Walter Dix... Please don't start doping

Pittsburgh Joe. wrote:

Take a step back and look at the state of sprinting, why is Jamaica as a team suddenly so dominant?

Why not?

Weird, I always thought that being in an outside meant that other people could chase you.

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Dix walked off the track in a huge sulk. He was supposed to win, in his mind. The fact that Blake had the lane outside him gave Blake an advantage in being able to chase Dix down, and Dix was extremely unhappy about this.

Before the race, Usain Bolt, who trains with Blake, told him how to run the race, to hold back on the curve and attack the straight and that's what happened.

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i would like to see the physique of anyone who calls Walter Dix fat. im gonna go ahead and guess they are probably some scrawny has-been runner with a little bit of beer fat on them. Dix should be playing running back in the NFL and making way more money. the guy is a beast. as for cheating, everyone does it. its all over every single event, there is no way anyone can accurately guess who is cheating and who isnt. its all over running, cycling, MLB, NFL, just about any sport you can find guys doing it. i know kids that got caught doing steroids on my high school basketball team. they are innocent until proven guilty, regardless of how ridiculous their records seem. do i think that some have been covered up in order to try to increase popularity of the sport? yes i sure do, and i disagree with that, but the sport would be much more appealing if we knew everyone was clean. fact is, 90% of people dont care about track, they just wanna see Usain Bolt run his ballz off, and so whatever it takes to get those views, they will do. its just how it is.

No comments on this???

http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/EyeOnSports.aspx/Videos/12473

I'm disappointed...

Granted jcans don't get tested as often but wih a steroid use hx as the us has it would be remiss of them not to test. Speak on Walter Dix being fast for a while I don't doubt it. You should however take a look at the history of track and field in the Caribbean. By all accounts pre tertiary track programs in these islands are the best in the world... Ie they have a foundation. Blake was running 10.11 at least 4 yrs ago. It's really unfortunate that Dix has such little regard for sportsmanship considering that he claims the 'greatest sporting nation' so close to his breastplate. Kudos to Mr Blake, I hope you continue to embarrass these overweight, doped out troglodytes.

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Weird, I always thought that being in an outside meant that other people could chase you.

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Dix walked off the track in a huge sulk. He was supposed to win, in his mind. The fact that Blake had the lane outside him gave Blake an advantage in being able to chase Dix down, and Dix was extremely unhappy about this.

Before the race, Usain Bolt, who trains with Blake, told him how to run the race, to hold back on the curve and attack the straight and that's what happened.

That's what Dix did on the curve, which was why he was so shocked that Blake was able to runner the curve easier and go past him on the straight.

............. wrote:

Weird, I always thought that being in an outside meant that other people could chase you.

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Dix walked off the track in a huge sulk. He was supposed to win, in his mind. The fact that Blake had the lane outside him gave Blake an advantage in being able to chase Dix down, and Dix was extremely unhappy about this.

Before the race, Usain Bolt, who trains with Blake, told him how to run the race, to hold back on the curve and attack the straight and that's what happened.

That's what Dix did on the curve, which was why he was so shocked that Blake was able to runner the curve easier and go past him on the straight. That wasn't supposed to happen was it? But Blake took Bolt's advice and look how it worked out.

ohisee wrote:

But, more importantly, he is going to LA to train with Carmelita Jeter in John Smiths group.

source??

So, Forum Member whaaat? posted http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/EyeOnSports.aspx/Videos/12473 on page 3, then asked again on page 4 why no comment. Well, let me. I watched the video twice in its entirety. An interesting video it is. Not to deter from the original post (topic), but it was clearly an unexpected reaction from Dix after losing to Blake. Only Dix can explain his action. Not that he has to, but his reaction left a negative outlook from many fans/supporters of the sport. Now, apart from the Jamaicans & other Caribbean Islands' members on this forum, how many of us are truly familiar with the annual Boys & Girls Champs carnival that takes place in Jamaica? How many of us has ever gone down to the Island to watch a day's event, or the full 3 days? How many of us has even bothered to watch it online, or buy any of the few DVD's that surfaces after the games? How many of us know the deep and rich history of the Boys & Girls Champs in Jamaica? Perhaps a few. The video briefly mentions the tradition. Ask any other person in this vast world if their country has anything close to, or on the same level of what happens in Jamaica. Oh yea, ask Puma (the manufacturer) they know the secret. We,(the USA) tends to bash the recent success of their (the Jamaican) athletes, but that success is finally paying off. T & F is now fully developed on that Island. The kids now access to the right training gear and exposure. They do not just run in Pro Keds sneakers anymore on a make shift dirt track. Second, how many of us do make the yearly trip to the Penn Relays, or how manu of us has ever gone over the many years to see how far school kids in Jamaica has come. I firmly believe that if Jamaica ever decide not to participate in the Penn Relays, the event would suffer, if not be a complete flop. Period. Doping still happens and will continue as the video mentions but the respectives agencies are working hard to control. Do you know how long the IAAF has been working on trying to find a way to collect blood samples? Oh no, it was not just since WC in Daegu. I am happy the retention of samples will be 8 yrs. Unfortunately, we will be devastated, or jubilant when some of our favorite athlestes true colors are discovered. Watch the video and get some understanding of what happens in Jamaica. Quit with some of the biased and unfounded remarks that Jamaicans don't get tested like our USA athlethes. Get to know some of the history with T & F in the Carribean, no just Jamaica. Notice how K. James from Grenada acts after his races on the world stage. He goes around acknowledging his peers. Nice touch from a 19 yr old.