Relax SBR140. Take a deep breath. Give your loved ones a hug. Maybe do a 25 hour training week to blow off some steam. Or blow up a picture of me and beat the crap out of it multiple times per day. Whatever it takes to blow off some steam :-).

I'm just saying that I admire Mark Allen and Madonna Buder, and the article was similar to a discussion that I was just having with my father. I'm trying to be positive here, not pick a fight :-). Just cause I don't question some pros for DNFing does not mean that I can't admire other people for their mental and spiritual side. Yes, Mark Allen rocks, so does Madonna Buder, Natasha Badmann as well as Norman Stadler, and Simon Lessing. I like all of these people for different reasons, some for mental toughness, some for their spiritual side, and others for having been World Champions. Sometimes, you can get all of this in one person. Its just my choice who I choose to like.

Hey, I even like you for your tenacity. If anything else, you'd kick ass in court case cause you are persistent as hell and likely would never quit (although in some cases, I'd be afraid that you'd alienate the jury by pressing the point too hard) :-)

Last time I checked, Lessing and Stadler have finished enough races and have been mentally tough too. At least mentally tough enough for me. Oct 15th was just not their day. I'll give people credit for being human.