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re: Why are Chinamen so much better at sports than Us?
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:51 pm to TigerPrincess
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:51 pm to TigerPrincess
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And? We're a week into the Olympics.
I never said we weren't going to finish above them. You asked why this thread is started/why we want to fund more Olympic centers.
Its because the rest of the world is really good.
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Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:52 pm to OFWHAP
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What's wrong with people playing sports for the love of the game and potentially competing in the Olympics doing what they love?
Thank you! Our elite athletes do so because they have the talent, the drive, and most importantly the desire to succeed.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:52 pm to TigerPrincess
of course they do.
but once you get involved you always think it can get better.
but once you get involved you always think it can get better.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:53 pm to Rebel
uhhhhhhhhh no
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:53 pm to Palm Beach Tiger
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Genetically, I would say the average American is far more athletic then the average Chinese person.
oh yeah
just wait till china starts bringing africans over as refugees
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:53 pm to OFWHAP
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Do we really need a state-run push to get kids to excel in table tennis and badminton? What's wrong with people playing sports for the love of the game and potentially competing in the Olympics doing what they love?
No one is talking about pushing people into this.
We are just talking about funding places so that our athletes don't have to work another job and simply train in their off time.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:54 pm to lsucoonass
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of course they do.
but once you get involved you always think it can get better.
Understood, but I don't understand why this should be funded by government dollars. I think that it's appropriate for such centers to continue being privately funded.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
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oh yeah
just wait till china starts bringing africans over as refugees
Yao Ming married a former Women's basketball player.
Eugenics going to work.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:55 pm to TigerPrincess
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Understood, but I don't understand why this should be funded by government dollars
They are representing the U.S. ad its a better use of money than 70% of what we spend our money on now.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:55 pm to TheEdge
china is already spending billions to develop africa...it's only a matter of time
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:55 pm to TheEdge
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Yao Ming married a former Women's basketball player.
wasnt both of Yao's parents pro basketball players?
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:55 pm to TheEdge
and so will genetic doping!
if it hasn't already occurred in this olympics.
if it hasn't already occurred in this olympics.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:56 pm to lsucoonass
This is just an observation of mine. When watching the competitions, our athletes look like they are out there having fun while the Chinese look like they are out there merely performing their duty to the nation of China. They don't find any satisfaction unless they win. Anything less than perfection, for the Chinese, is unacceptable.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:57 pm to OFWHAP
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Anything less than perfection, for the Chinese, is unacceptable.
No but it means their family is going to be in a labor camp for 4 years.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:58 pm to OFWHAP
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This is just an observation of mine. When watching the competitions, our athletes look like they are out there having fun while the Chinese look like they are out there merely performing their duty to the nation of China. They don't find any satisfaction unless they win. Anything less than perfection, for the Chinese, is unacceptable.
A great example of that is the Chinese men's gymnastics coach who said that he would throw himself off of a tall building because he would rather die than win the silver medal.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:58 pm to TigerPrincess
my concern is debt the athletes may have primarily. especially if they finish the olympics.
big sports such as basketball and tennis dont have to worry about this. but people who are wrestlers for instance all they may do after their career is to teach none other than wrestling. I just dont think they should have to pay an expensive debt. once they get to an elite level it should be a priviledge to where they get treated similarily to other professional athletes (not paid millions) but compensated in other ways besides winning a gold medal.
big sports such as basketball and tennis dont have to worry about this. but people who are wrestlers for instance all they may do after their career is to teach none other than wrestling. I just dont think they should have to pay an expensive debt. once they get to an elite level it should be a priviledge to where they get treated similarily to other professional athletes (not paid millions) but compensated in other ways besides winning a gold medal.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 8:59 pm to OFWHAP
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What's wrong with people playing sports for the love of the game and potentially competing in the Olympics doing what they love?
dont ask the rant about this and TH.... you'll get murdered
Posted on 8/14/08 at 9:01 pm to LSUsaintsfanla
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dont ask the rant about this and TH.... you'll get murdered
This sounds like you are issuing a challenge from which I can't back down.
Posted on 8/14/08 at 9:02 pm to Rebel
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They are smooth kicking our arse.
we aint started runnin yet
Posted on 8/14/08 at 9:03 pm to cenla tigah
They do have the defending gold medalist Liu Xiang running the 110m hurdles. We need to take him out.
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