She seems pretty insecure to tweet a personal attack like that while also hiding behind a keyboard. To me that is pathetic. It's a shot at all Salazar athletes, not just Salazar himself because it insinuates athletes taking the pills from the coach. I don't like NOP and their gray lining but as a neutral observer I will say Desi is pathetic in this moment.
Ncmmcmc11 wrote:
She seems pretty insecure to tweet a personal attack like that while also hiding behind a keyboard. To me that is pathetic. It's a shot at all Salazar athletes, not just Salazar himself because it insinuates athletes taking the pills from the coach. I don't like NOP and their gray lining but as a neutral observer I will say Desi is pathetic in this moment.
Who's pathetic? You are the one hiding behind a keyboard. She tweeted it under her name. It was hilarious. Lighten up people, for f&cks sake!
What? Of course it's a shot at his athletes! That's the point. They are the ones cheating!
I would be curious to know if you have this same 'lighten up' view when NBA,NFL,etc players tweet against others.Do you know what happens, generally, when they do this? They get fined; they hemorrhage cash.The difference is that running really has no commissioner.This is not going well, trendwise, for running, and it is only a matter of time until another Haile gets punched in the back of the head for winning or someone goes full Rougned Odor on someone at a race. Don't know Odor? All you need to do is look up Odor punch and see what we are in for.We are not headed in a good direction.
wrongo wrote:
Ncmmcmc11 wrote:She seems pretty insecure to tweet a personal attack like that while also hiding behind a keyboard. To me that is pathetic. It's a shot at all Salazar athletes, not just Salazar himself because it insinuates athletes taking the pills from the coach. I don't like NOP and their gray lining but as a neutral observer I will say Desi is pathetic in this moment.
Who's pathetic? You are the one hiding behind a keyboard. She tweeted it under her name. It was hilarious. Lighten up people, for f&cks sake!
Oh boy Alberto! wrote:
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:This is incorrect. I don't think Salazar gives his athletes ecstasy, everything else but ecstasy.
I heard a rumor that Coach Alberto's massages can cause an ecstatic shamanic visionary experience with Catholic themes.
Alberto is coach, doctor, pharmacy, shaman, and personal massage therapist for Galen Rupp.
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Not far from reality. You are aware that in 1987 Alberto went to Medjugorje in Bosnia to see an image of the Virgin Mary on a grease-stained pizza box. He said his silver rosary beads turned to gold. True story.
Not only is he a cheat, he's certifiably nuts. He's been on psychotropic drugs for decades.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/sports/playmagazine/28salazar.htmlStupid expectations wrote:
Why do runners have to be "classy"? Why is that so important to some of you these days? They are athletes.They are humans just like you and me. They have feelings and opinions about things and if you can't handle an opinion that doesn't align with yours you need to pop that bubble you're living in. Great competitors are great because they are ruthless and tough as nails, not because they are respectful and decent human beings.
I'm case you didn't notice, the popular sports have trash talk, they have people rubbing others the wrong way. It's fun to see and in the end it's just a sport, so why put these people on a pedestal?
You guys are writing these manifestos about how Desi "lost a fan" because she tweeted what most of us are thinking anyway. Real life doesn't give a crap about your delicate feelings.
QFE
I thought the tweet was funny and I don't think less of Des for having posted it. I thought it was kinda clever and ballsy. It might not have been the smartest move for her career/image though. She definitely should have foreseen that it would be perceived by some as bitterness/jealously about Hassay. Personally, I don't think that had anything to do with it, but it should've been obvious that it could be seen that way. Maybe she realized it and just didn't care, which is kinda badass.
No less a Des fan.
Yet, do you know who has been classy throughout every attack?Hasay.Do you know who is another class act?Ryan Linden.Imagine how awkward this must be for him.He is a nice guy.
td 101214 wrote:
I thought the tweet was funny and I don't think less of Des for having posted it. I thought it was kinda clever and ballsy. It might not have been the smartest move for her career/image though. She definitely should have foreseen that it would be perceived by some as bitterness/jealously about Hassay. Personally, I don't think that had anything to do with it, but it should've been obvious that it could be seen that way. Maybe she realized it and just didn't care, which is kinda badass.
No less a Des fan.
I like Desi and I like the tweet. I see her as the type of blue collar runner that we all respect. She may not have the medals, times, and glamour of others but she appears to have gotten all she legally can out of her talent. What more can you ask of her?
She respects the sport. She's tired of the cheaters. She's on the backside of here career. What does she have to lose?
Put it this way for the "praise all things Nike" crowd. If Pre were in the same spot (and not a Nike guy), do you think he'd keep his mouth shut?
He would've been awesome on twitter!
Good point....to a point.If Pre were in the same spot, his tweets would have had far more bluster and heft.I would see it more like the Garside exchanges.However, I see a few inconsistencies:Let me start by saying that I was not part of the Nation, but the same tweets like this for Linden were lambasted harshly when made by Acosta in the past.No, not about PEDs but about other things.I will add that this tweet had no precedent. What do I mean? Nobody thought less of Des because Hasay placed third.They may, however, because of this.Not because I think Salazar is clean, but that it casts indirect aspersions against anyone trained by salazar.Many are those whom she would call friends; you do not malign your friends.It may be 'funny' regarding Salazar, but for Salazar alone.It is bad for everyone else.
beard scratcher wrote:
I like Desi and I like the tweet. I see her as the type of blue collar runner that we all respect. She may not have the medals, times, and glamour of others but she appears to have gotten all she legally can out of her talent. What more can you ask of her?
She respects the sport. She's tired of the cheaters. She's on the backside of here career. What does she have to lose?
Put it this way for the "praise all things Nike" crowd. If Pre were in the same spot (and not a Nike guy), do you think he'd keep his mouth shut?
He would've been awesome on twitter!
its just a joke everybody calm down and lighten up lol. a bit in poor taste? sure. who cares it was funny!
Ithinkso wrote:
She didn't say anything about Hasay. Her coach is very unethical. Although Desi didn't say it, most people believe Hasay is not clean. Anyone that would choose to be coached by this man would have to be incredibly naive to not think their performances would be questioned. If you want to be a respected distance runner choose another coach.
I thinks she's clean; what has she accomplished to suggest she must be doping?
In typical Hasay sheltering my post was removed. PC but everyone already knows.
Bleu wrote:
In typical Hasay sheltering my post was removed. PC but everyone already knows.
Mine was mild, but not supportive of bashing Salazar, and therefore was removed.
Laughing at the "doesn't represent her brand/hansons well", as Kevin Hanson has been one of the biggest critics of the NOP both in person and on twitter, and if you don't know about the Brooks/Nike beef you've been living under a rock.
It's like mainstream media :)
I don't see how people make this distinction. I read this as implying that Hasay is a cheat. I don't share the opinion but I am not a pro runner.
If you think the coach is cheating with an athlete, then you think the athlete is a cheat. Apparently,People want to have this both ways here and on twitter.
quote]sleazazar wrote:
False. She's implying that Salazar is a cheating drug peddler. I call that wanting to clean up the sport, not jealousy.[/quote]
[quote]Gwalkerruns wrote:
Wetmore sent athletes to Dr. brown. Care to tweet about him too?[/quote
Salazar's actions go way deeper than just sending an athlete to Brown. I hope you're bright enough to realize that.
Two years is a long time, if there was something to find it would have been found.
That's because the corruption is deep. Many people protecting Nike. Nike pays a lot of their salaries. Many people that rely on Nike from a financial perspective have a lot of reasons $$$ to look the other way.