Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Netters In my last post I wrote: Or Suzy choked up, crashed and burned Ed Parrot then responded: Saying that she "choked" is impossible to either prove or disprove and thus seems kind of pointless. My apologies for being unclear in my meaning when I used "choked up." I did not mean

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Lesson to be learned. Don't be afraid to lose. When all you can think of is first place then often you lose the ability to place highly (ie a Silver or Bronze or a 5th place) which are all better then falling down or finishing lower because you made some other mistake. No one could

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

At 01:27 AM 10/13/00 -0400, Willy Beaman wrote: Truth: Suzy is not the star she has been billed to be. She has continually faltered in the heat. And yes, she did fall at Pre, the only difference was she fell across the finish line after relinquishing 30m in 50m. As Al Gore is learning, if you

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Willy writes: No one could have stated this point any better. That bronze sure would have looked nice on the neck of Suzy, the same way those bronzes looked good on the 4x100m. Falling deprived the world, not to mention Suzy herself. Well, I guess Steve Prefontaine really is dead - dead and

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Other than Kurt Bray's mention of Pre and the "go for gold" mentality, I'm surprised no one else has mentioned a similarity that addresses the collapsing syndrome -- pretty much all the race footage I have seen of Pre shows him very wobbly legged and near collapsing at the end, and he had a

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/12/00 2:13:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lesson to be learned. Don't be afraid to lose. When all you can think of is first place then often you lose the ability to place highly (ie a Silver or Bronze or a 5th

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And yes, she did fall at Pre, the only difference was she fell across the finish line after relinquishing 30m in 50m. "the only difference" Well, there's a rather large difference between falling with 90m to go and falling after the finish of a 4:00+change 15. BTW,

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Doesn't this post finally say that we have carried the discussion too far? John Lunn "P. N. Heidenstrom" wrote: In trying to explain Suzy Hamilton's fall in the 1500 at the Sudney Olympics, someone suggested: Apply Ocham's Razor, which states that in nature the simplest

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

At 01:32 AM 10/13/2000 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/12/00 2:13:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lesson to be learned. Don't be afraid to lose. When all you can think of is first place then often you lose the ability to place highly (ie a

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

In a message dated 10/13/2000 1:20:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, some might say that he, too, got more acclaim than his performances might merit... Dan At the expense of Schul and Dellinger, who should be more acclaimed. Mike Platt

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 15:47:54 GMT, you wrote: Willy writes: No one could have stated this point any better. That bronze sure would have looked nice on the neck of Suzy, the same way those bronzes looked good on the 4x100m. Falling deprived the world, not to mention Suzy herself. Well, I

RE: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Not everybody bought the gold-or-nothing rage to begin with, but we were yelled down by the Pre-myth-worshippers. RT Only those with heart did. malmo

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Netters My brother is a salesman for the company that makes Relafin. Dehydration IS NOT one of the side effects of the drug listed as required by federal law. Apply Ocham's Razor, which states that in nature the simplest explanation is most often correct. Suzy's fall was caused by 1. A

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

Suzy's fall was caused by 1. A complex set of physiological factors as described by Jim Hunt which I must say some of the assertion were dubious at best. In particular the assertion that she was glycogen depleted. I can post why that was incorrect another time if questioned. Or Suzy

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

In a message dated 10/12/00 7:18:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have also seen it in one or two sub 4:00 type miles - usually someone who was near the front and faded down the stretch while trying desperately to hang on. I have seen it in open and masters runners

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/12/00 7:18:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have also seen it in one or two sub 4:00 type miles - usually someone who was near the front and faded down the stretch while trying desperately to hang on. I have

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

In a message dated 10/12/00 2:13:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lesson to be learned. Don't be afraid to lose. When all you can think of is first place then often you lose the ability to place highly (ie a Silver or Bronze or a 5th place) which are all better

Re: t-and-f: Suzy Hamilton Interview = High Anxiety

I can envision the mess in here if a sprinter admitted to having an anxiety problem. We can go on and on about this, the truth hurts sometimes. Truth: The 4x100m offended some people. Truth: Suzy is not the star she has been billed to be. She has continually faltered in the heat. And yes,