People have tried to make it clear to you, Ion, that you will not be recognized by USMS or SWIM magazine unless you swim a lot faster. They have also tried to point out, in a nutshell, that your attitude comes across as sour grapes.
I am going to postulate that you would like to be recognized for overcoming whatever it is you have overcome. SWIM magazine doesn't have the space to do it. And they certainly don't have the manpower (interviewers and photographers) to cover every story there is to tell, especially in regard to overcoming adversity.
So, here it is. I wish everyone would take the chance to tell their stories. Think of it as a SWIM web page for sharing of personal histories.
I know Tom Ellison has an amazing story that I wish he would put here. I know of many other swimmers who have overcome tremendous adversity. I hope this thread will become an inspiration to us all, and that we will all realize, as I have lately, that: looking at the past can be painful, so don't (as long as you don't repeat it!), who knows what the future holds, so quit worrying about it, and be happy in the present because it's the only thing you really have control over.
Ion, I suppose we're all guilty of deciding what people actually "mean". It seems like when people tell you what they think you are saying, you change what you are saying, or skew people's words or thoughts.
I frankly couldn't care less if you are discontent. Again, just "be quiet" about it. People know who you are and what you're all about, you make it quite clear.
However, don't you ever DARE to say whether I am content or not. You don't know me... and by the way I feel quite certain that I would dominate your sob stories on land, as I would dominate your swimming in the pool. Obviously, you've ticked me off. But I digress... I just choose not to comingle my personal adversity with my swimming. In fact my swimming, along with my husband, has "saved" me.
And by the way, I am content with who I am, my achievements and my failures. I have chosen not to repeat my failures and that continually helps me become a better person.
So, in regards to this thread, you've ruined another one! This was to be a positive, feel good idea... oh well.
Have fun responding to this one. Make sure you check my grammar and punctuation carefully.
Ion, I suppose we're all guilty of deciding what people actually "mean". It seems like when people tell you what they think you are saying, you change what you are saying, or skew people's words or thoughts.
I frankly couldn't care less if you are discontent. Again, just "be quiet" about it. People know who you are and what you're all about, you make it quite clear.
However, don't you ever DARE to say whether I am content or not. You don't know me... and by the way I feel quite certain that I would dominate your sob stories on land, as I would dominate your swimming in the pool. Obviously, you've ticked me off. But I digress... I just choose not to comingle my personal adversity with my swimming. In fact my swimming, along with my husband, has "saved" me.
And by the way, I am content with who I am, my achievements and my failures. I have chosen not to repeat my failures and that continually helps me become a better person.
So, in regards to this thread, you've ruined another one! This was to be a positive, feel good idea... oh well.
Have fun responding to this one. Make sure you check my grammar and punctuation carefully.
