Olympics Spot Sold For Cash - Nah
Give Craig Stevens a break. There was no way he was ever going to swim the 400m at the Olympics as soon as he qualified in another event. The public wanted him to give up his spot and the pressure would have been just too great.
So why not sell the story? He didn't sell his spot for cash - as he was never going to swim it regardless of the money. What he did do was use a situation which fell into his lap to make 60k+. Good on him.
The guy that comes out looking bad from all this is Thorpe. He could have been a hero and ruled out taking Stevens' spot on day one. Instead he effectively said the decision is not mine, it's up to Stevens - putting all the media pressure back on Craig. He wanted that spot and allowed the pressure to be put on his 'mate'.
So why not sell the story? He didn't sell his spot for cash - as he was never going to swim it regardless of the money. What he did do was use a situation which fell into his lap to make 60k+. Good on him.
The guy that comes out looking bad from all this is Thorpe. He could have been a hero and ruled out taking Stevens' spot on day one. Instead he effectively said the decision is not mine, it's up to Stevens - putting all the media pressure back on Craig. He wanted that spot and allowed the pressure to be put on his 'mate'.
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