I think there is definitely some legitmacy to what Pound says. I'm not a big fan of the USATF and the job Craig Masback is doing. The fact that the whole drug issue keeps on coming up since the Sydney Games means the USATF is not doing something right, either on the drug front and/or the public perception front.
What's really frustrating about this list is the USATF blind follower approach many people take. Instead of agreeing that there is a problem and questioning the USATF's actions (and or lack of action), they deflect blame and point fingers elsewhere. John --- Mark Bomba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you guys ever consider that maybe Pound's words > have some legitimacy? Although i may not agree with > everything he does, there have been various > innuendos, > etc...lobbed at the various US governing sport > bodies > (particularly the USATF) before. Just none have > been > as as big a fish as Pound (although having said that > i > also don't entirely believe he is entirely sincere > from a purely intrinsic perspective) or as > agressive. > > Bomba > > --- John Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know what his motivation is, but your > > argument > > makes sense. Losing out to Rogge as IOC Chief and > > then > > being appointed Chairman of the WADA as > consolation > > had to be a major step down. He's probably angling > > for > > something higher on the food chain and it doesn't > > hurt > > to beat up on the good ol' US of A. > > > > Maybe he cut a deal with Masback to let him walk > all > > over the USATF during the Winter Olympics. They > sure > > are making it easy for Pound to look good. > > > > --- Mike Prizy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I couldn't agree with you more. But with that > > aside: > > > > > > What is Dick Pound's real objective by going > after > > - > > > in particular - American athletes with such > > > fervor? > > > > > > Does he have ulterior motives and an agenda more > > > grandeur than just the good fight against drug > > > cheats? Is Dick less a leader, but more of a > guy > > > who looks for a mobile mob and that he can jump > in > > > front of to say, "Let's go get them!?" > > > > > > Are his sights set farther, towards the thrown > of > > > the IAAF or the IOC? Lets face it, to reach that > > > pedestal, a quick way to get the attention and > > > admiration of most countries on this planet is > to > > > thumb one's nose at America and to Pound a Yank > on > > a > > > slow news day. > > > > > > Unfortunately, the citizens of most member > nations > > > in the IAAF/IOC can only dream of the individual > > > freedoms and liberties that are available to the > > > American people. What better way to win over > those > > > in charge of pseudo democracies and > dictatorships > > > than to make a mockery of U.S. laws. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > ===== > "Cassidy early on understood that a true runner ran > even when he didn't feel like it, and raced when he > was supposed to, without excuses and with nothing > held back. He ran to win , would die in the process > if necessary, and was unimpressed by those who > disavowed such a base motivation. You are not > allowed to renounce that you have never possessed, > he thought." (Quenton Cassidy - 'Once a Runner') > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
