Cain: "I trust USA Track and Field"

The quote is from the post race interview on NBCSN

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class

didnt make her cry though wrote:

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class

Yes that was terrible, she handled it well.

As I've said multiple times, there was nothing said by holding hands after the race. The statement that needed to be made was not racing. Everyone walking off the track in strike.

You want to make a point. That is it.

I thought the protest was inspiring. And those few Nike athletes who joined in are remarkably brave to risk their income and racing opportunities.

Interesting that Cain trusts USATF but her coach and major corporate sponsor do not. No doubt she was repeating what they told her.

Nike PR team all over these boards today with attacks:

Didn't speak up before?

You are a spineless hypocrite.

Use twitter?

You've not enough class for a face to face and civil talk.

Daring to protest peacefully? Ineffectual and lacking in courage.

Speaking out in a post-race interview? Ungrateful hippie and immigrant.

Contact with a flagging Hasay? You must be drunk or loopy with a history of bad racing behavior.

Left Nike for a clearer conscience and a little self-respect? You must be a self-absorbed hedonist or dopey (gold or silver medalist) for expressing your genuine emotions.

didnt make her cry though wrote:

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class

She's a professional now and it comes with the territory. Stop living in a fairy tale world. The interviewer did their job.

No Cinderella wrote:

didnt make her cry though wrote:

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class

She's a professional now and it comes with the territory. Stop living in a fairy tale world. The interviewer did their job.

I think so.

shes probably butt hurt that she lost

dsrunner wrote:

Nike PR team all over these boards today with attacks:

Didn't speak up before?

You are a spineless hypocrite.

Use twitter?

You've not enough class for a face to face and civil talk.

Daring to protest peacefully? Ineffectual and lacking in courage.

Speaking out in a post-race interview? Ungrateful hippie and immigrant.

Contact with a flagging Hasay? You must be drunk or loopy with a history of bad racing behavior.

Left Nike for a clearer conscience and a little self-respect? You must be a self-absorbed hedonist or dopey (gold or silver medalist) for expressing your genuine emotions.

Didn't speak up before? Big bad nike was squashing your ever thought. Hero for getting out of that abusive relationship.

If you don't think other companies are using this you are an idiot. We can play this game all day

Use twitter? My aren't a brave soul speaking up with your real name against big bad Nike who owns the internet

Daring to protest peacefully? Rosa Parks got nothing on you HEROES!! I main, holding hands, genius

Speaking out in a post-race interview? A god amongst men risking everything.

Contact with a flagging Hasay? Hey Man. that's racing. Let's not have any rules..hey man, it happens..even on open track outside a crowd.. Let's allow tackling next...hey man, it's just racing, contact happens

Left Nike for a clearer conscience and a little self-respect? Big bad greedy Nike totally dropped and disrespected you for no good reason (beside the fact you haven't raced in a year)

'tis fun.

of course she can trust the USATF, I think it was proven last night that they will take care of the Salazar-Nike Athletes. What reason would she have not to trust them to have her best interested at heart after what they did for Hassay?

The Donger wrote:

As I've said multiple times, there was nothing said by holding hands after the race. The statement that needed to be made was not racing. Everyone walking off the track in strike.

You want to make a point. That is it.

Didn't Hutchings say there was talk of them doing more the night before? Maybe that was it and someone (sponsors, agents, usatf) talked them out of it, or threatened them. Just a thought because I completely agree with you.

Do the foul, get DQ'd.

she trusts USATF, and trusts sleazy sal, and trust the NOPe pharmacists, and trust Dr. Brown, and trusts regina and flojo and marion and paula and lance and paterno

slammin that oregon juice wrote:

she trusts USATF, and trusts sleazy sal, and trust the NOPe pharmacists, and trust Dr. Brown, and trusts regina and flojo and marion and paula and lance and paterno

Paterno???

No Cinderella wrote:

didnt make her cry though wrote:

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class

She's a professional now and it comes with the territory. Stop living in a fairy tale world. The interviewer did their job.

Do you really think that from Friday evening to when she raced on Saturday that Cain was spending all kinds of time online reading up on all the finer points of the DQ, the appeals process etc.? She had her own race to worry about. She didn't lodge the protest. I doubt she was asking Alberto or anyone else for all of the behind the scenes details (a lot of which likely occurred after she left the stadium). I don't really see how the question is relevant to Mary Cain, particularly in a post-race interview.

I do realize that other athletes made statements etc. on Saturday, but that's not Cain's job. She was focused on winning a title not on whether USATF was following the rule book on a DQ in a race she wasn't even involved with.

She's a professional. She's in the big leagues, so she doesn't get softballs anymore, like for kids or youth sports. She was asked an important question and she gave an appropriate, if non-committal response. Asking athletes about issues that involve their training group is part of a journalist's job. It would be unethical to ignore the question, just because of a sponsor's involvement with the team.I would have been a fan for life (probably will be anyway, esp. if she dumps Salazar sooner rather than later) if she had replied w/ a Rasheed Wallace "Both teams played hard." response or better yet "Wu Tang is for the children!"

didnt make her cry though wrote:

Nbc had some asshat interviewer try to bait Cain into saying something about the DQ so they could make a bigger story out of it.

Very low class