JB
Honorary Moderator Emeritus
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Hey, you "expert" commentators!<br /><br />I am getting sick of your negative analysis of our athletes' performances.<br /><br />It was YOU who voiced unrealistic expectations of these people. Not them.<br /><br />YOU touted a swimmer to win 8 Gold Medals. He swam his best ever and finished third behind 2 better swimmers. A magnificent performance. You whined about the "burst bubble". SHAME on you!<br /><br />YOU touted our girl gymnasts to be the best in the world. They performed wonderfully and were beaten by only one team in all the world that performed better. "Aww shucks, they screwed up" you whine. SHAME on you!<br /><br />Same with our volleyball girls, our basketball teams, etcetera, etcetera.<br /><br />As our great athletes earn and collect medals for magnificent performances you continue to whine about the great disappointments. You may be disappointed, I am not.<br /><br />Every athlete who goes to the Olympic games is a world class winner, from whatever country. Every one will give his or her best that day. The best of the best get medals.<br /><br />I am proud of them all; the Greeks, Iraquis, Koreans, Chinese, . . . all of them; and yes, our Americans, too.<br /><br />How about some praise for their skill and effort? Knock off those stupid cheap shots. ![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)