I don't argue for the "sake of the argument"...or beat the dead horse...
I have been ASKING for the "respect" (which is the bottom line) or (what we call) - the opportunity to compete...for A LONG, LONG TIME...
If you remember at 2004 Mr. Olympia Press conference you and Triple H gave me a microphone as "Well, Milos always have something to say and ask - so go ahead Milos"...
Even though I was surprised and didn't expect to "talk" I immediately thought of WHAT IS TH EMOST IMPORTANT for the bodybuilders, competitors, fans...Mr. Olympia competition...and BODYBUILDING IN GENERAL...
You remember what I said?
I said; "I am not going to ask the question...rather I would like to urge all the judges to realize that EVERY COMPETITOR HERE (all the ladies and the gentelmen...IFBB professionals) are here for one thing: TO COMPETE.
For the Love of God - please allow them to do that.
Give them comparisons and true chance to show what they got...what they work so hard for all these years...
I am sure that Ronnie Coleman would have NO PROBLEM being compared...As back in the day he was that guy - waiting to be called out...and compared...
He is confident that IF compared he will prove that he is better - so guys like him DON'T MIND the comparison...but as a competitor myself - I can tell you that THERE IS NOTHING WORSE than being there on the stage only as a "stage decoration" and watching some guys getting 5-6 comparisons and you are not getting a single one...
This is Mr/Ms Olympia: BEST OF THE BEST....all of these athletes EARNED and DESERVED to be here...PLEASE - just give them a chance to compete...compare them.
All of us can easily deal with even the LAST PLACE if we had the chance to fight...but if we are not even compared and than placed whenever...that HURTS...[and many guys quit after years of being "disrespected" this way]
So, my point is: AFTER YEARS of asking for this - I still don't see a major improvement...
While I have to agree that last couple of shows were indeed better - it was still far away from our "requested" model or comparisons...
You went as far as stating that TOP TEN will be crisscrossed (correct me if I am wrong)...
But anyway...at the Ironman - I came there to hear your conversation and remind you and judges about ACCEPTED "MORE COMPARISONS" change...
I certainly didn't want to assume that NOBODY in the whole judging panel was informed about our motion - to get what we were asking for years...
As ridiculous as it sounds - our MOST IMPORTANT request seemed to be possibly resolved between you and Jim...in your conversation...not through the PROPER CHANNELS after all.
Obviously - if done properly (proper channels

and all): don't you think that you would have written conformation...(something in writting?)
First - it would be requested...than discussed about it and finally when ACCEPTED - it would be announced publically and in the written form...
That way ALL OF US (including JUDGES and the athletes) will have crystal clear picture of what is going on...
Again, as sad as it seems - it looks to me that your "proper channel" this time around was - a phone call...or maybe a little chat with the president in some of the shows...hence - nobody but YOU and HIM knew about the ACCEPTED CHANGE....