Showed her tits though, that's always a positive. Competing for Greece was just a career move. I don't think anyone should hate her for that, back then she was making her living from running rather than "running adjacent activities."
Her running for Greece didn't bother me. It was either that or nothing. What surprised me about her is she just gave up competitive running to do other stuff ordinary people do. She was very fast. I think she could have gone further in track. But it's her choice and life. I just hate seeing talent being wasted. It was like the time I saw a girl at a local university track. She was jogging 6 min pace on the dot. Smooth as silk form Smiling with a phone attached to her arm and wearing Nike Free. Tried to tell her she should go out for track. She wasn't interested.
Her passport requires no photograph When she drives a car off the lot, its price increases in value She once went to the psychic, to warn her Wonderwoman has pijamas with her logo The circus ran away to join her Bear hugs are what she gives bears She has never waited 15 minutes after finishing a meal before returning to the pool She can kill two stones with one bird When a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, she hears it She once got pulled over for speeding, and the cop got the ticket The dark is afraid of her Sharks have a week dedicated to her Her ten gallon hat holds twenty gallons She once made a weeping willow laugh She bowls overhand In museums, she is allowed to touch the art She talks about the fight club She once won the Tour-de-France, but was disqualified for riding a unicycle A bird in her hand is worth three in the bush The Holy Grail is looking for her She once started a fire using only dental floss and water Bigfoot tries to get pictures of her She once turned a vampire into a vegetarian She once won the world series of poker using UNO cards She never wears a watch because time is always on her side She has taught old dogs a variety of new tricks She is the life of parties that she has never attended Freemasons strive to learn her secret handshake If she was to pat you on the back, you would list it on your resume She is considered a national treasure in countries she never visited Cars look both ways for her, before driving down a street She can speak Russian in French Her tears can cure cancer, too bad she never cries She once brought a knife to a gunfight just to even the odds When she meets the Pope, the Pope kisses her ring If she were to visit the dark side of the moon, it wouldn't be dark She once won a staring contest with her own reflection Her signature won a Pulitzer She lives vicariously through herself Roses stop to smell her She has won the lifetime achievement award twice She once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels Mosquitoes refuse to bite her purely out of respect Panhandlers give her money When she goes to Spain, she chases the bulls Her shadow has been on the 'best dressed' list twice Two countries went to war to dispute HER nationality When in Rome, they do as SHE does Presidents take her birthday off Her business card simply says "I'll call you."
She is the most interesting person in the world.
Let me add one She has the unique ability to make Seth DeMoor significantly less annoying
This "new" concept of pro is not new at all. This is the running equivalent of being the pro at a golf or tennis club. You're essentially the help for a bunch of rich people, just slightly above the level of the groundskeepers and waiters at the club. Sure, you're a professional, like anyone that has a job is a professional. But you're not really a professional runner.
Well she's now a professional auteur who runs as a hobby with the support of running brands due to her visibility. Much like respect or admiration, you don't demand visibility, you command it. Good work if you can get it.
Yeah, she for sure knew what she was doing there. Women doing a nude scene or having nudes or videos "leaked" is a standard publicity move. I think that movie was out right after her Olympic run too, correct? Or around the same time? The Olympic run that allows her to forever be called an "Olympian" in press. (No lie in doing so of course, but I do notice gushing articles don't clarify that she didn't make the US team). I'll never be able to prove that in 2016 she was thinking ahead to the present and beyond and doing some of these things to build a brand, but it would very much par for the course in the 21st century so I can't help but suspect it.
Showed her tits though, that's always a positive. Competing for Greece was just a career move. I don't think anyone should hate her for that, back then she was making her living from running rather than "running adjacent activities."
Her running for Greece didn't bother me. It was either that or nothing. What surprised me about her is she just gave up competitive running to do other stuff ordinary people do. She was very fast. I think she could have gone further in track. But it's her choice and life. I just hate seeing talent being wasted. It was like the time I saw a girl at a local university track. She was jogging 6 min pace on the dot. Smooth as silk form Smiling with a phone attached to her arm and wearing Nike Free. Tried to tell her she should go out for track. She wasn't interested.
You prob were just creeping out the girl on the track. That happens a lot.
I don't have any issue with her running for Greece, calling this traitorous is laughable. She wasn't going to make the US team and she didn't win a medal for Greece that the US should of had. Is she tiresome? Sure. "Re-inventing" yourself that many times just means you haven't seen anything through. But not a traitor.
I try to give most people the benefit of the doubt. Last year I was in an event with her and she was obnoxious the entire time. Even after that, I met her thinking hey maybe she’s not that bad and lol yeah, truly one of the most self centered/obsessed people I’ve ever encountered in the running world. There are lots of women out there kicking ass who are really inspirational, it sucks that she is the one who gets so much attention for pretending to be quirky.
Alexi, is there nothing else in this world besides running? Try getting a real job. Work yourself up the ladder. Start a real career.
she literally can't affort to stop what she does now. It makes her money and she recently moved to LA and bought a $2 million house. For better or worse, this is her career
Who is going to take over on the narcissist front now that Pappas, Kara and Lauren are so old and irrelevant? Their desperate and pathetic cries for attention are getting weaker and weaker.