Not to mention how exactly are they supposed to capitalize on his presence if he entered at the last minute.
edndana wrote: > > Agreed. I have always had respect for Kingdom, but my estimation of him > just went down a couple notches (assuming of course the story is true). > > Kudos to the meet organizers for sticking to their policy. There is no > "principle" here on Kingdom's part - he tried to get last minute entry into > the meet and he shouldn't be expecting any consideration at all. If he > indeed is giving up a last minute chance to qualify because he feels he is > owed something, then he is obviously not as committed to making the team as > one would have guessed. > > Perhaps there is more to the story, > > - Ed Parrot > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:31 AM > Subject: t-and-f: Re: [masterstf] Kingdom denied entry at meet > > > > How do some people treat a two-time Olympic champion? > > > > > > Don't ask. Check out this incredible/horrible story: > > > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04178/337949.stm > > > > > Well, I think he should've just paid the entry fee. It was his own > > decision. This isn't a "horror" story. I'm sure he'll get over it. > > > > bob. > > > > > >
