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May 14, 2007
Building Gabby Mayo Into an Olympian.: The News & Observer follows Raleigh, NC teenager, Gabby Mayo, as she tries to grow from an All-State sprinter to a world class sprinter with Beijing gold on her mind. How does one get built into a world class sprinter (embedded interactive Flash file)?
Oooo - the secret ingredients to Olympic Gold: 2 parts nandrolone, mixed with 1 part HGH, stir in some tiger penis (for flavour) and voila! World Class Sprinter comin' up! Cool article, NoMich, but this sport is totally for non-stop cheaters. Gabby's predecessors have rendered it worthless.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:44 PM on May 14, 2007
Cool article, NoMich, but this sport is totally for non-stop cheaters. Gabby's predecessors have rendered it worthless. Ouch! The truth really does hurt. Although with more people like Gabby who aren't afraid of the hard work, I think the sport can make a comeback. Honestly though, the article was pretty interesting. I know how hard it is to be a student-athlete (but then again I was never on the road to the olympics), so I can only imagine how tough it is for her to get everything done (including graduating). The whole time I was reading the article I was wondering if she is related to O.J. Mayo. They never mentioned it, but she is from N.C.
posted by yay-yo at 06:38 PM on May 14, 2007
More on Gabby: - Mayo backs flash with ability to dash - Mayo on a run to remember - Aggies (Texas A&M) Sign Prep Athlete of the Year and Nation's Top 400 Runner - 2006 Athletes Only High School Outdoor Track Athletes of the Year