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08-22-2008, 03:23 PM
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The demise of U.S. Track and Field
has happened right before our eyes.
It's not surprising, given the extremely low status of the athletes in the United States, compared to Europe. It's actually quite shocking that we were as good as we were for so long. The ironic thing is that half the international track athletes go the USA for college, and then all the athletes later just compete in Europe basically. What makes track so attractive to European sports fans, but so unattractive to American fans? Jeremy Wariner, or whatever his name is, sums up the ugly American. With his small head and huge sunglasses, his gawdy diamond earrings and ridiculous chain, his stupid 24 hour fitness commercial where he acts like an aloof asshole, then confirms that acting as his real personality after the 400m, acting like a jerk in front of the NBC cameras "none of that", storming away. Ugh. There's not a single feel-good interesting person that's come out of track and field for the USA. Endorsements are going to be especially low, and maybe that's why Wariner acted like a baby--knowing that his $ had just flown out the window. |
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08-22-2008, 03:33 PM
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To be honest, I never thought track was something big. In high school track was a secondary or maybe even tertiary sport used by athletes who played football or basketball to stay in shape in the offseason or to avoid spring ball practices.
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08-22-2008, 03:35 PM
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in 2012, only one major American sport will be in the Olympics--basketball.
Watching Olympic basketball is actually even worse than watching awful NBA games. |
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08-22-2008, 03:41 PM
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08-22-2008, 03:42 PM
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08-22-2008, 03:47 PM
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08-22-2008, 03:52 PM
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08-22-2008, 03:55 PM
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Track and field started going downhill when you and your dad were running your crappy, slow 100s/200s in Waco.
You ruined it for everyone.
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08-22-2008, 03:59 PM
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Yikes. They should cut the balls off the boys who do that. |
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08-22-2008, 04:01 PM
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