Its called getting fired. And that kind of behavior also tends to lead people to start referring to you as a muppet.Ummmmm......working?
Try working only 5 hrs a day everyday instead of 8 and see what happens.
Its called getting fired. And that kind of behavior also tends to lead people to start referring to you as a muppet.Ummmmm......working?
Try working only 5 hrs a day everyday instead of 8 and see what happens.
I get it now, you're just bitter. It's ok.I used to spend 3 hours a day swimming. Where did that get me? NOWHERE! Just wet and chlorinated. And shriveled junk in a speedo. At least I'm not fat.
I'm not bitter. I was just illustrating a point. All this dedication is gonna get him a few gold medals, 15 minutes of fame, and his name in a book that will never make it to the NY Times Best Seller List.I get it now, you're just bitter. It's ok.
So, basically, you were a sh1tty swimmer?I used to spend 3 hours a day swimming. Where did that get me? NOWHERE! Just wet and chlorinated. And shriveled junk in a speedo. At least I'm not fat.
Now we're cooking people. Less talk about shriveled junk, more spandex.
Damn. I got zinged.So, basically, you were a sh1tty swimmer?
Navy/Coast Guard rescue swimmerI have yet to come across a job description where that skill is of interest. What would he do for a living if he lost in the Olympics?
But he'll have gold medals. I met a lady that had one for synchronized swimming. Stupid as hell in my world, but it took lots of dedication to get it.I'm not bitter. I was just illustrating a point. All this dedication is gonna get him a few gold medals, 15 minutes of fame, and his name in a book that will never make it to the NY Times Best Seller List.
The bonus is emphysemaIf I could have the bonus of riding in smoggy ass Beijing, you'd bet your ass I would.
That's the point.All this dedication is gonna get him a few gold medals, 15 minutes of fame, and his name in a book that will never make it to the NY Times Best Seller List.
Have you noticed that Phelps is over 6' tall? And body surfing isn't a profession, it's a failure at surfing.Navy/Coast Guard rescue swimmer
Lifeguard
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Underwater construction
Professional Body surfing circuit
That, and he and his family, and probably his future family, are financially set for life due to endorsements. If he posessed the natural ability to achieve that, and decided to smoke weed and rob liquor stores and beat up his white trash girlfriend instead, would that make him cool in your eyes?I'm not bitter. I was just illustrating a point. All this dedication is gonna get him a few gold medals, 15 minutes of fame, and his name in a book that will never make it to the NY Times Best Seller List.
...he is from baltimore.That, and he and his family, and probably his future family, are financially set for life due to endorsements. If he posessed the natural ability to achieve that, and decided to smoke weed and rob liquor stores and beat up his white trash girlfriend instead, would that make him cool in your eyes?
But all that to me get lost when NBC start covering the olympics. It becomes more about marketing.That's the point.
And its what makes Olympic athletes so great.
Well, Phelps is a bad example, because he is so bad ass that he is gonna get rich off this.
But most of the athletes are not gonna get paid. They know that from the get go. At best, they will earn a medal.
And they still train 8 hours a day every day from the time they are children up until their last Olympics.
They don't work that hard for so little fame or money.
Its about the glory, and its rare to see that $hit in our country today when everyone is focused on the dollar.
Even in this thread, you guys are saying "marketable skills" and all that.
They have a single focus that 100% of their time and energy goes into, and we get to watch it every four years.
The thing about swimming these days... the suits they use are the equivalent of steroids. While they don't physically alter a person's body chemistry or makeup, the surfaces are engineered to have the water move over it faster. It produces the same result as rubbing your body down with oil (which makes water glide over you faster) - which just happens to be BANNED in swimming.That's the point.
And its what makes Olympic athletes so great.
Well, Phelps is a bad example, because he is so bad ass that he is gonna get rich off this.
But most of the athletes are not gonna get paid. They know that from the get go. At best, they will earn a medal.
And they still train 8 hours a day every day from the time they are children up until their last Olympics.
They don't work that hard for so little fame or money.
Its about the glory, and its rare to see that $hit in our country today when everyone is focused on the dollar.
Even in this thread, you guys are saying "marketable skills" and all that.
They have a single focus that 100% of their time and energy goes into, and we get to watch it every four years.
Bottom line, a lot of swimmers have maxed out their physical capabilities and have to resort to using high tech swim suits to gain an advantage. Take away the fancy swimsuit and Phelps would be nothing more than a slightly above average swimmer instead of a world record holder.
Sounds like sour grapes over not being able to get to the highest levels of your sport. Getting to the Olympics is a little different than being the captain of the high school football team, and I disagree that it's a waste. Whether these folks get paid or not the experience should serve them well later in life. I am not a super competitive person and can't really relate to sacrificing a huge part of your life for a long shot - an incredibly long shot for most - at winning on event that only comes along every four years, but there is a part of me that definitely admires the dedication, the ability to perform under very high pressure, and the glory that comes from bring triumphant while the world watches. Sure, to some extent these athletes are just attention whores, but I'm still a fan.Stuff
Guess I was too tired to get you joke about people from spain crossing the border illegallyOh, I am sorry.
You obviously have stumbled into a thread containing humor.
Please exit your mind numbingly boring ass to the right.
Would not want any "fun" to infect you.
Don't feel bad though.
If you showed up to a sword fight, and you were just standing around with your hands in your pockets, you would be asked to leave there too.
Safety first.
Same with full face helmets. Safety ruined the olympics for me. When they were started, those ancient dudes wear throwing javelins butt naked.BMX starts the 19th you whiner.
And the high tech advantage of clipless pedals will ruin it for you
So that was a better spectating time for you?Same with full face helmets. Safety ruined the olympics for me. When they were started, those ancient dudes wear throwing javelins butt naked.
This has nothing to do with me not being able to get to the highest level of the sport (which I never wanted to anyways, I was just trying to stay in shape). It has to do with how you get there.Sounds like sour grapes over not being able to get to the highest levels of your sport. Getting to the Olympics is a little different than being the captain of the high school football team, and I disagree that it's a waste. Whether these folks get paid or not the experience should serve them well later in life. I am not a super competitive person and can't really relate to sacrificing a huge part of your life for a long shot - an incredibly long shot for most - at winning on event that only comes along every four years, but there is a part of me that definitely admires the dedication, the ability to perform under very high pressure, and the glory that comes from bring triumphant while the world watches. Sure, to some extent these athletes are just attention whores, but I'm still a fan.
Zinged again.So that was a better spectating time for you?
.......it's starting to make sense
Yeah but the quick breakaways to wrestling highlights when I wasn't expecting it might turn me gay.Zinged again.
I don't know about you, but I might become more interested in women's sports if they followed these rules.
That's all it would take to turn you gay? jeez. Brokeback Kidwoo. :biggrin:Yeah but the quick breakaways to wrestling highlights when I wasn't expecting it might turn me gay.
They got an agenda and everything.That's all it would take to turn you gay? jeez. Brokeback Kidwoo. :biggrin:
Come on, technology will always be a part of the highest levels of sport. That is one reason it's useless to compare different eras, and why records keep getting broken. Where do you draw the line? You're bothered by new swimsuits - what about improved training methods or better understanding of nutrition? Plus, the governing bodies keep things under control and prevent a real unfair advantage. Within a given era, I think everyone is pretty much on the same level.To me, the Olympics is about determining who is physically the strongest, the most agile, has the most talent, or the best physical fitness/endurance/etc. NOT who has the biggest Technology/R&D budget.
Guess I was too tired to get you joke about people from spain crossing the border illegally
Take away the fancy swimsuit and Phelps would be nothing more than a slightly above average swimmer instead of a world record holder.
"See...what gymnastics needs is defense. You gotta guy up there on the rings right...doin' his thing. Then you put a big dude from another team out there trying to yank him off of 'em. Or the vault...you have the dude running at the spring board, but then you toss in a linebacker trying to stop him. NOW we got ourselves a SHOW!!"Same with full face helmets. Safety ruined the olympics for me. When they were started, those ancient dudes wear throwing javelins butt naked.
so its not cheating if everyone does it?Come on, technology will always be a part of the highest levels of sport. That is one reason it's useless to compare different eras, and why records keep getting broken. Where do you draw the line? You're bothered by new swimsuits - what about improved training methods or better understanding of nutrition? Plus, the governing bodies keep things under control and prevent a real unfair advantage. Within a given era, I think everyone is pretty much on the same level.
5 hours in the pool.Ummmmm......working? Working a 9-5 for 30-some-odd years must take some sort of commitment, no?
Try working only 5 hrs a day everyday instead of 8 and see what happens.
It's not cheating if it's a level, legal playing field.so its not cheating if everyone does it?
So wrong, it's almost hilarious.jonKranked said:Take away the fancy swimsuit and Phelps would be nothing more than a slightly above average swimmer instead of a world record holder.
Thats a joke right it can't really exist as a sport? Although I think I did see a time slot for that at the Olympics.Navy/Coast Guard rescue swimmer
Professional Body surfing circuit