"Amateur sports," what a f* joke. Think of poor Jim Thorpe being stripped of his medals because he accepted a few dollars playing bush-league baseball--which he needed to pay his room & board.
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"Amateur sports," what a f* joke. Think of poor Jim Thorpe being stripped of his medals because he accepted a few dollars playing bush-league baseball--which he needed to pay his room & board.
Maybe not, but they're being supported by grants & subsidies in something they enjoy doing, as opposed to working everyday at a job they hate--like me, for many yrs.; nobody needs to cry over their...
Ought to compete as individuals, as was done in ancient times--idea of "competition," "medal counts," between countries of vastly different sizes & populations is idiotic. Maybe also there'd be less...