That's the American perceptive I suppose, over here it's more about the sports and athletes that barely get any attention apart from when it comes to the Olympics but we're not all as bitter as you I guess.Frank Reynolds wrote:
all star professional athletes getting more attention and money?m3thod wrote:
dennis your posts are contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement.
cept how youre awfully defensive. other than that youre not bitter
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Not defensive at all. Just saying.eleven bravo wrote:
cept how youre awfully defensive. other than that youre not bitter
ACTUALLY F.Y.I is was a joke post in response to dennis OBVIOUSLY joke post(s). We are not actually being serious F.Y.IFrank Reynolds wrote:
all star professional athletes getting more attention and money?m3thod wrote:
dennis your posts are contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement.
Any why would you even concern yourself with what a 'all star' athlete earns or does for attention whoring, who the fuck wouldnt whore themselfs out to the highest bidder....no no i want to stay home and play battlefield instead of earning millions or drowning my dick inside the hottest girls imaginable.
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still not displaying the Olympic spirit.eleven bravo wrote:
cept how youre awfully defensive. other than that youre not bitter
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
get with the program dennis
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Medal table standing has only ever been bragging rights and even then whoever came 'first' only really mattered during the Cold War when the Eastern Bloc countries were doping their athletes up to the gills to prove how superior their system of government was. You win Olympic events. You don't 'win' the Olympics.Frank Reynolds wrote:
lol beyond stupid. those who win more than anyone else is the winner.Ty wrote:
Current standings:
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
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Anyone shocked?
Nope.
9.63...Unreal, the adrenaline was running before that race with all the build up, don't know why I was doubting Bolt.
I know fucking karate
Then this does prove how China is greatestTy wrote:
Medal table standing has only ever been bragging rights and even then whoever came 'first' only really mattered during the Cold War when the Eastern Bloc countries were doping their athletes up to the gills to prove how superior their system of government was. You win Olympic events. You don't 'win' the Olympics.Frank Reynolds wrote:
lol beyond stupid. those who win more than anyone else is the winner.Ty wrote:
Current standings:
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
TBQH the 'by population' table is something that Statistics NZ came up with to give us an over inflated sense of self importance, and to cater to the people who get a hard on every time they see "NZ is doing well at XYZ" in the news.Ty wrote:
Medal table standing has only ever been bragging rights and even then whoever came 'first' only really mattered during the Cold War when the Eastern Bloc countries were doping their athletes up to the gills to prove how superior their system of government was. You win Olympic events. You don't 'win' the Olympics.
That said, we're not doing too bad. The rowers have done really well.
edit: Holy shit look at Kazakhstan - 6 medals, all gold!
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nobody will be shocked but extremely impressedPrivateVendetta wrote:
Anyone shocked?
Bolt and Blake are incredible
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Gatlin doesn't deserve bronze. Doping should mean a lifetime ban.
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No I don't see that as fair. I don't think a 14 year old gymnast has the same malicious and cheating intent as a seasoned athlete who purposefully drugs themselves.RTHKI wrote:
so should being underage
Edit: Though a ban for the officials and/or coaches wouldn't go amiss.
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Lifetime ban for the commentators too.
Chile Bobz It's unsportsmanlike & bad sportsmanship to have Britain calling itself "Great Britain" at the Olympics, sport isn't about who wins & who loses, sport is instead there to help promote peace & love amongst ourselves.
Sport is also an outlet for bogans to take time out from beating their missus' and show some non-homo man-love.
And the fans. Fuck the fans.AussieReaper wrote:
Lifetime ban for the commentators too.
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erm simple fact is most of these athletes are in pro leagues in their sports. olympics were supposed to be for amateur athletes.coke wrote:
That's the American perceptive I suppose, over here it's more about the sports and athletes that barely get any attention apart from when it comes to the Olympics but we're not all as bitter as you I guess.Frank Reynolds wrote:
all star professional athletes getting more attention and money?m3thod wrote:
dennis your posts are contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement.
What are you looking at dicknose
Yes, true. But if that were still the case there would be virtually no events left.Frank Reynolds wrote:
erm simple fact is most of these athletes are in pro leagues in their sports. olympics were supposed to be for amateur athletes.coke wrote:
That's the American perceptive I suppose, over here it's more about the sports and athletes that barely get any attention apart from when it comes to the Olympics but we're not all as bitter as you I guess.Frank Reynolds wrote:
all star professional athletes getting more attention and money?
The British Athletics Commission gave Dwayne Chambers a lifetime ban after finding him guilty of doping, but he appealed and the International body said he must be allowed to compete, it's bullshit really.Ty wrote:
Gatlin doesn't deserve bronze. Doping should mean a lifetime ban.
meh he's shit...didn't even qualify for the finals of the 100m
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