Originally Posted by Helmet Head
It's his comments, in context, that, along with all the other evidence, cause me, for one, to reach the conclusions that I reach, not the other way around.
The only possibilities are:
- He did not knowingly dope, but someone who was out to get him with extraordinary access somehow got T into him without him knowing.
- He did not dope, but someone out to get him doctored his samples.
- He did not dope, but the lab made some kind of error, like switching his samples with someone who did dope.
- He knowingly doped (but made some kind of mistake in his normal regime that revealed a 11:1 T/E ratio when normally it is masked, like it is for all the other dopers who passed all their tests...) and is hoping that somehow he'll get off on a technicality.
All I'm saying is that all the evidence, including his statements and behavior, particularly the lack of outrage, including the letter quoted in the OP, are much more consistent with (4) than (1), (2) or (3).
Serge
I agree with your logic, but not your assessment of his actions - especially your reading of the letter you referenced in the initial post.
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