A number of my friends — especially my Trojan friends — will be competing in this year’s Olympic Trials, plus a few classmates. I marvel at the opportunity the few will have to travel to Beijing for the Olympic Games and experience the ‘Beijing Pride’ that I witnessed. My own Read more…
On my blog, I have talked a lot about athletes who have participated in negative activities or have been labeled as being “PR Nightmares.” I came across this interesting post that was on Fox Sports that listed the top ten athletes that were considered to be “Human Train Wrecks.” Some Read more…
When I was competing at a track and field athlete at both Florida and USC, the main sponsor for our uniforms, shoes, and warmups was Nike– so that is what I would have to wear. But, if it was my decision– I would want to be sponsored by Under Armour. Read more…
It seems that Dwain Chambers is working overtime to see if he can get back in competing for Great Britain in time to compete in the upcoming Olympics. But there are people that say that this situation regarding Chambers will “cause more damage” than anything else. Chambers received a lifetime Read more…
It was reported in various media outlets today that Oscar Pistorius, an amputee runner from South Africa, won the right to be able to compete in the Beijing Olympics. Critics felt that Pistorius had somewhat of an “advantage” with his runner blades. Hmm– let’s see– people thought that Pistorius had Read more…