On 8/27/2008 7:21:50 AM, Alberto Monteiro ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > xponent wrote: > > > >> You should see > >> > what's happening here. We failed miserably where > >> we were expected to win gold medals: soccer (both genders), beach > >> volleyball (both genders) and volleyball (male). Of these, only > >> the female volleyball team got a gold medal. Let's > >> blame > Beijing's polluted air! > > > > All we saw on Network TV was the American teams playing whoever...... > > But the Brazilians were among the best I saw. You guys are ass > > kicking!!!! > > > > xponent > > Looked Like We Were Going To Lose To You In All Those Games At Some > > Points Maru rob > > > Yes, but, except for female volleyball, the USA won _all_ those > games. Male volleyball was the hardest to lose, because the br > team has won almost all the competitions in the past 8 years > or so (and it's > said that brazilians "reinvented" volleyball, > adding intelligence to a game of strength and height). And female > soccer keeps losing in the end, to different teams - like > Kiln People, it's a persistent second place, to different winners. > > Alberto Monteiro
Let me state it another way. There would have been no shame in losing to your teams. It is very similar to the situation with womens gymnastics, Our women were very good, just not good enough to beat the women from China, but the competition was at such a high level that it was fun to watch even when at a marked disadvantage. Same goes for many of the races in track and field. Bolt for example is sooooooo damn good, you have to smile even when you don't place or show. What I would like to see (just a dream mind you) is a more level playing field worldwide. There is such variation in the abilities of nations to train their athletes that much potential is wasted due to lack of better training. If everyone were able to train at similar levels, I suspect we would see even better competition and a broader dispersion of awards. (In that medal awards tend to concentrate towards the nations that can afford to train athletes.) xponent Sports Fans Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
