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Bode Miller Apology
Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. I
have to say, I'm surprised. Not as a reflection on Bode Miller, pro or con, I'm just surprised that he apologized. I guess I wasn't expecting it; maybe because it hadn't crossed my mind that it was necessary. Now the cynic in me wonders if his apology was personal, sincere, and heartfelt (I still don't recognize the need for him to apologize) or was he responding to pressure from sponsors. |
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Bryan wrote:
Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. I have to say, I'm surprised. Not as a reflection on Bode Miller, pro or con, I'm just surprised that he apologized. I guess I wasn't expecting it; maybe because it hadn't crossed my mind that it was necessary. Now the cynic in me wonders if his apology was personal, sincere, and heartfelt (I still don't recognize the need for him to apologize) or was he responding to pressure from sponsors. Is there a URL for the apology? I'd like to read what he thinks he's apologizing for. -- To reply by email remove "_nospam" |
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Chuck wrote:
Bryan wrote: Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. I have to say, I'm surprised. Not as a reflection on Bode Miller, pro or con, I'm just surprised that he apologized. I guess I wasn't expecting it; maybe because it hadn't crossed my mind that it was necessary. Now the cynic in me wonders if his apology was personal, sincere, and heartfelt (I still don't recognize the need for him to apologize) or was he responding to pressure from sponsors. Is there a URL for the apology? I'd like to read what he thinks he's apologizing for. Try http://news.google.com/news?q=bode+miller+apology&hl=en&edition=usa&ie=UT F-8&scoring=d Here's an article on it from that search: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1499416 |
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Bryan wrote:
Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. I have to say, I'm surprised. Not as a reflection on Bode Miller, pro or con, I'm just surprised that he apologized. I guess I wasn't expecting it; maybe because it hadn't crossed my mind that it was necessary. I think it hadn't crossed most people's minds that it was necessary, outside of certain uptight members of the American public and certain mucketymucks at USSA. I can't imagine a European thinking the whole business was anything but a stupid joke. On skiracing.com they had a couple of comments from Raich and Strobl to the effect of, "So what's the big deal?" Now the cynic in me wonders if his apology was personal, sincere, and heartfelt (I still don't recognize the need for him to apologize) or was he responding to pressure from sponsors. I doubt it was sponsors, really. I suspect it was in some measure pressure from Marolt, and maybe a more personal plea from his coaches: come on, guy, we know you could chuck it all tomorrow and be fine with it, but it would make things a lot better for _us_ if we had a good showing at this Olympics... Anyway, no one will ever know but the flies on the wall, and they're not talking. But it's interesting to note just what he apologized _for_, which was not what the stick-up-the-butt crowd were ready to tar and feather him for. It didn't seem like the apology came hard for Bode, and Marolt seemed fine with it too. So, yeah, I'd say they found some kind of middle ground that everyone could be okay with, and like you, I'm surprised that they were able to do that. |
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"Chuck" wrote in message
news Bryan wrote: Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. I have to say, I'm surprised. Not as a reflection on Bode Miller, pro or con, I'm just surprised that he apologized. I guess I wasn't expecting it; maybe because it hadn't crossed my mind that it was necessary. Now the cynic in me wonders if his apology was personal, sincere, and heartfelt (I still don't recognize the need for him to apologize) or was he responding to pressure from sponsors. Is there a URL for the apology? I'd like to read what he thinks he's apologizing for. -- To reply by email remove "_nospam" http://tinyurl.com/ctbeh |
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Bryan wrote:
Bode Miller apologized for his comments regarding drinking and skiing. Pity. He should have told them to get stuffed. -- ant |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
I doubt it was sponsors, really. I suspect it was in some measure pressure from Marolt, and maybe a more personal plea from his coaches: come on, guy, we know you could chuck it all tomorrow and be fine with it, but it would make things a lot better for _us_ if we had a good showing at this Olympics... Marolt was getting "swamped" with phone calls from angry sponsors and donors. http://tinyurl.com/d4lnm -- To reply by email remove "_nospam" |
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Chuck wrote:
Mary Malmros wrote: I doubt it was sponsors, really. I suspect it was in some measure pressure from Marolt, and maybe a more personal plea from his coaches: come on, guy, we know you could chuck it all tomorrow and be fine with it, but it would make things a lot better for _us_ if we had a good showing at this Olympics... Marolt was getting "swamped" with phone calls from angry sponsors and donors. So he says. No numbers and no names, there. By the way, Chuck, howzabout that Bode Miller skiing drunk, huh? He said "wasted" so it meant "drunk", right? |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
Chuck wrote: Mary Malmros wrote: I doubt it was sponsors, really. I suspect it was in some measure pressure from Marolt, and maybe a more personal plea from his coaches: come on, guy, we know you could chuck it all tomorrow and be fine with it, but it would make things a lot better for _us_ if we had a good showing at this Olympics... Marolt was getting "swamped" with phone calls from angry sponsors and donors. So he says. No numbers and no names, there. By the way, Chuck, howzabout that Bode Miller skiing drunk, huh? He said "wasted" so it meant "drunk", right? Have you actually read his apology? Or are you just trying to interpret his words for us again? -- To reply by email remove "_nospam" |
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Chuck wrote:
Mary Malmros wrote: Chuck wrote: Mary Malmros wrote: I doubt it was sponsors, really. I suspect it was in some measure pressure from Marolt, and maybe a more personal plea from his coaches: come on, guy, we know you could chuck it all tomorrow and be fine with it, but it would make things a lot better for _us_ if we had a good showing at this Olympics... Marolt was getting "swamped" with phone calls from angry sponsors and donors. So he says. No numbers and no names, there. By the way, Chuck, howzabout that Bode Miller skiing drunk, huh? He said "wasted" so it meant "drunk", right? Have you actually read his apology? Or are you just trying to interpret his words for us again? I've read what was published (and I hardly think you're in a position to talk about interpreting words). I'll provide you with a quote, as follows: "I want to come straight out and apologize to my family and friends and also the people who have supported me along the way," said Miller. "Because of the way I made those comments in the 60 Minutes interview, it caused a lot of confusion and pain." Any words in there about skiing drunk? Any words you can find in the apology about skiing drunk? I'll also point you once again to the Denver Post column in which Bode made it clear he was talking about being hung over, not drunk. Now, if you can come up with something to refute all that, please do so. Otherwise, it might be past time for you to eat some words of your own. |
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