t-and-f: Fwd: K of C Games - Feb 89

2002-12-29 Thread miscott
Begin Forwarded Message Date:12/28 23:37 Received:12/29 01:28 From:Scott St. Pierre, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The 2003 Knights of Columbus Games is fast approaching. Along with the 800 age class athletes and 3500

Re: t-and-f: The REAL athlete of the year

2002-12-29 Thread Martin J. Dixon
Bloomquist, Bret wrote: They asked if the Game 6 loss would haunt him during the off-season. Why would it haunt me? he grumbled. What does that have to do with me? This is simply unacceptable from an athlete in a team sport. You're measured by championships and he didn't win one.

RE: t-and-f: The REAL athlete of the year

2002-12-29 Thread Paul V. Tucknott
Not totally a magnanimous gesture as this is the way all pro cycling teams operate - spoils are usually divided. Note how Armstrong was able to give a stage win to Heras for 'services rendered' . . . But the original argument stands. There is still no athlete greater than Armstrong. Cycling is

Re: t-and-f: The REAL athlete of the year

2002-12-29 Thread Jim Gerweck
on 12/29/02 10:51 AM, Martin J. Dixon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Contrast with Lance who gave his $360,000(?) winnings from the Tour to his 8 teammates. that's accepted practice in pro-cycling. But then again, so is tipping the baseball clubhouse attendants, which Bonds pointedly does not. --

RE: t-and-f: The REAL athlete of the year

2002-12-29 Thread malmo
Bret, if you are experiencing pain during athletic competition something is wrong. Stop. See a physician. malmo Yes. Too many people overlook this. The point has been made that Armstrong is simply able to ignore pain than anybody else.

Re: t-and-f: The REAL athlete of the year

2002-12-29 Thread Ed and Dana Parrot
Not totally a magnanimous gesture as this is the way all pro cycling teams operate - spoils are usually divided. Note how Armstrong was able to give a stage win to Heras for 'services rendered' . . . Heras did not win a stage in 2002. He won several in the Vuelte (Tour of Spain) and is

Re: t-and-f: My favortie sport to pick on

2002-12-29 Thread nad wilson
I love soccer. loved playing it when i was young (from age 5 until my freshman year of HS) and I love watching it now. I will be the first to admit that Track meets would be terrible if I weren't involved in the sport. thats not to say that I don't love watching them too though. However, the

Re: t-and-f: My favortie sport to pick on

2002-12-29 Thread Jim Gerweck
on 12/29/02 9:54 PM, nad wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyway, soccer is a great game. too bad GH can't see that. There is more than reasonable resentment of soccer by followers of other minor sports because of jealousy, IMO. To wit: in spite of laboring under many of the same handicaps

t-and-f: Ernst Van Aaken and longevity

2002-12-29 Thread Dave Cameron
In the early '70s, Dr. Ernst Van Aaken wrote a lengthy book which translates to something like Programmed to live 100 years whereby he discusses a lifestyle for longevity which includes a lot of easy paced running. I know many of you are familiar with his work. He believed that most humans

Re: t-and-f: Ernst Van Aaken and longevity

2002-12-29 Thread Bob Duncan
Dave Cameron wrote: Anyway... I'm wondering how long Van Aaken lived. I understand he is deceased now (he was born in 1910, so didn't make it to 100). Given his adamant belief on people programmed to live to 100 - does anyone know how close he got? I did a little research and found that he

t-and-f: re: Ernst Van Aaken and longevity

2002-12-29 Thread Michael J. Roth
He died in 1984. MJR