i completely agree with you there. Stupid move to knowingly ruin your future income stream like that. Not like you can make millions in swim meets. BFD= big F**king deal.
They are all dangerous. The most important factor in driving is reaction time. How quickly can you hit the brake when that kid runs out in front of you. Can you avoid the idiot in your lane coming around the curve? If you are buzzing on Bud Lite or mellowed by a doobie or yakking about nothing on the phone, chances are you will get in trouble in an emergency. In other words, regardless of the degree of difficulty, they are all bad and I'd prefer not to share the road with people who are less than sharp.
I agree with SabanFan... I just want to play "Red" in this conversation and say prove it.:grin: Not to be an ass, I just think it would be an interesting read.
As far as IQ, I have wondered if he is syndromic for a while. As a pediatrician, I have noticed that he has a long, thin face, prominent ears, a long, slender body with long fingers. These are hallmark findings for several syndromes, some of which are assoc. w/ low IQ. Just interesting, not much to do about it at this point. Certainly, smoking pot will enhance any IQ deficiency. As far as marijuana is concerned, I remember when I was at LSU, just about every swimmer I met smoked pot. Many lived in Hatcher/Hodges, so I got to know quite a few. I rationalized that swimming was an individual, somewhat lonely sport with everything riding on trial times, so somewhat pressure filled, and the pot served as a outlet. Don't know if in fact pot circulates amongst the serious swimming crowd or not, just an observation that I made at LSU. I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case for many competitive swimmers, however.
i have no idea. but one of the biggest smokers i used to know was on the tulane swim team at the time.
maybe when you're sport is that boring, you need something to do to make it all meaningful. :yelwink2:
he can get endorsements from high times magazine, chong bongs, maybe mark emery, norml the national organization for reforming marijuana laws. i think its pretty cool that an olympian medalist, especially someone who dominated is a pot head. it gives me hope that one day they will see that marijuana laws are stupid.
