Diego Estrada

*stipe wrote:

To clarify, not knocking the guy.

The facts are that he competed for Mexico in 2012 and now competes in US Championships. Those are fairly straight facts.

The truly simple fact is that anyone who cares about this is a common bigot. Dress it up all you want.

*stipe wrote:

To clarify, not knocking the guy.

The facts are that he competed for Mexico in 2012 and now competes in US Championships. Those are fairly straight facts.

Listening to you is like watching Fox or CNN. Sound bites and clips that contain zero real information and are used out of context to support your argument.

I think its a cop out for you to call out Diego Estrada without listing your actual name. It's annoying how you're going about this. Man up.

Frank the German wrote:

it matters not... wrote:

People should run for the country where they were born in.

well scratch out from the u.s. medal count those olympic medals won by the german-born frank shorter

That a a weird example to bring up because Frank, though born in Germany, was never a citizen of Germany, and was American upon birth.

If he was being disingenuous about his national allegiances, he would try to compete for Mexico where he would have little competition for a spot on their Olympic team. In becoming a US citizen, he greatly diminishes his chances for getting a spot in the Olympics compared to being a citizen of Mexico.

I also have not problem with him competing for Mexico even though he intended to become a US citizen. Pro runners have a very short competitive lifespan. It would be stupid to pass on an opportunity to compete in the Olympics and gain all the experience of international competition just on principle.

fan of US distance running wrote:

Frank the German wrote:

well scratch out from the u.s. medal count those olympic medals won by the german-born frank shorter

That a a weird example to bring up because Frank, though born in Germany, was never a citizen of Germany, and was American upon birth.

Reading comprehension is not one of your skills. "Country they were born in" is very clearly stated.

That's what he wants wrote:

No.

He wanted money and the olympic experience. He knew he was never going to the Olympics if he competed in the US.

What a cop out by him. Of course he's not going to admit to it. Even in college he wanted people to believe he was American.

I just agreed with the OP that it's kind of annoying the way he's gone on about this. And I hope he does try to qualify for the OLympics in the US. That way he won't go there again.

Wait of minute-- there's something called the Olympic Charter that prevents you from making money from the Olympics. His options were to either become an American and make money (on the US Circuit) OR become a Mexican Olympian and make little to no money. By deciding to compete for Mexico, he's lost out on several years of money that he would have made on the US Circuit.

it matters not... wrote:

I also have a problem. He should be running for Mexico, not the US. People should run for the country where they were born in. Flip flopping from one country to another makes it seem like you have no loyalty for either one of them. The rules should be changed so you compete for the country that gave you life and saw you born...this should be the case for all sports, no exceptions.

Ummm...Pretty sure that no country gave Diego (or pretty much anyone else) life.

Go back to you mamma's basements the lot of you.You don't have any idea of what it is like to walk in this man's shoes or be confronted with the choices this man has had to make. You have no right to pass judgement on Diego Estrada. He has done nothing wrong and has just won a well deserved national championship. It's the crybabies that should be ashamed of themselves. i have no empathy for those that have no empathy. Go crawl back under your rock.

Pretty sure they whited out that part of the Olympic Charter, the Olympics don't pay but it's not uncommon for countries to give cash awards to their athletes if they do well at an Olympics, and foreigners can make money on the US road circuit now though obviously not at races where the prizes are only for US athletes.

HRE wrote:

Pretty sure they whited out that part of the Olympic Charter, the Olympics don't pay but it's not uncommon for countries to give cash awards to their athletes if they do well at an Olympics, and foreigners can make money on the US road circuit now though obviously not at races where the prizes are only for US athletes.

True a country can pay their Olympians for being Olympians, but I doubt he made more money from deciding to compete for Mexico, than what he would have made the past 2-3 yrs competing on the US Circuit. There's lots of refuge Africans who can't wait to become Americans so they can get more $$$$$.

Boy, there are some seemingly dumb pricks on this thread.

Exactly. If he can run in the Olympics for Mexico and make money racing in the US why would he not do it? I certainly would.

How can you not like Diego. Check out his post race interview. He is so funny and honest with his remarks.

http://usa-5km.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?

event_id=2519&do=videos&video_id=124687

What I like about the interview is Diego seems so relaxed in front of the camera.

A few years ago David McNeill was interviewed and he stated that at NAU they would practice being interviewed.

He stated Diego would make him laugh the most when Diego practiced because he was so bad at it.

I attempted to find that interview, but was unable to locate it.

Diego come along way since then.

telecran wrote:

Frankly if I had dual citizenship and had the option to compete in the olympics for one country but probably wasn't good enough to compete for the other, I would do the olympics in a heartbeat. Don't understand people who bash him for taking advantage of an incredible opportunity.

Yeah what's this thread about anyway.

What he decides to do is his choice.

Rupp studied marketing in college, although he did not complete his senior year. Rupp would be smart to study good interviewees: Diego, Jordan, etc. Rupp really needs to put some effort into paying back Nike for the commitment they made to him. As far as I know, Nike has never marketed anything with Rupp. The investment has not paid off as it has with other Nike athletes.

That has to be the stupidest post I have read on LetsRun.com. As a guy that studies the run industry, Galen Rupp has more than paid off for Nike. Why don't you attend either an investor's day at HQ or even NXN and realize Rupp's impact on the world of running? Rupp has paid off more than any other athlete other than their theft of Mo Farah from adidas.

Please stop your fanboy ignorance.

You post is the worst Rupp-fanboy post of all time. Rupp has not more than paid off Nike. What Rupp-branded gear has Nike ever sold? That's right: None.

Rupp's impact on the world of running is miniscule.

Nopears wrote:

What Rupp-branded gear has Nike ever sold? That's right: None.

Never heard of Nike Oregon Project gear?