Get Ketch?
Understand that it's like Country X giving u a chance to set up a big cricket academy in Barbados. It doesn't mean only Bajans can come there. If you are running the show you can bring whomever you want. Simple as that.
I'm not heading to Saudi - they are coming to me in LA, and Trini elites have already been shown the welcome mat - they can come train in a great camp for nothing - it wil benefit the Saudis to run with our athletes and vice versa. Also, remember the dynamics of tnt - if I say today "I am going to coach tnt elite sprinters" who exactly will I coach? None of them live here! Remember that.
Better to be in the US to get them, since if they are good enough they all leave for the US to go to school and further their careers. Most usually stay there (Brown, Burns, Harper, Armstrong et al)
Congrats and good luck in this new challenge. We know you will do well....if them youngsters giving trouble, put on yuh spikes and show them how it is done...
Anyhows, i like how you put those "reporters" in their place,
Taken from Trinidad Guardian, April12th 2007,
BY COREY CONNELLY
Contrary to media reports, United National Congress (UNC) Senator Ato Boldon will not be taking up a broadcasting job at the US-based ESPN network.
Boldon confirmed this yesterday during a news conference in Committee Room B of the Red House.
The briefing, held during the tea break of yesterday’s sitting of the Upper House, was called to formally announce his resignation from the Senate.
Weeks ago, it was reported that the retired Olympian was due to leave the UNC to take up a lucrative broadcasting job with the network.
Yesterday, Boldon, in confirming the move, thanked Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, UNC interim leader Basdeo Panday and deputy leader Jack Warner for their support during the past 14 months.
Also coming in for kudos were fellow senators Wade Mark and Jennifer Jones-Kernahan, who he said, provided advice and encouragement.
On his broadcasting offer, Boldon would only say: “My permanent deal—in terms of a broadcast home—is not going to happen until later when it is absolutely 100 per cent done.”
Boldon did announced, though, that he was now the coach for the Saudi Arabian national sprint team.
“This morning (yesterday), I agreed to become the coach for the Saudi Arabian national sprint team,” he told reporters.
“But my broadcast deal is not finalised.”
On the coaching opportunity, Boldon said: “This is my first deal toward being a major track and field coach and the channels will be open so that any elite track and field athlete could pursue his or her Olympic dreams can now be coached by me.”
Referring to the media reports about a possible ESPN affiliation, the former track star had some advice for reporters.
“I would just like to ask members of the media to be a little bit more professional in your reporting,” he said.
“When you are in the middle of negotiating something and there is an international report, it becomes very embarrassing...So I have had to spend weeks talking to ESPN and saying ‘No that is, in fact, a false report.’ ” Regarding a possible return to politics, Boldon said: “I don’t think so, simply because while I am very proud of the stance I took, I understand very clearly that there are things right now that I have to do while I am still at this age and while I am still being given the opportunity...I feel that it is a question of striking while the iron is hot.”