Cori "CoCo" Gauff has arrived

[BaggerofTea]

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Michael Johnson says slave
descendants make better athletes
BY RENE LYNCH
JULY 5, 2012
12 AM

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Four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson has been quoted as saying he believes slave descendants make superior athletes -- and that such a controversial topic shouldn’t be avoided but discussed openly as the world begins to turn its attention to the London Olympics.

“All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it’s impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn’t left an imprint through the generations,” he is quoted as saying in an article in the British newspaper the Daily Mail. “Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me -- I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.”

Johnson could not be reached for comment Thursday to elaborate on his comments or their potential repercussions.

It’s unclear what the remarks might mean for Johnson’s career as a BBC commentator or for his reputation. A similar comment, made in 1988 by CBS sport commentator Jimmy Snyder, known as Jimmy the Greek, led to his firing and public disgrace.

Ever since then, the suggestion that African Americans might be naturally superior athletes in part because they were bred to produce stronger offspring during slavery -- or because only the fittest survived such an ordeal -- has been considered so controversial, it’s been all but ignored.

Perhaps that’s why it’s taken so long for Johnson’s comments -- the Daily Mail article ran June 30 -- to make a splash in the United States.

Five days later, it’s causing an uproar here. So is Johnson’s prediction that a “superior athletic gene” means that slave descendants -- essentially, black American and Caribbean sprinters -- will dominate this summer at the Olympic Games.

“It’s a fact that hasn’t been discussed openly before. It’s a taboo subject in the States but it is what it is. Why shouldn’t we discuss it?” Johnson is quoted as saying.


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Johnson, 44, finds himself speaking about such issues after he underwent DNA testing that confirmed he is of West African descent, all part of a new documentary, “Michael Johnson: Survival of the Fastest.”

The Texas-born Johnson is a living legend in track and field. In addition to his four Olympic gold medals, the now-retired athlete won eight world championship gold medals and still holds world records in several events, including the 400 meters

 

[BaggerofTea]

What's worse is that none of yall refuted what I just said.

Just ad hominems and bad arguing skills.

Please do better. These whites and Chinese will finesse you with that simple minded mentality

 

[#1 pick]

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White supremacists logic. It made sense in the 90s as in all sports where the best was Black. He was from America or Brazil.

But in 2019, it's clear that it's all conditioning, coaching, where you were brought up and environment.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Shut up nikka! U sound stupid af. You can't link one scientific study to prove what you just said. nikkas are just built better period. fukk slavery nikka.

You stupid son of a bytch

I did not condone slavery, I am telling you how nature works

 

[levitate]

I'll be rooting for Coco....USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Coco mom tho

 

[UnoVon]

You stupid son of a bytch

I did not condone slavery, I am telling you how nature works

You're telling me? You're telling me how nature works? Are you god? You got all the facts right? Show everybody one scientific study that proves exactly what you said.


Now watch this lil stupid ass cracker go ask google and return with nothing but more dust in his hands.

 

[SCJoe]

even showed love to the six

Cordae bidding HARD

 

[mag357]

Coco vs Naomi 2nite, arthur ashe... cant wait

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

 

[concise]

I knew this girl's name was Cori and she goes by "Coco", but I just found out her father's name is ... Corey.

I think that's far more egregious than naming your child Darealyst or Da'Coldest, but whatever.

 

[Kami]

classic but facts

Man I hope we get to watch her dominate these broads the next 20 years. She's been a treat to watch so far

Next game against Naomi gonna be

Potpova is 17 herself and handed coco the win with all the unforced errors and babos sucks.

Coco has zero weapons right now the expectations on her are too high shes no serena.

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Michael Johnson: “Slavery has benefited descendants like me”

 

[BodieBroadus]

We used to hafta wait for the Williams sisters to meet up to see something like this.

 

[Pete Wrigley]

We used to hafta wait for the Williams sisters to meet up to see something like this.