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E.J. Ladies Man
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu
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Posted: Oct 09, 2012 6:26 pm Post subject: 30 for 30 9.79 |
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Searched for the other 30 for 30 thread and it didn't come up??? Anyway....great show. Use to think Ben Johnson was a douche, now think he is okay... Use to think Carl Lewis was okay, now think he's a doper.... |
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microman PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 5377
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Posted: Oct 09, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: 30 for 30 9.79 |
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E.J. wrote: | Searched for the other 30 for 30 thread and it didn't come up??? Anyway....great show. Use to think Ben Johnson was a douche, now think he is okay... Use to think Carl Lewis was okay, now think he's a doper.... |
I still remember that race as a kid and how everyone in Canada was celebrating Johnson's win and then that huge letdown when it came out a few days later that he tested positive for steroids. It's often been said/alleged that everyone on that starting line was "doping" but Johnson was the only one dumb enough to get caught. |
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jgriffith Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 1454 City: Boerne
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Posted: Oct 10, 2012 5:04 am Post subject: |
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I still have the Broke episode on the DVR, was that one any good? It is amazing to me how people can run through money like they do. |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Oct 10, 2012 5:14 am Post subject: |
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The Broke episode was good. It really shows how these guys are set up for financial failure and how thier personalities (risk / reward) plays into it. _________________ Work SUX! |
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: Oct 10, 2012 8:39 am Post subject: |
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One of the best pieces of information for me came out of that scandal. In HS there were several guys that didn't want to come to summer conditioning/weight training for football because they "didn't want to get bulky and lose their speed" . I started working with a speed/agility coach my sophomore year, and somehow it was brought up and he pointed out that Ben Johnson was a bulky mofo on steroids when he won the 100M.
I went home, grabbed a copy of the Sports Illustrated where he was on the cover, cut it out and put it up on the wall of the weight room. I got a bunch more guys to turn out, and for years that picture on the cover was on the wall of the weight room to bust the misconception. _________________
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jason_ssr Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4054 City: Dallas, Tx
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Posted: Oct 10, 2012 10:58 am Post subject: |
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I thought it was great. So cool to hear it from those guys themselves. Interesting info.
Broke was great too. _________________ TONA
My avatar is NOT a pic of me! HAHA! |
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