al sal is great for the sport.
he's a character and a good coach.
the man of legendary duels with the all time great rono.
but he's also prone to being a first class jack ass.
now nike is dominating the sport and they are getting a jack ass reputation as well, that is in track and field.
now the upper brass at nike will liquidate the nike track and field brass if they don't cut the crap.
and alsal will be out of a job.
look for apologies left right and center track fans.
‘I’m Justin Grunewald. I’m going to be a doctor, and I have a good life,’ = I'm a huge douche.
Get welcome committe:
Eat a bag if Richards. You still misused "your", and am quite confident you made the mistake the first time unintentionally. My original post still stands.
You would be wrong.
You "correct" some for (relatively) poor word choice, then completely eff up use of your versus you're? WTF?
Do you work for Nike?
The new details about Justin freaking out at Salazar on Saturday night put this elevator interaction in a different light. When this first came out it sounded like Salazar was totally unprovoked and was being a first rate jackass. Turns out there was history between the two of them, and of course Salazar knew who Justin was. Still doesn't totally excuse Salazar's profanity, but Justin should have just left him alone on Sunday.
Wossamotta wrote:
The sport would be better off without Salazar
AlSal's contribution to the sport at every level as an athlete and coach does not need to be defended...if he never coached another athlete, he would be one of America's greatest coaches.
First Grade Teacher wrote:
You "correct" some for (relatively) poor word choice, then completely eff up use of your versus you're? WTF?
Do you work for Nike?
I see your new here.
TrackCoach wrote:
Wossamotta wrote:The sport would be better off without Salazar
AlSal's contribution to the sport at every level as an athlete and coach does not need to be defended...if he never coached another athlete, he would be one of America's greatest coaches.
It'll be a fascinating "fall from grace" story when everything comes out in the future...only question is if this will be the breaking point.
Remember Sally at the start of the 84 Olympic marathon with the cut up USA singlet and trying to stare down Seko.
Seko probably thought, "look a this joker wreck a perfectly good uniform, I will destroy him".
Yes only beat Sally by 6 seconds but just showed what an A-hole Sally was and is.
"I'm Justin Grunewald"....true statement. "I'm going to be a doctor"....also true (in a few months, i think?). "I have a good life"....outside of dealing with db's like saladbar, also true.so, question is, what about making three true statements (directed towards a sociopath) makes mr grunewald a "huge douche?" I'm failing to see your correlation here, unless you're yet another nopEPO troll.
2q5 wrote:
‘I’m Justin Grunewald. I’m going to be a doctor, and I have a good life,’ = I'm a huge douche.
hashtag usatf corruption wrote:
"I'm Justin Grunewald"....true statement. "I'm going to be a doctor"....also true (in a few months, i think?). "I have a good life"....outside of dealing with db's like saladbar, also true.
so, question is, what about making three true statements (directed towards a sociopath) makes mr grunewald a "huge douche?" I'm failing to see your correlation here, unless you're yet another nopEPO troll.
2q5 wrote:‘I’m Justin Grunewald. I’m going to be a doctor, and I have a good life,’ = I'm a huge douche.
because no one cares about him "going to be a doctor", It's irrelevant at best. he's throwing that out to get a little cache/ respect. I hate to break it to jimmy or justine or whatever but there are plenty of a-hole doctors...
and guess what 90% of the a-hole docs are the type to play the "I'm a doctor" card faster than you can ask their name.
Of course on the surface the doctor comment was childish, immature. So what? That is a sideshow issue. Justin isn't a 50 yr old+ legend and rainmaker in the world of Athletics. He seems to be a young, loving husband and was justifiably emotional in the face of a total, verifiable farce and injustice, perpetrated on his wife and her accomplishment. His wife who DOMINATED the race and left Hasay a tired and beaten runner. Can you blame him for speaking his honest emotions to the guy responsible for ripping Gabe's accomplishment apart?
She had the fastest last lap. That wasn't domination. Of course when you clip the 2 people beating you on the last lap, you are bound to "dominate".
sure, Jordan was looking great, clearly moving well and ready to win the race. Right.
oh and fanboi, you are so right. Forget that dominating last lap. The last lap means nothing. Its all about the rest of the race. Sorry for emphasizing the last lap, which really doesn't matter.
Fanboi also thinks there is no corruption whatsoever is sports and that there is no conflict of interest bet Nike and USATF.
2q5 wrote:
‘I’m Justin Grunewald. I’m going to be a doctor, and I have a good life,’ = I'm a huge douche.
True that. However when Salazar heard he was going to be a doctor his demeanor changed and he asked how liberal he was with prescriptions, particularly those dealing with Thyroid issues.
fight da powa wrote:
Yep, that's the truth. Everyone is a d-bag in the story..
Salazar for losing is cool and manipulating the USATF and J. Gunewald for playing the "cancer" and "I'm gonna be a doctor" card. How old is that guy?
yup, agree 100%. lance showed us the potential character of cancer survivors. no reason to bring it up in relation to a dq.
and: "i'm going to be a Dr, i'm going to have a good life" ??? wtf was that about?
Who cares what Justin said to Alberto? I just posted what his immature statement was about. Why are you still asking?