Re: Can anyone explain this to me? Certainly not Julian...

"Mark N" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news
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> Then there's the recent article at RRW that some here might have missed -
> "Champion Mladin Overcame Epstein-Barr In 2003, Or, Proof That He Is The
> Toughest Man We Have Ever Met". In it Mat says, " "I didn't think anything
> else of it until Laguna on Saturday afternoon after the AMA race and I could
> hardly get off the bike from fatigue. I said to my wife that something is
> wrong. As everybody is aware I pulled out of the WSB second race. It was in
> mine and the other competitors' best interest that I did this as about 10
> laps into the first race things started to happen that were a little scary,
> double vision, etc. I actually struggled to hold myself up under braking and
> just felt like lying on the tank. I went and had all the usual bloodwork and
> stuff done and was told that I have Epstein-Barr." I mention that for those
> who still think that Sunday's results are all they need to know about
> Mladin.
> 

I can think of two possible reasons: Troy has been linked to an
organization that is dedicated to trying their best, whereas if you
look at Suzuki's GP efforts since 2001 you really have to wonder if
Mat would actually prefer GP to AMA. At least he is on competitive
machinery in the AMA.

Second, let's not forget how Mat shined Suzuki's star in 2002 when
things weren't going his way and people on this NG were sure that
Suzuki Japan was going to give him a wildcard ride at PI at the end of
the season

http://tinyurl.com/wfdl

As for the E-B virus, I've known too many other athletes who've had it
to be overly impressed as it related to Mladin's riding.