I spawn this thread off the "illegal drugs" thread because this is not really a discussion on illegal drugs in masters meet.
To be honest to you guys, the thread really broke my heart. I'm a newbie in masters swimming and I've been working my a** off to improve my strokes and time, so that I can eventually win something in a masters swim meet. I will never ever cheat, it's against my principle.
Well ... if people are cheating in masters meet, then I start to wonder what's the point of working so hard on improving my stroke and time. Swimming is not my career, I love doing it and it's a healthy hobby for me. What's the point of entering a master's swim meet? Isn't it stupid to be so hard headed? Maybe you guys can give me some reasons why I should continue to work hard and having "winning a masters swim meet" as a goal.
Thank You!
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Oh my gosh don't be heart broken! Please understand that being a newbie you may not have learned that "TheGoodSmith" (and a few others...) is known in these forums for taking a cattle prod to anyone who dares to open a thread or read a replay from him. He is baiting anyone --he admits to this in some threads. Take what you read with a grain of salt --or sugar, depending on what is needed. It's actually fun to see some of us go off the deep end with our posts. I tend to appreciate "TheGoodSmith" and he gets us thinking...
Will I get banned for two weeks for the cattle prod comment?
Alicat
Oh my gosh don't be heart broken! Please understand that being a newbie you may not have learned that "TheGoodSmith" (and a few others...) is known in these forums for taking a cattle prod to anyone who dares to open a thread or read a replay from him. He is baiting anyone --he admits to this in some threads. Take what you read with a grain of salt --or sugar, depending on what is needed. It's actually fun to see some of us go off the deep end with our posts. I tend to appreciate "TheGoodSmith" and he gets us thinking...
Will I get banned for two weeks for the cattle prod comment?
Alicat
