British sport celebrates mediocrity
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British sport celebrates mediocrityWhen a swimmer finishes fifth they celebrate and go congratulations in a great swim. It doesn't have the killer edge it needs. In china they say if you don't win gold don't bother coming back and look at how well they do...because they have no choice.
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityYeh they don't actually punish you for not winning gold in china. Well at least not anymore.(Original post by The_Great_One)
When a swimmer finishes fifth they celebrate and go congratulations in a great swim. It doesn't have the killer edge it needs. In china they say if you don't win gold don't bother coming back and look at how well they do...because they have no choice. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityYeah but they don't pat you on the back and congratulate you for finishing fifth. I swam in America for a bit and the coach said its about kicking people's butts never mind personal bests or trying your hardest. When you think youre trying your hardest try harder because it isn't good enough is what I was told.
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityEasy to criticize from your comfy chair Mr athletic. Many people could only dream of coming 5th in the Olympics. Still takes years of effort and hard work to get that far. Remember they are competing against the best in the world. People take the olympics too seriously. At the end of the day it's all about friendly competition, entertainment and doing the best you can. If china wants to use it as a method to secretly fight world war III then let them
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityWho dreams of coming 5th?(Original post by Podcaster)
Easy to criticize from your comfy chair Mr athletic. Many people could only dream of coming 5th in the Olympics.
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityAchieve anything significant? A British rider just won the Tour de France recently, and another Brit came second.(Original post by RtGOAT)
This is true and its why we will never achieve anything significant.
The adulation Murray received for just making the Wimbledon final was astonishing. He didn't win so shouldn't be lauded.
But I guess it's not seem in the same light as Wimbledon, which is a shame. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityIt's not the pinnacle of Road Cycling for one. So you're wrong with that. Keep talking when you have no idea what you're talking about.(Original post by The_Great_One)
The Olympics is the pinnacle of every sport part from football and tennis. It is not for fun it should be taking seriously if you want to do well. Let me coach them. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityThis is the Olympics it's totally different we always seem to win then take our foot oFf the gas when you should keep winning(Original post by Atmos)
Achieve anything significant? A British rider just won the Tour de France recently, and another Brit came second.
But I guess it's not seem in the same light as Wimbledon, which is a shame. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityNo one had heard of the Tour de France a couple of weeks ago tbh.(Original post by Atmos)
Achieve anything significant? A British rider just won the Tour de France recently, and another Brit came second.
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityBecause that's how everything is in Britain, they don't care about any other sports than the most popular ones. When you're a kid, if you're not playing football then you're weird.(Original post by RtGOAT)
No one had heard of the Tour de France a couple of weeks ago tbh. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityNo I quit swimming because I didn't want to commit to it. I'm just saying their needs to be competition people competing to be the best at any cost. The labour party stopped any competition because they said and I quote "we dont want some kids better than others".(Original post by NR09)
Well OP, why don't you enlighten us all on your many sporting achievements which I'm sure put 5th place in an Olympic final to shame. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityI don't think you can paint everybody with the same brush. Our expectations should be different depending on the athlete/team. For example if the British track cycling team don't win a medal it would be a massive dissapointment. However if an unknown youngster makes the final in their sport they will be congratulated.(Original post by The_Great_One)
No I quit swimming because I didn't want to commit to it. I'm just saying their needs to be competition people competing to be the best at any cost. The labour party stopped any competition because they said and I quote "we dont want some kids better than others".
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocrityBut she IS Lithuanian.(Original post by Ocassus)
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Ruta just won the 100 meter backstroke at 15.
She trains in ENGLAND, is trained by an ENGLISH coach at an ENGLISH club. Lithuania have nothing to do with her training. -
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Re: British sport celebrates mediocritySo? She doesn't think like an English person, which makes the difference.(Original post by Ocassus)
K.
Ruta just won the 100 meter backstroke at 15.
She trains in ENGLAND, is trained by an ENGLISH coach at an ENGLISH club. Lithuania have nothing to do with her training.
Every sport, the USA and China are going in to win it. We, the hosts, are going in "hoping for the best" which is ridiculous. Our athletes should be aiming to win every single even they're in, not being happy to have taken part. Don't get me wrong, I wholly respect the dedication and effort they've put in to get to the final in the first place, but it seems ludicrous to get that far and then not to want, or to feel you should, take first place.
