The FL west regional was dominated (1-2) by foreigners. USA has been proven to be a feeding ground for foreigners. The Kenyans consistently are brought over here to take $$ at every major road race. Our 2 best 10k guys are Meb and Abdi. We are up in arms because KK is out of the Olympics. Now it is at the HS level.
isn't it embarassing when the immigrants can do things better than we can?
yes. Like outwork us.
they should be made to watch the Simpsons, to help them understand the way life is supposed to be in the west.
Can you actually read? Do you understand what JonnyO and been there are saying?
Fuckwit.
Why is this shocking? More and more east Africans are emigrating to the US, more so than at any other time in history.
I fully expect to see, in a few years, that most of the very top US distance runners are of East African origin.
Dont foget that in sports like mens soccer, immigrants have always featured prominently at the top.
how far back do you want to go?
should we be up in arms about all non-native americans that are competing for the US?
nations such as the USA base citizenship on will. If you have the desire to become an American, you can prove your desire by making certain requirements and become a US citizen.
If you like, we could adopt a system such as Germany's (for example) which bases citizenship on heritage. The attitude is: "What do you mean 'Become German?' You can't 'become' German. You are either born German or you're not."
trackhead wrote:If you like, we could adopt a system such as Germany's (for example) which bases citizenship on heritage. The attitude is: "What do you mean 'Become German?' You can't 'become' German. You are either born German or you're not."
Germany's hardly unique that way. Most of Asia's the same. No matter how long you live in Japan -- or even if you were born there and of Korean descent -- you'd never be considered Japanese.
Yes, I am pissed off about all those damn Irish immigrating here and winning NCAAs and taking away road racing money from the Waspy Americans who should have a monopoly on everything. Put their asses back on the boat to Cork, problem solved.
I know -- Germany was just an example.
Yeah, I long for the time that real Americans like Salazar were our top guys.
If you want immigrants to go home, I'm sure Billy Mills will help you pack.
Look past sports and you'll see this happening in just about every field. In your mind, what does an MIT student look like? Not a caucasian. People from other countries are willing to work harder and longer because our way of life is, at the risk of a monumental over-generalization, better than theirs. Americans have become complacent. Moreover, from the earliest age, we are taught in school that there is no such thing as "failure." But without failure, what is success? Being rich?
"Or we can blaze!"
Americans in the 50s, 60s, and 70s worked harder. Today nobody gives a shit about anything. The US auto industry can't even create their own cars. Ford is relying on Mazda for all its future car platforms.
What "experience" does Tinman have? Zero, nada, zip. He pontificates about running on a cellular level. Has he ever run? Has he ever coached? Who has he ever coached? Nobody. there are many hangers on who pass through Eugene. Tinman is one of them.
some of the best coaches i have ever known have never coached world class athletes but are on par with coaches like renato.
on the other hand, you have guys who have "coached" some of the best atheltes in the world but I don't think they knew anything about coaching well.
Isn't it funny when immigrants take over the Native-american land and get mad when other immigrants start to take over them?
talk about irony.
Lol
my bad
f*** you, why is it embarrassing? maybe if you worked a little harder and didnt complaint as much you would be as good as other nations.