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Yeah just say that you'd beat the greatest sports team of all time why don't you...
I think Michael Jordan summed it up best: "For him to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done."
http://www.foxsports.com.au/olympic-...-1226429712073
I'm not sure the words 'Kobe Bryant' and 'smart' should ever be used in the same sentence, unless there's a negative in there somewhere, too.
Why do they even let professional athletes, such as basketballers and tennis players, to compete at the olympics?
The only way these two are in the same breath is:
1992 Dream Team is it !!
2012 Dreamer Team... you can only dream to be as good as the 1992 Team.
(yeah beating Brazil who aren't known for there BBall by 11 points shows for itself)
So as to move away from the situation where the only people that could compete at the Olympics were those who were well-healed enough, or had the backing of a government that was willing to subsidise them enough, to be able to put time away to play sport without worrying about how they were going to make a living.
I mean... so that they can play rugby in 2016...
I'm not a fan of any sport being at the Olympics where winning the gold medal doesn't count as the pinnacle of the sport.
Athletics, swimming, gymnastics, badminton, rowing, archery, sailing, table tennis, etc. Fine.
Tennis, basketball and football can sling their hook, or act like boxing and wrestling be open for amateurs only.
The Olympic Games lost all credibility when live pigeon shooting was cast aside.
You dont think that they had Rednecks in the car park with shotguns after they released the white doves at Atlanta.
To quote Jeff Foxworthy - "Greetings Y'all and welcome to those foreigners from other countries and god have mercy on the butt kicking you are about to receive." (or something like that)
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa