Weldon Johnson & Paula

interesting/refreshing perspective. paula's performances make one wonder if drugs really even make a difference.

joseba,

I think you don't understand Paula's motives for protesting "dirty" athletes. As she has clearly stated, she cares too much about the sport of track and field to allow its reputation to be degraded to the level of... competitive bicyle racing. Her protestation of Yegorova was a the natural reaction of someone trying to help keep the public eye on cleaning up the sport.

DougC

let's suppose that there are only two types of people: smart ones and dumbasses. joseba, you would not qualify as a smart one. if you don't think that sport and values go hand in hand then you're crazy. the word "sport" implies that rules of conduct exist. in the sport of track, and that of cycling, there is a rule against drug cheating. therefore you should not rip paula for her stand against yegorova, because yegorova chose to run her times in a sanctioned event where the RULES were clearly stated. if yegorova was just pounding record times out in siberia somewhere, and paula got all high and mighty, i'd think paula was a biatch too. After all anyone has a right to use many of the drugs on the banned substances list, and train/race to their heart's content. however, they DO NOT have the right to knowingly undermine sport by competing in a race that prohibits such drug use; such that they may deceptively reap awards/records that they have not rightfully earned. Cheaters in sport not only cheat themselves as an old addage professes. rather they cheat honest, hard-working individuals like paula out of records, prestige, and MONEY. CHEATERS ARE THIEVES.

Hey, leave Joseba alone. Not only is he funny and intelligent (How many languages do you speak,dumbass?), he brings a different perspective to the board. And he is the best athlete ever to post here. Well, it's either him or Marc Davis, I can't decide who's better. Think I'll start a thread...

Doug says that we don't want running to get to the dirty level of professional cycling.

Lance would argue that cycling gets all the bad press because they go after drug users and prosecute them. He would say that cycling should be applauded for busing ass to find those who cheat. He says that if you truly went after them in the NFL and NBA then all of your heros would be on trial. At least a significant number of them.

jimmy

Bill Clinton never did make his health records public. I also wonder if he ever cheated on Hilary.

With corruption in politics, on Wall Street, at Enron, Worldcom, and your mom, why do we expect athletes to be any different than the rest of the world? Why do we expects athletics to be so pure? Nothing else in this world seems to be. It even starts in the peewee leagues across the world. People are willing to lie about a boy's age so he can pitch against twelve year olds!

If you don't try and get the advantage on your competitors, you'll be lucky to win your local Turkey Trot.

man, i don't care how great an athlete this guy is. when someone says something that i find to be contradictory and overly absurd, i'm going to say something about it. seriously, someone who is such a great athlete should maybe have a better understanding of that (rules and their implementation) which enables them to profit from sport, and keep their noses out of others' business. how hypocritical can he be? on the one hand joseba is ripping paula for getting into another athlete's affairs, and on the other he is ripping another athlete (paula) for what she is doing. get real. oh, and for the record. yo domino dos idiomas-ingles y espanol. pues, mi espanol no es perfecto, pero, de lo que escrito joseba, creo que el necesita practicar su ingles un poquito tambien.

Nike connection? Wejo?

[quote]joseba wrote:

Perhaps it's the whole NIKE connection

joseba wrote:

Let's be honest, Paula tried to destroy [Yegorova] and her career; that was pathetic. I would never try to hurt the reputation of "the pirate" or anyone else that was "caught." I like riding too much for that. Maybe Paula likes winning more than she likes competition? I don't mind losing to Lance or anyone else, and I don't care what they do to win. I wish everyone health and good times in endurance sport, it SHOULD make you a better person, but some people, maybe it makes worse.

Joseba - you said it all very well.

Either PR is on drugs, or else drugs don't make any difference.

Since [supposedly] she is running faster without them.

DOC or joseba ?? Hands down joseba and this comes from an ex-steepler who rated Marc very highly

SJM wrote:

Nike connection? Wejo?

[quote]joseba wrote:

Perhaps it's the whole NIKE connection

My only connection to Nike is the $19.99 trainers I bought from their outlet mall. Oh and I did buy a pair of those nike future max shoes that you see on the top of the message boards sometime since they were cheap.

But I'm sure that now I have established myself as the #2 female runner in the world, that Nike will try and sign me since they sign all the top runners.

There was a thread on here earlier about whether or not Paula is hot and since WEJO got to run with her so much last weekend, we want your opinion, hot or not?

weldonj wrote:

I'm sure that now I have established myself as the #2 female runner in the world, that Nike will try and sign me since they sign all the top runners.

Maybe Nike will sign you up for the "Be like [Paula] ads. : )

Weldon sure can be partial to Paula if he wants. He has no responsibilties to anyone from this site. It's not like he's publically supported by any of us.

I just didn't realize Wejo was female, and wonder if he is undergoing the same training regime as Paula.

in case anybody was wondering who Joseba is...Joseba Beloki from the spanish ONCE cycling team finished second to Lance Armstrong in the 2002 Tour de France.

Sorry z100nyc, read up:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=29804&thread=29804

Weldon had a VERY signficant role in one of the most significant athletic performances, man or woman, OF ALL TIME.

Good for him.

God put us on this earth to HELP EACH OTHER.

Now WELDON, use your credibility with the Brits to go to London next year and DEMOLISH your PR with a great run!

Jason