Chris Derrick: "We are not sociopaths, we have values and we have things we believe in"

It sounds like Chris is calling Alberto a sociopath. I really like Chris and am slightly disappointed to hear him speak like this. Don\'t participate in the mud-slinging, Chris.

Maybe. I'm not sure who the "we" is in that quote. Also, I would think Derrick uses an oxygen tent . Can someone confirm he doesn't? His statement would be very lame and shallow if he does.

??????? wrote:

It sounds like Chris is calling Alberto a sociopath. I really like Chris and am slightly disappointed to hear him speak like this. Don't participate in the mud-slinging, Chris.

ryan foreman wrote:

I'm not sure who the "we" is in that quote.

Maybe you could try watching the friggin' video the quote comes from. Actually, don't bother. If you're having trouble parsing that simple statement as it is, you're apt to hurt yourself

ryan foreman wrote:

Also, I would think Derrick uses an oxygen tent . Can someone confirm he doesn't? His statement would be very lame and shallow if he does.

I can't decide what the most idiotic part of this is. Being aware having spoken any of these three sentences would completely embarrass most people, even here.

??????? wrote:

It sounds like Chris is calling Alberto a sociopath. I really like Chris and am slightly disappointed to hear him speak like this. Don't participate in the mud-slinging, Chris.

Yeah, don't be a jerk, Derrick! I always have admired your racing, going after the Kenyans while in college, but maybe you should hold your tongue.

Chris Derrick is an Honest True American runner. Not a sleazy NOP-doper.

You guys need help with your reading comprehension.

Okay, I saw the video. My question stands. Who is "we"? Educate me.

It sounds to me like it had nothing to do with Salazar. But on this message board that doesn't really matter. Whatever posters want to believe becomes reality. Its like a fantasy camp for Salazar haters.

It sounded way more like the universal "we" as in most pro runners.

Dan'te Obiudun wrote:

maybe you should hold your tongue.

Is that you, Lance?

It sounds like you.

??????? wrote:

It sounds like Chris is calling Alberto a sociopath. I really like Chris and am slightly disappointed to hear him speak like this. Don't participate in the mud-slinging, Chris.

Oh, look. The Salazar/NOP PR team is posting again.

Who is mud-slinging here?

He just says that most pro runners have standards. Interestingly, from this you interpret a message that Salazar doesn't?

The lady protestesth too much.

Derrick is using "we" to refer to elite athletes in general. He is addressing the cynical view that some people have that elites will do anything to win, including pushing against or crossing ethical / legal lines. His point is that the reality is that most elites (his "we") are just people who work hard and try to do the right thing.

Guys like Lance Armstrong - who is arguably an actual sociopath - have jaded people about athletics. While I personally believe Salazar exhibits personality traits similar to Lance's "win at all cost" mentality (but is much more cautious by pushing "grey" boundaries to enhance performance), Derrick is not referring to Salazar.

Derrick seems like a funny, smart and likable guy. His post-race Tweet was funny, BTW.

Gosh, you guys look way too far into these offhand comments.

FYI for all of you conspiracy theorists who continually complain that PR Team employees are posting on these threads, I'm from the Bay Area and am a fan of Derrick from watching him run at Stanford.

rupp-certified saladbar wrote:

??????? wrote:

It sounds like Chris is calling Alberto a sociopath. I really like Chris and am slightly disappointed to hear him speak like this. Don't participate in the mud-slinging, Chris.

Oh, look. The Salazar/NOP PR team is posting again.

The lady protestesth too much.

Hilarious - Derrick suggests there's some problem with athletes doing whatever they can under the rules because they want to win, and then goes on to describe taking supplements and training at altitude as though these are natural and necessary things for normal health.Do you do what you can within the rules so that maybe you can win much Chris?Hypocrit.

LetsRun.com wrote:

When we asked him about the Nike Oregon Project Investigation he said and what supplements he may or not be on, he said, "One of the things that bothers me is when people say of course people are going to do whatever they can under the rules because they want to win.

I don't think Chris Derrick knows what a sociopath is.

One of the main characteristics that separates sociopaths from psychopaths is their "values" and things they "believe" in.

OP here wrote:

FYI for all of you conspiracy theorists who continually complain that PR Team employees are posting on these threads, I'm from the Bay Area and am a fan of Derrick from watching him run at Stanford.

For all of you logically challenged folks out there, the existence of a poster who is not on the NOP PR Team does not imply the lack of existence of NOP PR Team posts.

OP here wrote:

FYI for all of you conspiracy theorists who continually complain that PR Team employees are posting on these threads, I'm from the Bay Area and am a fan of Derrick from watching him run at Stanford.

rupp-certified saladbar wrote:

Oh, look. The Salazar/NOP PR team is posting again.

The lady protestesth too much.

If you were really from here you would call it Frisco, not the Bay Area.

ryan foreman wrote:

Okay, I saw the video. My question stands. Who is "we"? Educate me.

It sounds to me like it had nothing to do with Salazar. But on this message board that doesn't really matter. Whatever posters want to believe becomes reality. Its like a fantasy camp for Salazar haters.

FYI: The NOP believers take any mention of anyone in track and field as some personal attack on Salazar. It's variously manipulates the casual reader into being sympathetic with Salazar.

Frisco Native wrote:

OP here wrote:

FYI for all of you conspiracy theorists who continually complain that PR Team employees are posting on these threads, I'm from the Bay Area and am a fan of Derrick from watching him run at Stanford.

If you were really from here you would call it Frisco, not the Bay Area.

Frisco is in Colorado, just west of Lake Dillon and off the Breckenridge exit.

That said, Derrick can say what's on his mind about this and if someone is offended then so be it.