olympic games

[AKIron]

Originally posted by GScholz
Is your opinion worth anything?

No less than that of any American basher around here.

[Nash]

Originally posted by hawker238
That's incredible anyone can play tennis in a wheel chair.  Though that's a sweet chair.

Used to play tennis competatively (clubs/tournaments/rankings the whole 9.... I didn't suck) and I got SMOKED by a dude in a wheel chair.

[Nilsen]

Did he smoke you Nash? ..... sounds awfully perverted to me
Did you win the game?

[Gixer]

If the US dosn't go to Athens for fear of terroist attack, won't that mean another victory for Bin Laden?



...-Gixer

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Gixer
If the US dosn't go to Athens for fear of terroist attack, won't that mean another victory for Bin Laden?



...-Gixer

Very true.  I think the fears of the 72 Munich games repeat  should be quelled, after all, the German Gov't totally botched that incident, both with record-low security and trying to appease to the terrorists.  All nations changed their attitudes toward security and how they deal with terrorists after the Munich debacle.

[rpm]

The Munich incident was by and large a sneak attack. Nobody was expecting a terrorist attack at the worlds largest peacefull gathering. I think we are no longer "Babes in Toyland".

I have a friend that lives in Athens and I passed on an opportunity to go to the games. I just have a bad feeling.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
lada, will you tell me if I am correct in my assumption please?  

I'm assuming you are from a formerly Eastern block country pre-1989, am I correct?

Thanks,

Yup, one of them wannabe new EU members.

[gofaster]

Originally posted by hawker238
That's incredible anyone can play tennis in a wheel chair.  Though that's a sweet chair.

Yeah, that is one sweet chair.  Check out the rim/tire combo.  That's some high-end equipment.  That lady ain't messing around.  I've seen some wheelchair racers with similar setups (though in a tricycle configuration).

[midnight Target]

<----- Olympic Fanatic  - By far the greatest idea ever conceived. Getting the world together to play games.... ain't that wonderful?

[JAGED]

I'm going to the games.  Am I worried.  Not very.  The new greek government has brought in security experts from Israel, the USA, and NATO is also in a support role.  The greek government is spending over 1 Billion dollars on security.

Having said that, I put in for opening ceremonies and didn't get them, and that's ok.  If anything were to happen, that would probably be the event.  I do have tickets to Men's Track and Field finals and Women's Gymnastics finals.  I will only have to walk 5 minutes up the street to catch the Marathon runners.

I'm psyched!

[txmx]

Originally posted by frank3

Something odd about that picture.
notice that her legs have muscles.

If she was a para they would be all skinny wouldnt they?

I mean the are on every para I have ever seen.

[SunKing]

so when is Texas Hold'em going to added to the games?

seems the world is on the poker bandwagon these days thanks to ESPN and the Travel Channel.

[hawker238]

Originally posted by txmx
Something odd about that picture.
notice that her legs have muscles.

If she was a para they would be all skinny wouldnt they?

I mean the are on every para I have ever seen.

She may not be completely para.  If you look at the little middle wheel contraption, it seems she changes direction partly by using that wheel, probably with her quads.  I'd imagine it'd be a hell of a struggle.

[Furious]

muscles can be stimulated with an external device.

[Red Tail 444]

Originally posted by SunKing
so when is Texas Hold'em going to added to the games?

seems the world is on the poker bandwagon these days thanks to ESPN and the Travel Channel.

Is there ever a repeat where Moneymaker DOESN'T win? you'd think he was the only dude playing...