It's not ust Lee -vs- Dave Palumbo...
It's LEE -vs-
the IFBB
Jim Manion
Steve Blechman
Ben Weider
Twinlab
Shan Ray
Me
Robin Chang
The Olympia
Etc
Etc
Etc
See a trend here?
You see chick there are two type of men around IN ANY BUSINESS !!!!
Here is a little leason for you by me in Human resources:
a) Is the person you tell to jump and they ask: How high?
he/she will do what ever is best for him even if that means he has to do something that is against any principles (if he has any left) he still has....sadly these people move up the ladder quit fast since they give most people the illusion that they are approachable hardworking folks, but in fact they are the worst employees you can have they don't work with you but against you since they just tell you what you want to hear and really only do what you ask them too.
b) Is the person you tell to jump and they reply: Why and were do you want me to jump?
They seem to be complicated at first, but out of my personal experience these people if handled correctly are the best that can happen to a business, they are at most very open tell you up front what is wrong (and not things to please your ears) and get things done.
I'm not saying they are easy to deal with, but they are in most cases missunderstood and wrongly classified as PROBLEMS.
Do not call yourself the Athletes Representative if you cannot talk for them, as a good leader you have to be prepared to go through a shitstorm for your Troops ESPECIALLY for the people you don't like or think are not worse it, you don't do that you loose credibility, if you are to afraid to really get some people pissed so you can make things better for your colleagues,,, than your "job title" is as meaningless as Derek Anthony doing g4p, or a sack of rice falling over in China's red square.
Your last post has shown me once again that you are at best a IFBB lapdog, somebody who is not willing for his own safety to risk his neck in order to help people.
It's sad coz from all I have seen and heard about yourself I'm nearly certain that you are infact a likable person, you just need to get your head out of your ass and see that there is more than money and fame, coz trust me from personal experience if you know your being respected by the people that really matter... it warms your soul and your ego (if you want to) a lot more than a couple of green paper things.
Respectfully