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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

I've never denied the effects of playing a mile above sea level. I laugh at the notion that is why they consistently win.

"There are real physiological and therefore psychological advantages to the team that plays at altitude," says Randy Wilber, a senior physiologist at the U.S. Olympic Committee's lab in Colorado Springs and a longtime expert in high-elevation training. "If the talent on the field is equal, I'd put my money on the team that plays at altitude."