Does anybody follow the Olympics?
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What Olympics?
repete
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Ya, I am done with sports.
Sigarms
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Kind of given up on them.
We know too much about money and the irony of professional paid athletes IMO.
That said, I did meet Jim Craig couple of years ago. I remember watching the 80 hockey game and jumping up and down couldn't believe we won.
Kind of like the NHL now where I've given up on Olympic sports. All about the money at the end of the day.
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like Simone Byles, I got too stressed out, so I quit the olympics.
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Never really got into the Olympics, I sometimes watch football and golf.
dadiehl
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Why would any country or city spend the money to build all this nonsense for a bunch of spoiled rich kids. If we must continue to have the olympics why not just have it at the same neutral play ground every time. Winter games in Switzerland n summer games in the Netherlands ? Save us all money.
Yep, I've been tuning in every now and then. Not sure why anyone would mention the Olympics in a forum dedicated to tractors and such though
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It’s difficult watching a sport event that has a 12 hour delay. Live is what sports are all about.
NBC has poor announcers IMO.
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NBC has poor announcers IMO.
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I’ve been watching them quite a bit. The coverage is what I would call fair.
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With 150,000 condoms being handed out at the olympics, they must be expected an awful lot of friendly get togethers, considering only one is used up per couple. Probably be a lot of momentos being taken home as a rememberance to the Tokyo Olympics.
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If the political correctness and gender controversies are not enough...the questionable use of PEDs and lack of ability to detect some have turned the olympics into a five ring (multi-colored) circus...!
IMO...The olympics should be about the best individual athletes in competition against other individuals...personally I don't see a place for team sports in the olympics...there are plenty of other world class competitions for team sports...
As for golf in the olympics...how silly...! Anyone that knows anything about golf knows a golfer's game cycles...i.e., they do not always have "their A game"...so IMO regardless of who is competing the golfers that are at the top of their games during the "games" are most likely to win even if there are better golfers who are competing or not and are not at the top of their game...
I.e., just because some golfer wins an olympic gold medal hardly makes them the best golfer in the world...!
IMO...The olympics should be about the best individual athletes in competition against other individuals...personally I don't see a place for team sports in the olympics...there are plenty of other world class competitions for team sports...
As for golf in the olympics...how silly...! Anyone that knows anything about golf knows a golfer's game cycles...i.e., they do not always have "their A game"...so IMO regardless of who is competing the golfers that are at the top of their games during the "games" are most likely to win even if there are better golfers who are competing or not and are not at the top of their game...
I.e., just because some golfer wins an olympic gold medal hardly makes them the best golfer in the world...!
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Younever
Ever work with the younger generation?(not universal but most) They get stressed out for having to get up in the morning. God forbid if they get reprimanded.
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The actual races are pretty interesting (track, swimming, etc.) Some of the other events will blow you away with skill (shooting, archery). However, most of the team sports, such as basketball, soccer (football) etc are just weird side shows to the real events. And, does anyone really understand fencing as a sport?
As an aside, water polo is really weird. Like old time football (before rules) in the water.
As an aside, water polo is really weird. Like old time football (before rules) in the water.
rekees4300
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When did surfing, 6 player basketball, and skateboarding become "sports"? 
Watching the Olympics without a DVR is a PITA since there are at least 20+ commercials every 10 minutes to be skipped over!
Oh, by the way, what the heck is ROC?
Watching the Olympics without a DVR is a PITA since there are at least 20+ commercials every 10 minutes to be skipped over!
Oh, by the way, what the heck is ROC?
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