
Originally Posted by
christopher leigh
I'm really not cynical or bitter. Last night I got tremendous joy from watching, start to finish, Tom Daley take bronze in the diving; nearly as much as that big juicy steak I was telling vegan about. I didn't see the Men's triathlon but my other half told me the Brownlees performed brilliantly so well done to them.
After saying all that however I can't sit back and say nothing whilst a big fraud is being perpertrated. 25 years ago a talented sprinter called Ben Johnson burned the field to run 9.83 in the 100m. Most of those who knew it was dodgy didn't say a word but Carl Lewis spoke out and was branded as a 'bothersome, muttering cynic' in all likelyhood. A year later Johnson ran 9.79 and tested positive at Seoul. Today we have Bolt - another talented sprinter stumbling out of the blocks and running 9.6.
So we're presented with the idea that one talented sprinter without anabolic steroids can run much faster than another talented sprinter on anabolic steroids. Well I say I don't believe it. If that makes me a 'bothersome, muttering cynic,' then I'll take my big juicy steak and eat it.......with Carl Lewis!