Tired of it. The focus on athletes that are quitting. Hows about we focus on the ones that DON'T quit?
JadeRose wrote:
That's what I am focusing on right now. Watching big swimming races tonight.
We can sort the rest out later.
Wokie woke... gotta keep beating the narrative drum, bruh.
http://www.cigarbid.com/Forum/c/posts/m/4616653/Get-your-third-shot-right-here#post4616653
See posts 24-26. Trying to establish C-bid nomenclature without special characters. Although... I think I'm special and a character. My therapist told me so.
I haven't cared/watched the Olympics in years, amateur sportspeople my ass.
Gene363 wrote:
Not paid or paid, I simply don't care.
I watch for worldwide competition to see the best of the best do their thing.
Plus, I think a lot of it is cool too.
I watched some Philippino chick lift Drafter.
bgz wrote:
He/His/Him
The proper term is Filipina. That is also the proper spelling.
K, I watched some Fillipina they ithandle Drafter.
You claim to be so smart and you still Franked it up...
rfenst wrote:
This. I can't remember when it was only amateurs. But they are some of the best athletes in the world.
The good old days when amateur American hockey players beat the Russkies. Haven't paid much attention since.
tonygraz wrote:
Similar here.
Yes. The notion that these are amateur athletes is nonsense.
MACS wrote:
That's Celtic... but I appreciate the compliment on my post!
me too.
forgot hashtag...oh frank!
I somewhat disagree.
Watching an NBA allstar team beat up on lesser teams across the globe is boring.
The most memorable olympic moment in my lifetime was 1980's hockey. There is no way to manufacture that kind of national emotion with overpaid athletes, even if they are the "best" at what they do.
Sure, some sports have a blurred line between pro and amateur. Skaters or gymnasts making advertising dollars shouldn't preclude them from being a multiple-time olympic champion.
But Kevin Durant's $40 million annual salary and his smug teammates shouldn't be representative of what America has to offer.
Full disclosure: The first USA basketball "dream team" was fun. But it should have been a one-and-done.
