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MarkIt8	How much do you root for the USA in the Olympics?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1578 July 31, 2012 10:13 AM Jobu needs a refill	Remove this ad I caught a small bit of the USA playing against Montenegro in water polo on Sunday and I found myself thinking that it would be pretty cool for Montenegro if they won. I realized that for most Olympic events it really doesn't matter very much to me what country the winner hails from. They are all a bunch of people that I've never heard of before and won't ever be aware of outside of the Olympics. If a guy from Poland beats a TeamUSA guy for gold medal in a cycling race then good for him. I don't root against Americans, I just don't root for them just because they are Americans. I have a lot of respect for athletes from shitty countries training in shitty conditions and then being able to compete with our athletes who are comparatively pampered as hell. I have a hard time rooting for them to fail. Judging by some of the posts in other threads there are more than a few here who think having the USA kick some Olympic ass is a big deal, For me, the only one I really care about winning is basketball - as I think it would be an embarrassment if they lost. Everything else - let the best athletes win. So what says Buckyville - have I become Demayo (where the fuck is Demayo anyway?) Do I hate America? Do you get upset when the USA loses?
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BB Fran		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7380 July 31, 2012 10:19 AM *Moral fibre? Why, you little pasty-face...I invented* moral fibre!**	Are the Olympics this year? - "What the heck; it's just life. It unfolds right in front of you." -- Bo Ryan
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bruco		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 705 July 31, 2012 10:19 AM	I don't care enough to "get upset:, but I'll never root against an American. Basically I root as such 1. USA 2. Anyone but China 3. hot chicks It feels good to have an "evil empire" to root against. It's nice that China could fill that hole left by the USSR (though obvioulsy relations aren't nearly as strained with China with USSR back in the day). I do like the Olympics as its a nice break from the norm for a couple weeks. I don't care about baseball, so this is an entertaining bridge between now and football season.
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chimeinnow		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7855 July 31, 2012 10:22 AM "I like stupid humor."	bruco wrote: I don't care enough to "get upset:, but I'll never root against an American. Basically I root as such 1. USA 2. Anyone but China 3. hot chicks It feels good to have an "evil empire" to root against. It's nice that China could fill that hole left by the USSR (though obvioulsy relations aren't nearly as strained with China with USSR back in the day). I do like the Olympics as its a nice break from the norm for a couple weeks. I don't care about baseball, so this is an entertaining bridge between now and football season. Flip #2 and #3 and I'm with you.
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NumenLumen		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10446 July 31, 2012 10:27 AM Shout, shout - let it all out. These are the things I can do without.	MarkIt8 wrote: I caught a small bit of the USA playing against Montenegro in water polo on Sunday and I found myself thinking that it would be pretty cool for Montenegro if they won. I realized that for most Olympic events it really doesn't matter very much to me what country the winner hails from. They are all a bunch of people that I've never heard of before and won't ever be aware of outside of the Olympics. If a guy from Poland beats a TeamUSA guy for gold medal in a cycling race then good for him. I don't root against Americans, I just don't root for them just because they are Americans. I have a lot of respect for athletes from shitty countries training in shitty conditions and then being able to compete with our athletes who are comparatively pampered as hell. I have a hard time rooting for them to fail. Judging by some of the posts in other threads there are more than a few here who think having the USA kick some Olympic ass is a big deal, For me, the only one I really care about winning is basketball - as I think it would be an embarrassment if they lost. Everything else - let the best athletes win. So what says Buckyville - have I become Demayo (where the fuck is Demayo anyway?) Do I hate America? Do you get upset when the USA loses? Why do you hate America?
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Ulbian		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7321 July 31, 2012 10:27 AM The Bishop of Bonduel	Around the time of Nagano I had a cable access panel discussion show and one episode was on the Olympics. This very question came up. How different is it for different sports? The '80 Hockey team has to be the high water mark of pro US fervor. You see that type of exuberance at certain events but at others? Will you go batshit crazy at a basketball game or a soccer match and then head on over to wave a flag and yell "USA, USA, USA" at a fencing match or whitewater kayaking? Depends on the sport/event for most. "I think Crystal Bacon looks pretty cool and shit, but it's weird talking about it. It's just such a fucking dumb ass thing." - SOLObucky on 8 July 2012
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529NorthLakeSt		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 753 July 31, 2012 10:30 AM	Ulbian wrote: Around the time of Nagano I had a cable access panel discussion show and one episode was on the Olympics.
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chimeinnow		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7855 July 31, 2012 10:37 AM "I like stupid humor."	MarxIst8?? Edited 1 time by chimeinnow July 31, 2012 11:30 AM.
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Slimm21		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12791 July 31, 2012 10:38 AM I've paid for bottle service	I'm the opposite. I find my self watching sports I wouldn't care about except when they are on during the olympics ----gymnastics, swimming, handball, volleyball (everything except soccer; which, for whatever reason, I find to be the most eye gouging thing in the world to watch) diving, ect.... and rooting for the USA. I don't get angry when they lose, and I'm not screaming at the TV like its a Sunday Packer game, but yes, I do want the USA to win.
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KegStand81		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5513 July 31, 2012 10:40 AM	Ulbian wrote: ~~The '80 Hockey team~~ Every Hacksaw Jim Duggan match has to be the high water mark of pro US fervor. Fixed.
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UWChucky		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2222 July 31, 2012 10:52 AM	Remove this ad I usually root for the US but have a few exceptions. 1. USA basketball, if they win, no one cares, but if they lose, it is a huge upset, which is far more interesting. 2. If NBC shows one of their athlete profiles that talks about what a tragic life someone has led, I will find it hard not to root for them, out of sympathy.
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AirRaley		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10760 July 31, 2012 11:09 AM "Old Iron Taint"	I have a quibble about our athletes being "pampered". Obviously they train very hard. And although our athletes almost certainly enjoy some facilities and nutrition advantages over many of the other countries, they also have more distractions, and not just once they commit to Olympic training but also earlier in life when there are so many options, including athletically. Contrast that with a spot like China that doesn't recruit athletes, they select them and pretty much remove all typical distractions at that point. Finally, I would consider something to be amiss if the US wasn't competing for the top medal count; not because of some prideful nationalism but becauase we're rich and powerful and populous. So while in an individual event I'm okay seeing someone else get a win, I'd be a bit unhappy with a bunch of those feel-good wins adding up to a poor overall medal count showing. "if I were in the habit of throwing away shirts I've puked on, I wouldn't have had any shirts left." - Timster96, 29 SEP 2010
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mcguda		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7702 July 31, 2012 11:12 AM C.O.F. elderly gangbanger	If swimming and basketball are indicators, the U.S v. Somebody Else is kind of a misnomer. What we often see is U.S. collegians and pros wearing American colors v. foreign athletes who are teammates wearing different colors.
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SaundersBucky		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 16992 July 31, 2012 11:14 AM Buckyville's Fiscal Cliff	I have to root for the Romanian gymnastics team above all else (at least outwardly), or I don't get sex for a long while.
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gobbz		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10000 July 31, 2012 11:20 AM Ron Santo's Heart & Soul	125 "If you lie, it becomes part of your future. If you tell the truth, it becomes part of your past." ~Rick Pitino
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breadtree		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1810 July 31, 2012 11:22 AM	chimeinnow wrote: bruco wrote: I don't care enough to "get upset:, but I'll never root against an American. Basically I root as such 1. USA 2. Anyone but China 3. hot chicks Flip #2 and #3 and I'm with you. This implies that there are hot Chinese athletes in this Olympics. Apparently I've been watching the wrong sports.
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chimeinnow		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7855 July 31, 2012 11:32 AM "I like stupid humor."	SaundersBucky wrote: I have to root for the Romanian gymnastics team above all else (at least outwardly), or I don't get sex for a long while. If she gives you too much crap, I have friends at the INS.
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SaundersBucky		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 16992 July 31, 2012 11:37 AM Buckyville's Fiscal Cliff	chimeinnow wrote: SaundersBucky wrote: I have to root for the Romanian gymnastics team above all else (at least outwardly), or I don't get sex for a long while. If she gives you too much crap, I have friends at the INS. What difference would that make? She was born in NYC...
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UncleEd2007		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7558 July 31, 2012 11:38 AM	I don't root against the USA per se but do get some what pissed at the obsessive TV coverage of the US athletes not allowing the viewer to learn of the many great athletes from around the world. I do understand the ratings game but the NBCs and others could spend more time seeking the human interest stories of athletes not just American. So many great stories out there. Ben Brust - Refuse to lose!!
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KegStand81		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5513 July 31, 2012 11:43 AM	SaundersBucky wrote: chimeinnow wrote: SaundersBucky wrote: I have to root for the Romanian gymnastics team above all else (at least outwardly), or I don't get sex for a long while. If she gives you too much crap, I have friends at the INS. What difference would that make? She was born in NYC... California INS. They'll deport her back to New York.
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chimeinnow		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7855 July 31, 2012 11:48 AM "I like stupid humor."	Remove this ad Saunders: "What difference would that make? She was born in NYC..." She needs to watch this video every day until she comes around!
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