You're right. Pro athletes, knowing they'll face a drug test, never test their luck.
You're right. Pro athletes, knowing they'll face a drug test, never test their luck.
Not with something as easily tested as marijuana.
I believe that when you are a drug addict (e.g., a snowboarder), you'll do just about anything to get your fix, whenever the urge comes.
It's not heroin, man. You watch too many movies.
Just as I suspected. We can agree to disagree. It ain't no thing. Peace!
And all along I thought it was to show pride in their Scottish ancestory.
I'm not questioning Shaun White's (and other snowboarders) incredible athleticism and skill, but watching the half pipe competition didn't feel very "Olympic." Even my snowboarding friend said the same thing. Bandanas covering the face for a 30 second ride? Ipods? Even the pictures they used on the big screen were more X-Games, "hey, I'm cool," than Olympic Games classy.
Regarding uniforms, it seems like uniforms should be functional for top performance. Distance runners wear short shorts for less restriction, less weight. Alpine skiers where suits with little air resistance. Etc. Competitive snowboarders make uniform selection based on what's cool. Although I'm not sure how uniform selection would effect the half pipe competition, it sure seems like a different uniform would benefit competitors in snowboard cross (or freestyle moguls for that matter) where speed in an essential component.
[quote]Moderate wrote:
The snowboarders have been known to say things like " I'm not selling out to the corporate.."
They're selling out everytime they finish their run and stand there in front of the camera showing the back of their snowboard. World class snowboarders are $ whores just like other world class athletes.
Only a fool doesn't "sell out"... that's like being the greats rock band doing nothing but playing bars, or refusing to have your music on the radio for fear of "selling out".
The entire point is to do something you enjoy well enough where you CAN "sell out"!
I also was very surprised to see the half-pipers listening to personal music players (hey, they may not all use iPods ;) during their runs.
Gimme a break!
Burton outfitted the team, not Polo.
I like the uniforms.
cmon now wrote:
[quote]Moderate wrote:
The snowboarders have been known to say things like " I'm not selling out to the corporate.."
Link please. Or are you just full of shit?
Just to set some of the over-generalizations straight - the women's gold medal winner is Mormon, so there's no pot, no drinking...
And as for the $ whore comment, I'd like to point out Hannah Teter is raising money for a village in Kenya:
They kind of look like the old group Dexys Midnight Runners
"Come on Eileen"
Mrs. M wrote:
And as for the $ whore comment, I'd like to point out Hannah Teter is raising money for a village in Kenya:
http://www.firstgiving.com/hannahteter
Good for Hannah. I've donated to World Vision as well. The fact still remains that taking off your snowboard, picking it up, and proudly displaying the logo of the snowboard for the camera is classic "$ whore" behavior.