I see that Amy Van Dyken is on the list as a 2008 finalist for being inducted to the Olympic Hall of Fame.
Some people don't think she should be considered for such an honor until her Balco testimony is made public.
I'm inclined to agree with Gary Hall Jr. on this issue.......
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John Smith
I didn't think it was a lame attempt at all. I thought it was pretty darn funny myself. At least he has the guts to call out what he thinks is wrong. You may agree with him or not, but he does has something when he discusses how the resident team held her out as the shining light of the success of Pursley's creation.
I don't have an opinion one way or the other regarding the RT, but at least Gary will speak up. You have to respect him for that.By "lame" I meant that it was a joke that wasn't very well done. I had to go back and read it a second time. Even then it wasn't worded in a way that clearly indicated he was joking. The "seriously, though" or whatever he said was the only indication that he wasn't serious the whole time.
I agree with what Hall says wholeheartedly. I am almost offended that AVD's even on the same list with Mary T. No way that AVD's accomplishments even come close to MTM. And MTM didn't even get to swim the Olympics at her absolute peak (boycott 1980).
Again, not a big fan of Hall's. He seems little better than AVD in terms of class and sportsmanship. But at least he sounds clean and I've never heard him whine like a baby on national TV.
I didn't think it was a lame attempt at all. I thought it was pretty darn funny myself. At least he has the guts to call out what he thinks is wrong. You may agree with him or not, but he does has something when he discusses how the resident team held her out as the shining light of the success of Pursley's creation.
I don't have an opinion one way or the other regarding the RT, but at least Gary will speak up. You have to respect him for that.By "lame" I meant that it was a joke that wasn't very well done. I had to go back and read it a second time. Even then it wasn't worded in a way that clearly indicated he was joking. The "seriously, though" or whatever he said was the only indication that he wasn't serious the whole time.
I agree with what Hall says wholeheartedly. I am almost offended that AVD's even on the same list with Mary T. No way that AVD's accomplishments even come close to MTM. And MTM didn't even get to swim the Olympics at her absolute peak (boycott 1980).
Again, not a big fan of Hall's. He seems little better than AVD in terms of class and sportsmanship. But at least he sounds clean and I've never heard him whine like a baby on national TV.
