Just thought I would start a thread which didn't have deep philosophical overtones so that we all can have fun with the new forum software. Based upon personal experience, I will start a list of “You know you are a swimmer when …” with the following:
You know you are a swimmer when you leave work in the rain and you can smell the chlorine coming off of your hair.
Anyone care to add to the list?
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Cinc310 wrote:
I don't blame the swimmers from Germany or China because they lived or live in authoritarian societies that put pressure on them to take steroids.
Gosh, I understand what your saying here...and yes, they had a great deal of pressure to use steroids and junk like that...BUT, they still knew it was WRONG and CHEATING! Cinc310 is very accurate in her assessment of the harm and damage this caused for people like Shirley B. and many other great swimmers who did not CHEAT.
This was a tragedy for the Shirley B's of the world. Many great athletes worked their entire lives to reach a goal, only to have their goals, dreams and rightful place in history robbed by drug factory athletic programs. In Shirley B's case...she knew good and well what the deal was and she had the courage to speak up at the Olympics....only to have the unwarranted title of "Surly Shirley" hung around her neck by the media. Heck, we have not scratched the surface with respect to the possible millions of dollars this cost Shirley B. in endorsements and such. What makes this any different then simple GRAND THEFT?
Cinc310 wrote:
I don't blame the swimmers from Germany or China because they lived or live in authoritarian societies that put pressure on them to take steroids.
Gosh, I understand what your saying here...and yes, they had a great deal of pressure to use steroids and junk like that...BUT, they still knew it was WRONG and CHEATING! Cinc310 is very accurate in her assessment of the harm and damage this caused for people like Shirley B. and many other great swimmers who did not CHEAT.
This was a tragedy for the Shirley B's of the world. Many great athletes worked their entire lives to reach a goal, only to have their goals, dreams and rightful place in history robbed by drug factory athletic programs. In Shirley B's case...she knew good and well what the deal was and she had the courage to speak up at the Olympics....only to have the unwarranted title of "Surly Shirley" hung around her neck by the media. Heck, we have not scratched the surface with respect to the possible millions of dollars this cost Shirley B. in endorsements and such. What makes this any different then simple GRAND THEFT?
