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GGitzen
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Do anyone get excited about the olympics anymore?? summer or winter? I just feel as though the olympics have kind of lost their hype. With the rules that are different in certain sports, and as well I think it has the excitement because their is so many overseas athletes that play here in the US.
What are your opinions??
Jul 28 2008 4:41AM
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GGitzen
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meant to say.... lost its excitment
Jul 28 2008 4:45AM
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josh.
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im excited to go to 2010 and take pics but i know how tight they are going about that, maybe ill get a media pass?
Jul 28 2008 4:46AM
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GGitzen
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why are they so uptight about taking pictures??
Jul 28 2008 4:48AM
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doublexl
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your not allowed to take pics at the olympics? thats bullshit
Jul 28 2008 4:48AM
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GGitzen
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thats what im saying.....they have to allow people to take pictures when their at the games.
Jul 28 2008 4:50AM
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josh.
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i meant so i can any where, but i don't know for a fact, but i could image them being anal about it
Jul 28 2008 4:55AM
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k-rob
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i'd watch them if there was something interesting about them, which there isn't. and the announcers are ever so boooring, they don't seem to enjoy the games in the least bit, they just toss out statistics and obvious facts about the events.
Jul 28 2008 4:57AM
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GGitzen
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Thats the thing it has now become so much about stats that I think they have the lost the real focus of the games
Jul 28 2008 4:59AM
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k-rob
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they should have an event for legends only, pit like MJ against Tyson in an obstacle course or something. i don't know if that's a really good idea or not (because i've been drinking), but if i see it on tv, i'm sueing and using this post as evidence. is that possible? but yeah, anyways, they seriously need to step it up as far as events go, it's the same old stuff every year. or bring back old-school gladiator fights, to the death. I'd watch the olympics if Brad Pitt and Will Smith fought to the death with battleaxes and throwing knives.


Jul 28 2008 5:16AM
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GGitzen
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ahahahah that is some funny shit right their!
Jul 28 2008 5:18AM
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k-rob
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i wasn't trying. i'm just drunk, it must be my drunk talent, or something. yeah.
Jul 28 2008 5:27AM
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GGitzen
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well thats some funny drunken talent right their
Jul 28 2008 5:33AM
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josh.
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good drunk typing skills too
Jul 28 2008 5:55AM
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k-rob
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being drunk doesn't usually affect my typing skills, plus the fact that i have been correcting any typos found when reading back over what i said. i like to get my point across as clearly as possible. oh and firefox's built-in spellcheck rules.
Jul 28 2008 6:00AM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Will Smith would win. I'm calling it.
Jul 28 2008 10:29AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i really like watching olympic curling.  It's EXTREEEEEEME!!













no.
Jul 28 2008 10:39AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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The BMX racing should be good, thats it.
Jul 28 2008 10:59AM
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First.Aid
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I like watching the running and sailing in the summer olympics.

But I'm all over the winter ones, stay up till 2 in the morning watching that shit.
Jul 28 2008 11:03AM
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Dylan_
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curling is extreme^


ha ha ha
Jul 28 2008 11:37AM
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Mr_Papageorgio
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im actually really excited for them. im not gonna be glued to it but i love almost no matter what time of day theres always something on to watch. i think phelps' run at 8 golds should be sick and so should the bball team
Jul 28 2008 11:43AM
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DnlWu
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looking forward to the opening ceremony. going to be huge things going on
Jul 28 2008 11:47AM
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derbski
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I love the winter olympics, but I dont get too excited about the summer olympics
Jul 28 2008 11:49AM
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punk_rider
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Agree. These sports are getting old and we all know how it ends:
a black man runs the faster
a black or an arab one runs the longer
a white man throws something the farther
USA wins basketball
France wins sword
Japan wins judo
China and russia win gymnastics ...

I hardly understand people having fun watching a guy throwing something or running right in front of him jumping over things ...

Jul 28 2008 12:05PM
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josh.
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and canada wins rowing yay!!!
Jul 28 2008 12:51PM
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Charley.
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I dunno, im pretty excited to see the 800m,1500m,5000m run and the marathon as well. Excited to see how ryan hall will do in the marathon...
Jul 28 2008 12:52PM
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hoodSlayer
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I live in the U.S. but I'm going to be in New Zealand while the olympics are going on so I'm kind of excited to see them from a different point of view and not just from the fools on the today show
Jul 28 2008 12:55PM
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A-Style**
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hey diving is fun to watch though at summers cant forget that crazy stuff
Jul 28 2008 1:08PM
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Pipe_Munky
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unless you are part of syndicated media and have a huge amount of background checks done, there's no chance in getting a media pass. this is so joe public can't get in for free.

you are allowed to take pics but you are not allowed to enter event venues with professional photography/videography equipment.



Jul 28 2008 1:10PM
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king.tubby
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i get more excited for winter olympics. mostly cuz i love the LUGE. but summer olympics are allright, i suppose. im stoked for mens basketball.
Jul 28 2008 1:12PM
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josh.
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so no 1d mark 3 for me then
Jul 28 2008 1:16PM
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little_boo
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i got to go to some of the events when the winter olympics were here in SLC.
that was really cool.

but i am interested to see how the olympics in china go down this year.
between the air quality and the human rights issues with tibet...
Jul 28 2008 3:05PM
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wintersway
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olympics are way too overplayed and boring

xgames is where its at though... its so EXTREEEME!!!1!11!
Jul 28 2008 3:11PM
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FellowJibber
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^ no ^

x games are cool and fun and better than the olympics.

but dont say extreeeeeeeeme
Jul 28 2008 3:13PM
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MattMcGinnis
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I'm kinda stoked on them this year because a guy I went to highschool with is in the 1500. My school only had 100 kids per grade too so its not like he just went to my school, but i know him too.
http://comment-blog.advance.net/cgi-bin/mte/mt-search.cgi?tag=Lopez%20Lomong&blog_id=2025
Definitely think theres going to be a movie about him some day. Really amazing story.
Jul 28 2008 3:20PM
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KarmaSkiier
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olypmics are boring. its all about the x-games
Jul 28 2008 3:21PM
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Benhamine
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I was in Austria during the last Winter Olympics and it was somewhat interesting besides from the fact that I couldnt understand anything that was going on because of the German speaking going on over the telivision
Jul 28 2008 3:21PM
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Aaaron.
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i met the guy choreographing the flag dancers in the opening/closing ceremonies.
Jul 28 2008 3:27PM
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Alexander_Keith
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10 bucks says he was playing for team fabulous
Jul 28 2008 4:27PM
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Aaaron.
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^what is that supposed to mean?
Jul 28 2008 5:55PM
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Alex_G
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if you want winter olympics to blow your mind join this facebook group and invite your entire friend list!!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29258649624
Jul 28 2008 7:28PM
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GGitzen
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Does anyone think though that it has maybe lost its excitement because of the fact that all of these athletes already play with or played on the same teams together here in the US. I mean the olympics used to be to represent your country and it was almost like a war (example US vs russia) The russians were the bad guys back in the day and the country almost took pride in the fact that the us beat them. Now its just about winning metals for the individual athletes not as a country. what do you think??
Jul 29 2008 2:43AM
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k-rob
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it's true. then again, this is a sign of advancement. either racism is decreasing, or racists are just afraid to admit they don't like certain people because of where they come from. either way is fine with me. besides, i'd rather support an individual for the achievements they've made than give the props to their country for producing them.
Jul 29 2008 2:49AM
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GGitzen
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thats a really good point......
Jul 29 2008 2:56AM
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fujarome
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you also have to be somewhat interested in an event to like it in the first place. For example, i love watching the track events because i run track and i want to see some ridiculous times and hopefully some records.

but i think theyve definitely lost some of the excitement and have gained more controversy
Jul 29 2008 4:56AM
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GGitzen
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especially when we are in the day and age of steroids in sports today....
Jul 29 2008 6:50AM
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Charley.
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If theres one event where there wont be any records, its the olympics.

olympics=strategy running=slow pace,mega kick in the last stride.

or you may be talking about the sprints, and I would say that this year a WR could be achieved in the 100 with the line of athletes. But then I wouldnt be so sure about it, with the climate in china which can be bad for a lot of athletes from the north hemisphere...
Jul 29 2008 9:56AM
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fujarome
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yea it has been disappointing lately. I just read a biography about bill bowerman that included descriptions of the olympics in the 50s 60s and 70s. Back then it seemed like they dropped times like crazy at the games
Jul 29 2008 10:45AM
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blindside
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I don't know about you guys but 100m dash is some exiting stuff!! so is high jump...diving...gymnastics floor exercise (no homo) and the bmx should be fun to watch too
Jul 29 2008 11:18AM
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skifree919
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you're pretty ignorant and stupid. Let me go over this and prove you wrong. First, jeremy wariner won the 400m sprint last year. He is white. Second, Reese Hoffa is the leading shotputter in the world right now and hes black. Third, the US bball team gets killed because they don't play as a team. Fourth, I don't even know what event sword is. Fencing? Try naming the events correctly. Fifth, China and Russia are good at gymnastics, but you forgot about Romania, the US, and all other countries that are good too.

Your last part is the worst. How is a guy throwing something or "running right in front of him jumping over things" (what does that even mean, makes no sense, speak english correctly please) any different from a guy skiing down a hill? In skiing, people must execute tricks with perfect technique and style to do their best. Track and field is the same exact thing in a different venue. The best athletes in the world have to execute their events and techniques perfectly or else they will not win. So in conclusion, you're an idiot
Jul 29 2008 11:29AM
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wrenegade
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Agreed.
Jul 29 2008 2:28PM
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