marion jonesssss... wrote:
You mean that Marion Jones which refused doping test at age 16?
O I see.... this girl is faster that that Marion Jones. Spectacular as only Americans can be...
A good friend (a Rhodes scholar) claimed Marion failed a drug test c1996 and was told to go off and play basketball while it was covered up due to her age, hence her obsession with using THG (the clear) as she distrusted generic PEDs.
Speak Up wrote:
Yes and she is coached by Ato.l Another gifted Jamaican with the special gene. Yams???
She is not Jamaican (not really!), at least not in the way we think of being an American. Briana was born and raised in the USA. Her mother is Jamaican, which by decent, under Chapter two of the Jamaican Constitution, 'persons born outside Jamaica of Jamaican parents have an automatic right to Jamaican citizenship'. To the best of my knowledge, Jamaica has played absolutely no role in her development as an athlete. Of course, as a 15-year old, her choice of track & field national allegiance is not hers, even though her parent(s) and coach(s) will say it's her choice. Kids by and large want to please their parents and will make choices that suit their parents. Personally, I would never allow my kids at age 15 to make lifelong decisions. The problem for Briana Williams is this never fully works out; she will never be fully embraced by Jamaicans or Americans.
I wish this kid good luck and I will follow Briana because in my mind she is an Amercian. If it seems like I am taking a shot at a kid; I just don't like athletes at any age who are born and raised in one country, yet choose to represent another country because it's the birthplace of a parent.
TrackCoach wrote:
Speak Up wrote:
Yes and she is coached by Ato.l Another gifted Jamaican with the special gene. Yams???
She is not Jamaican (not really!), at least not in the way we think of being an American. Briana was born and raised in the USA. Her mother is Jamaican, which by decent, under Chapter two of the Jamaican Constitution, 'persons born outside Jamaica of Jamaican parents have an automatic right to Jamaican citizenship'. To the best of my knowledge, Jamaica has played absolutely no role in her development as an athlete. Of course, as a 15-year old, her choice of track & field national allegiance is not hers, even though her parent(s) and coach(s) will say it's her choice. Kids by and large want to please their parents and will make choices that suit their parents. Personally, I would never allow my kids at age 15 to make lifelong decisions. The problem for Briana Williams is this never fully works out; she will never be fully embraced by Jamaicans or Americans.
I wish this kid good luck and I will follow Briana because in my mind she is an Amercian. If it seems like I am taking a shot at a kid; I just don't like athletes at any age who are born and raised in one country, yet choose to represent another country because it's the birthplace of a parent.
Making Jamaican sprint teams isn't much easier than making U.S. teams. Good luck to her either way.
YMMV wrote:
TrackCoach wrote:
She is not Jamaican (not really!), at least not in the way we think of being an American. Briana was born and raised in the USA. Her mother is Jamaican, which by decent, under Chapter two of the Jamaican Constitution, 'persons born outside Jamaica of Jamaican parents have an automatic right to Jamaican citizenship'. To the best of my knowledge, Jamaica has played absolutely no role in her development as an athlete. Of course, as a 15-year old, her choice of track & field national allegiance is not hers, even though her parent(s) and coach(s) will say it's her choice. Kids by and large want to please their parents and will make choices that suit their parents. Personally, I would never allow my kids at age 15 to make lifelong decisions. The problem for Briana Williams is this never fully works out; she will never be fully embraced by Jamaicans or Americans.
I wish this kid good luck and I will follow Briana because in my mind she is an Amercian. If it seems like I am taking a shot at a kid; I just don't like athletes at any age who are born and raised in one country, yet choose to represent another country because it's the birthplace of a parent.
Making Jamaican sprint teams isn't much easier than making U.S. teams. Good luck to her either way.
That's not the point I was making, this kid is obviously very talented and will make national teams no matter which country she represents.
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