02-18-2006, 08:06 AM
Quote:He's right though. The current olympics are a sham.
A bunch of whiny milksop cry babies who were raised their whole life being told that they were perfect, God's gift to the sport, blah blah blah, and if they are docked a point for an imperfection they bitch and piss and moan and file a protest. "WAAAAAAAH how dare you tell me I messed up somehow, my mommy who still breastfeeds me every night tells me I am perfect... WAAAAAAAAH!"
Or just as they are about to cross the bloody finish line, they hotdog a bit to show off, do a face plant and lipskid, and allow some Swede to swish past them for the gold.
Or, after losing four teeth, they're back on the ice 5 minutes later... The Olympics are more than figure skating. A tad hyperbolic, perhaps?
I agree, there are some "sports" that leave me shaking my head (although figure skating is not really one of them. Coddled or not, they are amazing athletes).
The snowboarding thing really was ridiculous.
But whate'er I be,
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II