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Reply #15 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 11:49am

We're doing good as a nation, like I said we don't have to be in the top 12, who cares.

But I still think there is far too much money spent on elite athletes compared to grass roots sporting clubs.

Have a look at the timeline from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Use the slider on the bottom to make comparisons.

The haters are the media who have unrealistic expectations and the people who cry over silver and bronze medals.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/02/london-olympic-...

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #16 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 5:14pm Go Sally and Anna..its good to see deserving winners rather than giving any time to those spoilt brats in the pool.
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Reply #17 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 5:58pm

adelcrow wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 5:14pm:

Go Sally and Anna..its good to see deserving winners rather than giving any time to those spoilt brats in the pool.

Both quiet achievers, they go about their business and get the job done without the bragging and chest beating.

The swimmers act like spoilt brats. Swimming Australia needs to take a long hard look at the swimmers and why they should be given so much funding, especially considering some of the competitors draw media attention to themselves for all the wrong reasons.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35101 Gender:	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #18 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 6:00pm now for 2 bmx golds
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Reply #19 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 6:11pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 11:49am:

We're doing good as a nation, like I said we don't have to be in the top 12, who cares.

But I still think there is far too much money spent on elite athletes compared to grass roots sporting clubs.

Have a look at the timeline from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Use the slider on the bottom to make comparisons.

The haters are the media who have unrealistic expectations and the people who cry over silver and bronze medals.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/02/london-olympic-...

we are the greedy country: the howard era is responsible for this!!

THIS IS WHAT POLITICAL HISTORY WILL PRINT AS TRUTH!!

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Reply #21 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 7:26pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 5:58pm:

adelcrow wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 5:14pm:

Go Sally and Anna..its good to see deserving winners rather than giving any time to those spoilt brats in the pool.

Both quiet achievers, they go about their business and get the job done without the bragging and chest beating.

The swimmers act like spoilt brats. Swimming Australia needs to take a long hard look at the swimmers and why they should be given so much funding, especially considering some of the competitors draw media attention to themselves for all the wrong reasons.

'Quiet achievers' huh. Did you see Pearson's interview a few days ago? Obviously not. Chest beater indeed!
And good on her. She has earned the right to talk herself up.

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Reply #22 - Aug 8^th, 2012 at 7:33pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 6:11pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 11:49am:

We're doing good as a nation, like I said we don't have to be in the top 12, who cares.

But I still think there is far too much money spent on elite athletes compared to grass roots sporting clubs.

Have a look at the timeline from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Use the slider on the bottom to make comparisons.

The haters are the media who have unrealistic expectations and the people who cry over silver and bronze medals.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/02/london-olympic-...

we are the greedy country: the howard era is responsible for this!!

THIS IS WHAT POLITICAL HISTORY WILL PRINT AS TRUTH!!

Interesting that you should politicize it.
I was thinking the other day, Australia's two most successful Olympics - Sydney and Athens - were both under Howard's watch. Could Howard be responsible for it? He's supposed to be responsible for everything during his time according to the neo-Marxists, hell, why can't he be responsible for our best Olympics?

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Re: Olympic blame game
Reply #23 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 7:48am

... wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 6:15pm:

I'm always hearing the haters say the swimmerss act like 'spoilt brats" but I haven't seen anything to back up the assertion.

Is it a particular incident? A particular swimmer? All the swimmers? Does it apply to divers and water polo players too?

C'mon haters - give me something to go on here.

Haters??? because someone has a different opinion to you?

Just the swimmers.

Surely you've seen the after race interviews, the tears and excuses.....twitter, sickness, the winner trained harder (that's the truth), stayed up too late, facebook.....wha! wha! wha!

There's no need for it. So you came second or eighth, big deal. Own it, it's no disgrace.

The tax payers should not be paying for this. I hope they funded the celebrations themselves.

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Reply #24 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 2:00pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 9^th, 2012 at 7:48am:

... wrote on Aug 8^th, 2012 at 6:15pm:

I'm always hearing the haters say the swimmerss act like 'spoilt brats" but I haven't seen anything to back up the assertion.

Is it a particular incident? A particular swimmer? All the swimmers? Does it apply to divers and water polo players too?

C'mon haters - give me something to go on here.

Haters??? because someone has a different opinion to you?

No, haters because any mention of anything sports related induces a spasm of hatred. AFL or NRL players seem to be your staple, but once every 4 years, you're presented with a smorgasbord of athletes to level your envy and spite at.

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Surely you've seen the after race interviews, the tears and excuses.....twitter, sickness, the winner trained harder (that's the truth), stayed up too late, facebook.....wha! wha! wha!

They came within a whisker of fulfilling their lifes dream. WTF do you expect?

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There's no need for it. So you came second or eighth, big deal. Own it, it's no disgrace.

When you're at the top, it's a long way to fall.

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The tax payers should not be paying for this. I hope they funded the celebrations themselves.

maybe not, but hardly the fault of the athletes is it?

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #25 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 5:54pm Is Steph Rice still out shagging every member of the Dream team or is she taking a day off? I see there are a few athletes wives in London looking for her.
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #26 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 6:10pm Fair call. I did have a little giggle at the paper today saying Stephanie Rice and Kobe Bryant may be ahem "dating". Her date may be involved, but I'd suggest whats going on there is nothing so...traditional as "dating".
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #27 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 6:17pm adelcrow wrote on Aug 9^th, 2012 at 5:54pm: Is Steph Rice still out shagging every member of the Dream team or is she taking a day off? I see there are a few athletes wives in London looking for her. Apparently she's been having a good time with someone's husband, yep someone in the American Basketball team.
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Reply #28 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 6:20pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 9^th, 2012 at 6:17pm:

adelcrow wrote on Aug 9^th, 2012 at 5:54pm:

Is Steph Rice still out shagging every member of the Dream team or is she taking a day off? Grin

I see there are a few athletes wives in London looking for her.

Apparently she's been having a good time with someone's husband, yep someone in the American Basketball team.

And the Aussie taxpayer is footing the bill for Stephs Olympics sex tour Grin

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: Olympic blame game Reply #29 - Aug 9^th, 2012 at 6:24pm Steph will make an excellent pollie when she retires from swimming...she has all the qualifications
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