2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Thread

[BlckBeautyVTEC]

Fuck swimming don't wanna watch that shit and thats the main shit they show, so not gunna be watching the olympics except maybe basketball and soccer (if they show) but really people should be boycotting it.

[revat619]

Originally Posted by BlckBeautyVTEC

Fuck swimming don't wanna watch that shit and thats the main shit they show, so not gunna be watching the olympics except maybe basketball and soccer (if they show) but really people should be boycotting it.

While i understand the reasons why, the fact is they have boycotted in the past and it didnt do shit.

[kouki_s14]

Originally Posted by revat619

While i understand the reasons why, the fact is they have boycotted in the past and it didnt do shit.

In the end the boycotts only affect the athletes, which is sad because these people trained and probably did nothing else for the prior 4 years.

The Olympics are meant to be free of politics.

[revat619]

Originally Posted by kouki_s14

In the end the boycotts only affect the athletes, which is sad because these people trained and probably did nothing else for the prior 4 years.

The Olympics are meant to be free of politics.

Right on the money.

My sprint coach went through 3 consecutive olyimpic trial years and the year he was going to actually go they boycotted. And he said the exact same thing. "All it did was fuck it up for us. It didnt change a damn thing" were his words. He was still on Team USA so they just competed in europe like the usually did during the year, but not going to the Olympics was still a bummer.