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Post by azvb on Aug 12, 2012 23:55:27 GMT -5
Other than a somewhat bizarre opening ceremony, I think London did a fantastic job. Sad to see it end
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Post by UCDVolley on Aug 12, 2012 23:58:02 GMT -5
I agree! Can't believe that the two weeks have passed by so fast. Until next time.... in Rio!
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 13, 2012 0:10:29 GMT -5
They did a great job. One of the best hosts in Olympic history hands down. If anyone should understand pageantry it probably should be England.
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Post by felcliffe on Aug 13, 2012 2:05:59 GMT -5
Unlike the opening, the closing was close to perfect.
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Post by future on Aug 13, 2012 4:55:48 GMT -5
13 Billion pricetag!
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Post by OverAndUnder on Aug 13, 2012 13:03:31 GMT -5
I wouldn't cry if the Olympics disappeared tomorrow. Love sports, but this has pretty much become one monstrous graft-fest.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 13, 2012 13:07:36 GMT -5
I wouldn't cry if the whole "playing for your country" aspect of it disappeared and they just let the top athletes from any country play for their own glory. But then most of the funding would dry up, which the IOC would never stand for!
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Post by ciscokeed on Aug 13, 2012 13:20:29 GMT -5
I would cry if the Olympics disappeared...it's the ultimate goal for every athlete... It's the most awesome four year spectacle ever... It makes me interested in badminton and gymnastics, and my wonderful sport of volleyball gets looks and acclaim that never happen the rest of the four years.... Let us bask in the glow of this wondrous event, and then hope whoever hosts can financially recover!
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 13, 2012 13:27:18 GMT -5
it's the ultimate goal for every athlete... Not for the ones whose sports aren't in the Olympics. Maybe not even for some of the ones who are. I think if you asked most tennis players whether they would rather win a Grand Slam or an Olympic gold, they would not hesitate to say the Grand Slam. Same with a World Cup title. Or an NBA championship. Basically, it's only the ultimate goal for the less-popular sports -- the ones that nobody pays much attention to except every four years when they watch 15 minutes of it on the TV (like volleyball).
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Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Aug 13, 2012 13:54:20 GMT -5
it's the ultimate goal for every athlete... Not for the ones whose sports aren't in the Olympics. Maybe not even for some of the ones who are. I think if you asked most tennis players whether they would rather win a Grand Slam or an Olympic gold, they would not hesitate to say the Grand Slam. Same with a World Cup title. Or an NBA championship. Basically, it's only the ultimate goal for the less-popular sports -- the ones that nobody pays much attention to except every four years when they watch 15 minutes of it on the TV (like volleyball). Volleyball is plenty popular, just not in America. Volleyball is the number 2 sport in the world. It's the most played sport in the world, according to some measures.
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Post by geddyleemarvin on Aug 13, 2012 14:09:45 GMT -5
it's the ultimate goal for every athlete... Not for the ones whose sports aren't in the Olympics. Maybe not even for some of the ones who are. I think if you asked most tennis players whether they would rather win a Grand Slam or an Olympic gold, they would not hesitate to say the Grand Slam. Same with a World Cup title. Or an NBA championship. Basically, it's only the ultimate goal for the less-popular sports -- the ones that nobody pays much attention to except every four years when they watch 15 minutes of it on the TV (like volleyball). The less popular sports in America, you mean. There's a big, wide world out there who think track & field, volleyball, gymnastics etc are a much bigger deal than, say, the NFL.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 13, 2012 14:13:12 GMT -5
Not for the ones whose sports aren't in the Olympics. Maybe not even for some of the ones who are. I think if you asked most tennis players whether they would rather win a Grand Slam or an Olympic gold, they would not hesitate to say the Grand Slam. Same with a World Cup title. Or an NBA championship. Basically, it's only the ultimate goal for the less-popular sports -- the ones that nobody pays much attention to except every four years when they watch 15 minutes of it on the TV (like volleyball). Volleyball is plenty popular, just not in America. Volleyball is the number 2 sport in the world. It's the most played sport in the world, according to some measures. Which is why volleyball players make more money than NBA stars, NHL stars, Formula 1 drivers, Soccer stars, MLB stars ... oh wait, they don't. And in the sports where you win prize money rather than play for a salary, I bet there are golfers and tennis players who make more just in endorsements than any volleyball player in the world makes overall. Number 2 sport in the world? You are delusional.
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Post by jagdpanther on Aug 13, 2012 14:18:17 GMT -5
Volleyball is plenty popular, just not in America. Volleyball is the number 2 sport in the world. It's the most played sport in the world, according to some measures. According to whom...?
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 13, 2012 14:20:32 GMT -5
Not for the ones whose sports aren't in the Olympics. Maybe not even for some of the ones who are. I think if you asked most tennis players whether they would rather win a Grand Slam or an Olympic gold, they would not hesitate to say the Grand Slam. Same with a World Cup title. Or an NBA championship. Basically, it's only the ultimate goal for the less-popular sports -- the ones that nobody pays much attention to except every four years when they watch 15 minutes of it on the TV (like volleyball). The less popular sports in America, you mean. There's a big, wide world out there who think track & field, volleyball, gymnastics etc are a much bigger deal than, say, the NFL. Dude, I've been to France, been to Switzerland, etc. Most people I've met there are like "volleywhat?" I only know one French guy who admits to ever having watched a volleyball match, and he went to Penn State as a grad student. Ask them about soccer, though, and it's a completely different story. Or hockey. Or car racing.
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Post by Gorflorg Orshforg on Aug 13, 2012 14:25:10 GMT -5
Volleyball is plenty popular, just not in America. Volleyball is the number 2 sport in the world. It's the most played sport in the world, according to some measures. Which is why volleyball players make more money than NBA stars, NHL stars, Formula 1 drivers, Soccer stars, MLB stars ... oh wait, they don't. And in the sports where you win prize money rather than play for a salary, I bet there are golfers and tennis players who make more just in endorsements than any volleyball player in the world makes overall. Number 2 sport in the world? You are delusional. I'm delusional? Funny. You can't just respond to the actual points? Anyway, just because there is less money in pro leagues does not mean that a sport itself is less popular. Do you really think American football is a more popular sport than volleyball? That's pretty funny. Peyton Manning makes more money than Giba. But do you really think more people around the world know his name? Of course not. Your logic doesn't stand up.
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