Stupid Things Athletes Say
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"The biggest difference in me today from when I was 14 and now is that I haven't really changed at all."
Hmm... The biggest difference is that I haven't changed!!!!!!!:-?
I guess that's why she is paid to swim and not think. But hey I'm not critisizing her - it was more of a light hearted moment watching the Olympics last night. I think it is awesome that she has competed in 3 Olympics, the first one being when she was fourteen.
Who am I talking about? Can anyone answer correctly? You'll know if you were watching last night.x:-)
Hmm... The biggest difference is that I haven't changed!!!!!!!:-?
I guess that's why she is paid to swim and not think. But hey I'm not critisizing her - it was more of a light hearted moment watching the Olympics last night. I think it is awesome that she has competed in 3 Olympics, the first one being when she was fourteen.
Who am I talking about? Can anyone answer correctly? You'll know if you were watching last night.x:-)
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I probably would have said something dumb under the spotlight as well!
And what about the little US gymnast girl that said that the Olympics was "just another competition." I think she meant that it didn't make her that nervous, because she looked at it like it was just another competition, but the was she said it could have been better.
And why do the gymnasts always sound like they've been inhaling helium for days? Even the guys!
Huh? x:-/
Answer: Their parents. Either a parent who couldn't do it themselves & now has someone to live vicariously through or they're hung up on their social image & importance.
How many 3-year-old child actors do you really think say, "Please, Mom! I want to work 18-hour days, have no friends & let you steal my money! I don't want to have friends & go to the playground!"
Granted, there are a few exceptions to this rule. But they are few (in my humble opinion x:-) ).
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>Answer: Their parents. Either a parent who
>couldn't do it themselves & now has someone to
>live vicariously through or they're hung up on
>their social image & importance.
The answer is not necessarily their parents. When I was a teenager I had a dream of not only breaking a four-minute mile in high school but also going on to the Olympics. As a sophomore in high school I had a best time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds in the mile run. I did not compete my Jr. and Sr. year for reasons I’ll not go into here. My parents didn’t discourage me and they also didn’t encourage me to participate in cross-country or track, I chose to do so as they were sports that I were good at and enjoyed them.
I do see a connection, albeit a loose one, between my participation in the two sports mentioned above and the fact that I no longer have any cartilage in either knee. No coach ever pushed me to the point of unhealthy practice, I did that all on my own because I wanted to be the best I could be at the events I participated in, and I pushed my body to the limit each and every practice.
You could have started track in high school, trained & gone to the Olympics. You were old enough to make that decision. If a female gymnast didn't start until high school - by the time she trained to the caliber of an Olympian, she'd be "over-the-hill." I guess I'm just thinking that when your average girl starts gymnastics classes (grade school or younger?), she's too young to decide to make that kind of commitment.
Anyway, like many say - just my two-cents worth!
Competition this intense has got to be hard on these young athletes later in life.
BTW, Olga lost the boxing match.
But that wasn't as much of a mismatch as the 7-7 basketball player against Refrigerator Perry in the second half.