Did Rupp actually try?

Lindsay Lohan wrote:

not so fast wrote:

Dancing around and acting goofy.. awww man that sounds like a kid having fun. Shame on him. You are right he should act like.. act like.. OK how should he act again?

Gaylen should act just like me, I'm just a kid too! I'll never grow up I'm famous! I can do whatever I want, whenever I want.

Gaylen will never be as rich or famous as me, but if you ask me that's no reason for him to act like an adult... He's famous enough!

Anyone who says different is just jealous, yea that's right jealous. I also get whatever I want, and I want the meaning of the word jealous to apply to anyone who critisizes my childish behavior. That way I'll never have to take any responsibility for my lame brained actions.

And you would say your words stem from.....??? I'm sure it's not jealousy so it must be......??? I'm sure it's just constructive criticism because, hey he needs it. He doesn't act normal right? Has it ever occured to you that he may not be completely "normal", whatever that is?

I hardly think connecting Linsey Lohan to Galen Rupp is reasonable. Can you remind me of what exactly Galen has done wrong to the people?

Only things I can come up with are the advantages he's had (personal coach, top facilities) and acting goofy.

Now if you have a bone to pick with the first one, well you will have a hard time convincing anyone that that won't stink of jealousy. Now if you are down on him for acting goofy then that seems pretty petty.

What Galen Rupp has done for the people is raise the bar. He's setting records, he's making national teams as a 21 year old, he's lighting a fire under the current elites and he's inspiring young ones. But hey, he has a lot of advantages and he acts goofy so lets put him on a cross and light a fire under him.

Ohh, did I mention that the only reason Galen runs so well is because of all his advantages. It's true. If I had all those advantages I could run like that to. I mean I was an all american but I never chose to run as well as Galen because I wasn't given all those advantages by Nike. I called Phil Knight once and asked him for "all those advantages". I said, 'Phil, you can just mail them to me. Better yet, PDF them and e-mail them to me at

' Phil wasn't convinced I had it in me based on my 14:00 5K lifetime P.R. and he said he would have to save the advantages for someone better. I still don't understand what he meant. Like I said, if I had all those advantages I could run like that to, anyone could.

I thought the peace sign interpretation was pretty funny though.

Grow up wrote:

just right him a letter

"write"

i didnt read ne of this thread, but why does rupp look like such a tool, and has he ever shaved in his life

Wow, you sound like a bitter old man. Gaylen's a really good runner... duh, earth to "grow up", I'm a really good actor too. I was making millions at twelve, remember? I was, and still am a box office sensation! Not that Gaylen will ever sellout seats like me... but I do feel his pain.

I suppose you already knew that. We famous people don't need some NOBODY sticking up for us either. You're an "all American" alright, all American jackass.

P.S. Who's Phil Knight? And what's a PDF, or 14:00 5K lifetime PR? This sounds like some strange code, are you in some kind of cult?

Only his legs.

wow!!khgk wrote:

i didnt read ne of this thread, but why does rupp look like such a tool, and has he ever shaved in his life

wow!!khgk wrote:

and has he ever shaved in his life

Well, if you saw that photo of me on Perez Hilton a few months back, the one of me getting out of my limo, you'd know I shave. At least I try!

midwesta wrote:

And honestly, he's flashing the peace sign in the middle of a national qualifying race, do I need to know what else is going on in the photo?

Peace sign is the other way around, dimwit

It's both ways anymore, douchebag.

Amazing!!! you ran a 14:00 5K!!! stop the presses!!!

What are you, some kind of washed up sub-master?

BTW, what a sad story.

Grow up wrote:

I hardly think connecting Linsey Lohan to Galen Rupp is reasonable. Can you remind me of what exactly Galen has done wrong to the people?

To what people are you referring? What has Linsey Lohan done to wrong these "people" you speak of?

Rupp is an incredibly talented and hard working athlete, has anyone tried arguing against this point? Are you suggesting that Linsey Lohan has no talent as an actress? The reality is that both of these talented young people tend to act less than dignified, to one degree or another, under public scrutiny.

Rupp's returning to college as an "amateur" after running professionally, along with the Salazar affiliation will always leave more questions than answers.

Fair and Balanced wrote:

Rupp's returning to college as an "amateur" after running professionally, along with the Salazar affiliation will always leave more questions than answers.

Why is his return to college as an amateur such a big deal? Did he during that short period of time (graduation from HS until spring of next year) earn significant income as a professional runner? How is what he did that much different from a redshirt freshman? Would you have advocated that those runners who turned professional (short lived professional circuit) in the early to mid 70s be denied the opportunity to compete for he USA as amateurs after their endeavor didn't materialize?

'backwards' peace sign is something totally different. equivalent to the middle finger, particularly in europe.

maybe this is what rupp really means.

pre841 wrote:

Why is his return to college as an amateur such a big deal? Did he during that short period of time (graduation from HS until spring of next year) earn significant income as a professional runner?

Because it's supposedly against NCAA rules. If there was no issue, then why did they have to make it look like Rupps family had to pay back $$$? If they didn't do anything that needed fixing, then why did they have to fix it?

Mr. Grow Up wrote:

But be a man and sign the letter.

just as i suspected

It is definately not equivalent to the middle finger. Oh so all these celebrities are just flicking off the camera? It is a greeting, like a nod of the head. It is even referred to in some circles as "chunking the duece".

See: Paul Wall

first off, the word is spelled 'definitely'.

second, it is most definitely the equivalent of flipping the bird in some regions. it is sometimes referred to as the two-fingered salute. during a vacation trip, i once asked a bus driver in england for two tickets, flashing him the backwards peace sign as a gesture for two tickets. an international incident nearly broke out. no one on the bus had a sense of humor about it.

i submit as evidence:

http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/the-v-sign/biography/v-for-get-stuffed

yes, liam gallagher is flicking off the camera. i don't know what some of those other celebrities are doing...but if they are english they should know better.

Yes the basis for the "reverse" peace sign as many are calling it actually derived from Welsh bowman in the 15th or 16th century (not exactly sure). But anyways the French were getting pissed because the English were using these peasants as bowman and these pathetic bowman were killing the French nobles and knights. The French for some time would cut these two fingers off of the men so they would not be able to wield a bow. In the end the Welsh or English peasant bowmen would flash these two fingers as insults to the French and other opposition. So just cause a bunch of rappers think it means peace, it doesn't always.

Go galen