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I ain't BOYCOTIN' nothing. What I know is the sacrifice made by these athletes and their parents. There is a much deeper and spiritual dynamic here than politics and symbolism.

Yeah there is; it's called "mememememememememememememememememememememememe"
Your name says it all.

Yeah there is; it's called "mememememememememememememememememememememememe" Your name says it all.

Thought you may be a tenor but after seeing your profile I guess you're really a soprano.

You obviously reacted negatively to "What I know is the sacrifice made by these athletes and their parents."

Your "mememe" reply was a stereotyping cheap shot. Sure, some of these Olympians are in it for the money and fame and are arrogant jerks. Unfortunately, that's more true than it used to be when Avery Brundage ran things (say what you will about his definition of amateurism, you know that the athletes competing were in it for the love of sport-it sure couldn't have been anything else).

That said, there are plenty of people whose love of sport and motivation for self-improvement are unassailable, and who can't possibly be accused of me-me selfishness. I'll start with Bonnie Blair, Dan Jansen, the 1980 US Hockey team, Jim Ryun, Dan Gable, and the guy who won Greco-Roman wrestling in Sydney.

The sad thing is that the IOC, with the shameful compliance of Mit Romney and the USOC, are alienating the very people who would tune in to admire the truly noble athletes.