Thread: Ben Johnson claiming he was set up

What a tool!
First he admits to it, and then over 20 years later says he was set up.

Originally Posted by KelJu

What a tool!
First he admits to it, and then over 20 years later says he was set up.

haha...yep..that's what i thought.

He's lying to sell his back and make some money. Rather obvious.

He has maintained over the years that what they detected and what he was taking were not the same. He has claimed that he was using stanozolol but switched to furazabol b/cc stanozolol made him tight. In fact he pulled a hamstring on stanozolol. So it might make sense that he was set up to be taking stan when that was the rumor since he tested positive for the substance but was on another.

Originally Posted by Glycomann

He has maintained over the years that what they detected and what he was taking were not the same. He has claimed that he was using stanozolol but switched to furazabol b/cc stanozolol made him tight. In fact he pulled a hamstring on stanozolol. So it might make sense that he was set up to be taking stan when that was the rumor since he tested positive for the substance but was on another.

Does it matter? He was taking it and then switched to something else. Either way, he was still taking something.

i ran the 800m @ a junior college and I sucked ass

1:57 seconds was my best time.

I wish I knew about steroids. I could have clocked a 151 at least

Originally Posted by NeilPearson

Does it matter? He was taking it and then switched to something else. Either way, he was still taking something.

If it's true it matters b/c it means that the IOC really is corrupted. Probably nearly 100% of track and field athletes take something. If that is so then anyone can be DQed at any time.

Ugh, He's already embarrassed the country once, I guess he feels like another round is in order.

Originally Posted by NeilPearson

Does it matter? He was taking it and then switched to something else. Either way, he was still taking something.

Originally Posted by Glycomann

If it's true it matters b/c it means that the IOC really is corrupted. Probably nearly 100% of track and field athletes take something. If that is so then anyone can be DQed at any time.

This.

I served five years in the U.S. military and received my honorable discharge, but I saw many drummed out of the service on drug charges. Was always suspicious of those urinalysis tests. Often enough they'd have all personnel pee in a cup and then there'd be the one or two who would exit the service over a "failed" test.

Who's to say the urine was even tested? The Navy could have easily predetermined who they wanted gone. I served in a collateral capacity in personnel and saw enough shady treatment of the enlisted members.

Originally Posted by irontime

Ugh, He's already embarrassed the country once, I guess he feels like another round is in order.

Disagree with this statement. Johnson did exactly what his country wanted him to do. Win.

And Marion Jones is in the same category in my book. She won gold medals, brought praise to the U.S. through her achievements on the track, and then was unceremoniously dumped in popular opinion for doing what 99% (a guess, of course) of her competitors had done as well.

I call bullshit.

Originally Posted by Curt James

Disagree with this statement. Johnson did exactly what his country wanted him to do. Win.

Not exactly what I was going after. I know that the rest of the guys in the race tested positive at one point or another. I'm saying he was an embarrasment for his actions afterwards. He basically went on to say that Canada forced him to take steroids, what a little bitch. I don't recall paying tax dollars to stick a pin in his ass, he's a pussy who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions, and what he's doing now just proves it more.

^No disagreement on that count. He should be totally unapologetic.

"I did what I did to be the best at this sport."

Originally Posted by Curt James

This.

I served five years in the U.S. military and received my honorable discharge, but I saw many drummed out of the service on drug charges. Was always suspicious of those urinalysis tests. Often enough they'd have all personnel pee in a cup and then there'd be the one or two who would exit the service over a "failed" test.

Who's to say the urine was even tested? The Navy could have easily predetermined who they wanted gone. I served in a collateral capacity in personnel and saw enough shady treatment of the enlisted members.

Great post Curt!

It is dangerous to blindly assume our government is right, we paint ourselves as being so pristine. When Washington, the CIA, NSA, and other secret avenues are doing there own thing.

I believe every guy in the 1988 100m dash was using banned substances so I feel for Ben Johnson, however him crying about it now just makes him look like a tool.