Warren said:
Well, yes they do, Serious athletes, Olympian and otherwise, are known to have dabbled in drink, recreational drugs, performance-enhancing drugs, smoking, nightclubs, nightclub brawls, sexual excapades, physical violence, scandals of different sorts, and a whole range of other sins, including the occasional junk food indulgence. Shocking? Maybe, but just another (darker) side of life, elite athletes included, with or without gold, silver or bronze medals.
Well, athletes are human too and they do the same things that other people do.
Except aside from all of those things, some of those elite athletes are really, really the work hard, play hard types. Not all, but some. I would expect many of them (the ones that have medals in mind) aren't thinking of much but the sport and their diet and their physicality because they know (or at least their coaches know) that an athlete for the Olympic games must have their 'A-game' in order - well, except for that Bodi Miller where his focus was wrecked by his own 'olympic level' partying and hanging out all hours. He messed himself up, yes I think sure he did.
Some others are probably really very focused to make the team, but who knows what goes on in their personal lives (unless they let everybody know somehow).
I guess if CW expects to at least make the cut (she probably will not unless by some miracle I think realistically because she has not been swimming consistently), she'd be better to have put the Albert thing aside completely and get super focused -- and she needs to reach deep to pull out whatever she has in her that allowed her to get to the games and to medal before. It's not over for her just yet if she's a superwoman, I think (I guess -- but then maybe I'm just a too little hopeful for her <meaning: feeling sorry for her>, it might just be too late for her to prove herself to the SA team, they've moved on, and she doesn't really have any other prospects outside of hanging onto Albert). She's also going to need a lot of good luck too. no recurring injuries, no distractions and so on.
I hope she is serious and not just trying to fool everybody because I'd like to see her swim in the games (wouldn't that be scream!?!). but then again, maybe that little article is a cover for her sneaking around with Albert thinking that nobody can put the pieces together because there are no definite pictures?
Maybe CW is trying the 'find-a-way-to swim-for-Monaco-route-since-SA-is-out-of-reach'? Maybe Albert is sponsoring her or trying to rally his rich friends to sponsor her quietly?
anyone think Albert's PR lady would let that happen that CW would swim for MC and would she be able & ready for the fallout if it did happen?
Maybe CW is still just pushing very hard to remain the mistress and stay in Alberts sights to keep from being pushed far out of the picture since we all know Albert can be fickle; he likes sports and if she can keep his attention now by continuing to play up her swimming/dream for '08 (not like it's fake or anything, she is an athlete after all), even if it doesn't get to the games, it cannot hurt to give it a try?
