Frank Shorter is not bitter, but he did get jacked out of gold medal because the East German who "won" was using drugs in 1976. Bob Schul was the best runner in the world in 1964 and there's absolutely no reason he couldn't run 1.5 seconds/lap faster x 12.5 laps. That would put him in 13:08 range easily.
Greg Lemond also never failed a drug test and there is no evidence to suggest that he did. Carl Lewis never failed a drug test for a PED.
You seriously need to get your facts straight, buddy.
He was like 19 years old in 2006 - of course he was lean... He has been exceptional since he was 14 years old unless he started doping before he ran 45seconds as a 15 year old. It is not that suprising to see him dominating the sprinting scene at an older age
If he is doping he would still probably be the fastest if all the athletes were clean...
Carl Lewis was a great athlete but he needs to shut up.
the drugs r more effective 25 yrs later? really tho? u ppl cant find any logical reasoning to prove that Bolt is on drugs. Best u jus stfu and watch the great man do his thing eh? USA jus mad that they not on top anymore, funny how this happens when drug testing finally reaches somewhere...
Carl Lewis has always courted controversy and a lot of people dislike him for that and his arrogance. His latest dogma is about addressing dope in athletics, which besides being potentially hypocritical, is not a bad thing. One comment I might add is Lewis had a way better career than Bolt has had so far. It's not just more Olympic golds, but that Lewis showed up so many times with amazing performances over a 20 year period. No one else is even close in that regard. Lewis is easily the greatest track athlete ever.
Seb Coe commented that the 800m was the greatest performance in the entire London games and he may be right about that. I'm a former middle distance/distance guy and that's my primary interest now as a spectator, but one of the most memorable events I can recall is the WC LJ in 1991 where Lewis and Mike Powell went back and forth breaking Bob Beaman's 33 year old record several times, a record that many thought was such a fluke of nature and altitude that it might never be broken. Lewis had 12-15 other performances that were similarly spectacular.
So it's hard to imagine that Bolt doesn't respect Lewis's athletic accomplishments. Rather, he is reacting to Lewis's insinuation that Bolt and other Jamaicans are doping. I'd be pissed too, but Lewis does have a point.
this is a case of kill the messenger.
heterosexual BOLT is the man of the moment and his man-crush and homophobic followers don't want to hear anything from Queen Carole.
Carl Lewis might be the last clean (somewhat) athlete that won the OG 100m in the last 50 years.
Sure Carl was juicing in the BenOGgames. but i don't think he was on the major PED stuff a couple of years before.
Carl would probably come clean, if the process wasn't to crucify the honest and kill the messenger.
carl lewis was a great athlete.
he is also
1 - a massive hypocrite
2 - the worst actor and singer ive ever seen
3 - a moron
4 - a jealous petty man
that is all
longjack wrote:
Sure Carl was juicing in the BenOGgames.
There is no evidence that Carl Lewis took anabolic steroids at any time.
lol lol lol lol wrote:
There is no evidence that Carl Lewis took anabolic steroids at any time.
There is no evidence that Lance Armstrong took anabolic steroids at any time.
im fu.cking crazy lololol wrote:
There is no evidence that Lance Armstrong took anabolic steroids at any time.
Except:
The testimony of numerous people who worked and lived and trained and raced with Lance.
Carl has no such skeletons in the closet.
...as MLB once did, knowing it's sport was dying, as Cycling once did, knowing it's sport was dying, now Track & Field.
Everyone will draw the line in the sand where, when it's convenient to them, I.O.C., et. al, included.
It is all about the money!
Contrast Michael Johnson with Carl Lewis in appreciation of Usain Bolt.
Watching Bolt and Blake and Weir celebrate after the Men's 200, as Bolt borrowed a photorgapher's camera and began to take shots of photographers, fans, and
Blake, Michael Johnson exclaimed on the BBC: "Look at that! You've got to love
Bolt! You've got to love Bolt! ... He's just go good for the sport. He's not only a
great athlete, he's a great person."
Nice, warm moment from Michael Johnson!
As to drugs, Bolt has been an obvious phenom since age 14, showing then the potentiality for performances that he's since--once he got serious and injury-free--accomplished.
Yeah right. So Bolt is/was too good to dope? Where have I heard that before?
It's time for someone to point out insane the Jamaicans have been since 2005:
We all know have you jock sniffers who love Bolt will get down on your knees and finish him off if he asked or any athlete of the moment.
The idea that people were covering up for Carl Lewis in the 1980's is absolutely laughable.
Carl Lewis was perceived as homosexual (he still denies it), and so was thought of as unmarketable in the US.
Any rival of Carl Lewis was hyped and he had tons of people trying to tear him down.
The rumor that he got caught taking PEDs is just recycled from vicious rumors from the 1980s. He was caught taking cold medicine, as were hundreds of others. His case was dismissed, as were hundreds of others.
i remember back when i defended LA half way through his X number of tour wins...to go back to those ignorant days - what a fool i was
superheroes don't exist as much as we'd like for them to exist...they're just high responders to doping protocol, have an enormous potential for athletic excellence, and have somehow managed to stay injury free (refer back to doping protocol)...
don't be a fool - Bolt is dirty just like every sprinter at the olympics
Are you retarded? No such man coaches Bolt.
You are another POS who believes that you are entitled to everything. You disgust me.
Look, I simply didn't want to sleep with Usain. He's very attractive, I'll grant you that, but he's simply not my type.
I didn't know he would take it so personally. I'm sorry, Usain.
Explain this to me please. So in 2004 justin gatlin wins the olympics in a time of 9.85 on steroids. In 2008 usain bolt wins in a time of 9.69 "all natural" Then comes back in 2012 and wins in 9.63 to win again with gatlin finishing 3rd in 9.79 "all natural" So bolt is faster than gatlin on steriods and gatlin is faster clean then on steroids. Stop being blind please. For some of you, i think bolt could inject steroids right in front of you and you still wouldnt believe it. Track is dirty. Jeter clean is faster than marion jones on steroids. Come on