Athletes react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him

- LetsRun.com
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- - Athletes react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 12:48PM
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    your benevolent dictator
  - We've got an article up on some of the athlete reaction to Alberto's ban. Nearly all the athletes expressing their sentiment are against Alberto.
    
    Article here.
    https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/10/the-running-world-reacts-to-alberto-salazars-4-year-ban-nick-willis-calls-it-justice/
    
    Update. Here is another article from us:
    
    https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/10/jenny-simpson-unloads-on-alberto-salazar-get-him-out-im-a-believe-in-lifetime-bans-i-wish-it-was-longer-dont-cheat/
    
    Feel free to include others we may have missed here in this thread.

- just my opinion
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:38PM - in reply to LetsRun.com
  - just my opinion
  - New theory - the anti-NOP anonymous letsrun posters are pro athletes. The rest of us are fine with ethical grey area coaching.
    
    The verdict actually makes me like Salazar better. He was trying to help his athletes in any way he could within the rules. He made mistakes, but his mistakes did not directly affect any athlete and he was only trying to protect them (like trying to make sure Galen couldn't be sabotaged). He was not the intentional, undercover rule-breaker like some letsrun posters insinuate.

- NotaFan
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:44PM - in reply to just my opinion
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  - just my opinion wrote:
    
    New theory - the anti-NOP anonymous letsrun posters are pro athletes. The rest of us are fine with ethical grey area coaching.
    
    The verdict actually makes me like Salazar better. He was trying to help his athletes in any way he could within the rules. He made mistakes, but his mistakes did not directly affect any athlete and he was only trying to protect them (like trying to make sure Galen couldn't be sabotaged). He was not the intentional, undercover rule-breaker like some letsrun posters insinuate.
    
    Nope, Alberto's age makes him all the more horrible. He has been a bad actor for decades, all the more reason for young people to be happy to see him get some punishment even if too little and much too late .
    He's been dirty and crapping all over the sport since before some of these athletes were born.

- What you already knew
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:46PM - in reply to NotaFan
  - What you already knew
  - NotaFan wrote:
    He's been dirty and crapping all over the sport...
    Did you read the report? Or even the excerpt from it on the home page?

- Same here `
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:47PM - in reply to just my opinion
  - Same here `
  - just my opinion wrote:
    
    The verdict actually makes me like Salazar better.
    
    The whole thing from the start has made me much more supportive of Salazar.
    
    He used to share many of the NOP's workouts, and then stopped doing that because of the constant attacks.
    
    Not surprisingly, several of the athlete's negative reactions are from Wetmore's group, who've been active in the process.

- wejo
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- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:56PM - in reply to Same here `
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  - Same here ` wrote:
    
    The whole thing from the start has made me much more supportive of Salazar.
    
    He used to share many of the NOP's workouts, and then stopped doing that because of the constant attacks.
    
    Not surprisingly, several of the athlete's negative reactions are from Wetmore's group, who've been active in the process.
    I think it's a bit unfair to make it sound like only one group of athletes is critical of Salazar.
    
    Nike athletes in the steeple here at Worlds criticized Salazar.

- adsfsdfad
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:58PM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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  - They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.

- pardon me
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 1:59PM - in reply to adsfsdfad
  - pardon me
  - adsfsdfad wrote:
    
    They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.
    
    I tend to think those defending a cheating coach are the morons.

- a real theory
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:01PM - in reply to just my opinion
  - a real theory
  - just my opinion wrote:
    
    New theory - the anti-NOP anonymous letsrun posters are pro athletes. The rest of us are fine with ethical grey area coaching.
    
    A real theory: The majority of posts defending Salazar are from his spawn: Maria, Alex and Tony.

- Hateraid
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:04PM - in reply to just my opinion
  - Hateraid
  - just my opinion wrote:
    
    New theory - the anti-NOP anonymous letsrun posters are pro athletes. The rest of us are fine with ethical grey area coaching.
    
    The verdict actually makes me like Salazar better. He was trying to help his athletes in any way he could within the rules. He made mistakes, but his mistakes did not directly affect any athlete and he was only trying to protect them (like trying to make sure Galen couldn't be sabotaged). He was not the intentional, undercover rule-breaker like some letsrun posters insinuate.
    
    Don't speak for "the rest of us" in no way am I fine with an "ethical grey area". It's obvious that Salazar was trying to find a way to cheat. Where there is smoke their is fire. He is trying to cheat and dance around the rules. Thankfully he finally went too far and then tapered with testing results. Bye bye.

- Coevett
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- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:08PM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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  - Nick Willis gave the best response on Twitter.
    
    Is there anybody above him on the all-time 1500m list NOT associated with doping?

- asdfsafddfs
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:09PM - in reply to pardon me
  - asdfsafddfs
  - pardon me wrote:
    
    adsfsdfad wrote:
    
    They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.
    
    I tend to think those defending a cheating coach are the morons.
    
    No one is defending a cheating coach. Ironically the only proven doper among the anti-nike folks is Magness.

- Willis is a dope
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:11PM - in reply to Coevett
  - Willis is a dope
  - Coevett wrote:
    
    Nick Willis gave the best response on Twitter.
    
    Is there anybody above him on the all-time 1500m list NOT associated with doping?
    
    You think he's clean. He had porn problem to inflate his T.

- White people.
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:19PM - in reply to Hateraid
  - White people.
  - Hateraid wrote:
    
    It's obvious that Salazar was trying to find a way to cheat.
    
    Wrong. He was trying to help his athletes without breaking any rules, the same as any good coach.
    
    Thankfully he finally went too far and then tapered with testing results.
    
    I don't believe that, unless you have some valid proof, and not just more "I hate minorities" rhetoric.

- Free_the_thigh
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- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:21PM - in reply to just my opinion
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  - just my opinion wrote:
    
    New theory - the anti-NOP anonymous letsrun posters are pro athletes. The rest of us are fine with ethical grey area coaching.
    
    The verdict actually makes me like Salazar better. He was trying to help his athletes in any way he could within the rules. He made mistakes, but his mistakes did not directly affect any athlete and he was only trying to protect them (like trying to make sure Galen couldn't be sabotaged). He was not the intentional, undercover rule-breaker like some letsrun posters insinuate.
    
    Trying to make sure Galen “couldn’t be sabotaged” is a completely illogical defence. If Galen has some weird substance rubbed on him, how about he just documents it and report who ever did it?
    
    Seriously it’s like saying to a border guard after being caught with cocaine that you weren’t actually trying to smuggle cocaine, you just wanted to know how much could pass by undetected in order to make sure no one could “sabotage” you.

- pardon me
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:25PM - in reply to asdfsafddfs
  - pardon me
  - asdfsafddfs wrote:
    
    pardon me wrote:
    
    adsfsdfad wrote:
    
    They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.
    
    I tend to think those defending a cheating coach are the morons.
    
    No one is defending a cheating coach. Ironically the only proven doper among the anti-nike folks is Magness.
    
    So you aren’t defending Salazar?

- asasdafds
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:29PM - in reply to pardon me
  - asasdafds
  - pardon me wrote:
    
    asdfsafddfs wrote:
    
    pardon me wrote:
    
    adsfsdfad wrote:
    
    They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.
    
    I tend to think those defending a cheating coach are the morons.
    
    No one is defending a cheating coach. Ironically the only proven doper among the anti-nike folks is Magness.
    
    So you aren’t defending Salazar?
    
    you aren't that smart are you?

- pardon me
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:33PM - in reply to asasdafds
  - pardon me
  - asasdafds wrote:
    
    pardon me wrote:
    
    asdfsafddfs wrote:
    
    pardon me wrote:
    
    adsfsdfad wrote:
    
    They all hate Nike for various reason. When the pregnancy thing came out...the usual suspects all piled on Nike (while NB, Saucony, Brooks quietly updated their contracts) No one attacked Asics for their policies.
    
    It's tiresome.
    
    Almost not one of them read the actual decision, they just went based on the headline.
    
    Pro runners are a collective bunch of morons.
    
    I tend to think those defending a cheating coach are the morons.
    
    No one is defending a cheating coach. Ironically the only proven doper among the anti-nike folks is Magness.
    
    So you aren’t defending Salazar?
    
    you aren't that smart are you?
    
    Good one!

- Hateraid
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:37PM - in reply to White people.
  - Hateraid
  - White people. wrote:
    
    Hateraid wrote:
    
    It's obvious that Salazar was trying to find a way to cheat.
    
    Wrong. He was trying to help his athletes without breaking any rules, the same as any good coach.
    
    Thankfully he finally went too far and then tapered with testing results.
    
    I don't believe that, unless you have some valid proof, and not just more "I hate minorities" rhetoric.
    
    You don't even know me so don't play the "I hate minorities" card with me that's a total cop out. To read through all this and to come to the conclusion that he wasn't doping his athletes you really have your head in the sand. Lance didn't take drugs either right? Neither did Barry Bonds, well never got caught.

- dfsfdssfdfsd
- - RE: Athlete react to Alberto's ban: almost all negative towards him 10/1/2019 2:38PM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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  - This was a terrible article more than 1/3 of the "quotes" were from Oiselle which has a dislike of nike.