What about White ?

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GH, what happens now to all of Kelli White's rankings, since all of her competitive results since Dec. 15, 2000, have been disqualified ?

[gh]

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When retroactive suspensions are announced we go back and recast the Rankings to reflect those dockings.

[Tvarish]

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Mr. Hill, Is this suspension totally out of the blue or was it expected? I hadnt heard much about her case recently.

[Realist]

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And what happens when TFN "recasts" all these rankings? Do all the athletes who lost the bonus money that Nike and the other shoe companies pay out relative to the TFN rankings then go after the people like White who appeared ahead of them and shouldn't have? Talk about cans of worms! Oh yes, that's another thread.

[EPelle]

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Leichtathletik:

"Ich habe nicht nur mich selbst, sondern auch meine Familie, meine Freunde und meinen Sport betrogen. Es tut mir leid, dass ich so schlechte Entscheidungen getroffen habe."

"I have cheated not only myself, but also my family, my friends and my sport. I am sorry that I have made so bad decisions."

[BCBaroo]

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Am I alone in respecting how forthright Kelly has become. In this day and age where soooo many people are being accused, it's nice to finally hear an athlete 'fess up. Even if it is almost a year after the fact.

Truth be told. If I could've taken something and thought it wasn't illegal AND that would've made me world champion...I would've done it. No doubt in my mind.

[EPelle]

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INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field on Wednesday named Torri Edwards the 2003 USA outdoor champion in the women’s 100 and 200 meters. She joins Bershawn Jackson in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, John Godina in the men’s shot put and Anna Mahon in the women’s hammer throw as newly named winners at the 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

http://usatf.org/news/showRelease.asp?a ... -05-19.xml

[mrbowie]

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BcBaroo--

The words used by Kelli White in her post-suspension talk are the right ones, no doubt.

And she was contrite, which isimportant.

This will help set the tone.

However, the idea of taking a performance enhancer and justifying it is a non starter as far I am concerned.

I have never understood the point of cheating in sport. Where is the self satisfaction in winning that way?

[The Kitchen Cynic]

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>Am I alone in respecting how forthright Kelly has become.<

You may be alone in falling for it. If you read the USADA release, you'll see that she intends to apply to the IAAF for early reinstatement. It's my guess that this contrition is part of her game plan.

[highjumpsteve]

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I do not know just what she said, but if she now " admits" her guilt, that means her statement of last summer that she took this stuff for sleep disorder was a LIE. No other word for it.

[marknhj]

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I'm taking her contriteness with a pinch of salt. Since she's also going to be a Federal witness I assume she perjured herself before the Grand Jury and was forced to make a deal to avoid qualifying for our "slammer team".

[basehead617]

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> I have never understood the point of cheating in sport. Where is the self satisfaction in winning that way?

when you're a professional athlete, i guess its not just self satisfaction at stake

[Asterix]

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>Am I alone in respecting how forthright Kelly has become. In this day and age
>where soooo many people are being accused, it's nice to finally hear an athlete
>'fess up. Even if it is almost a year after the fact.

My guess is you'd likely be alone. What is this whole idea of "respecting" someone who cheated, lied (and essentially stole from deserving athletes) and then decided to tell the truth when when presented with undenial facts? What about the respect all the clean athletes deserve? That's even worse than praising someone for losing weight when there are others who were smart enough never to have gained that poundage in the first place.

[Track fan]

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There isn't any self-satisfaction. But that's not the point in cheating, it's to win the glory at all cost. Maybe you can get some if you are paranoid and think all your rivals are doing it to?

[ycn]

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When I found out that USADA even had documentation of instructions for White's doping levels and schedule, I just had to shake my head.

My guess is that she knew that her goose was cooked. Next comes contrition and sorrow.

The eternal song of the indisputably guilty.