Michael Johnson is a real man

[Snoogans]

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3423121

"As difficult as it is, I will be returning it to the International Olympic Committee because I don't want it," Johnson wrote in a column in Tuesday's Daily Telegraph. "I feel cheated, betrayed and let down."

Pettigrew testified on May 22 at the trial of disgraced coach Trevor Graham in San Francisco that he had used banned performance-enhancing drugs throughout his long career. The testimony had been described earlier in the trial.

"The news that Antonio was scheduled to testify to having taken performance-enhancing drugs shocked me like no other drug-related story," Johnson wrote. "...He was someone I considered a friend."
"I know the medal was not fairly won and that it is dirty," Johnson wrote, "and so I have moved it from the location where I have always kept my medals because it doesn't belong there. And it doesn't belong to me."

Johnson vowed, though, that he would "not give up on this sport and the current group of young athletes like Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Tyson Gay, Christine Ohuruogu, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell.

"I will continue to support them but the difference is that now I can certainly understand why some fans may be hesitant to do so themselves."

[DolaMight]

he stinks at 150m. he has shitty steroid ridden quadriceps

[Snoogans]

he stinks at 150m. he has shitty steroid ridden quadriceps

Please. We all know his leg was fine, and he only pulled up cause that Juice head Donovan Bailey had an unfair advantage.

Plus Michael Johnson ran so fast against the Earth's rotation that time when backwards so he could buy a Mountain Dew. That makes him ok in my book.



Seriously though, its nice to see a guy not give a fuck about himself for once, like how all Marion Jones teammates are crying they should keep the medals. NO YOU SHOULDNT. It was a relay that you probably DONT WIN if one or more of the team wasnt juicing, so give back the medals, you dont deserve it

[ChrisTheCop]

Up until last night, I was anti-steroids.

Now I'm PRO.

I wonder why......................

[Snoogans]

It saddens me that with all the fever against steroids and steroid users, that this thread would only get 2 responses. Its gettin very close to where I may have to put in a call to some of my other professional athlete friends who post here to get Michael Johnson to show up....

[DolaMight]

I miss superraces.

[The Majik Man]

Steroid users are not majikal at all they lack all majikal ability and are simply cheaters
Micheal Johnson is very very majikal and a stand up guy with majikal running ability and majikal golden shoes

Stay majik

[weekapaugjz]

Seriously though, its nice to see a guy not give a fuck about himself for once, like how all Marion Jones teammates are crying they should keep the medals. NO YOU SHOULDNT. It was a relay that you probably DONT WIN if one or more of the team wasnt juicing, so give back the medals, you dont deserve it

im with you on this one snoogans. i think it is a very admirable thing johnson has done. hopefully it can set an example to younger athletes out there.

[Soupy_Dreck]

i wonder if he would say the same thing if it was his only olympic medal. its very easy to give back something that you have multiples of but what about those who only had that one shot at international fame? food for thought i guess...