If I am reading this right, Swiminfo.com is reporting that Craig Stevens is indeed going to back out of the 400 and leave it up to Australia Swimming to "pick another member of the Olympic Team" to swim that race in Athens. If I am ANY other country, swimmer, the 3rd place finisher at the Trials or an organization interested in ethics, then I am raising a stink on this one!!!! Thorpe DQ'd and the Aussies are going to skirt the rule and get him in anyway. They would be relegated to the status of Ben Johnson, Rosie Ruiz, and the 60+% of MLB who are on steriods! This is FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE. I have no respect for any of the aforementioned and if this happens, none for Ian Thorpe and the Australian swim federation (or whatever official name they hide behind) are in that seeming, stinking pile.
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Originally posted by lefty
Regarding USA fascination with Rules: IN game one of the Pacers V. Celtics, Pacer Star Ron Artest got off the bench during an on the court fight. After taking four steps towards the fracas, he thought better of it and headed back to the bench. However, the NBA suspended him because their rule is: you get off the bench, you are suspended. How foolish.
I agree with you in this case. My arguement with the Thorpe thing is that it doesn't feel right to me. Never will. I teach my 11 year old son that if it doesn't feel like the right thing to do, you probably shouldn't do it.
Originally posted by lefty
Regarding USA fascination with Rules: IN game one of the Pacers V. Celtics, Pacer Star Ron Artest got off the bench during an on the court fight. After taking four steps towards the fracas, he thought better of it and headed back to the bench. However, the NBA suspended him because their rule is: you get off the bench, you are suspended. How foolish.
I agree with you in this case. My arguement with the Thorpe thing is that it doesn't feel right to me. Never will. I teach my 11 year old son that if it doesn't feel like the right thing to do, you probably shouldn't do it.
