tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642821992617250048.post621188045612704885..comments2024-03-28T00:15:25.354-07:00Comments on That 1980s Sports Blog: The Dirtiest Race in HistoryThat 1980s Sports Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862978693090783638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642821992617250048.post-29685807776705954282023-01-05T18:28:38.019-08:002023-01-05T18:28:38.019-08:00The book is a fantastic read. Even though we all k...The book is a fantastic read. Even though we all know the outcome, the drama from page to page is palpable. Looking back, it was as clear as anything that Johnson was more pumped up than the Michelin Man but I was devastated as I had no time for Lewis (or most American athletes) back then. Well, maybe still now too…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642821992617250048.post-41330438198809492752013-10-30T09:24:24.973-07:002013-10-30T09:24:24.973-07:00Calvin Smith and Robson da Silva were the only two...Calvin Smith and Robson da Silva were the only two in the race who were never tainted with allegations of drug-related issuesThat 1980s Sports Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862978693090783638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642821992617250048.post-80386171592633706402013-10-30T09:10:47.361-07:002013-10-30T09:10:47.361-07:00Would I be right in saying that of the 8 finalists...Would I be right in saying that of the 8 finalists in Seoul, only Calvin Smith was never implicated in some form of drugs related shenanigans during the course of their respective careers?Roarsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642821992617250048.post-76793396583589220422013-10-17T13:21:47.251-07:002013-10-17T13:21:47.251-07:00"I've just been handed a piece of paper w..."I've just been handed a piece of paper which if it's right, it'll be the most dramatic story out of these Olympics perhaps any others". <br /> - Des Lynam's immortal line on the BBC.<br /><br />Moore's book is a fascinating read. I'm a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to being anti-drugs in sport (certain unbelievable physical feats in a certain sport over recent years have had me stroking my chin suspiciously) yet somehow Johnson seems to come out of the whole story as more sympathetic than Lewis, who has always struck me as being quite arrogant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com