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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Regarding Michael Wilbon's Aug. 20 Sports column, "Outrunning Everything, Except Public Cynicism," on what he characterized as the unfortunate suspicion that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt may be using performance-enhancing drugs:
In wondering whether Mr. Bolt is "clean," Mr. Wilbon cited astonishing performances turned in by sprinters who turned out to be juiced, including the disgraced Ben Johnson and Tim Montgomery. For those who follow track and field closely, though, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Montgomery weren't surprises: After strong but unspectacular years of sprinting, both suddenly piled on massive amounts of muscle and dropped their times by large amounts.
Mr. Bolt, on the other hand, was a phenomenon as a 16-year-old: He was raw and gangly, but his talent was obvious. More specifically, there's never been a sprinter before Mr. Bolt who could combine his unusual height (6'5") with such quickness. Matching Mr. Bolt against sprinters eight or 10 inches shorter is (as we're seeing) no match.
So rather than comparing Bolt to disgraced, juiced (5'8") sprinters like Mr. Johnson and Mr. Montgomery, let's compare him to Magic Johnson or LeBron James, who did the same thing Mr. Bolt has done: revolutionize their sport by combining power-forward size with point-guard quickness.
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Regarding Michael Wilbon's Aug. 20 Sports column, "Outrunning Everything, Except Public Cynicism," on what he characterized as the unfortunate suspicion that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt may be using performance-enhancing drugs:
In wondering whether Mr. Bolt is "clean," Mr. Wilbon cited astonishing performances turned in by sprinters who turned out to be juiced, including the disgraced Ben Johnson and Tim Montgomery. For those who follow track and field closely, though, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Montgomery weren't surprises: After strong but unspectacular years of sprinting, both suddenly piled on massive amounts of muscle and dropped their times by large amounts.
Mr. Bolt, on the other hand, was a phenomenon as a 16-year-old: He was raw and gangly, but his talent was obvious. More specifically, there's never been a sprinter before Mr. Bolt who could combine his unusual height (6'5") with such quickness. Matching Mr. Bolt against sprinters eight or 10 inches shorter is (as we're seeing) no match.
So rather than comparing Bolt to disgraced, juiced (5'8") sprinters like Mr. Johnson and Mr. Montgomery, let's compare him to Magic Johnson or LeBron James, who did the same thing Mr. Bolt has done: revolutionize their sport by combining power-forward size with point-guard quickness.
MIKE MORIARTY
McLean
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