If Mike had been capable of running faster than 19.84 he would have .. Mike
did not finish the race .. Therefore he could not run 19.84 or any time
remotely close to that .. Speculation is moot .. The times and order of
finish at the Trials were:
1. 19.84 John Capel
2. 19.88 Floyd Heard
3. 19.96 Coby Miller
The race is done .. Those are our representatives to the Olympics .. Michael
lost .. Maurice lost .. THAT is what happened .. And while Michael continues
to cry about it, why should we .. The next point of speculation regarding
the 200 should be who is going to win the Olympics .. And I guarantee you it
will NOT be either Michael or Maurice because they are both in other races
(if healthy) .. So no need to guess at what Michael could have run because
he didn't .. And apparently he is not going to run the race at all for the
rest of this year .. And is waffling on whether or not he will ever run it
again .. So why bother ..
Conway Hill
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Why is Mike so Afraid?
>
> In a message dated 7/26/2000 9:58:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << It's not been 24 years for Michael, but the world record holder's
> perception as 'the one to beat' just isn't there any more.
> Obviously the young whippersnappers like Capel don't respect him
> any more than any other competitor. >>
>
> Do you honestly believe Michael wouldn't have run fatser than 19.84 had he
> not cramped and fallen to the track in pain? Why do you say Capel has no
> respect for him...beacuae John won the race? That doesn't make much
sense.
>
> Dan
