[chagrin]

It's already been stated by at least one planeteer, I don't know how old he is, but he actually supports the showboating of the athletes and doesn't think it makes a difference if they win or lose.

Okay, this just supports my belief in the decline of sports. Weak minded daisy pickers, raising snobby, "me me me" kids just doesn't bode well for our "future".

X games athletes doing nothing but posing for the camera are not going to help the USA out with regards to the Olympics.

My ex-wife, was an Olypian in training. She is a 3rd degree Black Belt in some sort of Tae Kwon Do (did I spell that right?) and she came from a rich family. She was down there in Colorado Springs, basically going door to door to raise support for her training. That's what those Athletes used to HAVE to do! she had already graduated form College at the U of Michigan and starred on their team. So when the Atlanta games came around, they were demonstrating their sport as a part of it, with the hopes of getting it made into a "medal sport". Her team, and almost everyone there, were so proud of representing the US even if not for a medal. The ones that WERE competing for a medal, were also just as proud.

10 short years later, these stuck up, spoiled little "x generation" shits (athletes, that is) don't care about anything but them fucking selves.

The Olympics may not be all that "sexy" anymore, but at least most of the people that trained for years to make it gave a shit and actually TRIED!