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Quote: Originally Posted by Lazarus Short There are persistent rumours of lake monsters in certain deep fresh-water lakes in the northern parts of the northern hemisphere. Loch Ness of course, also Lake Champlain, some in Canada (...) Laz Indeed.... Amicalement

None of the above...he has problems with his Indian poster team.... Amicalement

Quote: Originally Posted by RockCity Speaking of which, where is RickG? Is he still a moderating this forum? YGPM Amicalement

As usual I have no clue on how this thread has changed direction toward university sports figures graduation rates.... Amicalement Edit: But as a member of the university culture I might add that these guys ( the sports icons ) were probably not the ones that were fighting with me for...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis Guess its not a market for all out there... And it's a pretty good thing. The market finally kick back those who are lacking the minimal requirements for being in business in the first place. I'm only sad to see that Phil LaRocco (who had...

Quote: Originally Posted by marvin Given the way the Chinese system works, it might be better to remove the age limit in sports like gymnastics. A shorter career would lessen the number of years the athletes spend in the brutal athletic systems that ComBloc Olympic efforts tend to...

Quote: Originally Posted by DrBenway The sports industry is just another form of the lottery. The most disturbing fact is that the ones who are buying those tikets are the parents. Amicalement

Quote: Originally Posted by DrBenway Thousands of college athletes leave school with zero pro prospects, no diploma, and virtually no marketable skills. This is the rankest sort of exploitation, but, as I said it's an industry. I think the average Olympic athlete has roughly the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by elrod-tom What I'd really like to see is an acknowledgment that there are some issues, an outline of what is being done to address the issues, and an offer of sincere apology to those affected by all this. I agree that, ultimately, he needs to change his...

More than 500 posts and not a single word from SP*. I know it's not GM or IBM with a public relation division but it would be nice if Mikhail took a few moments of his time and post something. Is it too much to ask? Amicalement * First post date: 06-11-2008, 03:29 PM

Indeed these Olympics were an impressive success on the technical side. But I'm sure the Brit will be more honest about the age factor...(Jimmy Page is that old....) Amicalement

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick82 While waiting for my internet connection I will go to the grocery store. (...) Is this a good plan? Have I missed something? If your internet provider is as fast as mine, prepare yourself to a major change in your fighting weight...

Just as I was beginning to be more open to the new realities of the modern Olympics... Amicalement PS Wasted my post # 2500 on this one....

Quote: Originally Posted by ClieOS (...) Consider that the cost for training one U.S. athlete might be more than enough for training a whole team in many third world countries, can we disregard how sponsorship can make or break athletes? To Bolt, this could well be the best thing he...

Quote: Originally Posted by Riordan genetic, i see your point. but a sportsman who is so far ahead of his competitors in a discipline where he can SEE how far ahead he is (unlike, say, swimming) is, in my opinion, entitled to a bit of show-off and early triumph. that doesn't make...

Quote: Originally Posted by virometal You're right. I apologize. Before you put me on your ignore list: I accept your apology. The bad part of it is that I still not sure why this went that far downhill... Amicalement

Quote: Originally Posted by GTRacer So? (...) stop complaining like an old geriatric with nothing better to do. Can you feel the love.... EDIT: I should go and find the Floyd Landis thread where many posters were insulting other members who were ''crazy enough'' to doubt...

Quote: Originally Posted by virometal Oh I'm not big into who should respect who. That's up to the individual. I don't necessarily disagree about Bolt's actions either. However I do wonder what positive there is to hammering the point. We get it. Now let us decide for ourselves. That's...

Quote: Originally Posted by argentum British nitpicking about sportmanship and general conduct in sports. OK.....what about American nitpicking....? ''He is also apparently not subjected to particularly stringent antidoping standards at home. Jamaica does not have an...

It seems that I'm not alone in my severe judgement of Bolt conduct: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/210820...c-s-rogge.html BTW I desagree in part with the orientation that Rogue took in his evaluation. Sportsmanship is so hard to show in the few seconds folowing a sports where you have to...

Quote: Originally Posted by virometal ^ Grumpy, grumpy, grumpy. Bah humbug. OK then tell me why, knowing that each substracted fractions of seconds have a price tag, I should respect a champion who almost crossed the line walking during the 100M? Did he offered his very best? The...

Quote: Originally Posted by stewtheking It's a shame Usain Bolt wildly underperformed. ONLY a double gold-medalist, and double world-record-breaker. Pfft... what a loser... It' s hard to miss the fact that we are in presence of one of the greatest sprinters of the modern era. Too...

Quote: Originally Posted by virometal ^ Geesh, chill out grumpy old man. Are you talking to me?...... Other topic. One of the most interesting thing to watched in the past few days was how Phelps was conducting himself after his historical performance. It seems to me that he...