i wish you luck dealing with all those. my main point, as i'm sure you twigged, is that being rational is not always as straightforward as it might sound. i too don't have a great issue with drug use, but also, while conceding that livermore was indeed lucky, i believe rules should be applied with compassion, and this is one of the reasons i find wada so utterly abhorrent.
Thank you. And you're correct, one failed suicide attempt and being on the brink of another is proof of my mental health issues having an adverse effect on my rationality. I think both we as a club and Livermore himself are very lucky the FA showed compassion in his situation. Another organisation might not have been and whilst the FA get a bit of flack here and there, it's a generally decent footballing institution when you compare it with the other bodies.
Clear vendetta here, particularly as you've ignored the person who called Russians cheats earlier in the thread. Racism? Get a grip. Hope you're doing well Charlie.
Correct. A vendetta against Eastern European business, Eastern European R&D, Eastern European Bio-Pharm Industry all alongside her continuous vendetta against men.
As it's made in Latvia then we can narrow it down to my intense hatred of Latvian business/Bio-Pharm industry and Latvian R & D. Along with all Latvian men associated with all the above Latvian industries. Bastards.
Shazza responds... "Today with their decision of a two year suspension, the ITF tribunal unanimously concluded that what I did was not intentional. "The tribunal found that I did not seek treatment from my doctor for the purpose of obtaining a performance enhancing substance. The ITF spent tremendous amounts of time and resources trying to prove I intentionally violated the anti-doping rules and the tribunal concluded I did not. "You need to know that the ITF asked the tribunal to suspend me for four years – the required suspension for an intentional violation -- and the tribunal rejected the ITF’s position." "While the tribunal concluded correctly that I did not intentionally violate the anti-doping rules, I cannot accept an unfairly harsh two-year suspension. The tribunal, whose members were selected by the ITF, agreed that I did not do anything intentionally wrong, yet they seek to keep me from playing tennis for two years. I will immediately appeal the suspension portion of this ruling to CAS, the Court of Arbitration for Sport. "I have missed playing tennis and I have missed my amazing fans, who are the best and most loyal fans in the world. I have read your letters. I have read your social media posts and your love and support has gotten me through these tough days. I intend to stand for what I believe is right and that’s why I will fight to be back on the tennis court as soon as possible."
The highest paid, or close to, female athlete. Job essentials... Pay someone to make sure you don't **** up the drug rule, whilst taking everything you can that's legal. Epic fail. Deserved ban.
I wonder if she has stopped taking the drug in question? She said she took it due to her family history for predisposition to certain diseases. If she has stopped taking it then does this mean she doesn't need to take it at all for these reasons? If she is adamant that she did need to take it then is she now putting tennis above her own health as she seemed pretty clear that she needed to take this drug for the past 10 years? Or was she maybe telling a few porkies? Would be interesting to know that when she finally gives up competative tennis if she also stops taking the drug! Hhhmm.
I did miss Shazza in the French Open final on Saturday, that Muguroza is certainly no oil painting and then you have the Williams beast... I hope this sentence is shortened for her I can't see how 2 years is an appropriate punishment really seems a bit draconian in this case
