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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197821)	8/16/2004 3:14:27 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576865

One thing I've noticed is that the Australians are kicking our arse in swimming. I feel for that fellow Phelps who the press had hyped for 8 gold medals.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197821)	8/16/2004 3:50:34 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1576865

Personal thoughts on the Olympics: - So far, the Olympics hasn't turned into the "Hate America" fest some were fearing, including the overly-sensitive weenies who told American athletes not to wave the flag too much. Who told you that someone said not to wave the flag too much? Not once have I heard or read that? Who is your news source? And yes, there was some jeering Friday nite but it was not that bad. - NBC coverage of the Olympics is a LOT better these days. I still remember the 1996 Atlanta fiasco, where the coverage was 50% commercials, 40% "drama clips", and 10% actual sports, simply because the geniuses at NBC thought this was what the public wanted. These days, it feels like 70% of the coverage is sports. Maybe it's the whole reality TV craze. After all, you don't get much more real than sports. I agree with the exception of Costas on Friday nite......he got on my nerves. - Time to restate the obvious: Our men's basketball "Dream Team" has turned into a nightmare. WTF, losing to Puerto Rico by double-digits? I guess our stars are much more interested in multi-million dollar shoe endorsements than "I love this game"? Really! And I am catching sht from my Aussie friends re. Phelps and their Mr. Torpedo. I calmly told them to tightly close their mouths; that Phelps would turn Mr. Torpedo into Mr. Potatohead; and that we may nuke Sydney for good measure! <g> - China is already the next superpower ... in sports.* Their women's volleyball team made a mess of the US team. Hey, volleyball and B-ball were supposed to be American sports! - A word about the so-called "Olympic Truce": I wish President Bush went along with it, but if that truce really held any value other than symbolic, I suppose we wouldn't need the expensive, air-tight security in Athens. Of course, its symbolic and if Bush weren't such a tight ass, he would have signed it.........another national embarrassment. An American president not for peace even symbolically. - Random thought: In Greek, Athens is spelled Alpha-THeta-Eta-Nu-Alpha, a.k.a. ATHENA. And its pronounced: A[short a]-thee-na[short a] with the emphasis on the last syllable. That was explained to me this weekend by a friend who speaks Greek. ted

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197821)	8/16/2004 3:54:37 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576865

>- Time to restate the obvious: Our men's basketball "Dream Team" has turned into a nightmare. WTF, losing to Puerto Rico by double-digits? I guess our stars are much more interested in multi-million dollar shoe endorsements than "I love this game"? Well, they did a lousy job selecting the team (no pure shooters or perimeter passers on an international team?), and many of the game's best players declined to join or weren't asked. The only two guys on this year's team that could've held the jock of any player on the '92 team are Iverson and Duncan. -Z