The original statement that lead to this thread was that the only way to win was to use drugs .. To wit I asked the question as to whether or not that then implied that all finalists at Worlds and Olympics are/were drug users .. And whether or not this then also meant that the likes of ElGuerrouj, Gebresselassie, MJ, Montgomery, Greene, Guevara, Jones, and others were then also implicated as drug users by default ...
I've seen no discussion on this point .. Just the constant - most of the athletes are cheating .. If the implication is NOT that these and others are cheating ... Then who is ?? And why is the immediate assumption that if you are elite and producing outstanding marks then you must be a cheat .. Can't have your cake and eat it too ... That is saying that the majority of the world is cheating and that one must cheat in order to win, yet in the same breath assume that those at the top are NOT using drugs ... Or only select ones (those you don't like) .. So what is it ?? Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Treadway Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cheaters <was Re: t-and-f: Lgat's B Sample Negative> > >Sprinters and throwers are dirtier than distance runners. > >Probably true in the United States. >If American distance runners are doping, they ought to sue >their pharmacist for malpractice. > >RT The original statement should probably be improved upon to say that: Sprinting and Throwing as sports are dirtier than distance running, at least in the United States. ...Not to imply, of course, that EVERY sprinter and thrower is doping, or that there are NO American distance runners using something like EPO or HGH. RT (dodging a 16 lb shot accidently dropped from an office building)
