![This is a question](/images/board_posticon.gif)
Are you a QOTWer? Do you want to start a thread that isn't a direct answer to the current QOTW? Then this place, gentle poster, is your friend.
( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
I'm just worried that the hysteria surrounding the olympics will create unrealistic expectations of sporting achievement and/or distract youngsters from academic achievement.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:51, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
and i want MEDALS!!!
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:53, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
turned it into nothing more than a worldwide edition of X-Factor? Ooh, you can run fast Johnny...go and win Mummy one of those gold thingies.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:55, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
stop the fuckers from smashing up cars for a few years.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:55, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
But those predisposed towards car smashing will do it anyway, sports or not. They've got dozens of other sports they could focus on (that are covered on tv all year round) and it hasn't worked so far.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:57, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
People getting together in a series of non-violent internation competitions, and the world's greatest atheletes get to show off their stuff on the greatest stage of them all.
But it's just games innit.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 13:56, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
but even if a small percentage go on to be fitter, and more succesful, then it's a good thing. I reckon the positives outweigh the negatives.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:00, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
I don't think there are any negatives really...But there are parents out there that will say 'fuck it, why should my kid focus on their studies when they can run around after a football instead?'
There are plenty of these sort of people out there. Then the country will be saturated by sports obsessed youngsters that can barely read.
MARK MY WORDS WINDY! MARK THEM!
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:03, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
but good luck to all of them that can
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:07, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
storming off cos he missed a penalty.
Some athletes missed gold by much smaller margins, they didn't publicly display such petulance.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:02, Reply)
![This is a QotW comment](/images/board_posticon.gif)
But use sport as something to fall back on, surely? Get an education, then pursue sports when you can afford to live off of it.
( , Wed 8 Aug 2012, 14:05, Reply)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread