Lukas: Yes the decision was very difficult, but it wasn’t like I decided this just now. I was already in Colorado for a week.
WOW, a whole week? No wonder why he didn't care about abandoning his team...the end of the season was, like, TWO WHOLE WEEKS away!!!! That's like forever!
Captain Tenneal wrote:
This is it wrote:apparently your math skills are as lacking as your critical thinking skills.
a post = 1.
1x10000 = 10000
Go fail elsewhere, troglodyte.
It was a joke.
Do you know what a joke it?
something you fail at as much as math and critical thinking?
JYD wrote:
He chose tri because he is a coward. This chump was "discouraged" because he realized that there are other talented people out there who he would need to actually work to beat. Guess what? When he starts competing against real tri-athletes he is going to get beat down. What then? Will he quit being 19 and go back to being 18 so he can dominate juniors?
There are some monsters in the professional Triathlon ranks. He will get an education as he moves up and faces some real men. This isn't Africa where you get to compete as a junior when you are 22!
The Australian mile record holder, Buster Mottram with a 3:48, was the Australian junior triathlon champion. Also, Greg Whiteley, a 3:56 miler became a triathlete at the peak of his running career. There are probably others. Therefore, L.V. is not the most talented runner to compete in triathlon.
Has any of his teammates spoke out yet?
What's funny is that they spit in his face three years ago in HS. Then he became the savior of running even though he very honestly expressed his thoughts about his future in the triathalon versus running way back when he was a very young man.
His leaving Oregon has no real impact on the current Oregon team results. And I don't think he would make a difference even if he stayed. Didn't Vin say that the cross season was not an important goal.
Lucas seems to have an internal compass that is calibrated just a little bit different than others. Who knows, maybe we will see him again one day.
Typical response from the self obsessed, self impressed, me-first, screw you mindset
Dull and Bored wrote:
You're a shitheaded idiot if you think that this has anything to do with dignity.
In fact, what's REALLY undignified is people like you trying to bash a kid for going with the sport that he had been most dedicated to ALL ALONG.
Running was a sideshow for him.
He was a 9-time National Running Champion
He was the WORLD Triathlon Champion
All that shit about deserting his team? Nobody cares. He had no obligation to his team whatsoever, nor does anyone else on ANY team.
this is it wrote:
Dull and Bored wrote:You're a shitheaded idiot if you think that this has anything to do with dignity.
In fact, what's REALLY undignified is people like you trying to bash a kid for going with the sport that he had been most dedicated to ALL ALONG.
Running was a sideshow for him.
He was a 9-time National Running Champion
He was the WORLD Triathlon Champion
All that shit about deserting his team? Nobody cares. He had no obligation to his team whatsoever, nor does anyone else on ANY team.
x10000
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The team thing? Eff that. Teams are for pussies who can't make it on their own.
[quote]Think you meant blowhard wrote:
Typical response from the self obsessed, self impressed, me-first, screw you mindset
To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
-Michael Jordan
to be the best you somtimes have to take some different approaches and make a couple decisions that are not always favorable. Deal with it.
[quote]Think you meant blowhard wrote:
Typical response from the self obsessed, self impressed, me-first, screw you mindset
To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
-Michael Jordan
to be the best you somtimes have to take some different approaches and make a couple decisions that are not always favorable. Deal with it.
B.J. Armstrong wrote:
[quote]Think you meant blowhard wrote:
Typical response from the self obsessed, self impressed, me-first, screw you mindset
To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
-Michael Jordan
to be the best you somtimes have to take some different approaches and make a couple decisions that are not always favorable. Deal with it.
Yeah I'd say it's worth it to act like a douche to get in 2 more weeks of training in Tri. Absolutely. That's really taking the different path. I'm positive that will be key on his "I'm the best" quest.
Who won gold in Tri last Olympics, just off the top of your head? And are they multimillionaires now? What country were they from? Anyone really care except a few rich white boys with expensive bikes?
Nice job on the research, but just looking at the splits is a little misleading. I watched the video of the whole thing, and here's a little perspective.
Verzbicas jogged the run. He sat in the lead pack for a few minutes, picked it up for a mile or so, then just jogged it in. Smoragiewicz wasn't anywhere near the chase pack coming off the bike (swimming doesn't seem to be his strong point as he was already a ways out of it at the end of that), and looked very impressive picking a large amount of people off throughout the entire 5k.
Who won gold in Tri last Olympics, just off the top of your head? And are they multimillionaires now? What country were they from? Anyone really care except a few rich white boys with expensive bikes?[/quote]
Your right, I dont really know anything about Tri. You ask if anyone really cares about it. I know i dont and maybe you dont, but i can take an educated guess that lukas does. Maybe lukas cares more about being a successful triathlete being an idol to those "rich white boys" than being a rich successful runner.
Who won gold in Tri last Olympics, just off the top of your head? And are they multimillionaires now? What country were they from? Anyone really care except a few rich white boys with expensive bikes?[/quote]
Your right, I dont really know anything about Tri. You ask if anyone really cares about it. I know i dont and maybe you dont, but i can take an educated guess that lukas does. Maybe lukas cares more about being a successful triathlete being an idol to those "rich white boys" than being a rich successful runner.
Who won the 10000m in the last Olympics?
To most people: "Some African nobody ever heard of."
Personally, I don't care at all about tri, but I'd like to see another Amreican win a medal. I wish him well in his chosen sport.
Many say Lukas should've stayed all year, even upon realizing he preferred the tri. Fair enough... Except this is an OLYMPIC YEAR coming up. Hindsight's 20:20, but if he realized his love for the tri, then asap was the time to get on it. Geez, he's only a teen. Cut him a LITTLE slack.
i just think that you guys are fueling the fire, why not just stop talking about the kid, he left, he is an attention wh0re and as to why he has yet to have the sack to actually step up and give what most people want, and that is an actual reason he didnt stay till the end. the guy abandoned his team and which goes to show he really isnt a team player at all, never was and never will be, the kid is never going to grow up and realize that even if you set all these records, you are not going to be the "best" right away. he got his ass handed to by the same graduated class that he was in and he couldnt live up to it. thats that, so why dont we let the little kid alone before he whines some more about people talking bad about him saying tri this and tri that, he tried but fell short
This is it wrote:
Captain Tenneal wrote:It was a joke.
Do you know what a joke it?
something you fail at as much as math and critical thinking?
Don't blame others because you do not have the mental capacity to understand.
Word
Easy there tiger....... wrote:
"All that shit about deserting his team? Nobody cares. He had no obligation to his team whatsoever, nor does anyone else on ANY team."
Spoken like a true product of the "ME generation." Nobody cares, huh? Ask his (former) teammates, the running community, and anyone with half a brain the validity of that statement. No obligation to his team? Are you aware that - at the heart of cross-country - it is by and large a TEAM sport? (hence the negative reaction to LV's decision). That's like saying a soldier has no obligation to his brothers in battle. Dude, all I'm saying is think outside the "it's all about me" perspective and get in line with the vision and family-like dynamic of the sport of cross-country and you might understand why folks are pissed off. And I don't really have to think too hard to understand where you're coming from, I'm human and an American, selfishness and entitlement come far too naturally.