I first heard about Allison Stokke about a month ago from my husband, after he had read a post about her on a blog, and then showed me a bunch of her pictures. Allison is a very attractive, athletic girl (still in high school!!!) that has spawned a cult-like following on the Internet ever since a few pictures from a her at a track meet got passed around cyberspace.
Evidently her popularity has only grown, as The Washington Post just published an article about this young, talented 18 year old pole vaulter, and the price of her newfound fame.
Allison and her family have grown frustrated with all of the unwanted attention. She is an extremely well-rounded teenager who has worked hard for her accomplishments (which are plenty)…”won a 2004 California state pole vaulting title, broken five national records and earned a scholarship to the University of California”. She also is graduating with above a 4.0 grade point average, and will attend Cal-Berkeley this Fall.
Thouands of bloggers are posting the picture shown above, often pairing it with lewd and disrespectful comments. I just feel for her. What is happening to society?…It is one thing when young celebrities (who live in the limelight) go out and demand media attention with their mischievous actions, but she is just living her life. Let her be.
Good luck to you, Allison, in all that you do…
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Curt Schilling // May 30, 2007 at 1:27 pm
The typical non-athlete teen does drugs.
The typical NCAA Divisions 1a elite athlete MUST do steroids and amphetmaines. 600,000 to 1,000,000 USA teens use steroids today.
Unless Allison is quiting elite sport–she too will be doing drugs—if she has not yet in recovery from her broken tibia and lost muscle atrophy.
That’s where it all begins—with faster injury recovery, then an increased training load.
Doping in sport is a 1,000 year old tradition. Allision will follow suit or quit sport.
Such is life.