Go West wrote:
GREED has been his parents motivation and GREED will be his down fall!!
Please stop posting his results as he is "Dead" in the eyes of T&F people.
WE are more interested in the athletes that stick with the sport!
Ritz
Hall
Rupp
Manzano
Derick
Levins
Tegenkamp
Solinsky
Bumbalough
Dunbar
the list goes on....
Several things I'd like to point out:
1- You claim to respect and show interest in the athletes listed, yet you failed to spell Chris Derrick's last name correctly.
2- Why are there no African runners on this list?
I'd think that they show far more dedication to the sport than anyone you listed.
3- If the reason there are no African runners on this list is because you're rooting only for Americans, then why is Cam Levins on the list? He's a Canadian.
4- If your answer for questions 2 and 3 are because you are rooting only for those competing in the American system, then why leave out runners like Lalang, Lagat, etc.?
Lagat alone has more victories, medals, and accomplishments than everyone on this list combined, and has been running longer than some of them have been alive. I'd think that objectively, he deserves more respect than all of these buffoons combined.
5- Why are you making the claim that his parents are motivated by greed? His father is already the head coach at the Olympic training facility in Colorado Springs, and I doubt Verzbicas' sponsorship is bringing in an extraordinary amount of money. It's most likely just covering his living expenses, and the prize money he wins is just a bonus on top of that.