If he ski's wasted, he might have been wasted when he made that statement.
JJ, it could be that in light of his brother's injury, he has seen how temporary life, and in his particular case his own fame, can be and he wants to seize his moment in the sun and do something with it besides grow his bank account. Of course this is massive speculation on my part, but near-death experiences of family members, especially one very important to someone, can have profound effects on an individual. I know I've gotten a wake-up call or two that have changed my outlook, re-shuffled what really is important to me, reminded me of what I may have forgotten, and in a way redefined who I am and want to be. Introspective shit, I know, but such a dramatic shift in Bode's behavior could stem from some pretty heavy shit, such as almost losing his brother. Or he could be saying shit he has always thought but never had a platform to broadcast from.
Too much smoke around Armstrong, I believe he is dirty. Coming back from cancer is great, but winning the last Tour at his age is a bit too much. He should have quit before the last one, then he would have had more credibility.
This a-hole needs to keep his mouth shut! After all, who is he, a skier? That makes him an athlete? Ya, like being a fisherman. He needs to worry about making the Olympic team, and after he fails miserably, trying to make a living afterward. Amateur says he has pressure.....what pressure? This chump is a nobody. Maybe he should stay wasted. In his defense...we are talking about the "media" who as a group are the biggest assholes on the planet...parasites of sports. Anything to stir the shit and have something to talk about in the easiest profession this side of being a junkman.
So let's see. According to ChasHocq, "Being better than anybody thinks you should be" = "cheating" Good, we don't need all that drug testing then. We'll just ask ChasHocq if he thinks any sporting performance is "too much." Then we'll hang the bastards.
"He should have quit before the last one, then he would have had more credibility." Sorry, ChasHocq, I don't buy that. Considering the French press in hammering Armstrong for allegedly failing a test in 1999, whether he won one tour or a dozen, they'd still be after him. Yes, there's a lot of smoke around Armstrong, and some of his associations are suspect, but in the end the guy has passed every test thrown at him. If Bode Miller wants to pass judgment on another athlete he should at least have the stones to provide the basis for his opinion.
In the tour last year they had some of the sophisicated drug testing in all of sport." Winning the last Tour at his age is a bit too much. He should have quit before the last one, then he would have more credibility". Mr Armstrong passed evey drug test in the last tour. You are welcome to your opinion ChasHocq but the facts say otherwise.
Lance can't truly be called a cheater. However he is pretty darn close. Let's all sing along "which one of these guys is doin their own thing?"
Amateur says he has pressure.....what pressure? This chump is a nobody. A nobody who's been on the cover of Time and Newsweek, featured on 60 Minutes and in Rolling Stone. I guess you've been too busy with the Steelers to notice, but there are other sporting events in January you know.
After all, who is he, a skier? That makes him an athlete? Ya, like being a fisherman Profound. LiveWithIt believes that professional skiers who travel at speeds up to 80mph on two legs are equivalent athleticly to those who steer outboard motors for a living. I also imagine that LiveWithIt believes the damage done to a person's body during a fall at that speed is equal to falling into calm waters from one's bass boat.
"Amateur says he has pressure.....what pressure? This chump is a nobody."
And as a follow-up to Amateur's reply to this insightful comment, this
link provides some of this "nobody's" achievements on the slopes.
This is about all I ever want to hear about Bode Miller anymore. I'm going to cheer against him at the Olympics and hope he quits (again).
Yes, there's a lot of smoke around [Bonds/Armstrong], and some of his associations are suspect, but in the end the guy has passed every test thrown at him. Amazing how one guy gets villified and the other one is promoted to near-sainthood, but the sentence applies to both of them....
No, grum, my sentence does not apply to both Bonds and Armstrong. Bonds admitted to taking steroids, but unknowingly...remember the steroid cream comments? Armstrong has never admitted, or otherwise been busted, for performance enhancing drugs.
one guy gets villified and the other one is promoted to near-sainthood One's a dick to his colleagues, one's a dick to his fans.
...and one is doing the horizontal bop with Sheryl Crow. Hellllllooooo nurse!
lemme see if I'm up to speed: Bonds - cheater, bad Lance - clean, good Bode - working on branding himself into a lifetime of endorsement deals gotcha :) oh, and IMO, most of the pro peloton (including lance) is (or has been) microdosing EPO. ferrari figured out how to do it and fly below the doping controls.
Bode, Bode 1st 60 Minutes, now this! I'd sure like to hear from little_brown_bat on this, she knows this sport like no one else. lbb respond, we miss you.
Everyone, put the torches down, alright? Did Bode misspeak? Well, yeah. But he's just now learning how hot the spotlight of stardom is. All the barroom shoot-your-mouth that was okay when you're just some ski bum (or a monkey behind a keyboard on a web forum, and I'm looking right at you) can become an embarrassing hassle when you get to the top of your profession and get famous. Aside from being maybe the best ever at what they do, Barry Bonds & Lance Armstrong share one crucial trait: they haven't been caught doing anything illegal. If either of them tests positive for something, then that's another story, but until then, everyone might do good to take one big step back from the edge.
I support Lance Armstrong and all of his acomplishments and I don't believe he took preformance enhancing drugs, but in this day and age it is still a distinct possibility. However, I think Bode Miller's comments were not necessary, especially after everything that has happened in the last month.
Bonds admitted to taking steroids, but unknowingly...remember the steroid cream comments?Armstrong has never admitted, or otherwise been busted, for performance enhancing drugs. Bonds used a substance that was given to him by his trainer. It is later implied by others (but not proven) that it was a P.E.D. Of course, that specific P.E.D. was not illegal in baseball at the time it was (supposedly) taken. In fact, there is no drug test that Bonds has failed (or even implied that he failed). Armstrong had a drug test in 1999 that they retested later and supposedly came back positive for EPO. Which wasn't illegal back then, but became illegal afterwards. So, in fact, the sentence: "there's a lot of smoke around [him], and some of his associations are suspect, but in the end the guy has passed every test thrown at him." does apply to both of them.
grum, I like the your approach about no 'rules' being broken by either Lance or Barry, which as you make abundantly clear is entirely true. But skirting the rules, i.e. not breaking a rule (or a rule not up to date with its intention) on a technicality "No officer, my friend the crack dealer was giving me a substance that I used, but I didn't knowingly take crack. Besides, crack wasn't illegal when my friend gave it to me" is exactly what Bode was talking about as needing examination. Bode is for liberalizing testing to only limit drugs 'harmful' to the athlete. He is just broaching the subject from an unconventional direction.
Oh, cut him a little slack. Skiiers are a protective bunch and he just got finshed being raked through the coals for being honest about what every skiier knows: getting loaded and skiing is fun AND dangerous: the perfect combo. So he's reacting poorly - it's unlikely he be at any of Barry or Lance's parties and he's just being sulky about having a bad rep when these two guys are walking around. Mental note: Never, ever question the integrity of Lance. It's like calling Brett Favre a kiddie-toucher in downtown Green Bay. Wait, does Green Bay even have a downtown? (and no, Arby's does not count.)
>Mental note: Never, ever question the integrity of Lance. Very true. There's many a discussion about Lance on various online cycling forums that turn *very* ugly. Regardless of my opinion of him or of doping in pro cycling, the fact is that Lance is a one-of-a-kind talent and certainly the best cyclist to have ever ridden in the Tour de France. Being a cancer survivor on top of that makes him a legend and a source of inspiration to others - that's good stuff. As for Bode - perhaps he needs to take more/less bong hits :)
Yeah, we've got Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, and Bode Miller in the same thread. Now if we could just work Terrell Owens in here somehow, we'd have a perfect storm.
Yeah, we've got Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, and Bode Miller in the same thread. Now if we could just work Terrell Owens in here somehow, we'd have a perfect storm. Pete Rose bets you $50 that his inclusion would cause a bigger ruckus.
Roger Clemens raises Pete Rose to 100$.
Hey, if we're throwing money on the table, I'll take O.J. to block. Shit, he'd kill for that kind of money.
