps skipping meets. Nike will stand by every doper they sponsor, but they draw the line at people who aren't racing
Hard to see her keeping that Nike contract if she keeps skipping meets. Nike will stand by every doper they sponsor, but they draw the line at people who aren't racing
Yes. Even better: she tests positive for nandro, pretends she never heard of it, and blames her masseuse or toothpaste or kissing her boyfriend or eating crab cake.
Um, no. To make that scenario halfway plausible she'd have to blame kissing her girlfriend.
Does she make any money as an “influencer”? Is that her endgame then: boob job + sexy photos = live it up and light it up? Seriously, how much is her Nike contract worth right now? And, I assume she gets travel paid to these no-show meets? And Baton Rouge or Kingston to Nairobi (Business Class?) is not peanuts. Does she get that up-front, before she flies (or doesn’t fly)? And any appearance money is left on the table, right? Is she representing any products (Clairol)? In short, how much does she make, and how long can she keep going without producing? Producing times on the track, that is. Controversy she produces, continually.
MEETING COUNTRY DATE Doha QAT 13th May 2022 Birmingham (London)GBR 21st May 2022 Eugene USA 28th May 2022
I think she has just put on weight, lost form, and cant do the final bt of training which lifts you from also ran to contender. her head isnt in it. she fired on drugs and braggadocio. she got done for drugs and lost her bragadoccio - you cant get it back.
and perlease; cannabis is both performance enhancing and masking. its a slam dunk violation. its amazing how it has got itself categorised. it reduces fatigue and helps inflammation - how is that not ped? your visions of cheech and chong are wildly innacurate in the world of modern drug usage.
People are speculating elsewhere that she got a boob job judging from recent pictures. That’s not a great sign for a pro sprinter if she’s getting cosmetic body surgery while supposedly entering the prime of her career. I admit I did a double take at photos from Mt. Sac - she looked like someone’s auntie from the 70s. I hope all is well with her mentally, I’m sure missing the Olympics in the way she did was difficult and she’s tried to act like it didn’t affect her but I’m sure it must have had an impact. Her posts don’t speak to her being in a good place.
She has tremendous talent but it seems like she’s surrounded by people who either gas her up or sabotage her. That documentary was silly - she as yet has accomplished nothing on the world stage and people were talking about her as an “icon.” That’s way too much pressure and expectations for a young athlete still developing and it seems maybe her own hype overwhelmed her.
Yeah she clearly got gobbled up in her own hype. Unfortunately, she's ****** and such a sore loser that I find it hard to support her again unless she puts her head down and starts racing.
MEETING COUNTRY DATE Doha QAT 13th May 2022 Birmingham (London)GBR 21st May 2022 Eugene USA 28th May 2022
I think she has just put on weight, lost form, and cant do the final bt of training which lifts you from also ran to contender. her head isnt in it. she fired on drugs and braggadocio. she got done for drugs and lost her bragadoccio - you cant get it back.
and perlease; cannabis is both performance enhancing and masking. its a slam dunk violation. its amazing how it has got itself categorised. it reduces fatigue and helps inflammation - how is that not ped? your visions of cheech and chong are wildly innacurate in the world of modern drug usage.
I think she dismissed the opportunity to take responsibility and get her head back in the game. Social media has given her a false sense of support and righteousness as down the road she'll realize she just became famous for throwing away possibly her only opportunity at an olympic medal. And yes, lol, smoking a joint to help deal with the huge hype you created for yourself... yesh how the fk was that supposed to be ok?
The whole trajectory has been a sh— storm of stupidity.
She was always unlikely to medal at the Olympics, but instead of presenting her like a promising young sprinter who would be challenging at the next games, NBC way overhyped her like winning Trials meant an automatic gold. All the Jamaican ladies wear wigs and nails too but suddenly wearing a wig was supposed to make her some kind of huge fashion icon and culture shifting personality. Nonsense like “she brings her authentic self to the track” - by definition, if you’re wearing nails, a wig, lashes, etc. that is the definition of artificial! Just silly insta influencer empty hype that created huge unreasonable expectations for performance and for her status as some kind of cultural hero and icon when she’s just a young girl wanting some attention.
Then of course the cannabis test. Unlike others I don’t think it’s some kind of grand conspiracy coverup; but I don’t believe the story about her mom either. Who in the world who doesn’t already habitually use cannabis would - in a strange city - what? Get an Uber to the nearest dispensary on the Eve of most important race of their life? That’s not just an impulse - she either had to go get it and intentionally seek it out (meanwhile alcohol is freely available) or someone in her team gave it to her. Either way, her story only makes sense if she already turns to cannabis for stress, etc. Most likely she had a party before trials and smoked there - raising the question about who is around her and how she copes with pressure.
Then, during the Olympics, she just needed to be gracious - wish I could be out there, great runs by everyone, looking forward to coming back. Instead, in her pain she talked sh— on everyone and couldn’t admit she was traumatized by missing out. Then she of course got crushed in her race back, which she still could have salvaged if she said honestly that missing the games was difficult, she’s struggling with it, found it hard to train and be motivated - if she hadn’t run her mouth everyone would have been sympathetic to that, after Biles everyone was talking about mental health anyway. Instead, she ran her mouth again, looked foolish, can’t climb down and has doubled down on the spectacle and antics while seemingly being anxious about performing again.
I know many young women of her background and I recognize the behaviour - the aggressive bradaggio that covers deep pain. Everyone was mad when USATF declined to add her to the relay, but it seems they could see what wasn’t publicly apparent yet, that she did not have it together in any way. She needs mental health treatment and to be honest with herself about her trauma and she needs to be around people who will end the toxic cycle of negative attention seeking and nurture her talent away from the spotlight. Instead, it’s her posting that she doesn’t care about track anyway. It’s sad. Such a huge talent - the video of her training in high school shows a girl with extraordinary focus and ambition who executed her exact goals. But the sharks and grifters seem to have come around and completely sabotaged her in the name of advertising and hype. It’s tragic really.
This is so similar to the 4 year ban Wayde V N was given after the popped him.Cant let the world know a Gold medal winner is dirty so guy had to fake injury for 4 years .They both lucky they were not born white .
Being in the headlines all the time can be hard to adjust to. She was relatively unknown before last season, wasn't she? Then the Olympics drama. Then the really bad prefontaine meet against the Jamaicans where she got last. I hope she gets to a good place mentally and physically and returns to form.
She’s insufferable. I hope she gets to a good place mentally but I hope she never runs a good race again. Time to get a real job
This is so similar to the 4 year ban Wayde V N was given after the popped him.Cant let the world know a Gold medal winner is dirty so guy had to fake injury for 4 years .They both lucky they were not born white .
Source?
FFS 4 years to recover from a simple knee injury ?Wins Gold then next Olympics cant do jack .?Ok you believe what ever you want.
Time for meets to STOP announcing her as one of the headline athletes scheduled to complete.
Whether you want to admit it or not, she does have a draw. If she did not you, we, would not be here making comments about her presence or absence at races. I dunno... perhaps the organizers of events too realize she does have a draw and use her to sell tickets for their events.
Yes. Even better: she tests positive for nandro, pretends she never heard of it, and blames her masseuse or toothpaste or kissing her boyfriend or eating crab cake.
When is everyone going to finally realize that Richardson is a FLAKE! A nut-job! Seriously, mentally disturbed. She belongs in treatment...if it is possible to treat her.
Dude, chill.
What is it with so many of you and your negativity. You people are taking this way too personal.
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