I don't disagree with you, it just seems like that era was particularly dirty in hindsight. Clearly sprinting has had it's issues since then....which is why part of me is waiting for Usain Bolt to inevitably fail a test. Not really fair to Bolt, as he has never failed one, but with the sports history it's hard not to be skeptical of anyone with success.
I do love the 100m though....it's one of the best parts of the Olympics. Donovan Baileys performance in Atlanta was just as exciting as Johnson in Seoul.
I always liked Donovan.
I will say that of the two, Johnson's is burned into my brain more.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
I don't disagree with you, it just seems like that era was particularly dirty in hindsight. Clearly sprinting has had it's issues since then....which is why part of me is waiting for Usain Bolt to inevitably fail a test. Not really fair to Bolt, as he has never failed one, but with the sports history it's hard not to be skeptical of anyone with success.
I do love the 100m though....it's one of the best parts of the Olympics. Donovan Baileys performance in Atlanta was just as exciting as Johnson in Seoul.
I always felt Bailey's win in Atlanta served as redemption for Canadians for the events in Seoul. I remember the stupid questions Bailey had to answer after the win about being a Jamaican born Canadian sprinter, obviously alluding to Ben Johnson.
Does anyone anywhere, even Americans, think that Johnson was actually inured running that 150m run?
The thing that got to me was that after the Olympics, Michael Johnson was going on talk shows and being introduced as the fastest man in the world. There are no bounds to the American hype machine.
Being only 5 at the time, I do remember the controversy of Johnson losing the gold medal. But I didn't realize the extent of the rivalry with Lewis. The 30 for 30 is a good watch for anyone interested.
