In My Mind
In My Mind: Some Coaches Should Just Quit
I draw inspiration for this column from a lot of different places. Sometimes I pair a couple of topics together and somehow relate it to swimming. At times, it works. At times, it doesn’t. I’m winging this one and don’t know how it’s going to turn out, but bear with me. I am actually trying […]
In My Mind: Only Point Fingers if You’ve Got the Proof
My truck was paint-balled recently. I thought that was pretty rude. It was doing nothing more than sitting in its parking space, on my property, looking quite beautiful, when suddenly its shining silver exterior was quite carelessly splattered with a large dot of lovely yellow paint. Perhaps that color would be fine for a painting […]
In My Mind: It’s All About Keeping Your Shirt On
Years ago before I met her, the woman who would one day become my wife once went on a date with a young man who later joined the PGA Tour and
now makes millions and millions of dollars. After watching ESPN and taking note of his latest near-three-quarters of a million dollar payday, I started thinking […]
In My Mind: No More Medals, Bring On Belts
[Enter sarcasm]
Let’s get crazy. Let’s go mainstream. I’m not contractually obligated to throwing out ideas in this column that are normal, or even plausible, so let’s take it a bit ahead today and completely revamp the premonition that swimming awards should be medals.
That’s right, no more gold, and silver and bronze medals. Instead, let’s give […]
In My Mind: Olympics Most Important, But Not Toughest, Game In Town
In an interview with ESPN, controversial skier Bode Miller commented about the Olympics, saying it is not the most difficult competition on the yearly calendar. Obviously he was referring to his sport, but in swimming too, one could argue that the same holds true.
If, for example, the World Cup were to gain the prestige in […]
In My Mind: It’s Not My Fault, It’s Yours
Like countless men around the world, I wear a wristwatch. Unlike many, I don’t wear it to tell time; I use my cell phone for that. Instead, I wear my stainless steel Speedo watch because my grandfather, a huge inspiration in my life, wore a watch each day until he passed away. This is an […]
In My Mind: Alexandrov Is Too Good to Be American
Now that’s a headline that will catch your attention, won’t it?
Sure enough, Mike Alexandrov—an Olympian for Bulgaria in 2004—dropped amazing times over 100 yards breaststroke at the US Short Course Nationals. But from the ‘B’ final. Did I mention he’s the American record holder? If you’re confused, you should be. So are the rest […]
In My Mind: Would A Change of Pace Be Best in Selection?
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For this column, I’m going to throw out a hypothetical. This time it will pertain to the way we select international teams.
What if, instead of taking […]
In My Mind: Let’s Get the Drug Testing Job Done
In My Mind is a bi-weekly column written by Nathan Jendrick. The ideas, thoughts and/or opinions expressed are not necessarily that of TimedFinals.com, DeckPass.com or their respective employees.
Dedicated readers of my column know that much of my work is dedicated to discussing and explaining the use, manner and methods of performance enhancing drug use […]
In My Mind: Where’s the Excitement?
It isn’t quite 2008 yet, but we are already experiencing the pre-Olympic lull. Sure, there’s the World Cup series coming up, but as we’ve mentioned, there isn’t a lot of excitement on the part of Americans. That begs the question, will we even see a great meet before Trials?
In My Mind, we won’t. And for […]
In My Mind: God Bless You, Swimmer
Oh, you.
Yes, you. This column is an ode to you, the swimmer, because I feel you deserve it. That’s right, this is a personal piece of journalism dedicated all to you. Rejoice, good friend, you have earned it.
Why are you suddenly receiving all of this attention, you ask? This is to you, the swimmer, because […]
In My Mind: Plenty of Room in the Dumpster for Trash Talk
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When I think of rivalries in swimming, the first that comes to mind is the Gary Hall Jr. –vs- Alexander Popov saga. If you haven’t […]
In My Mind: Show Me The Money!
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Admittedly, I’m not much a fan of watching baseball. I do enjoy the random game in person here or there, but that has more to […]
In My Mind: It’s Time To Get Tough on Doping
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Introduction - I should make a mention that this article will sound strikingly similar to a piece I wrote several weeks ago. After that earlier […]
In My Mind: Less Talk, More Action on Doping
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Last month, the International Olympic Committee said it was looking to conduct 5,000 drug tests on athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, compared with 4,500 […]
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