Dara Torres Ticked at Danica Patrick

I really admire Dara Torres, so I hate to see her in a dispute of any type, especially this one with Danica Patrick. Danica was interviewed by Dan Patrick and he asked her: “If you could take a performance-enhancing drug and not get caught, would you do it if it allowed you to win Indy?”

And she replied, “Well, then it’s not cheating, is it? If nobody finds out? Yeah, it would be like finding a gray area.”

Dara Torres sees the interview, and gets all bent out of shape, saying:

“As an athlete that has been tested a thousand times whether through blood or urine samples – I’ve even offered DNA samples to prove that I’m clean – I really can’t ever imagine saying if you don’t get caught that it’s not cheating.”

Now, I’ll admit I haven’t been a huge fan of Danica Patrick, but even I got that she was kidding. When an interviewer like Dan Patrick asks you questions, you know part of the interview is about play and joking around. I really believe Danica was joking around. I suppose if she would have said something REALLY outrageous in response, then it would have been crystal clear that she was joking around.

So, after Torres hears that Danica was joking around, she still wasn’t laughing. She said:

“Just by reading it, you hope that she was just kidding. After her great performance in the Indy 500 this past weekend, it was so impressive what she did, it just kind of spoils it a little bit. As the strong role model that she is, I would encourage her to rethink what she said.”

Is she now implying that Danica actually took drugs to get that great showing at Indy? I think this whole thing is being blown out of proportion, and Torres really needs to let it go. Like I said, I’m a fan of hers, but she needs to simmer down on this one.

What do you think?

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