He has done the right thing.. He is part of the AUSTRALIAN team, not the Craig Stevens team. If he swam at Athens, he probably wouldnt even make the final. Now he has given Australia a chance at the gold medal. Sure, he puts in a lot of time & effort into training at some ungodly hour of the morning (probably the same time of morning that we decide what recovery to go to), but he knows he isnt as good as Thorpe, not yet at least.
he would have copped it before, during & after the Olympics if he hadnt pulled out. He still gets to swim in the relays with the chance of a medal, and has made some cash for selling his story.. a win win situation.

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LOL. Its not too obvious who has played sport competitive and who hasnt.


Its what seperates the best from the average and with stevens attitude he will always be average.

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Originally posted by jizza winning by default is the australian way! what craig stevens did, was UNAUSTRALIAN!!!

hahaha true, remember that speed ice skater guy stephen bradbury, who won because all the others fell over, point is he still won
As for the craig thing I think if it was anyone other then thorpe this would not of happened.

Stevens is a PUSSY!Probably never be a champion with a weak attitude like that.
What if Thorpe does the same again

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Originally posted by Paulie LOL. Its not too obvious who has played sport competitive and who hasnt. Its what seperates the best from the average and with stevens attitude he will always be average.

LOL is obious none of you have ever swum before. you need to understand the physical drain that swims put on you. especially if your doing a 1500 a 400 and a 200 in the space of a week. Each event has heats and then finals later on.

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Originally posted by doubleecho LOL is obious none of you have ever swum before. you need to understand the physical drain that swims put on you. especially if your doing a 1500 a 400 and a 200 in the space of a week. Each event has heats and then finals later on.

i cant swim

nah actually i applaud mr stevens, good on him for ensuring himself a place in the australian hall of fame, right next to greg norman and scott mcclaren for OUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN SOFTCOCKS.

i think its all too much effort anyway.

swimming is just too strenuous. why not stay home and watch tv?

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Considering he earnt the place by default, imagine the pressure he would have been put under to win. His personal best time wouldn't have got him into the finals and he was 20m+ back behind Hackett at the finishline of the trials.
When it came to the Olympics and he failed, everyone would have got on his back about why he should have stepped aside for Thorpe.

Now he can focus on his specialist event without the pressure of Australia haunting him for 6 months. Its not like he's not going to Athens anymore, he stepped aside for the best swimmer in history to swim in his best event.

It may be an individual race, but its still a team that takes part.

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Originally posted by Stu Considering he earnt the place by default, imagine the pressure he would have been put under to win. His personal best time wouldn't have got him into the finals and he was 20m+ back behind Hackett at the finishline of the trials. When it came to the Olympics and he failed, everyone would have got on his back about why he should have stepped aside for Thorpe. Now he can focus on his specialist event without the pressure of Australia haunting him for 6 months. Its not like he's not going to Athens anymore, he stepped aside for the best swimmer in history to swim in his best event. It may be an individual race, but its still a team that takes part.

didn't he still beat everyone else in the heat? thus earning his spot in the team? how do you know thorpe wouldnt have a shit day, or stuff up, or just lose anyway? would they still try and change the team?

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Yer, i at first thought, hey Thorpe you chump, u fall off and still get a place....

But i didnt realise that Stevens had 2 races, and only being in one, gives him a better chance in taking that one out.

Well, so the media and swimming ppl lead me to beleive.

Whatever...

I just hope Roy and HG are signed up for another installment of The Dream.

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Originally posted by gumble I just hope Roy and HG are signed up for another installment of The Dream.

Werd to that....

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Originally posted by waXology meh swimming

hahah id have to agree


but i do think he should not have given his well deserved spot over to someone else who fucked up, who knows miracles do happen and he could have won the gold for himself!

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