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| Flag waving at the olympics; USOC bans US flag waving | |
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| Fesarius | May 19 2004, 10:26 AM Post #16 |
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^^^ You're probably right. We don't tolerate that stuff at home. When we go to the bank, our children get free lollipops. We get an assortment of flavors. We hand them out, and if anyone complains about the flavor he or she received, no one gets one.
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| 24thcenstfan | May 19 2004, 10:39 AM Post #17 |
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I am sorry, but the celebratory behavior has gotten way out of hand at sports functions. Case in point: Those idiotic quarterbacks who make a touchdown and spend the next 5 minutes dancing around like a chicken in the end zone. I mean c’mon, how much more stupid can it get! That type of behavior is unsportsmenlike and embarrassing. The same goes for some of the athletes at the Olympics. No one is saying not to celebrate and be proud of his/her country by waving their flag (I am certainly not). However, these people are representing our country and they need to try being a little bit more modest…show a little decorum. It would make me think more highly of the athlete and put a better face on our country. But hey, if they want to act like fools…let them.
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| captain_proton_au | May 19 2004, 10:51 AM Post #18 |
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Well hopefully they wont be frowning on the way home, cos of all the medals they will be bringing with them
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| Fesarius | May 19 2004, 11:13 AM Post #19 |
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24, I do agree with this as well. (Swidden mentioned something similar above.) I think a balance ought to be achieved. One can win at something (meaning that there must be a loser); however, one can also show good sportsmanship while winning.
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| Dandandat | May 19 2004, 11:18 AM Post #20 |
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Time to put something here
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High fives? |
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| Fesarius | May 19 2004, 11:43 AM Post #21 |
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^^^ Or how about low fives? I recall the Los Angeles Lakers doing that to the Boston Celtics back in 1984. They did it in Boston Garden during the introductions, no less. They also blew the Celtics away by 33 points in that opening game of the finals. Ahhh, but the Celtics won the championship by coming back to take the series in seven games.
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| 24thcenstfan | May 19 2004, 11:53 AM Post #22 |
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Yes...followed by a a little over joyous
and maybe a congratulatory
on the cheek by a fan or a loved one. Oh yeah, and another
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| Admiralbill_gomec | May 19 2004, 12:09 PM Post #23 |
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Usually it is a wide receiver who makes one of those stupid touchdown dances, not a QB. As far as a country celebrating a gold earned during the Olympics, I don't care if they ALL do. They earned it. I'd tell the IOC to go play in traffic. |
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| Dandandat | May 19 2004, 12:18 PM Post #24 |
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Time to put something here
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No group hugs it migth offend the touch-phobia peole out there |
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| Admiralbill_gomec | May 19 2004, 12:18 PM Post #25 |
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From what I have seen, it is the parents living their lives vicariously through their children. The kids can get over it, but the parents just can't. My son played little league (baseball, for you foreign types) last year. I saw parents who would be screaming at their kids when the kid swung the bat and missed, or if he got tagged out while running, or caught leading off base. These parents (mostly dads) were probably not very good in their youth, so they try to force their kids to do better. One of the guys is a friend of mine. I told him to "Cut the c**p" and that baseball was a game to be enjoyed. He glared at me, but did stop, at least for that game. I played ball when I was a kid, and I loved it. I wasn't a spectacular athlete, but I could hit, and played a good second base. My Dad encouraged me, but didn't force me to play ball. I asked my son if he wanted to play, and he did for three years. (This year he wants to learn how to ride, so his Saturday mornings are spent at a local stable.) Sports are games, and they should be enjoyed. |
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| doctortobe | May 19 2004, 12:49 PM Post #26 |
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I hear that the Chinese have been forced to cut their travel budget do to the hubub of the steroid fiasco. As a result, the track team will be running home and the swim team will swim. Given the distance from Athens to China, Chinese officials estimate that it will take 5 days for the track team and 10 for the swim. The swimmers will take longer only because they have to swim around the horn of Africa to avoid the Middle East, which is a security concern. |
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| Dr. Noah | May 19 2004, 12:51 PM Post #27 |
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I don't think that's what they're saying: “That doesn’t mean they should not celebrate when they win, or wave the flag. But what it does mean is that they should act appropriately given the international situation.” Mike Moran, a veteran former spokesman for USOC, has been retained as a consultant to advise the athletes. “We are saying, ‘We want you to make an exaggerated personal effort in sportsmanship with respect to your competitors,'” he said. Seems they just want people to acknowledge the spirit of cooperation and respect given the political tensions lately. I don't think this is anything to get alarmed about. But, I am sure many will. :rolleyes: |
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| doctortobe | May 19 2004, 12:56 PM Post #28 |
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Wasn't there a big hubub in the last Olympics held in America (summer or winter, I can't remember) because all the Americans in the crowds were too exuberant for their country? Ibelieve it was the year after 9/11. In any case, maybe there should be a BLANKET quiet policy for audiences. If there is any cheering for your country, you will be kicked out. |
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| Dr. Noah | May 19 2004, 12:58 PM Post #29 |
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I don't think it was the cheering last time (2002) as much as it was the chanting. |
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| Minuet | May 19 2004, 01:11 PM Post #30 |
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a little over joyous
and maybe a congratulatory
on the cheek by a fan or a loved one. Oh yeah, and another

9:10 AM Jul 11