Michael Johnson returned a gold medal he had won as part of a relay team, as new information surfaced that every other member on that team used performance enhancers. Although Johnson was clean, he did not feel right keeping the medal.
Michael Johnson returned a gold medal he had won as part of a relay team, as new information surfaced that every other member on that team used performance enhancers. Although Johnson was clean, he did not feel right keeping the medal.
Every one but him. Yeah, right.
Because he knows he's guilty.
Positive test?
Proof?
That's what I thought.
thank you - he's doing damage control, well in advance of any "issues" that might arise - smart move.
LPRunner wrote:
Because he knows he's guilty.
Sometimes the proof lies with behaviour or physical growth. Last I learned, Marion Jones never failed a drug test either, so your argument is irrelevant.
I don't see how some of you guys can even stand to watch a track meet.
What about his 4x400 WR from '98? Jerome Young and Pettigrew were on that team.
4 X 400 Relay is a team event. MJ's team cheated. Thus, the team should be stripped of any awards that it received, in this case, their gold medals.
Seems pretty simple to me.
LPRunner wrote:
Sometimes the proof lies with behaviour or physical growth. Last I learned, Marion Jones never failed a drug test either, so your argument is irrelevant.
Actually, it's not "irrelevant" that MJ never failed a drug test. The fact that he never failed a drug test may not be conclusive, but it is certainly relevant.
Michael Johnson, owing to ego considerations, doesn't really care about anything other than his own individual accomplishments. He probably always secretly regarded the other relay members as holding him back. The relay medals meant nothing to him relative to his individual golds, he probably never had a problem with parting ways with them.
Michael Johnson"s World wrote:
Michael Johnson, owing to ego considerations, doesn't really care about anything other than his own individual accomplishments. He probably always secretly regarded the other relay members as holding him back. The relay medals meant nothing to him relative to his individual golds, he probably never had a problem with parting ways with them.
I think this would be a pretty natural reaction actually. Imagine if you held multiple gold medals. I'm assuming some would mean more to you than others, and those achieved entirely on your own would be at the top of the list.
tyson beckforde wrote:
Positive test?
Proof?
That's what I thought.
Proof of the guys he's accusing?
That's what I thought.
I for one believe MJ just like the other MJ is a big fake
except one could sing and dance and used a facial mask to hide his true self
Proof that Grant Robison is clean? Or Josh McDougal? Henry Rono? Jim Ryun? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Who's the other MJ?
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Mary Jane
Mick Jagger
i think he's referring to Marion Jones
excellent, remind me not to name my pet poodle MJ
and then another thing, I find it pathetic that he even mentions Christine Ohuruogu in the statement on the front page of Let's Run
what, does he want to manage her?
sorry he truthfully comes across to me as a sleazeball who only says things to make the ching ching sound in the long-term
with that said anyone for temporary amnesia
Yes I agree with his action. I hope he hands in all his medals.
yes i agree
let it be