The issue is that Salazar berated and humiliated Mary Cain about her weight. It is about HOW the message was communicated. It was not a strength to weight ratio conversation, It was nasty comments . And he wanted her to take diuretics to lose the weight. a banned substance and unhealthy way to lose weight.
The female body changes a great deal during those teenage years. Hormones are raging. Emotions, anxiety run high. So much going on. The was no support in place for Mary Cain during that time.
Yelling, ridiculing, shaming a girl because her body is changing is abuse. He did not have her back. He broke trust.
First rule of coaching, Do no harm. He harmed many.[/quote]
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God created us with free will and part of that is that we can believe whatever we want about other people. Good and bad things. A person can believe that someone else has ruined them. We can all blame a parent, a teacher, a coach, or even Donald Trump. The reality may be quite different. Mary believes that she didn't make it to the top because of Alberto and her sponsor, Nike. Millions of runners who didn't make it can blame their coaches too: Too much or not enough speed work.? Not enough or too much mileage.....etc etc.
Perhaps the coached played favorites or criticized me in public. Maybe he pressured me to lose weight. The bottom line is Mary has not turned into the runner we all believed she could be. Funny, Mary credits no one for the success she has had. Not her coaches, or teammates, or her parents or other runners. Nope, she is locked into what she has failed to do rather than being grateful for her accomplishments. Those trophies and medals should be proudly displayed materially and mentally.
Sports are replete with stories of athletes who overcame hardships. Joe Torre grew up with a Dad who abused his mother. Frank Shorter grew up with a Dad who beat him physically. The great Glenn Cunningham overcame the effects of a fire he lived through as a child. Mary should look to the future and use what she has learned to succeed. Right now she looks like she is heading for the courtroom rather than the running oval. So typical of our times.
So, what would Jesus, in fact, do, Mary? Well, he would forgive and forget. That's the best thing you can do for yourself and Alberto. Embrace the future, learn from the past, and let it go. Show people how to get along rather than how to hire a good lawyer.