Re: t-and-f: One tough lady

[Kebba Tolbert]

When did Bruny moan about having to compete at the nationals? This is from 
his post at the IAAF website:

In the end, I didn't run at the Canadian Championships. Of course I got 
some bad press. Some of the reporters thought that I was faking my injury. I 
really don't understand them. They like controversy.  I really didn't like 
the way they treated Donovan Bailey and myself.   It seems like whatever we 
try to do to help the sport, our country, to motivate young athletes etc., 
it's never enough.  Some of them are
always looking for controversy.  I am smart enough to separate the serious 
journalists from the rest.   I have been running the 100 metres since 1989, 
and this year was the first time I missed my trials because of injury.  
Sometimes I have the impression that people take us for puppies, who can 
entertain no matter what the problem is - just turn up and run fast!

As for Maurice, I really didn't hear him moaning too much either.


Kebba Tolbert ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Men's and Women's Jumps  Multis Coach
Syracuse University Track  Field




If my files are complete, that would be Stacy's 15th win in 17 meets since
January 1st. Seven of those wins were at heights better than the best of
any other athlete in the history of the event.

AND, although she had the defending champion's bye into the world
championship, she not only competed without complaint in the national
championships, she set a new world record in the process. An interesting
contrast to the moaning of Maurice Greene and Bruny Surin about being
expected to compete in their respective national meets, despite weary legs 
from their onerous schedules.






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Re: t-and-f: One tough lady

[Roger Ruth]

Earlier today, Kebba responded to my post with,

When did Bruny moan about having to compete at the nationals? This is from
his post at the IAAF website:

In the end, I didn't run at the Canadian Championships. Of course I got
some bad press. Some of the reporters thought that I was faking my injury. I
really don't understand them. They like controversy.  I really didn't like
the way they treated Donovan Bailey and myself.   It seems like whatever we
try to do to help the sport, our country, to motivate young athletes etc.,
it's never enough.  Some of them are
always looking for controversy.  I am smart enough to separate the serious
journalists from the rest.   I have been running the 100 metres since 1989,
and this year was the first time I missed my trials because of injury.
Sometimes I have the impression that people take us for puppies, who can
entertain no matter what the problem is - just turn up and run fast!

As for Maurice, I really didn't hear him moaning too much either.

How about complained instead of moaned about having to compete in their
national meets?

I'm sure that everybody on this list would know Greene's story. He has the
defending champion's bye into the world meet and complained that he
shouldn't have to run in the trials. Faced with the USATF ruling that he
must show up, he ran one heat and withdrew.

Some may not be familiar with Surin's somewhat parallel situation. Although
he did not have a bye into the world's, his argument was that as
demonstrably Canada's best, he should be an automatic team selection.
Athletics Canada didn't buy that, he didn't compete, and now complains that
he should have had a medical exemption. So far, Athletics Canada apparently
hasn't bought that, either. He's not on the current list of team members.
(See http://www.canoe.ca/AthcanNews/010624_edm.html.