Great Elizabeth Manley Article!

Jtsmith12 said:

http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2013/12/12/manley-a-champion-for-mental-health-issues

This is such an eye opening and interesting read. Elizabeth is truly a champion in every sense of the word.

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“My number one competitor comes up behind me and she taps me on the shoulder,” said Manley. “I’m 10 seconds from them announcing my name over national television. I turn around and she giggles and she says, ‘I didn’t see you in the locker room, but did you need to borrow hairspray?’”

Fast forward 20 years later and Manley was watching a show called Nudes on Ice in Las Vegas. It turns out the same girl who offered her hairspray was the “star” of the show.

“I parked my butt right in front of that stage and that girl that offered my hairspray 20 years ago had to come out and skate butt-naked in front of me, and I made sure she saw me every minute of that night,” said Manley.

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Jtsmith12 said:

http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2013/12/12/manley-a-champion-for-mental-health-issues

This is such an eye opening and interesting read. Elizabeth is truly a champion in every sense of the word.

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Olympia said:

What a story. What a champion.

When I read the part about that idiot skater who taunted her with hairspray, I remembered an anecdote that had the opposite effect on a young Cheryl Tiegs. Tiegs was one of the pre-eminent models of the 1970s, a gorgeous girl, and modeling is certainly a cutthroat business. One day early in her career, she was on a shoot, new and green and not well-equipped with clothing or supplies. Another model came up to her and said, "I wonder whether you might want to borrow something of mine?" The other girl offered her the pick of her chic belongings. Cheryl Tiegs never forgot the kindness and wrote about it in one of her books. The other model was Ali MacGraw. Understandably I've been a fan of both ladies since reading that.

Just because competition is brutal doesn't mean that competitors have to behave like brutes.

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brightphoton said:

Really classy of Manley to not hold grudges or have a superiority complex about nudity.

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qwertyskates said:

That rubs me the wrong way too...perhaps it takes the magnanimity of a saint to forgive a former mean, *teenaged* rival who has fallen after *20* years.

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wordsworthgirl said:

I didn't think brightphoton was being sarcastic, but maybe I missed something. That girl was HORRIBLE to her. I mean, just awful. Not merely competitive or catty. and she doesn't have a superiority complex about nudity or she wouldn't be attending this Nudes on Ice show!

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qwertyskates said:

Of course she was horrible, but that was one mean comment 20 years ago by a very young girl. It is common for many to experience equally mean/teasing/taunting/cruel comments throughout their highschool/teenage years; good for Manley to rise above them and made a way for herself, that was an inspiring narrative, but there's something wrong about savoring this moment of "schadenfreude" after her own great success and 20 years later. Pensive, introspective, sympathetic even self-congratulatory thoughts are far worthier for a champion than vengeful ones.

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