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Part 10 *(final part)* of McGwire story up on You Tube NOW

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by John D. Villarreal, Jan 5, 2007.

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What percentage of MLB players take "illegal" drugs (including prescriptions)?

  1. Over 70%

    4 vote(s)
    14.8%
  2. 50-70%

    10 vote(s)
    37.0%
  3. 20-50%

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%
  4. 10-20%

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  5. 0-10%

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%
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  1. markvid

    markvid Guest

    You think you're the only one?
     
  2. via ME!!!!!!
    (who, I need not add, really HATES DIABLO!)
     
  3. Flash

    Flash Guest

    It's kind of like watching ugly, stupid people have sex.
     
  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Hence my request for the haiku. Things are much easier to understand in haiku form than long-winded diatribes, whatever.
     
  5. MertWindu

    MertWindu Active Member

    I'm S-J's Faulkner,
    From scoops to well, whatever,
    I know Mark McGwire
     
  6. Male-pattern baldness
    Plus genius-level IQ
    Equals babe magnet.
     
  7. John D. Villarreal

    John D. Villarreal New Member

    Continued from last post

    And let's put more perspective on this and my expertise. Previous to meeting Mark I had been sponsored by and then became the manager of Atletika (for those who don't know this was like the EAS & CLEAN Balco WAY before either one of those).

    To the best of my knowledge I pioneered the use of mainstream athletes in ads (as opposed to bodybuilders, etc.) and specialized in enhancing the performance of professional athletes and many other athletes using intense elite training methods.

    It was not too long ago that people thought aggressive/intense weight training for sports was all wrong (especially in MLB, golf, etc.). So most of this was all new. At the very least I was a major early influence on most of this stuff. That is true.

    Due to these groundbreaking efforts & my execution the company's revenues exploded and our name was big at the time.

    I worked with top Olympic, professional, and world class athletes world wide. I also worked with doctors and scientists from Russia (national team docs & scientists). I can prove all of this as well. Our company would travel over to the Soviet Union and Eastern block to work with top teams, athletes, & scientists & make contacts. This was all pre-1992.

    In any event, I had serious cred and was writing articles and such & helped change that industry. There is no doubt about that. In the Bay Area many of the top supplement companies and sports training centers are here (MLO, SportsPharma, some of the EAS guys, Powerbar, Champion Nutrition, BALCO, Caps Enerzyme, etc., etc.). We all knew/know each other and people in the industry copy each other.

    So, I had major cred well before Mark. No hanger on here. I had worked with Olympic Gold Medalists ok.

    Right, so as explained in the video when I met Mark I had written/contributed to an article that his brother Dan (Seahawks QB) had read. Thus Mark saw me squatting 775lbs+ with his own eyes at just over 200lbs (210-220) and had got the referral from his bro on this article & said I need whatever this kid has.

    The rest you more or less know but also know this. Mark was so impressed with what I was able to do and what I had done at Atletika and prior that he wanted to buy out that company and have me run it for him! Jay was going to be a part of the company. We submitted an offer to the owners - ok. The deal fell through due to a dispute between Mark and Jay, which sucked but oh well.

    In any event, Jay was also so impressed that he was determined to press forward and asked if we could do this ourselves. I said yes & we did starting my company Power USA.

    We were successful and gained many more top pros and elite athletes, sold our products nationwide, and made great money for two kids. This has been widely known and written about. The reason we got so many top athletes was due to my existing contacts and cred & Mark's results that other MLB & NFL players could see WITH THEIR OWN EYES.

    Again, training certs are great and all but results mean everything to guys paid to perform.

    There is much much more but at this point it would just be overkill.

    Anyone that can't see at this point that I am very detailed, keep excellent records, am very honest, and very credible. I can't help & won't waste my time trying.

    I hope this further provides clarification

    Thank you,

    John D. Villarreal
     
  8. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    I feel sure that without the 10 youtube.com video's McGwire would have received less than 20 percent of the vote. Heck, I ought to put up a video about this because it's a scoop.
     
  9. audreyld

    audreyld Guest

    It's 2:24 by my clock. I'll end the haiku submissions at 3 p.m.

    And I, also, can no longer be bothered to read the diatribes.
     
  10. MertWindu

    MertWindu Active Member

    I....I don't have the words....So many jokes....not....enough....BANDWIDTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  11. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    Hold on...I reply in obvious sarcasm, mocking JDV from here to Toledo...and return to the board to be grouped in with his sycophants?

    God help me. God help all of us.
     
  12. audreyld

    audreyld Guest

    Um, we're gonna need that in haiku form, please.
     
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