Friday, September 10, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
ETIQUETTE
(pronounced [,eti'ket]) is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.
I have been seeing many different people talking about proper "etiquette" when it comes to certain things like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and many other social sites and businesses. Now I have never been one to tell anyone how to live they life. I will most likely always comment on something that may seem strange and might go, "what in the hell..." or I may even laugh at something but never one to just be like, "ok everyone you need to start living your life like this..."
I neven have a problem with people that try to tell you what to believe in as far as religious beliefs, how to pray, who to pray to and all that. I am the first to tell you I am not the most holy person on Earth & I know some people are going to have a problem with what I am about to type but bare with me...I think some religious people need to take a step back on how they praise their beliefs towards other people. Who are you to tell me how I should praise? I honestly think that someones beliefs should not be any of my business unless they share it with me. Now after they share that is something different but I am still not one to judge.
Example:
Person 1 - Hey miss how are you doing?
Person 2 - Oh I am just so blessed this morning. Jesus woke me up and he is just so wonderful...(and then follows a 10 minute conversation)
Sometimes people just seem to take it too far to me...I dont know maybe its just me
Now I am straight forward when it comes to most things that go down in life with religious beliefs, how you carry yourself, what you do for a living, sexual preference and things like that. This is what I always say..."Respect me & I will respect you." Its just that simple to me. I have always believed that if you want something you first have to give something. So if I give respect then I expect it back and if you show it to me then you will sure enough get it back.
Back to my original point...Etiquette. If you have a business and you running it the way you want and you are being successful, then that is just great! If you have a business and its going well and you see someone else with a similar business that isnt going as well as yours is...Mind your damn business! (pun is intended) The last thing someone wants to hear is how someone else doing what they doing is doing so much better. However...if they come to you and ask you a question or two about how they could improve then thats different. That is someone in search of improvement. By all means lend a hand. Now that doesnt mean if you see someone doing something that might be harmful to themselves that you shouldnt go to them. All my true friends know and I tell them...If you see me messing up or doing something that might seem a bit off or harmful to me (cause sometimes I do go a little to far) pull me to the side and say something. If we on that level then by all means you have the right to slap me upside the head and say get it together fool!
I just have an issue with people that just voluntarily try to tell random people how they should be doing something. I have had it happen to me on numerous times and I look at people with that "Who in the f--- are you?!" Not to say people arent trying to help because I know sometimes thats most of the time all it is. Some people just have a way of coming off like they so much better then you when they explaining something. If I was approached by Bill Gates & a regular person off the streets who you think I am listening to first?
Quite simple people...have your stuff in order for you first and foremost. Sometimes its not quite proper "etiquette" its just someone trying to act like they no every damn thing.
I have been seeing many different people talking about proper "etiquette" when it comes to certain things like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and many other social sites and businesses. Now I have never been one to tell anyone how to live they life. I will most likely always comment on something that may seem strange and might go, "what in the hell..." or I may even laugh at something but never one to just be like, "ok everyone you need to start living your life like this..."
I neven have a problem with people that try to tell you what to believe in as far as religious beliefs, how to pray, who to pray to and all that. I am the first to tell you I am not the most holy person on Earth & I know some people are going to have a problem with what I am about to type but bare with me...I think some religious people need to take a step back on how they praise their beliefs towards other people. Who are you to tell me how I should praise? I honestly think that someones beliefs should not be any of my business unless they share it with me. Now after they share that is something different but I am still not one to judge.
Example:
Person 1 - Hey miss how are you doing?
Person 2 - Oh I am just so blessed this morning. Jesus woke me up and he is just so wonderful...(and then follows a 10 minute conversation)
Sometimes people just seem to take it too far to me...I dont know maybe its just me
Now I am straight forward when it comes to most things that go down in life with religious beliefs, how you carry yourself, what you do for a living, sexual preference and things like that. This is what I always say..."Respect me & I will respect you." Its just that simple to me. I have always believed that if you want something you first have to give something. So if I give respect then I expect it back and if you show it to me then you will sure enough get it back.
Back to my original point...Etiquette. If you have a business and you running it the way you want and you are being successful, then that is just great! If you have a business and its going well and you see someone else with a similar business that isnt going as well as yours is...Mind your damn business! (pun is intended) The last thing someone wants to hear is how someone else doing what they doing is doing so much better. However...if they come to you and ask you a question or two about how they could improve then thats different. That is someone in search of improvement. By all means lend a hand. Now that doesnt mean if you see someone doing something that might be harmful to themselves that you shouldnt go to them. All my true friends know and I tell them...If you see me messing up or doing something that might seem a bit off or harmful to me (cause sometimes I do go a little to far) pull me to the side and say something. If we on that level then by all means you have the right to slap me upside the head and say get it together fool!
I just have an issue with people that just voluntarily try to tell random people how they should be doing something. I have had it happen to me on numerous times and I look at people with that "Who in the f--- are you?!" Not to say people arent trying to help because I know sometimes thats most of the time all it is. Some people just have a way of coming off like they so much better then you when they explaining something. If I was approached by Bill Gates & a regular person off the streets who you think I am listening to first?
Quite simple people...have your stuff in order for you first and foremost. Sometimes its not quite proper "etiquette" its just someone trying to act like they no every damn thing.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
When Keeping It Professional Goes Wrong
I saw an Ex-girlfriend of mine post something on Facebook that made me laugh and shake my head at the same time. However it was interesting at the same time because she always tried to make me out to be such a Facebook heathen. It was in reference to what people have on their Facebook pages and if they cared about what people thought of them based on that.
Well for me its real simple and has always been. It depends on what you using Facebook for. For example:
1) If you use it to chat with friends and to have a good time well then cool. Put up all the silly youtube links, photos, quotes and etc. Say what you want and live it up.
2) If you use it to do networking and business type things then by all means keep it business like. Nothing personal in your life should be used on that page just strictly business.
It is and has always been funny to see someone that always thinks they know more then the next person but yet make no sense at all sometimes. Notice how I said this person is an "Ex-Girlfriend right? She actually dumped me which turned out to be the best thing that she could have done me because it was going to happen anyway just in due time. She saved me time in my life, THANK YOU MUCH!
But I am getting away from my point...
And the point I wanted to touch though was it seems to me there are a lot of people out there that are always quick to judge someone else before looking at themselves. Now I know that there are some people that tell me I always judge people when it comes to performance enhancing drugs. Indeed I do talk all kinds of stuff about people that take drugs to enhance performance illegally and that is because I never went that route. I am not perfect in life but I am perfect on that topic. So on that topic I am without sin & casting stones all over the place! John 8:7
Well for me its real simple and has always been. It depends on what you using Facebook for. For example:
1) If you use it to chat with friends and to have a good time well then cool. Put up all the silly youtube links, photos, quotes and etc. Say what you want and live it up.
2) If you use it to do networking and business type things then by all means keep it business like. Nothing personal in your life should be used on that page just strictly business.
It is and has always been funny to see someone that always thinks they know more then the next person but yet make no sense at all sometimes. Notice how I said this person is an "Ex-Girlfriend right? She actually dumped me which turned out to be the best thing that she could have done me because it was going to happen anyway just in due time. She saved me time in my life, THANK YOU MUCH!
But I am getting away from my point...
And the point I wanted to touch though was it seems to me there are a lot of people out there that are always quick to judge someone else before looking at themselves. Now I know that there are some people that tell me I always judge people when it comes to performance enhancing drugs. Indeed I do talk all kinds of stuff about people that take drugs to enhance performance illegally and that is because I never went that route. I am not perfect in life but I am perfect on that topic. So on that topic I am without sin & casting stones all over the place! John 8:7
Monday, August 9, 2010
My Talent + Haters = Broken Collar Bone
Seems as though you can't be better then regular people anymore and just try to enjoy some recreational activities. I have been playing flag football for years and never have I been hated on more then I was yesterday.
Sports for me now are just a way to get away from the everyday stresses of life and I just like to have fun from time to time. Before when I was getting paid to perform on the track it was about business. Seems as though some people take flag football a little more serious then it should be.
Here is the run down of what happen...
My team was playing a game and we were on offense. I am spread out wide and my route was a "Go Route" straight down the side line. I was being covered by a guy who I knew that I could run by. He was about 7 yards off the line and when the ball was snapped I took off on my route. He started back pedaling and when I got next to him he turned to run with me. My QB knows that if he sees me running at full speed no one should be able to keep up with me so let the ball go! He did just that and when he did the defense yelled "ball" so the defender would know to look for the ball. He obviously knew he was beat so he stepped on my heals not once but "TWICE" to try and keep me from catching the ball. So at about my full speed I hit the grown and tried to turn and land on my back but didnt quite make it. Oh and let me not leave out that I didnt even get the penalty. Referee took out the flag and thought about it for about 5 seconds and then put it back.
Haters are truly everywhere...
Thursday, August 5, 2010
1 Year & Some Change Later
About a little over a year ago I ran in a race that may have looked to be my last race ever. Not the way I wanted to end my career but I said to myself then that I was satisfied because of what I had accomplished pretty quietly as an athlete in an event that I was always a contender in. However, although I accomplished a lot there were things that I just didn't get the chance to do that I wanted to. For instance...run sub 46 in the open 400m (which I know is a surprise that I didn't) yet I split 44 high on lead off leg of a few 4x400 relays and show my short sprint speed. I did run 6.7 for 60m with no speed work and oh yeah in 2001 I was part of a 38 second 4x100.
With all the things that I did and didn't do, there are many more things that I feel define me more then anything. I enjoyed many more things in life then track and field even when I was performing on an outstanding level. Things like flag football, basketball, playing video games, spending time with my kids, advising and coaching all seemed to give me a better feeling inside then running track ever did. Is that a bad thing?
I guess I looked at track and field as a job and not something to have fun doing. I took it serious as anyone with a "job" should. I honestly feel like taking a year off from track helped me understand ME quite a bit better. Imagine having to base everything you do around what it is you are doing for a living. There is plenty that you would miss out on. I now have had the chance to see what it feels like to know that I can go to work, make a living and then when I am done...Do whatever the hell I feel like doing and no worry about anything. It's such a lovely feeling!
I will compete in track and field again in the future but to me there is no feeling like feeling free to do whatever you have interest in doing at the time it comes to mind. I have no regrets on anything that I did cause I learn from everything and what I have learned in the past 10 years is this...Live today & worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes.
With all the things that I did and didn't do, there are many more things that I feel define me more then anything. I enjoyed many more things in life then track and field even when I was performing on an outstanding level. Things like flag football, basketball, playing video games, spending time with my kids, advising and coaching all seemed to give me a better feeling inside then running track ever did. Is that a bad thing?
I guess I looked at track and field as a job and not something to have fun doing. I took it serious as anyone with a "job" should. I honestly feel like taking a year off from track helped me understand ME quite a bit better. Imagine having to base everything you do around what it is you are doing for a living. There is plenty that you would miss out on. I now have had the chance to see what it feels like to know that I can go to work, make a living and then when I am done...Do whatever the hell I feel like doing and no worry about anything. It's such a lovely feeling!
I will compete in track and field again in the future but to me there is no feeling like feeling free to do whatever you have interest in doing at the time it comes to mind. I have no regrets on anything that I did cause I learn from everything and what I have learned in the past 10 years is this...Live today & worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The Series is 0-0
And I say lets go Celtics. I use to be a go hard Laker fan. Being that I was born and raised in Baltimore, MD and not having a team from my town to cheer for, I started to like the team I saw the most of and that was the Lakers. From the time I little in the single digit ages I like them and everything thing about them. Magic Johnson is still one of my favorite players all time!
The year that the Lakers started having issues and Shaq & Kobe couldn't get along to the point that they traded Shaq...I stopped being a fan. My team was being disassembled because of the greed of one player. Not to mention that this same player got into some off the court troubles and started to "snitch" on other people to try and get out of trouble. That's just a punk move! I can not be a fan of a team with a leader that has power that shouldn't not. It is that simple. So now I cheer for whoever is playing the Lakers. So dont call me a Laker hater, call me a hater of punk leaders.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
J.C. For Dolo
My T&F Version of "Little Brother's - Tigallo For Dolo"
Its J.C., Oh no!
Bringing more drama, set ya blocks, get set
Haul ass when the gun go
Cause losing's a no-no
In shape and you'll see
Unattached in black
F--- you pay me
People be asking why no sponsorship
They saying "Come back Jay we you speaking'
We need J.C. to come and teach the track game
But truthfully...I don't think the sh-t need teaching
I think we got men and women that need preaching
A bunch of drug cheats & them f-ckas need Jesus
At 20 years old I stared running hurdles
But 12 years later I am not the same person
Whole new perspective, outlook done changed
And sometimes I questioned if people get the picture
Pissed off at Nike but it what it is
But not pissed at the rest of yall cause I was never wit'cha
In another universe now that I'm out & working
Laughing at all cheaters that be praising churches
Its a few in my town so clowns don't come around
And ladies with too much make-up, go and join the circus
First I did the knowledge, had the chance to purchase
But God gave me talent, I wouldnt cheat that service
Mr. Carter dirty? ….dumbest sh-t I ever heard since
Track hoes claiming that they born again virgins
Feeling like a born again version of myself
Said that I was done running back in June
Til one day I was watching my old races and thought
Well, damn I think I kinda miss that dude
I’m the same J.C. that said no to the drug movement
And some of yall people just talk but no moving
And honestly I like what some young people are doing
But when I waved my hand people got pissed and wanted me to split
Like I got on the track and chose to do it, f--- it I’m done
The track games No Country For "Clean" Men
I’ll always jog whenever I get bored see
But I’ll be damned if I will do that after 40!
And that’s not disrespect to no one else
I just came, did my job and always went hard
I’m mean…13th in the world all time currently
How about my US championships one, two and three?
Go ahead and do the math, go ahead and add it up
But All of my track sh-t is packed & stored
And I know some people mad at me
But I would rather be a lonely wolf than a sheep that's bored
So F-ck It!
Workout for myself…
Its J.C., Oh no!
Bringing more drama, set ya blocks, get set
Haul ass when the gun go
Cause losing's a no-no
In shape and you'll see
Unattached in black
F--- you pay me
People be asking why no sponsorship
They saying "Come back Jay we you speaking'
We need J.C. to come and teach the track game
But truthfully...I don't think the sh-t need teaching
I think we got men and women that need preaching
A bunch of drug cheats & them f-ckas need Jesus
At 20 years old I stared running hurdles
But 12 years later I am not the same person
Whole new perspective, outlook done changed
And sometimes I questioned if people get the picture
Pissed off at Nike but it what it is
But not pissed at the rest of yall cause I was never wit'cha
In another universe now that I'm out & working
Laughing at all cheaters that be praising churches
Its a few in my town so clowns don't come around
And ladies with too much make-up, go and join the circus
First I did the knowledge, had the chance to purchase
But God gave me talent, I wouldnt cheat that service
Mr. Carter dirty? ….dumbest sh-t I ever heard since
Track hoes claiming that they born again virgins
Feeling like a born again version of myself
Said that I was done running back in June
Til one day I was watching my old races and thought
Well, damn I think I kinda miss that dude
I’m the same J.C. that said no to the drug movement
And some of yall people just talk but no moving
And honestly I like what some young people are doing
But when I waved my hand people got pissed and wanted me to split
Like I got on the track and chose to do it, f--- it I’m done
The track games No Country For "Clean" Men
I’ll always jog whenever I get bored see
But I’ll be damned if I will do that after 40!
And that’s not disrespect to no one else
I just came, did my job and always went hard
I’m mean…13th in the world all time currently
How about my US championships one, two and three?
Go ahead and do the math, go ahead and add it up
But All of my track sh-t is packed & stored
And I know some people mad at me
But I would rather be a lonely wolf than a sheep that's bored
So F-ck It!
Workout for myself…
Thursday, August 13, 2009
2009 World Championships of T&F Predictions
I really hope no one takes this personal...this is what I think will happen based off of what it is that I know and have seen.
Mens - 100m
1. Tyson Gay (just looks great right now)
2. Usain Bolt (I think is too overly confident & isnt taken competition serious)
3. Daniel Bailey (has been getting better & better)
**keep an eye on Mike Rodger... has a chance to surprise for 3rd if he runs the rounds correctly
**I do think 3rd is wide open here!
Womens - 100m
1. Kerron Stewart (seems to have found herself in this event)
2. Carmelita Jeter (should win but history isnt on her side)
3. Lauryn Williams (shows up when it matters)
**as much as I love VCB I think she comes up short :(
**Muna may surprise for 3rd
Mens - 200m
1. Usain Bolt (will regain focus and win this one)
2. Tyson Gay (will run well but come up a little short)
3. Wallace Speamon (only if he gets a good start & runs the damn turn correctly...if not Crawford will be 3rd)
Womens - 200m
1. Allyson Felix (untouchable right now I believe in this event)
2. Veronica Campbell-Brown (close battle but takes 2nd)
3. Muna Lee ( wind aided my ass...22.13 out of lane 1 is f'n flying!
**I think this may be the first time in a while if ever we see 3 ladies go sub 22
**Debbie runs great but gets 4th...I still love you!
Mens 400m -
1. Lashwan Merritt (this guy is getting older and wiser dont see him losing)
2. Jeremy Wariner (getting back to running the way he has but doesnt quite get it here)
3.Chris Brown (as long as he doesnt try to run a Pr in the first round)
**anyone else gets top 3 I will be surprised
Womens 400m
1. Shericka Williams (has got faster and faster thru the year)
2. Sanya Richards (favorite yes and should win...but what does the past show)
3. I honestly cant call this one here...sorry but where is Christine Ohuruogu?
Mens 110h
1. Terrence Trammell (if healthy, only person that can run that second half as needed to win)
2. Dayron Robles (close finish but comes up just short)
3. David Payne (until he shows me he "cant" get a medal...
**Where is the china man! LOL
Womens 100h
1. Dawn Harper (Bobby Kersey has coached the winner of each major hurdle final since 2004
2. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Running fast and constant)
3. Damu Cherry (Finally gets that medal...so close last year)
Mens - 400h
I honestly cant do this event...Sorry LMAO
Womens - 400h
1. Lashinda Demus (as long as she aint out of gas)
2. Melaine Walker (runs great but Demus is on a mission)
3. Williams, Danvers, Tosta, Jesien...toss it up in the air and catch a name.
Mens 4x100
1. USA (only if they run this relay in this order and dont drop the stick...Crawford, Gay, Patton, Rodgers)
2.Jamaica (whoever anchors wont catch the USA if they do what I said)
3. Trinidad (much speed but not enough to catch the others)
Womens 4x100
1. USA (only if they run this order...Williams, Felix, Lee, Jeter
2. Jamaica (only because of the lean at the tape)
3. Russia or Poland
Mens 4x400
1. USA (even if they drop the stick they win)
2. Bahamas
3. Great Britain
Womens 4x400
I will keep this short...If Russia or Jamaica put out 4 legs that are ready to roll the USA women will lose. I dont think they deep enough this time around. If they run Dunn, Felix, Hastings, Richards they have a chance and it will be close like last year. So...
1. USA
2. Russia
3. Jamaica
Mens - 100m
1. Tyson Gay (just looks great right now)
2. Usain Bolt (I think is too overly confident & isnt taken competition serious)
3. Daniel Bailey (has been getting better & better)
**keep an eye on Mike Rodger... has a chance to surprise for 3rd if he runs the rounds correctly
**I do think 3rd is wide open here!
Womens - 100m
1. Kerron Stewart (seems to have found herself in this event)
2. Carmelita Jeter (should win but history isnt on her side)
3. Lauryn Williams (shows up when it matters)
**as much as I love VCB I think she comes up short :(
**Muna may surprise for 3rd
Mens - 200m
1. Usain Bolt (will regain focus and win this one)
2. Tyson Gay (will run well but come up a little short)
3. Wallace Speamon (only if he gets a good start & runs the damn turn correctly...if not Crawford will be 3rd)
Womens - 200m
1. Allyson Felix (untouchable right now I believe in this event)
2. Veronica Campbell-Brown (close battle but takes 2nd)
3. Muna Lee ( wind aided my ass...22.13 out of lane 1 is f'n flying!
**I think this may be the first time in a while if ever we see 3 ladies go sub 22
**Debbie runs great but gets 4th...I still love you!
Mens 400m -
1. Lashwan Merritt (this guy is getting older and wiser dont see him losing)
2. Jeremy Wariner (getting back to running the way he has but doesnt quite get it here)
3.Chris Brown (as long as he doesnt try to run a Pr in the first round)
**anyone else gets top 3 I will be surprised
Womens 400m
1. Shericka Williams (has got faster and faster thru the year)
2. Sanya Richards (favorite yes and should win...but what does the past show)
3. I honestly cant call this one here...sorry but where is Christine Ohuruogu?
Mens 110h
1. Terrence Trammell (if healthy, only person that can run that second half as needed to win)
2. Dayron Robles (close finish but comes up just short)
3. David Payne (until he shows me he "cant" get a medal...
**Where is the china man! LOL
Womens 100h
1. Dawn Harper (Bobby Kersey has coached the winner of each major hurdle final since 2004
2. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Running fast and constant)
3. Damu Cherry (Finally gets that medal...so close last year)
Mens - 400h
I honestly cant do this event...Sorry LMAO
Womens - 400h
1. Lashinda Demus (as long as she aint out of gas)
2. Melaine Walker (runs great but Demus is on a mission)
3. Williams, Danvers, Tosta, Jesien...toss it up in the air and catch a name.
Mens 4x100
1. USA (only if they run this relay in this order and dont drop the stick...Crawford, Gay, Patton, Rodgers)
2.Jamaica (whoever anchors wont catch the USA if they do what I said)
3. Trinidad (much speed but not enough to catch the others)
Womens 4x100
1. USA (only if they run this order...Williams, Felix, Lee, Jeter
2. Jamaica (only because of the lean at the tape)
3. Russia or Poland
Mens 4x400
1. USA (even if they drop the stick they win)
2. Bahamas
3. Great Britain
Womens 4x400
I will keep this short...If Russia or Jamaica put out 4 legs that are ready to roll the USA women will lose. I dont think they deep enough this time around. If they run Dunn, Felix, Hastings, Richards they have a chance and it will be close like last year. So...
1. USA
2. Russia
3. Jamaica
Friday, July 31, 2009
Drugs Again...Really? LOL
Since I have stepped down I have seen on television and read in news articles that there have been more names to surface in the MLB and around 5 T&F athletes from Jamaica to come out in track and field with PED's. Is this a surprise to me...of course not! Like I have said in the past I know what I know and even though it might not be able to prove it, I still know. I have also read many message boards where people have things to say about me that make me laugh and I thank you for that. However, I have never been the type of person to say something that is false to make myself feel better about something that I just can not do. If I can not I will simply say, "I can not." If I get beat I will say, "I got beat." A few years ago I stopped shaking hands after races and sometimes even saying anything because it was hard to tell if winners were cheaters. I didn't mean any disrespect but sometimes it is hard to tell.
When someone does something "amazing" it is always exciting to see. I mean who doesn't like an amazing performance? But it is for that reason that PED's exist in not only T&F but in sports as a whole. People pay to see "amazing" People pay to see "wow" People pay to see "Oh my God!" If people went to any type of sporting event and didn't see that they would feel as though it was boring and or even a waste of there money and time. So how do you keep fans coming back? That's right...you have to create amazing, wow and oh my God! It exist everywhere and the natural athlete that has worked hard from the time they started training after they have taken a break from the previous season to the end of the next season will always suffer and miss out on what they could have had because of this.
When someone does something "amazing" it is always exciting to see. I mean who doesn't like an amazing performance? But it is for that reason that PED's exist in not only T&F but in sports as a whole. People pay to see "amazing" People pay to see "wow" People pay to see "Oh my God!" If people went to any type of sporting event and didn't see that they would feel as though it was boring and or even a waste of there money and time. So how do you keep fans coming back? That's right...you have to create amazing, wow and oh my God! It exist everywhere and the natural athlete that has worked hard from the time they started training after they have taken a break from the previous season to the end of the next season will always suffer and miss out on what they could have had because of this.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Decision on Next Move...
In this last week I have got a few phone calls and have been informed that people have interest in me in a number of different areas which is kind of shocking to me. From coaching to manager to just business itself and it makes me feel really good and better about my decision. I didn't have a plan "B" so to speak when I said what I said about being done (which still doesn't contain the word "retire") because I actually took a week to analyze what I said and if it meant what I wanted it to mean. Well of course people are not going to understand your every word. If I doctor starts speaking about surgery he just performed...I may understand some of what he is saying but not everything. That is how I feel about my last interview. If I get in front of another microphone I will try to go into detail and try to make more in depth sense of what I was saying. If not then hey I could care less what people think, what & who I am talking about.
So now I am going to start looking and entertaining some of these opportunites that have been brought to my attention. I think its great that I have been able to do something that I loved doing for the past 10 years and made a decent living out of it. Not many people can say that they have traveled the world and have seen many things that the average person may never get to see. An inner city baltimore born kid grew up to see the world and got paid doing it...LOVELY!!! Well time to make moves and start on this new chapter.
So now I am going to start looking and entertaining some of these opportunites that have been brought to my attention. I think its great that I have been able to do something that I loved doing for the past 10 years and made a decent living out of it. Not many people can say that they have traveled the world and have seen many things that the average person may never get to see. An inner city baltimore born kid grew up to see the world and got paid doing it...LOVELY!!! Well time to make moves and start on this new chapter.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Another Day...More Of The Same
These last few days have been pretty interesting. I have had people I know and people that I dont know criticize me on the decision I have made over and over. Some telling me to keep running and some that understand totally what I mean in what I say and also how I feel. To understand I think you have to first understand the sport of track and field which I don't even consider and sport anymore on the professional level. I think the sport has become more like the WWE. Now dont get me wrong I love the WWE and have been a fan since I was about 6 years old but at least the WWE doesnt front like its "real wrestling" The "E" in WWE is for entertainment. I honestly think that every sport entertains but to a certain degree. T&F like I have stated before always has someone doing something spectacular. I wish I could bet on track like the horse races. You know go to the meet...see what the odds are...see the athletes while they warm up and prepare...and then bet money on who I thought would win based on all those factors and what they have done earlier that year. I would be rich! :) I would be calling shots like an open white man in the NBA...LMAO!
**Side note...As I am writing this I am watching ESPN talk about Ron Artest may be going to the Cavs. The NBA has put so much into making LeBron the best...they are basically trying to give him a team that will be impossible to lose with. I mean can they be anymore blatent? I mean he is a great basketball player but he is no Jordan...No one is! But the NBA wants him to win so bad...cant you tell?
**Side note...As I am writing this I am watching ESPN talk about Ron Artest may be going to the Cavs. The NBA has put so much into making LeBron the best...they are basically trying to give him a team that will be impossible to lose with. I mean can they be anymore blatent? I mean he is a great basketball player but he is no Jordan...No one is! But the NBA wants him to win so bad...cant you tell?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Lets End All The Speculation...
On Sunday I did the interview with the people at Flotrack and since then I have got phone calls, emails, messages on facebook, twitter and myspace about what I said and if I was really going to retire. First things first...Who really retires from track and field? Retirement is (and this comes straight from Wikipedia) the point where a person stops employment completely. I am 31 and there is no way that I can just stop being employed completely! Secondly...where did the word retire come from? I never used that word in that interview. I said that was the last time you would see me run the 400H event. I then also said how long I had been running as well as my contract being up at the end of the year with my sponsor. Not to mention I added that I was going to be 32 years old next year and didn't think a sponsor would want to sign me because they may think that I am too old to invest enough money in me that would allow me to live and train the way I need to. I also said if a sponsor believed in me from day 1 then I would continue and or became a multi event athlete.
Look at it this way...If you have a job and your contract with the company you working with ends, would you continue to work the job and not get paid? Of course not! You would go and find something else to do to make ends meet. I don't know how to be more simple and plain about it. I also said that I was tired of competing against drugs. You know what...I think back and I should not have said that and at first I wasn't going to. If I didn't I would not be the person that I am and that is honest about everything that I do and straight to the point. That is how I feel, I know what I know and if anyone reading this thinks that track and field is getting cleaned up more then what it was then you either don't pay enough attention, don't care or just don't know any better.
"The game never changes...only the players" Yes I said that and its a true statement. Look at any other sport. First there was Dr. J...then Magic and Bird...then came Jordan...then came Lebron and Kobe. There is always going to be someone that steps up and becomes the "next hot thing" Now those players don't have anything to do with drugs (as far as I know) but its the same type of cycle in track and field. I am not calling names out but there is always someone that's great in an event for a while and then once that athlete starts to fade...here comes a new face almost out of NOWHERE to start kicking every ones ass for the most part. Are these new faces always dirty...of course not but I would bet my career and all my achievements that this sport is just as dirty as it was when Balco was up and running.
There will always be people trying to gain an advantage in sports because you have people out there that are after the big time contracts and as much money and fame as they can get. Is it really all worth it? Lets just see what happens when some of these athletes turn 45-50 years old and they start dropping dead or having a bunch of health problems. Live your life the way you want to live it but working hard everyday, fighting injuries and fatigue all the time, missing out on spending time with your family, traveling, losing out on sponsorship, money and being recognized for all of you hard work because of the dishonesty of others you have to see all the time and compete against...You can miss me with all of that...I have had enough! My life will not be justified by track and field. I am more then that.
By the way...for all the people on the message boards that have an opinion about who I am and what I have done in my life, open your bibles to John 8:1-11 and read that. After you done reading that ask yourself if James Carter really cares what you think of him? I made one mistake in my entire track career and you want to hold that over my head forever. Well I tell you what...you hold on to that and I will keep doing what I am doing and that's being the best me that I can be while waiting for the only judge that matters to judge me and that's God. To all the people that have supported me and wished me well through the ups and downs I really do appreciate it. Thank you much and please continue to support the sport of track and field especially the clean hard working athletes.
Look at it this way...If you have a job and your contract with the company you working with ends, would you continue to work the job and not get paid? Of course not! You would go and find something else to do to make ends meet. I don't know how to be more simple and plain about it. I also said that I was tired of competing against drugs. You know what...I think back and I should not have said that and at first I wasn't going to. If I didn't I would not be the person that I am and that is honest about everything that I do and straight to the point. That is how I feel, I know what I know and if anyone reading this thinks that track and field is getting cleaned up more then what it was then you either don't pay enough attention, don't care or just don't know any better.
"The game never changes...only the players" Yes I said that and its a true statement. Look at any other sport. First there was Dr. J...then Magic and Bird...then came Jordan...then came Lebron and Kobe. There is always going to be someone that steps up and becomes the "next hot thing" Now those players don't have anything to do with drugs (as far as I know) but its the same type of cycle in track and field. I am not calling names out but there is always someone that's great in an event for a while and then once that athlete starts to fade...here comes a new face almost out of NOWHERE to start kicking every ones ass for the most part. Are these new faces always dirty...of course not but I would bet my career and all my achievements that this sport is just as dirty as it was when Balco was up and running.
There will always be people trying to gain an advantage in sports because you have people out there that are after the big time contracts and as much money and fame as they can get. Is it really all worth it? Lets just see what happens when some of these athletes turn 45-50 years old and they start dropping dead or having a bunch of health problems. Live your life the way you want to live it but working hard everyday, fighting injuries and fatigue all the time, missing out on spending time with your family, traveling, losing out on sponsorship, money and being recognized for all of you hard work because of the dishonesty of others you have to see all the time and compete against...You can miss me with all of that...I have had enough! My life will not be justified by track and field. I am more then that.
By the way...for all the people on the message boards that have an opinion about who I am and what I have done in my life, open your bibles to John 8:1-11 and read that. After you done reading that ask yourself if James Carter really cares what you think of him? I made one mistake in my entire track career and you want to hold that over my head forever. Well I tell you what...you hold on to that and I will keep doing what I am doing and that's being the best me that I can be while waiting for the only judge that matters to judge me and that's God. To all the people that have supported me and wished me well through the ups and downs I really do appreciate it. Thank you much and please continue to support the sport of track and field especially the clean hard working athletes.
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Realist Interview I Ever Gave...
Have you ever just come to a point in your life that you just feel like there is nothing more that you "want" to do with what it is that you are currently doing? Well that is how I felt after I ran this weekend. Its a dirty job and someone has to do it...but it will not be me!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Someone In Track & Field Doesn't Like Me...AND HERE IS PROOF!!!
Here is proof someone just doesn't like me...Prepare yourself!!! Now I am not saying someone at Nike doesn't like me but this sure doesn't make sense...
I asked a question years ago when I saw Felix Sanchez wearing a custom track spike while running. My question was...
James - "What does an athlete have to do to get those?"
John Doe - "You have to get a medal."
At that point I said OK I want a medal and my own shoes! So I went after a medal and didn't get it in 2004 but in 2005 I finally made the award stand at the World Championships. This is Nike I am talking about. No other athletes from other companies shall be listed...
2004 400H medalist
Felix Sanchez - Gold (custom spikes)
Naman Keita - Bronze (custom spikes)
2005 400H medalist
Bershawn Jackson - Gold (custom spikes)
James Carter - Silver (NEVER HAD A SPIKE MADE)
Dai Tamesue - Bronze (has custom spikes)
2007 400H medalist
Kerron Clement - Gold (had spike before medal was won in 2006)
Felix Sanchez - Silver (had custom spikes)
2008 400H medalist
Angelo Taylor - Gold (has his own spikes)
Kerron Clement - Silver (ref. 2007 year medalist)
Bershawn Jackson - Bronze (ref. 2005 year medalist)
Is it just me...You be the judge
I asked a question years ago when I saw Felix Sanchez wearing a custom track spike while running. My question was...
James - "What does an athlete have to do to get those?"
John Doe - "You have to get a medal."
At that point I said OK I want a medal and my own shoes! So I went after a medal and didn't get it in 2004 but in 2005 I finally made the award stand at the World Championships. This is Nike I am talking about. No other athletes from other companies shall be listed...
2004 400H medalist
Felix Sanchez - Gold (custom spikes)
Naman Keita - Bronze (custom spikes)
2005 400H medalist
Bershawn Jackson - Gold (custom spikes)
James Carter - Silver (NEVER HAD A SPIKE MADE)
Dai Tamesue - Bronze (has custom spikes)
2007 400H medalist
Kerron Clement - Gold (had spike before medal was won in 2006)
Felix Sanchez - Silver (had custom spikes)
2008 400H medalist
Angelo Taylor - Gold (has his own spikes)
Kerron Clement - Silver (ref. 2007 year medalist)
Bershawn Jackson - Bronze (ref. 2005 year medalist)
Is it just me...You be the judge
Penn Relays 2009
You know I have been to Penn Relays almost every year since I was a freshman in high school back in 1993. My second year I ran on 2 relays and finished 2nd in the 4x1 championships of America. I won my first Penn Relays watch in that race and then another one the following year. I had then moved on to college at Hampton Univ. where I ran the 400 hurdles and won that as well in 1999. Penn Relays to me is the biggest and most exciting track and field meet that is held in the USA with the nationals following a very close 2nd. This year I was told that I was invited to run the 4x400 relay at Penn and after 2 years of not being invited I was happy to get the chance to go back and perform there once again.
This meet isn't just about running...you get the chance to see all of your track buddies that you don't get the chance to see as much because everyone lives in different places as well as old friends that are no longer running but still involved in the sport and for some who ran in high school you get to watch your high school with the younger generation athletes take a shot at running against some of the best athletes in the USA and some from Jamaica that come to compete. Not to mention who wouldn't want a Philly cheese steak!!! OK after saying all that here is my point of writing because this is what I do to vent sometimes...
When I got to Philly I had in my mind that I was going to get bumped down off the relay and probably was going to run the DMR (distance medley relay)because last year I was hurt and there were a lot of people that were there that had recently either did well at the games or ran good this year. My coach was called before I got to Philly and he and I both were under the impression that I was running "something" and my manager was as well. 8:30pm comes around and we have a meeting and of all the people in the meeting my name is not called to participate in ANYTHING! Now like I said I was prepared to run something else but then when that not running ANYTHING hit I was so pissed off!
Now the reason wasn't that I was taken off the relay because first and for most I am a 400 hurdler "1st"...but I had other things that I could have done that weekend and since I am a Nike athlete I "HAD" to be there (its in our contracts) I have 2 kids I could have spent some time with, my great uncle had passed and funeral was Saturday, I could have trained though that week and prepared for the 400 hurdles some more, I could have went to Penn Relays and helped out with the UNC chapel hill track team that I volunteer coach for...Basically I could have just done some other sh!t instead I was jerked around and no one gave me a reason. I asked the coaches that were in on the decision and they say ask Duffy Mahoney...I asked him he said ask the people at Nike...my manager called them and they said Duffy made the final calls. Why is it that I always get screwed but no one can give me an answer as to why?
I don't think I know anyone that likes having their time wasted. And the only thing that came out of this was that I got confirmed into another meet because I couldnt run at Penn. This meet is the Nike Prefontaine Classic that is held every year in memory of the late great miler. I was already confirmed in the Adidas track meet in Carson, CA and the Reebok meet in NY. Wait a second...who sponsors me again? How could I get into those meets but not the meet that the company I am sponsored by pretty much runs?
I think I have come to a conclusion...I think that in my time as an athlete that I have pissed someone off or that someone is mad at me for something. Now I don't really have that many enemies and if I have more then I know then oh well...but someone somewhere just doesn't like me. I honestly wish I knew who this person was so I could go and ask them what exactly the problem is so I would understand why they are upset with me and then give them a "REAL" reason to be pissed off and upset at me ya punk bastards!
This meet isn't just about running...you get the chance to see all of your track buddies that you don't get the chance to see as much because everyone lives in different places as well as old friends that are no longer running but still involved in the sport and for some who ran in high school you get to watch your high school with the younger generation athletes take a shot at running against some of the best athletes in the USA and some from Jamaica that come to compete. Not to mention who wouldn't want a Philly cheese steak!!! OK after saying all that here is my point of writing because this is what I do to vent sometimes...
When I got to Philly I had in my mind that I was going to get bumped down off the relay and probably was going to run the DMR (distance medley relay)because last year I was hurt and there were a lot of people that were there that had recently either did well at the games or ran good this year. My coach was called before I got to Philly and he and I both were under the impression that I was running "something" and my manager was as well. 8:30pm comes around and we have a meeting and of all the people in the meeting my name is not called to participate in ANYTHING! Now like I said I was prepared to run something else but then when that not running ANYTHING hit I was so pissed off!
Now the reason wasn't that I was taken off the relay because first and for most I am a 400 hurdler "1st"...but I had other things that I could have done that weekend and since I am a Nike athlete I "HAD" to be there (its in our contracts) I have 2 kids I could have spent some time with, my great uncle had passed and funeral was Saturday, I could have trained though that week and prepared for the 400 hurdles some more, I could have went to Penn Relays and helped out with the UNC chapel hill track team that I volunteer coach for...Basically I could have just done some other sh!t instead I was jerked around and no one gave me a reason. I asked the coaches that were in on the decision and they say ask Duffy Mahoney...I asked him he said ask the people at Nike...my manager called them and they said Duffy made the final calls. Why is it that I always get screwed but no one can give me an answer as to why?
I don't think I know anyone that likes having their time wasted. And the only thing that came out of this was that I got confirmed into another meet because I couldnt run at Penn. This meet is the Nike Prefontaine Classic that is held every year in memory of the late great miler. I was already confirmed in the Adidas track meet in Carson, CA and the Reebok meet in NY. Wait a second...who sponsors me again? How could I get into those meets but not the meet that the company I am sponsored by pretty much runs?
I think I have come to a conclusion...I think that in my time as an athlete that I have pissed someone off or that someone is mad at me for something. Now I don't really have that many enemies and if I have more then I know then oh well...but someone somewhere just doesn't like me. I honestly wish I knew who this person was so I could go and ask them what exactly the problem is so I would understand why they are upset with me and then give them a "REAL" reason to be pissed off and upset at me ya punk bastards!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
So much happening right now...
1. Final 4! I picked the Tarheels to win it all and they still in it...GO HEELS!!!
2. I am officially 100% single with nothing...hold on...!NOTHING! That means no one in my life on that level right now and I am not looking. Just having friends right now is OK with me.
3. Outdoor track has started and I felt great until I was working out and hit a hurdle which sent me to the turf (it was raining so I ran inside) and scratched up both my kneecaps :(
4. I will be running at Penn Relays for the first time since 2006...
5. My 1996 honda accord is at 189,000 and still rolling!
6. My CPU went down and I lost a music folder with about 15GB of acapella's and quotables.
7. I have been trying to eat right. Matter fact I drove past Krispy Kreme twice last week and the hot light was on and didnt stop...I'm trying very hard to eat right during the season but WHY DOES THOU TEMPT ME!?
2. I am officially 100% single with nothing...hold on...!NOTHING! That means no one in my life on that level right now and I am not looking. Just having friends right now is OK with me.
3. Outdoor track has started and I felt great until I was working out and hit a hurdle which sent me to the turf (it was raining so I ran inside) and scratched up both my kneecaps :(
4. I will be running at Penn Relays for the first time since 2006...
5. My 1996 honda accord is at 189,000 and still rolling!
6. My CPU went down and I lost a music folder with about 15GB of acapella's and quotables.
7. I have been trying to eat right. Matter fact I drove past Krispy Kreme twice last week and the hot light was on and didnt stop...I'm trying very hard to eat right during the season but WHY DOES THOU TEMPT ME!?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
What is Twitter.com
I saw this while P. Diddy was getting interviewed on Ellen (dont ask why I was watching) but he mentioned it and it seems like the next big thing that people will jump on like myspace and facebook. I joined and right now it seems to be just starting so for those of you who are like me that always jump for something new...check it out.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Is It Really Peace?
When I first heard about the Chris Brown and Rihanna story I was not at all shocked because things like this happen unfortunately every day. What I was shocked about was the fact that after all was said and done, she actually went back to him. It made me think a little because I like most people saw the picture of her and was like DAMN HE WOOPED HER ASS! What I realized is that she must have felt responsible for why things went the way that they did and it has not been the first time. Its usually not the first and it might not be the last...hopefully it will but more then likely not. I for one can understand a woman is going to at some point get on your nerves and you thinking you wish she would just shut the f--- up and even wanting to just do something to them but to actually do it is something totally different. I don't condone it but I understand it. Got to control your inner Ike Chris LOL!
Monday, March 2, 2009
KILLZONE 2
Hopefully the people that follow me on here or that know me know that I am a big video gamer. I was introduced to the game Killzone back in 2005-2006 by some track buddies and was hooked for about a year! The long awaited part 2 came out this past weekend and I have to say it is great. Not really big on PS3 at the moment but it is slowly making a move in the video game world. I am about to check out Little Big Planet as well. I was told it is a lot of fun and something even your girlfriend might enjoy playing. I was told it is the Mario Brothers type game for the PS3. By looking at this pic below...I would take a look and go "what the hell?" but if I hear it from more then one person then it usually means the reviews are true.
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