Any other Americans (US) cringe while watching the Olympics?

[Mickey1992]

Am I the only one who felt that many of the US athletes were pompous morons?  Until the Olympics, I always thought that Robbie Williams was the world's biggest amazinhunk.

ABC News has a commentary about it:
 http://abcnews.go.com/sections/sports/DailyNews/olympics001002_commentary.html

[RAM]

Dunno about most athletes and/or teams...

I know that Barcelona's 1992 Dream Team in basketball was the best group of players in history. In all senses.

Sidney's 2000 Dream Team IV in basketball has been the biggest group os prettythangholes in history. one tenth of 1992's team quality, and ten times that team's sober.

And they nearly got kicked by lituania!

 

[Naso]

Toad, Ripsnort, Udie, where are you?

         

[Gunthr]

I'll bet there are a lot of blacks who would love to strangle those morons. What a disgrace  

[Igloo]

RAM, he was talking about the arrogant way the american atheletes strutted around.  I find it kinda funny actually.

You don't think this is the only time this stuff has happened, do you?

When the Americans lost a medal in Hockey during the last winter olympics in Japan, they threw a fix and demolished their hotel rooms.  

The world is used to it. And no, we are not jealous, just the opposite.  

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[Udie]

 

Originally posted by Naso:
Toad, Ripsnort, Udie, where are you?

         

 Sorry Naso    I quit the olympics back in 92 when they split them up.  Totaly ruined the whole thing for me.  Anybody remember when the whole year was devoted to sports? Then there was taht LOOOONG 4 year wait for the next games.  Now all you hear about is who's on what drug or cold medicine. I'd rather go watch my ex boss' son play T-ball. Much more fun to see   How some of those kids strike out I'll never know hehe.


Udie

[Naso]

Yes, i had the same feelings this year, seem to me the olympics passed quietly without attract my attention.

May be the time zone.  

[Igloo]

I was on Australian time for the two weeks the Olympics were going on.  I thought the Sydney games were the best Olympics ever, bar none.  

Way to go Australia, you were an awesome host.

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[AKDejaVu]

Not everyone is ready to be tagged with a medal that proclaims them "The best in the world".  Some handle it better than others.

The part about the Olympic coverage in the US that pissed me off was that they only focussed on the American athletes.  I'd watch heat after heat on the track and they'd only show the American... even if he/she finished 5th.. then they'd mention who won... never really showing them at all.

Any sport that didn't have Americans competing wasn't shown at all.  The coverage sucked.

Oh.. by the way... Cameroon?  Spain takes the Silver?  Sorry.. but anyone from Spain is not allowed to post in this thread because they simply can't be in their correct state of mind

AKDejaVu

[RAM]

 

Originally posted by AKDejaVu:

Oh.. by the way... Cameroon?  Spain takes the Silver?  Sorry.. but anyone from Spain is not allowed to post in this thread because they simply can't be in their correct state of mind  

AKDejaVu

You saw the match?...those kids are heros. I repeat HEROS:

1). they were all under 23 years. ALL the teams Spain has matched had the reglamentary 3 players over 23 years.

2). they were winning 2-0
3). Cameroon saw one of the luckiest goals they will ever see
4). The referee "didnt saw" (ahem   didnt WANT to see) two penalties, one red card agression, and at least five yellow card tackles, three of them from the same player.
5). Spain had to do 2 player changes before halftime because Cameroon's violent play injuring them. Cameroon saw only one yellow card during that time.
6). Spain ended the match and played the full extra time with only 9 players because the referee expulsed two players of spain, none of those expulsions were right (the second, Jose Mari's...they did TWO penalties on him (one of them with aggresion included).NOT only the referee didn't give the penalty,but JOse Mari saw TWO yellow cards in each penalty because he "simulated them", and so he was expulsed of the match!   )
7) with nine players Spain holded its own like a lion, and they ever hit the wood in a free kick at the start of the extra time.
8)...May I follow? there is more!

Spain fought, like a team of lions. We deserved the gold medal, but that silver one is worth the gold one.

WTG SPAIN!...<S!>--

F!·$K YOU REFEREE!

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[funked]

Olywhat?

Sorry, but with NFL kicking into gear, an awesome American League playoff race (Let's Go A's!!!) and close races for the F-1 and CART titles, I could give a rat's bellybutton about any event that features such great sports as "equestrian", "gymnastics", or "diving".  I'm sure those are fun hobbies but THEY AIN'T SPORTS!

 

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[Dnil]

I maybe watched an hour total time of the olympics.  Just not the same.  I liked it when we had a villain to go up against, one to cuss at.  Now dont really care, cept maybe if we play spain    I was hoping the dream team would lose, those guys make me sick not a sportsman among um.  My greatest moment of the olympics?  When Bob Costas signed off.  2nd?  when the fat nasty wrestler beat the russian.  At first I thought no way, then I felt bad for the russian, the guy was heart broken, really sad to see.

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[AKDejaVu]

Felt bad for the Russian Greco-Roman wrestler too.. except this is his first loss in 13 years... the first point scored against him in the last 10 years.  Have to say Gardner really was the highlight for the US.

As for RAM and Spain's soccer team.. talk to the hand RAM.. talk to the hand

AKDejaVu

[miko2d]

 You want wits and intelligent behaviour from sportsmen? You better watch chess then.

 You got a dumb guy/lass who's only prerequisite is being fast/strong/quick, then you slow down his mental development by spending all his time training. On top of that spoil him by making him a national hero, while allowing any illegal drugs as long as he/she is not caught, and it's surprise we don't have more prettythangholes among our sportsmen. Most of them are very decent people!
 In good old roman times, sportsmen were let out of the cage into the arena to be eaten by lions. Whoever survived  was placed back into the cage. Maybe those romans knew what they were doing?  

miko

[Toad]

 

Originally posted by Naso:
Toad, Ripsnort, Udie, where are you?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ---Olympics? HuH?---ZZZZZZZZ

Don't pay much attention to anything on TV Naso. Only read the sports pages when I'm out on a trip.

I'd rather be doing than watching...    in many things.

As far as their show-off display, I read a tiny bit on it.

Yeah, very tasteless. When I coached youth baseball the motto was "Win with class, lose with dignity."

Guess they didn't ever get to that part of "how to win".

I hope they don't get any advertising endor$ment$.