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So her being ill and needing the drug isn't a defence ?
So her being ill and needing the drug isn't a defence ?
bluewolf
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Yes, and OJ Simpson's glove didn't fit either!!!
If you genuinely think this was a drug prescribed by an ethical Doctor, purely to treat a medical condition then you must also believe in fairies and the Easter Bunny
hovis
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Yes, and OJ Simpson's glove didn't fit either!!!
Hilarious. Pmsl
Bunkermagnet
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Do you really think a young, physically fit person who partakes of a high cardiovascualr sport would have circulation problems? If you read the article it states WADA have been watching this drug for a year, but also that the Germans noted it with their drugs busting of the Russian athletes.
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Yes, and OJ Simpson's glove didn't fit either!!!
If you genuinely think this was a drug prescribed by an ethical Doctor, purely to treat a medical condition then you must also believe in fairies and the Easter Bunny
Is there any proof to suggest otherwise right now in her specific case ?
Lots of guilty calls coming out so far without a lot of information but what she has said - yes other people have lied but does that mean everyone must treated as lying and they are guilty until innocent ?
She said she took the drug because of health issues - right now where is the proof to claim she is lying ?
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Have there been cases of young physical fit sportsmen or women having heart or circulation problems ?
How many have died in their 20's from a heart issue ?
fundy
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usual treatment with this drug for heart problems is 4-6 weeks, shes been taking it for 10 years
bluewolf
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This isn't a court of law. It's a forum. On which we can post opinions. My opinion is that she's a cheat. I don't believe that she was prescribed it ethically. It's cheating.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35754677
I don't know if anyone has posted this article yet but it is very strong. A journalist who has seen too many of these to be taken in by the excuses and demeanor. I suspect the more people ask her questions the less strength there is to her case.
I don't know if anyone has posted this article yet but it is very strong. A journalist who has seen too many of these to be taken in by the excuses and demeanor. I suspect the more people ask her questions the less strength there is to her case.
Bunkermagnet
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I don't know Phil, but then however many there have been I doubt many were professional tennis players.
Beezerk
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And she lives in the USA where this particular drug isn't available/sanctioned by the FDA.
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Is there a difference between a tennis player and a footballer ?
I'm not sure when it comes it heart issues the sport matters
hovis
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I agree with this. I worked at one of the country's most popular gyms and have been around top athletes, footballers, boxers and even cricketers. One thing i can say is ALL of them study with great care the "ingredient label'' on everything they buy from the supplement section. they usually have the supplement in one hand and their I phone in the other studying a list of banned substances.
She didn't know it was banned my arse
If it was genuinely for a heart condition then she would get an exemption for it. No board is going to put someones life in danger.
Bunkermagnet
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Then I would be so bold as to suggest that you're either playing devils advocate or just plain blinkered.
This is not about an undiscovered heart condition but about someone using a drug that has limited availability, isn't sanctioned elsewhere and has dubious effects on that persons endurance abilities.
She knew what she was doing, and has been caught out just as Armstrong was. She is a cheat end of.
FairwayDodger
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To be fair, the part of her story that I believe is that she missed it being added to the banned list. Sadly, I'm with those who think she could only have been taking this for its performance enhancing properties; taking advantage of the fact it previously wasn't banned.
hovis
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When a substance is being added to a banned list they first calculate the half life of that drug and its detection time. Athletes under this body are given prior warning that the ban is going to happen thus warning them to stop the drug or disclose that they require it for medical reasons. They cant just ban a substance on monday and expect clean urine on a Tuesday. It has to be fair.
Maybe she did miss the multiple warnings but with a team around her that are invested in her success then i doubt something so trivial got through the net
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FairwayDodger
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I get that she had ample warning and should have known but if you accept she was taking advantage of its previously legal status she'd be stupid to keep taking it knowing it was being banned. It does beggar belief that a top sportsperson taking regular medicine doesn't check for that medicine on each update of the banned list.
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My wife checked every single time she went to take a pill - a load of cold and flu remedies are banned ( Benlyin being one ) and the were updated nearly on a weekly basis and sometimes the naming on the list doesn't connect to a name on the shelf. It was a nightmare for her.
