CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: thetruth on March 13, 2016, 11:50:57 pm

It looks like more information is coming out about the Sharapova case. I think she knowingly cheated. For one, it doesn't make sense that you would live in America and your family doctor is in Russia. Who does that? Secondly, I don't believe that for ten years she took a drug that was banned by the FDA. Sometimes things just don't make sense and this is one of those times.

Then, she came out saying that she was "taking responsibility" but then she goes on FB saying that it was so hard to read the information because it was hidden in various links, blah, blah, blah.

Maria admits to ten years, but I think it was her entire career and even the manufacturer said that the drug was only supposed to be used for a 4-6 week period. I remember when her father brought her a smoking potion in a brown bottle on court and the announcers were saying that the drink was supposed to be approved.

Too many people in the USA suffer from diabetes and heart problems and no one is being treated with Meldonium. Anyway, those are my thoughts. I'm not buying this story at all. I'm just surprised that for whatever reason they gave her up. If she isn't given the four year ban it will be a travesty. Many players have served hard time for taking cough syrup. This is serious business, it gave her an unfair advantage and she should be punished just as if she was a lower ranked player.

Jennifer Capriati is ticked. Rafa, Andy, Wozniacki, and Judy Murray have all spoken the truth. If this was anyone else, forgiveness wouldn't even be on the table. Justice needs to be served.

I don't think she "knowingly" cheated. I think she was negligent and expected other people to look after those affairs.  I do think she was "knowingly" taking the drug to aid performance, but it was legal before the year began... and I suspect all players take "legal" stuff that might be frowned upon.

I don't buy the heart and diabetes stuff, particularly when she's got business interests with "Sugapova" - the drug is performance enhancing but was legal.

Interestingly, Reuters have reported that the manufacturer says it can take months to leave the system... which puts another spin on the whole affair.

I think she definitely "knowingly" cheated. She lives in the USA and the drug is not available here. It's been banned by the FDA, so why would you take it? That's taking a big chance. That's enough to make you wary of any drug, I would think. It wasn't illegal in Russia and Latvia, but she doesn't live there so why would anyone have their family doctor in another country?

She was notified five times that the drug was going to be banned by WADA. Five times is a lot. There's no way that's an oversight especially when you have a team. For all of the people on the men's and women's tour, the overwhelming majority weren't taking it? Most of those players are wary of cough medicine and refuse to take medicines for headaches, etc. There is no excuse for her. Now she's saying that it was within links and difficult to find. This has to be the weakest lie I've ever seen in tennis. Why are people making excuses for her? She only told because WADA was going to broadcast it.

I remember years ago Yuri brought her a brown potion on court that wasn't approved by the tour. Smoke was coming out of the bottle. I thought then that she was a cheater and that never left me.

I think she thought she was going to get away with it, like Andre did. Why they didn't "protect" her is baffling to me, but IMO, she must've ticked someone off and they pulled the protection. I also didn't like the way she acted like she was taking responsibility, but then on her fan pages she's acting like the organization was wrong in hiding the information from her. That's bull crap.

She deserves the same treatment as any other pro who has been caught and served their bans. Period. The favoritism needs to go and shouldn't be a part of the game.

The drug was never legal in her country of residence and considering that she makes her money primarily in the States, she should've been more diligent. I would think that a top player has people in charge of that and there is no way that everybody missed the memo...five times. I can't buy any parts of her story. I think she did it to gain a competitive edge and she did so knowing the potential risks.

Have they found out if she listed it yet? That will be interesting to know.