Lee Thompson - Lee Thompson announces NPC Global lyrics

Hey guys. Lee Thompson - NPC Texas. Here today...about to head out to the Olympia. Obviously, you guys have heard so many things going on, and the past week about myself, Nspire, and Kai Greene. It's a really changing time in our sport. So today, I have come from my heart and I have to talk. And I don't just speak to the IBB or NPC community. I speak to every competitor who takes to a bodybuilding, physique, a bodysculpting, a bikini stage...anywhere around the world. For the last 16 years, I've participated in this sport as an official for the NPC and the IBB. And had the privilege to travel around the world and meet you athletes, fans, and sponsors. As we head into the Olympia, I will not be seating in the judges chair. I will not be attending the Mr. Olympia 51st competition. I've heard and seen many things, and today has come much faster than I anticipated. Many of you heard that I was looking to move forward with a vision. A new vision that was a shared vision of our health and fitness community, and our industry as a whole. I am announcing that we are creating a new organization. A professional and amateur sports league - the Nspire Physique Championships. Jen, myself, sports Jordan Woy, as well as an entire team have come together and listened and documented the concerns that you have...the very same things that you have heard from Kai Greene yesterday. The same thing that you have heard from competitors just like Kai..from the amateur level from the professional league. This is not good versus band. This is simply a difference in vision, and how we move forward into the 21st century. It's time that the athletes have a share revenue interest. That they have a voice - a real voice. It's time for transparency in judging, and officiating. Where you the athlete, the fan, the sponsor can see what happens and how we get to these scores. We have a website: NPCglobal.org. We have our splash page up where you will be able to come to signup for your email membership. We will keep you abreast of all things happening. We at NSPIRE are going to revive the stages where you can compete and be recognized. We have a vision that we've heard from you and other athletes around the world. You want the freedom to compete wherever you whenever you want. If you're existing pro in the IFBB, the WBFF or NABBA. We're going to open our doors; an exchange for you. Now with this, what makes us different? It's the fact that we are going to share revenue with you the athlete. For so long, this industry has made revenue from you the athlete by your image, your likeliness, having you wear shirts, having you do videos, and train, and...you know. It's just ever avenue that can possibly be, and you haven't seen a dime. This is the 21st century where your pictures and likeliness are valuable. When you're used on a website; you should be compensated for click through. You should be part of a shared revenue. And if you're a professional athlete and you step onto a stage; you should take part of the annual income that is shared by the organization. So why not create that place? That's what I asked myself in Columbus, Ohio in the Arnold Cla**ic...as I heard Arnold Schwarzenegger himself complain about the judging and how the sport was going. It was at that moment and that very time that I turned to my wife and I said, "Our time is now." A statement was made yesterday. A pa**ionate call by a man that I have to respect, Mr. Kai Greene. Unfairly kept out of the Olympia, pa**ionately training to be able to compete. Today, I can no longer continue with the organization, and I must separate myself. Those of you who know me. My social media will be the same - @NPCTexas and @NPCGlobal. N.P.C., no longer for me stands for, the National Physique Committee. Today, that ends. It now stands for, the Nspire Physique Championships, LLC. We will have our domain name as the NPCglobal.org. At 1pm on Muscle Beach in Venice, California...myself along with competitors that you know both pro and amateurs will announce the entire framework of the new Nspire Physique Championship - pro and amateur league. On that day and that time this website will go live and our community will take control of our own future and our own destination. I can't tell you how excited I am to get to Las Vegas to see many of you as we walk around the city. You won't see me in the arena, nor will you see me in the expo. But, you will see me on the streets, and I hope you see me on social media. And, that you share this message with those in your community and your circle..and at this day and this time. We are taking control of our future. This is how we LIVE!!!