Oh Shut Up Lolo

Lolo after failing in Beijing. (telegraph.co.uk)

Lolo Jones was on the Today Show bitching. She failed once again to even medal so she's making excuses. She's blubbering about the article the New York Times wrote  3 days ago calling her a media whore and the Anna Kournikova of track and field. (Honestly, it wasn't even that scathing. More of uh, interesting that she's getting all of this attention.) She of course disagrees since she's an indoor track record holder meaning she won something at some point. Sorry, but I never knew that and I never knew that because no one cares. Do you really think Michael Phelps would be as celebrated if he was just an American champion and not the most decorated person in Olympic history? No, he wouldn't be a household name. None of us would care about him. I also don't understand why she read the article. If you are so focused on your race, why are you worried about the media is saying about you? The media isn't allowed in the Olympic village so did she shamelessly google herself? She can't have it both ways. If she wants to use the media to market herself and her lackluster accomplishments then fine. Make your money boo boo. But be prepared to accept the consequences of those actions. You chose to put yourself in everyone's face thus opening yourself up for criticism. Deal with it. The more you do that, the more you give of yourself to celebrity, the more you open yourself for negativity and even invite it in. Shut up and take it. Stop blaming the New York Times for the fact that you're undeserving of the attention. 

Lolo also mentioned how she had some surgeries this year so just getting to this grand of a stage was an accomplishment. God, you got to love the excuses people use. I bet she would have never mentioned them if she actually got on the podium. Wait, that's a lie. If she got on the podium for bronze or silver she would have used them as the excuse of why she didn't win gold.

You can check out the seriously demure New York Times article here and/or the Today Show interview with cwying Lolo here.

**Yahoo wrote a blurb about this whole Lolo Jones excuse/cry mess. The last paragraph of their article perfectly sums it all up, especially the last two lines. "Jones is right that the New York Times went too far in the article. She is a more accomplished athlete than it gave her credit for. However, it is not the job of the media to support athletes. It is the job of the media to cover the sport, both good and bad. She had no problem posing for magazine covers and doing interviews to promote herself before the Olympics. She can't be angry now when she has less than golden results." Check out Yahoo's entire take here.