Read this thread.
Read this thread.
truther wrote:
It went down as Begley stated.
Salazar didn't care about her making the team.
At the time Kara and Galen were the protege's to prove he knew what he was doing.
He wanted Kara to beat Shalane who was then coached by a guy who Salazar brought in (Cook) and then left because of disagreements (just like every other coach/affiliated person). So of course he wanted Kara to win at all costs.
I happen to subscribe to this theory. This was more about COACH Saladbar VS COACH John Cook than it was about getting Amy Begley on an Olympic team. Never understood Saladbar's logic on this - Kara would have had a training partner in the Olympic village.
Neither Kara nor Shalane wanted to just make the Olympic team; they were extreme rivals at the time. The 5km trials race proved that.
Alberto is awful. At 35 mins the comments Amy says Alberto made to her (she was his athlete!!!) are insane. He said she cost Kara the win and didn’t talk to her for 2 weeks.
It’s all about the win. Never satisfied unless win.....
messi wrote:
truther wrote:
It went down as Begley stated.
Salazar didn't care about her making the team.
At the time Kara and Galen were the protege's to prove he knew what he was doing.
He wanted Kara to beat Shalane who was then coached by a guy who Salazar brought in (Cook) and then left because of disagreements (just like every other coach/affiliated person). So of course he wanted Kara to win at all costs.
I happen to subscribe to this theory. This was more about COACH Saladbar VS COACH John Cook than it was about getting Amy Begley on an Olympic team. Never understood Saladbar's logic on this - Kara would have had a training partner in the Olympic village.
Neither Kara nor Shalane wanted to just make the Olympic team; they were extreme rivals at the time. The 5km trials race proved that.
Over analyzing to the nth degree. kara is a big girl, she costed herself the victory, not Amy. If she can't muster the will to do the right thing during the race, don't bame your teammate. It's all a bunch of nonsense but I'm glad Amy made the team.