Not convincing. At all. I'll write more later, but, for starters:
1. He only asserts those things about Magness's performance. In an otherwise *seemingly* well-documented statement, the lack of evidence in this section is noteworthy. Salazar's statement here also contradicts contemporaneous reports. And Salazar's accusation about Magness affair with an athlete are the most head-scratching of the lot. If Magness was that sort of person, why would Salazar work to get him another job? Why stay quiet about it? You fire the guy and let the world know why.
2. Why is it that only Salazar pushed his body so hard that now he requires a medicine chest full of drugs to stay alive? If you think that other top athletes weren't training that hard, you're crazy.
3. That Goucher loved him at the time is not in dispute. (part of... ) an email from her to him is evidence of exactly nothing. Nor does it add anything to the conversation. Kara said the same thing in her interview with the BBC.
4. Salazar admits to using testoboost and alpha male and these other substances on athletes - including, I guess, a teenage Galen. Does that seem in the spirit of clean sport? Of good sense?? Regardless of whether these substances are banned, I still think that this borders on child abuse.
5. There are 17 people - or more - who have gone to USADA or WADA with concerns. Is this true about any other coach or program?? If their all making it up because they have a vendetta against Salazar, then, wow.... that's almost as bad as them being right. Salazar has a lot of moxy to say that Magness couldn't build rapport with his athletes, given that so many of them are trying to destroy Al now. Just wow...
6. I might be wrong about this we'll see - but I don't think it was Brown that told Kara not to take the Cytomel. I think Salazar knows this. The letter from Brown ( a guy in Houston is her endocronolgist?!??) is an attempt at misdirection.
7. The number of sock puppets on the board lately is telling. Nike/Alberto is scared.