I'm just sad about the whole thing. She could literally be the most popular track athlete on the planet. She's the total package. She's got the performances, looks, great interview skills, etc. She could be pulling down Bolt-like money. But, for whatever reason, seems to not want to do any of it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. In no other sport can you get away with competing so little. Another sign of track's irrelevance.
I'm just sad about the whole thing. She could literally be the most popular track athlete on the planet. She's the total package. She's got the performances, looks, great interview skills, etc. She could be pulling down Bolt-like money. But, for whatever reason, seems to not want to do any of it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. In no other sport can you get away with competing so little. Another sign of track's irrelevance.
I'm just sad about the whole thing. She could literally be the most popular track athlete on the planet. She's the total package. She's got the performances, looks, great interview skills, etc. She could be pulling down Bolt-like money. But, for whatever reason, seems to not want to do any of it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. In no other sport can you get away with competing so little. Another sign of track's irrelevance.
I'm just sad about the whole thing. She could literally be the most popular track athlete on the planet. She's the total package. She's got the performances, looks, great interview skills, etc. She could be pulling down Bolt-like money. But, for whatever reason, seems to not want to do any of it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. In no other sport can you get away with competing so little. Another sign of track's irrelevance.
I get this perspective, however it's her life and more than anything I just want her to do what makes her happy. She doesn't exist to please me or anyone else (besides God)
We have no claim to Mu's time, energy, or passion. Why do some of you feel that she's indebted to you in some way? She's not. Her performances were gifts, not obligations.
Nonsense. Shes a professional athlete being paid by sponsors to perform for her fans. How else will they get any payback from endorsing her?
She has plenty of obligations.
Who exactly is Mu supposed to owe something to? You? Me? LRC? The local running club? I don't think so.
Look, Mu's main responsibility is to do what she agreed to in her contracts with her sponsors. We don't know exactly what's in those contracts, but they usually include things like achieving certain performance goals, participating in promotional events, and other duties. By fulfilling these obligations, Mu provides value to her sponsors.
Nowhere in these contracts does it say that Mu owes anything to you or me as fans. Yes, her sponsors may get more attention if fans like Mu and want to see her compete, but that doesn't mean Mu is obligated to run races just for the fans.
Let's be real here: Mu owes neither you nor me any performances.
problem for her is, when she is no longer an olympic champion, no one will be interested in her “modeling career”.
Sha'Carri has never made an Olympic team and gets more advertising than any athlete.
bingo! “than any athlete”. when mu is no longer an athlete she will get zero “modeling” jobs, same with sha’carri. problem is mu thinks she is a model outside of her sporting ability and she is not. the day she no longer runs no one is going to use her for “advertising”
I'm just sad about the whole thing. She could literally be the most popular track athlete on the planet. She's the total package. She's got the performances, looks, great interview skills, etc. She could be pulling down Bolt-like money. But, for whatever reason, seems to not want to do any of it, leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table. In no other sport can you get away with competing so little. Another sign of track's irrelevance.
I get this perspective, however it's her life and more than anything I just want her to do what makes her happy. She doesn't exist to please me or anyone else (besides God)
this is just a dumb take. she is pro, she has a job. can you imagine everyone saying, it’s my life, i just want to do what makes me happy? you would lose that job pretty fast, and so should she.
It's starting to feel like Mu is a bit of a hostage to athletics. She doesn't seem to like it at all, she just happens to be great at it. Tough position to be in when your livelihood depends on you doing something you dislike. It does seem like she'd be happier doing something else
You know, I used to feel this way, but then I started my first (full-time) job interning last year, and I realized that's absolutely not a good enough reason.
With as good as she is, I'm sure she has to make sacrifices in her personal/social life to stay healthy and to train, but also, her job can't possibly take up more than a few hours/day for the vast majority of the year, particularly since she doesn't race, so she doesn't need to travel much.
I'm sure the wisdom gained from that one year in the intern world has granted you with a perfect understanding of how human beings work, but unless you are truly lucky, there will likely come a day in your life when you wake up and struggle to find motivation to get out of bed and head to work, other than the paycheck and putting a roof over your head. You can't possibly know what Mu or any other professional athlete has going on within their own psyche - to many of us whose Olympic dreams ended almost immediately after they began, it seems like her life has been a fairy tale, but if she is this sad about her life amidst all the success and accolades, then perhaps it should be a sign that overachievers are often those who struggle with perfectionist-based anxiety and depression. You seem like a smart person and hopefully, you'll have a ton of success in whatever field you choose, but one thing that will help you if you ever end up managing people is to develop an understanding of your team members' personalities, life challenges and what motivates and inspires them to come to work every day - you'll be surprised how many people don't put their career as the #1 most important thing in their life.
Also, have you ever seen the grind that top-tier professional runners live through on a daily basis? It's far from a few hours a day - it's a non-stop treadmill of fitness, diet & weight management, injury anxiety/recovery and gym/track workouts. They spend years sacrificing their personal lives, relationships and put their other career dreams on hold, often in pursuit of that quadrennial podium visit that can be derailed by so many factors - just ask the top 2 US female steeplechase competitors right now. And this is a sport that is so niche here in the US that only the Olympics draw a sizable audience and are then forgotten again for the next four years by the vast majority of viewers. Anna Hall's Instagram stories as she trains for the Heptathlon is a great example of how much work they have to do, especially when recovering from an injury - and I don't know anyone in my circle of friends/family who could name all 7 of the events they do in that discipline.
Yeah, my post was about Mu. And she's very attractive. She's one of those people who has literally everything going for them. Shame we don't get to see her shine more often.
Actually I do, and I have. It's just that you are too dumb to understand it.
I said you have nothing worth saying and you replied "actually I do and I have", which means you agree with me, you do have nothing worth saying.
I understand that you are not very good with the English language. I do have things worth saying. I have said them. Glad to clarify that for you, simpleton. Sheesh, you are stupid beyond belief.
We have no claim to Mu's time, energy, or passion. Why do some of you feel that she's indebted to you in some way? She's not.
Of course this is 100% true. But she has no right to track fans' enthusiasm, either. I would like to root for her--American, great backstory, generational talent--but I can't get enthusiastic about a gifted athlete who apparently would rather be a fashion model than win global medals.
This board is crazy! Like literally Mu is head and shoulders better than the US 800 women like huge gap , why risk injury and not make the team . And yes can she make the US team with no races, she’s that much better, and can fine tune after oly trials for Paris. I trust her coach ,one of the most accomplished US coaches ever, and Mu the most accomplished US 800 woman ever, more than the wanna be coaches on the board. His and her goals for the season are clear make the team , win Paris those are only things that matter and all decisions and risks are based off that.
They are in the business of ,Mu, not the business of making everyone happy, they already understand the difficulties of the situation they are in ,you can’t make everyone happy. I can tell you what I love about Kersee for Mu and SML ,is he brought a higher level of professionalism and he protects them from themselves with restraint which is hard for the uber talented and competitive.
Just a bump. But can someone answer the question- How can she be entered in the trials if she has not run a race in 9 months? Isn't there a rule that says you have to be worthy?