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Originally posted by skier
Not with the way amateur sport is funded right now. I heard something like the average canadian olympics athelete is just above the poverty line. Take it with a grain of salt though I ahve no clue where it came from.
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I said this during the last Olympics and I'll say it again. Perhaps our athletes could use more funding, but all the funding in the world isn't going to win a medal.
I think the greatest fundamental change in pursuit for gold, silver or bronze is purely attitude. Take the Americans. Winning a silver medal is almost seen as a failure. That attitude of pushing the limits to the end wins medals.
During the last Olympics one of the mountain bikers I think placed around 126th out of 130. He said he was very happy and that was a personal best. Personal best? Excuse me but if that is the best he could do, what is he doing at the Olympics, and how much funding did he get for his personal best?
Anyways I expect some flamage for these comments. Just for the record, I couldn't give a shit if Canada wins any medals, and that has nothing to do with national pride or patronage.