Posted on 02/15/2014 5:23:28 PM PST by cunning_fish
It’s the fault of their speed suits, right?
Are we now seeing the result of schools having to give everyone in any kind of competition an award so their self esteem isn’t harmed ?
Every reason described in the article is congruent with the gay subculture in America. It’s all about me, no sense of team and larger sacrifice. It’s all about me. When they decided to make the Olympics about showing the world how awesome gayness is, they were hosted on their own petard.
Uh, no.
Gee, what other leader does this sound like?
Uh, no.
Exactly my reaction and not just speed skating.
Whining doesn’t get a medal, does it?
Winning makes a lot of problems go away. Losing, it seems, brings them out. No real surprise there.
You’re quite persuasive. I think I’m coming around to your point of view.
And they say values don’t matter......
Thanks. Can’t blame homos for everything. /s
“There’s no ‘I’ in team! But there is a ‘T’ and that’s a drink with jam and bread.”
Coach Von Trapp.
Too much media hype? These athletes are mostly professionals, competing against mostly professionals, but distractions and overconfidence can creep in despite thoroughly professional preparation.
zing! :)
My stepson has been connected with the Pettit Ice center on the hockey side for years. He has no love for the speed skaters who he generally refers to as pricks.
That was a pretty brutal article.
I don’t understand what they mean by having the training camp “at altitude”. At what altitude? Too high up? Sochi’s at sea level, isn’t it?
Thanks if anyone can fill me in.
Normally I’d be inclined to say “suck it up” but it does seem like something went sideways for these folks, since they were so favored and have done so poorly.
You know what the difference is between a porcupine and a BMW?
A BMW has its pricks on the inside.
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