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.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Again, I can't imagine enough money would make this right.
According to the posted article, $75K seems to be enough money to make it right for Stevens.
As it turns out, this is becoming solely about money at this point. For those of you with noble intentions, should he take the money, which is more than he will make swimming probably, and do what is allegedly wrong by giving up his spot OR should he not take the money and do what you claim is allegedly right and keep his spot? Would his life circumstances play into your decision?
If it were me and I was already on the team AND had no chance of winning the 400 AND had the chance to be a national hero as a good guy, I think I'd watch the 400 from the stands and buy a round of nachos for the team with my $75K.
When you throw money in the mix, the other points become more complex.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Again, I can't imagine enough money would make this right.
According to the posted article, $75K seems to be enough money to make it right for Stevens.
As it turns out, this is becoming solely about money at this point. For those of you with noble intentions, should he take the money, which is more than he will make swimming probably, and do what is allegedly wrong by giving up his spot OR should he not take the money and do what you claim is allegedly right and keep his spot? Would his life circumstances play into your decision?
If it were me and I was already on the team AND had no chance of winning the 400 AND had the chance to be a national hero as a good guy, I think I'd watch the 400 from the stands and buy a round of nachos for the team with my $75K.
When you throw money in the mix, the other points become more complex.
