If you take politics out of the equation it will loose some of its edge. I just look at Olympic hockey...there is no longer a "black hat" to root against (be it Russian, Canada or US). When I was a kid, the Russians were this mystery team with a great left winger (as an example) with some odd/strange name. Now it's that the guy New Jersey (or who ever) traded for late last year. It's just not the same. Although,the influx of Russian players has improved hockey at every level here in the US!
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I hope true Russian hockey fans will wake up early and watch the great Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins play today. The game is at 4:30 PM, May 23, San Francisco time. That is 3:30 AM, May 24, Moscow time. Why is Russia always a day ahead of us? I am a big Penguins fan. I live in San Francisco but Pittsburgh is my home town. Gene H.
Friday, May 22, 2009 By Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Felt pretty good about the Penguins' chances of beating Carolina last night about the time Evgeni Malkin was trading punches in the second period with the Hurricanes' Chad LaRose.
When Malkin is that inspired, your favorite hockey club is too much for just about any opponent to handle.
Clearly, this is a man you don't want to tick off.
"He wanted to prove a point tonight," teammate Max Talbot said after the Penguins climbed onto Malkin's back and rode all the way to a 7-4 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.
"He's not going to get pushed around."
This much was certain on this wonderful night at Mellon Arena: When push turned to shove, Malkin dished out the worst kind of pain to the Hurricanes.
Would you believe a hat trick that had 'em dancing in the aisles and chanting "Geno! Geno!"?
Is there a more beautiful sight in all of sports for a home crowd than the ice littered with hats during a playoff game?
And don't Mr. and Mrs. Malkin -- Vladimir and Natalia -- make an adorable couple, this time kissing in the stands after their kid's surreal third goal, celebrating the love pouring down from the rafters?
"My parents are superstars now," Malkin said, fairly giggling.
I'll get to Malkin's goals in a moment. Needless to say, "It feels awesome. My first playoff hat trick," he said. Frankly, I'm more interested in those over-the-top punches he threw at LaRose during a scrum midway through the second period that resulted in roughing penalties for both players.
Help me out here.
Can you remember the last time that happened with Malkin?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
That LaRose might have made a horrible mistake by getting Malkin so riled up?
Actually, it was an open-ice hit from Carolina winger Scott Walker earlier in the second period that probably charged up Malkin. Certainly, it sent him flying. He didn't like it, nor did his teammates. LaRose's face just happened to present itself as an inviting target for Malkin moments later.
Then, No. 71 really made the Hurricanes pay. By the time he finished, his goal and assist earlier in the game almost seemed routine by comparison.
"If you're going to respond that way, guys are going to think twice about [taking liberties]," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. "That's the best way of handling it."
LaRose came through the dust-up just fine. The same can't be said for the Carolina team after Malkin's one-man demolition show in the third period. It headed home to Raleigh, N.C., late last night lugging an 0-2 deficit in the series.
Malkin's winning goal midway through the third period would have made for a terrific night by itself; he fought off defenseman Tim Gleason and took a couple of whacks at a loose puck in front of Carolina goaltender Cam Ward before finding the back of the net to break a 4-4 tie. But Malkin delivered so much more. He made it 6-4 with a marvelous individual effort, taking a faceoff in the Carolina end, pushing through traffic to get the puck behind the net and circling around with defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on his heels before spinning and beating Ward with the prettiest backhander you'll ever see.
"An amazing display of skill," Crosby called the goal.
"Unbelievable," Talbot said.
Turns out Malkin called the faceoff play leading to that goal.
"It's called 'The Geno play' for a reason," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "There's not too many players in the world who can make a play like that. Two of them are on our team."
That right there is the dilemma facing the Hurricanes. They're not just in that deep, dark 0-2 hole. They have to figure out a way to contain the great Malkin and the great Crosby enough that they can win four of the next five games to take the series.
Good luck with that.
Crosby -- who scored the first goal last night, his NHL record-tying sixth first-goal in these playoffs -- will be amped for Games 3 and 4. There's no doubt about that. He's always amped.
But Malkin is the key. If he stays this inspired, the outcome of the series is clear.
The Penguins will sweep.
Read more: "Cook: Fired-up Malkin leads way to Penguins victory" - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09142/971969-87.stm#ixzz0GHZdAIBy&A
PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin put Pittsburgh ahead for good by scoring twice in the third period of his first three-goal playoff performance and the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 Thursday night to open a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Sidney Crosby scored a record-tying sixth goal to start a playoff game, yet was upstaged by NHL regular-season scoring leader Malkin during an exceptional performance that also gave Malkin the playoff scoring lead 25-24 over Crosby.
Carolina had won five straight Game 2s, including the first two rounds this spring after losing Game 1 each time. The Hurricanes will host Game 3 on Saturday night.
Malkin, seemingly motivated by the Hurricanes’ attempts to be more physical with him than usual during the second period, ended a succession of strong shifts by scoring the go-ahead goal that made it 5-4 with 8:50 gone in the third period.
Malkin, relying on his speed and offensive creativity to set up scoring chances on almost every shift in the final period, made it 6-4 less than four minutes later with a one-man goal. He picked up the puck in the corner, carried it behind the net and used a spin move to put a backhander past goalie Cam Ward from a bad angle for his 10th of the playoffs.
As dozens of hats littered the ice, Malkin’s father repeatedly kissed his mother — the parents are visiting from Russia — as Penguins fans cheered them almost as loudly as they did the Malkins’ son.
Yes it should be, but it will probably never happen. Every once in a while, though, a truly great athlete comes along. Someone who takes sport to a higher level (an art form) that transcends national boundaries.
The politics in Olympic, when the Russian synchronized Swimmers performed the display, it was as perfect as it gets.
There were 10 judges, from Japan, US, Czeck Republic and so on.
The 8 other judges gave 10 out of 10 to Russian girls, WHILE US and Czeck gave 9.9 out of 10, You talk about Symbolic and Politics, Even those US and Czheck bastards knew it was perfect in every way, Technical, Choriography and whatever, BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW THIER UGLY FACE IN OLYMPICS TOO.
May be other 8 judges from Japan,China,Korea,Romania,Canada were not as smart as US and Czheck
I GUESS.
(Our Girls got Gold anyways with 99.99 out of 100, Like whatever US and Czheck tried, like it matters, just makes me laugh of american bastards, really it does)
The way the West have been brainwashed by its biased media controlled by Bush and Brown I sincerely hope that politics will not be used for the forthcoming games in Sochi. If so, this will be continued biased opinions from individuals who have absolutely no knowledge of what is going on as they are conditioned by the media guided by Bush and Brown.
I am still amazed how the people of the west continue to act like cattle by following two of the biggest liars in political history - other than being war mongers.
Curious how the United Kingdom (U.K.) was talking about boykott.and at the same time preparing their Olympic Team better than ever during the last years to give a good impression to the Chinese people, Government and Market, hehe.
A lot of hypocrasy. On one side the British used their own media to say how bad and evil is China to the Western consumers and, on the other side, work hard to get respect from China.
They want to be in the Chinese market no matter if it is not a democratic system like the UK. An Americans don´t use to talk about invading China to establish an American-like puppet "democracy", even if they would like.
Finally Russia got to be Third in the Olympic Games but the UK spent a lot of resources to be Fourth and give a good impression to their hated Chinese, hahaha.
Yes, during the 80s with the boycott of the US to Moscow 80 and the boycott of the USSR to Los Angeles 84, we could notice that Olympics should be free of politics (even if the competition, as we all know, is also political and nationalist)
We can imagine boycott of Olympics in USA for Iraq, Afghanistan or Yugoslavia, boycott of China for Tibet, boycott of Russia for Georgia.then the Olympic Games just would cease to exist, and also the United Nations.
Politics should never enter sport. However, history has shown that governments have intervened and put pressure on sportspersons to withdraw from participation only to pander to stupid pressure groups. Knowing what Hitler was about the Olympics went ahead. But, Rhodesia was banned from participating in any Olympic Games from 1965. Athletes boycotted the Russian Olympic Games. Cricketers were threatened, politically, by the english gvt. if they participated in cricket in South Africa. But, here we have, it is alledged, gross inhumane treatment by the Chinese and not a whimper. I just wonder who is controlling who.
Yes, I think international sport should be free of politics because this is an attempt for the countries of the world to meet together in a spirit of friendship and understanding. I remember reading somewhere that the ancient Olympics in Greece was so important to every one then, that the event would stop wars. Maybe something here to consider?
Fully agree with you Californian regarding the antics of some soccer players. A passing and accidental touch of the hand and you would think they had been hit by Mike Tyson. Soccer is way down my list but I like watching it when it is played properly when the opposition allows. My team is Liverpool but I have the highest regard for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal squad. Pity they have to lower their standards to combat some of the sloggers in the English league
Chaingang - I was on Varsity Sport in High School. That's pretty competitive, considering we won gold in the state of California, the biggest state in the US. The practice was so intense, that afterwords we'd sit with our legs up and just catch our breath. I used to bike 3 miles to school everyday, and not even lose my breath. So while I may strike you as armchair, rest assured I'm not. You have to be physically fit to survive law school and win cases. Remember the Kasparov (before he became a tard) - Karpov game? Only reason Kasparov won was because he was in a much better physical shape.
The thing is that it's not the first time I see this crap in soccer. Players will literally dive to get a free kick or to get a penalty. I mean look at the France-Italy final, where after Zidane headbutted him, Materazzi took the fall to get a call. I could even see that he was taking it. If you were on varsity, you learn to see the split-second stuff, and he actually fell a split-second late. The same thing could be said about Spain's defender. I'm not saying those guys cannot play soccer, they undoubtedly can and they beat Russia fair and square. I am saying that it's sad to see people who can play soccer choose theater instead.
I said: "Of note, however, that the British Olympic Committee forced its team members to sign a declaration that they would not take part in any form of such protest in China this summer. A completely unnecessary and shameful act."
Which, if not exactly a load of rubbish, is perhaps a bit misleading: in fact the BOC got its members to agree that they would not "violate the charter of the IOC" by taking part in any overtly political or racial demonstrations. Which begs the question is this part of the IOC due for repeal? Some people nervously remember the Black Power demonstrations in Mexico 40 years ago this summer: sadly those responsible then suffered for their high profile stance, but in the long run it became a legendary piece of political protest, and I think it's a shame that we are unlikely to see it happen again. But who knows?
Are you are you a competitive sportsman Californian? You strike me as an armchair viewer who doesn`t really grasp the fundamentals of sport. Soccer is not my main sport - I am a competitive sportsman however which helps me appreciate truly wonderful performances in various sports - and I must say that when people refer to the Beautiful Sport when thinking about soccer I appreciate what they mean. Also it is fantastic when a team like Spain show all their skills and still win - they sometimes lose to a bunch of sloggers. You should stick to baseball and American football, which you probably know about, and steer clear of traditional European sports. You must admit that Landis has not enhanced the reputation of world cycling nor for that matter the USA.How would you like to be Pereiro who was denied the honour of standing on the podium in Paris in 2006 because of the antics of your fellow countryman?
And the Oscar goes to: Spain! Nobody can fall so beautifully as to draw calls where nothing has happened and deprive Germany of a goal. Kinda reminded me of a joke:
"How do you know he's a World Class soccer player?" *Light tap on foot* "Oh, ouch, oh, ouch!" "Wow he really is a World Class soccer player!"
And that's why soccer isn't my fave sport. The refs are a joke and acting is paramount, just like Kobe Bryant and Basketball. Thank goodness someone taught that idiot a lesson, thank you Garnett, Pierce, Rivers and Co. BTW hockey's my fave sport, just to put it out there. And umm Spain, when you play Brazil I doubt even your acting skills will save you, enjoy.
I'll start hailing Pavlyuchenko as soon as he learns how to score into an open net from the first attempt. Arshavin was great, as was Akinfeev.
As for this: "I BELIEVE POLITICS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM SPORTS BUT MY NOTION OF THIS IS IDEALISTIC.BECAUSE PASSION IS WHAT MAKES SPORTS SUCH A GREAT PART OF LIFE. AND PASSION, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, IS INNATE TO POLITICS TOO."
I totally agree.
Sevodnya - I agree with what you said as well. Governments and protestors should both just let the athletes compete and not touch the Olympics with their paws for their political cock-sucking games.
27 July, 2009, 22:19
If you take politics out of the equation it will loose some of its edge. I just look at Olympic hockey...there is no longer a "black hat" to root against (be it Russian, Canada or US). When I was a kid, the Russians were this mystery team with a great left winger (as an example) with some odd/strange name. Now it's that the guy New Jersey (or who ever) traded for late last year. It's just not the same. Although,the influx of Russian players has improved hockey at every level here in the US!
04 July, 2009, 16:16
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11 June, 2009, 15:44
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23 May, 2009, 21:32
I hope true Russian hockey fans will wake up early and watch the great Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins play today. The game is at 4:30 PM, May 23, San Francisco time. That is 3:30 AM, May 24, Moscow time. Why is Russia always a day ahead of us? I am a big Penguins fan. I live in San Francisco but Pittsburgh is my home town. Gene H.
22 May, 2009, 23:52
Re: Evgeni Malkin
Friday, May 22, 2009
By Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Felt pretty good about the Penguins' chances of beating Carolina last night about the time Evgeni Malkin was trading punches in the second period with the Hurricanes' Chad LaRose.
When Malkin is that inspired, your favorite hockey club is too much for just about any opponent to handle.
Clearly, this is a man you don't want to tick off.
"He wanted to prove a point tonight," teammate Max Talbot said after the Penguins climbed onto Malkin's back and rode all the way to a 7-4 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.
"He's not going to get pushed around."
This much was certain on this wonderful night at Mellon Arena: When push turned to shove, Malkin dished out the worst kind of pain to the Hurricanes.
Would you believe a hat trick that had 'em dancing in the aisles and chanting "Geno! Geno!"?
Is there a more beautiful sight in all of sports for a home crowd than the ice littered with hats during a playoff game?
And don't Mr. and Mrs. Malkin -- Vladimir and Natalia -- make an adorable couple, this time kissing in the stands after their kid's surreal third goal, celebrating the love pouring down from the rafters?
"My parents are superstars now," Malkin said, fairly giggling.
I'll get to Malkin's goals in a moment. Needless to say, "It feels awesome. My first playoff hat trick," he said. Frankly, I'm more interested in those over-the-top punches he threw at LaRose during a scrum midway through the second period that resulted in roughing penalties for both players.
Help me out here.
Can you remember the last time that happened with Malkin?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
That LaRose might have made a horrible mistake by getting Malkin so riled up?
Actually, it was an open-ice hit from Carolina winger Scott Walker earlier in the second period that probably charged up Malkin. Certainly, it sent him flying. He didn't like it, nor did his teammates. LaRose's face just happened to present itself as an inviting target for Malkin moments later.
Then, No. 71 really made the Hurricanes pay. By the time he finished, his goal and assist earlier in the game almost seemed routine by comparison.
"If you're going to respond that way, guys are going to think twice about [taking liberties]," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. "That's the best way of handling it."
LaRose came through the dust-up just fine. The same can't be said for the Carolina team after Malkin's one-man demolition show in the third period. It headed home to Raleigh, N.C., late last night lugging an 0-2 deficit in the series.
Malkin's winning goal midway through the third period would have made for a terrific night by itself; he fought off defenseman Tim Gleason and took a couple of whacks at a loose puck in front of Carolina goaltender Cam Ward before finding the back of the net to break a 4-4 tie. But Malkin delivered so much more. He made it 6-4 with a marvelous individual effort, taking a faceoff in the Carolina end, pushing through traffic to get the puck behind the net and circling around with defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on his heels before spinning and beating Ward with the prettiest backhander you'll ever see.
"An amazing display of skill," Crosby called the goal.
"Unbelievable," Talbot said.
Turns out Malkin called the faceoff play leading to that goal.
"It's called 'The Geno play' for a reason," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "There's not too many players in the world who can make a play like that. Two of them are on our team."
That right there is the dilemma facing the Hurricanes. They're not just in that deep, dark 0-2 hole. They have to figure out a way to contain the great Malkin and the great Crosby enough that they can win four of the next five games to take the series.
Good luck with that.
Crosby -- who scored the first goal last night, his NHL record-tying sixth first-goal in these playoffs -- will be amped for Games 3 and 4. There's no doubt about that. He's always amped.
But Malkin is the key. If he stays this inspired, the outcome of the series is clear.
The Penguins will sweep.
Read more: "Cook: Fired-up Malkin leads way to Penguins victory" - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09142/971969-87.stm#ixzz0GHZdAIBy&A
22 May, 2009, 08:10
PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin put Pittsburgh ahead for good by scoring twice in the third period of his first three-goal playoff performance and the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 Thursday night to open a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Sidney Crosby scored a record-tying sixth goal to start a playoff game, yet was upstaged by NHL regular-season scoring leader Malkin during an exceptional performance that also gave Malkin the playoff scoring lead 25-24 over Crosby.
Carolina had won five straight Game 2s, including the first two rounds this spring after losing Game 1 each time. The Hurricanes will host Game 3 on Saturday night.
Malkin, seemingly motivated by the Hurricanes’ attempts to be more physical with him than usual during the second period, ended a succession of strong shifts by scoring the go-ahead goal that made it 5-4 with 8:50 gone in the third period.
Malkin, relying on his speed and offensive creativity to set up scoring chances on almost every shift in the final period, made it 6-4 less than four minutes later with a one-man goal. He picked up the puck in the corner, carried it behind the net and used a spin move to put a backhander past goalie Cam Ward from a bad angle for his 10th of the playoffs.
As dozens of hats littered the ice, Malkin’s father repeatedly kissed his mother — the parents are visiting from Russia — as Penguins fans cheered them almost as loudly as they did the Malkins’ son.
21 May, 2009, 01:31
Yes it should be, but it will probably never happen. Every once in a while, though, a truly great athlete comes along. Someone who takes sport to a higher level (an art form) that transcends national boundaries.
26 August, 2008, 13:00
The politics in Olympic, when the Russian synchronized Swimmers performed the display, it was as perfect as it gets.
There were 10 judges, from Japan, US, Czeck Republic and so on.
The 8 other judges gave 10 out of 10 to Russian girls, WHILE US and Czeck gave 9.9 out of 10, You talk about Symbolic and Politics, Even those US and Czheck bastards knew it was perfect in every way, Technical, Choriography and whatever, BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW THIER UGLY FACE IN OLYMPICS TOO.
May be other 8 judges from Japan,China,Korea,Romania,Canada were not as smart as US and Czheck
I GUESS.
(Our Girls got Gold anyways with 99.99 out of 100, Like whatever US and Czheck tried, like it matters, just makes me laugh of american bastards, really it does)
24 August, 2008, 21:53
The way the West have been brainwashed by its biased media controlled by Bush and Brown I sincerely hope that politics will not be used for the forthcoming games in Sochi. If so, this will be continued biased opinions from individuals who have absolutely no knowledge of what is going on as they are conditioned by the media guided by Bush and Brown.
I am still amazed how the people of the west continue to act like cattle by following two of the biggest liars in political history - other than being war mongers.
24 August, 2008, 15:02
And curious too, the former USSR would have 43 gold medals, more than USA.
24 August, 2008, 14:53
Curious how the United Kingdom (U.K.) was talking about boykott.and at the same time preparing their Olympic Team better than ever during the last years to give a good impression to the Chinese people, Government and Market, hehe.
A lot of hypocrasy. On one side the British used their own media to say how bad and evil is China to the Western consumers and, on the other side, work hard to get respect from China.
They want to be in the Chinese market no matter if it is not a democratic system like the UK. An Americans don´t use to talk about invading China to establish an American-like puppet "democracy", even if they would like.
Finally Russia got to be Third in the Olympic Games but the UK spent a lot of resources to be Fourth and give a good impression to their hated Chinese, hahaha.
12 August, 2008, 15:29
Yes, during the 80s with the boycott of the US to Moscow 80 and the boycott of the USSR to Los Angeles 84, we could notice that Olympics should be free of politics (even if the competition, as we all know, is also political and nationalist)
We can imagine boycott of Olympics in USA for Iraq, Afghanistan or Yugoslavia, boycott of China for Tibet, boycott of Russia for Georgia.then the Olympic Games just would cease to exist, and also the United Nations.
09 August, 2008, 23:12
Politics should never enter sport. However, history has shown that governments have intervened and put pressure on sportspersons to withdraw from participation only to pander to stupid pressure groups. Knowing what Hitler was about the Olympics went ahead. But, Rhodesia was banned from participating in any Olympic Games from 1965. Athletes boycotted the Russian Olympic Games. Cricketers were threatened, politically, by the english gvt. if they participated in cricket in South Africa. But, here we have, it is alledged, gross inhumane treatment by the Chinese and not a whimper. I just wonder who is controlling who.
08 August, 2008, 14:04
Yes, I think international sport should be free of politics because this is an attempt for the countries of the world to meet together in a spirit of friendship and understanding. I remember reading somewhere that the ancient Olympics in Greece was so important to every one then, that the event would stop wars. Maybe something here to consider?
20 July, 2008, 20:22
Fully agree with you Californian regarding the antics of some soccer players. A passing and accidental touch of the hand and you would think they had been hit by Mike Tyson. Soccer is way down my list but I like watching it when it is played properly when the opposition allows. My team is Liverpool but I have the highest regard for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal squad. Pity they have to lower their standards to combat some of the sloggers in the English league
19 July, 2008, 21:22
Chaingang - I was on Varsity Sport in High School. That's pretty competitive, considering we won gold in the state of California, the biggest state in the US. The practice was so intense, that afterwords we'd sit with our legs up and just catch our breath. I used to bike 3 miles to school everyday, and not even lose my breath. So while I may strike you as armchair, rest assured I'm not. You have to be physically fit to survive law school and win cases. Remember the Kasparov (before he became a tard) - Karpov game? Only reason Kasparov won was because he was in a much better physical shape.
The thing is that it's not the first time I see this crap in soccer. Players will literally dive to get a free kick or to get a penalty. I mean look at the France-Italy final, where after Zidane headbutted him, Materazzi took the fall to get a call. I could even see that he was taking it. If you were on varsity, you learn to see the split-second stuff, and he actually fell a split-second late. The same thing could be said about Spain's defender. I'm not saying those guys cannot play soccer, they undoubtedly can and they beat Russia fair and square. I am saying that it's sad to see people who can play soccer choose theater instead.
16 July, 2008, 20:23
I said:
"Of note, however, that the British Olympic Committee forced its team members to sign a declaration that they would not take part in any form of such protest in China this summer. A completely unnecessary and shameful act."
Which, if not exactly a load of rubbish, is perhaps a bit misleading: in fact the BOC got its members to agree that they would not "violate the charter of the IOC" by taking part in any overtly political or racial demonstrations.
Which begs the question is this part of the IOC due for repeal? Some people nervously remember the Black Power demonstrations in Mexico 40 years ago this summer: sadly those responsible then suffered for their high profile stance, but in the long run it became a legendary piece of political protest, and I think it's a shame that we are unlikely to see it happen again.
But who knows?
11 July, 2008, 21:22
Are you are you a competitive sportsman Californian? You strike me as an armchair viewer who doesn`t really grasp the fundamentals of sport. Soccer is not my main sport - I am a competitive sportsman however which helps me appreciate truly wonderful performances in various sports - and I must say that when people refer to the Beautiful Sport when thinking about soccer I appreciate what they mean. Also it is fantastic when a team like Spain show all their skills and still win - they sometimes lose to a bunch of sloggers. You should stick to baseball and American football, which you probably know about, and steer clear of traditional European sports. You must admit that Landis has not enhanced the reputation of world cycling nor for that matter the USA.How would you like to be Pereiro who was denied the honour of standing on the podium in Paris in 2006 because of the antics of your fellow countryman?
29 June, 2008, 20:43
And the Oscar goes to: Spain! Nobody can fall so beautifully as to draw calls where nothing has happened and deprive Germany of a goal. Kinda reminded me of a joke:
"How do you know he's a World Class soccer player?"
*Light tap on foot*
"Oh, ouch, oh, ouch!"
"Wow he really is a World Class soccer player!"
And that's why soccer isn't my fave sport. The refs are a joke and acting is paramount, just like Kobe Bryant and Basketball. Thank goodness someone taught that idiot a lesson, thank you Garnett, Pierce, Rivers and Co. BTW hockey's my fave sport, just to put it out there. And umm Spain, when you play Brazil I doubt even your acting skills will save you, enjoy.
29 June, 2008, 03:30
I'll start hailing Pavlyuchenko as soon as he learns how to score into an open net from the first attempt. Arshavin was great, as was Akinfeev.
As for this:
"I BELIEVE POLITICS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM SPORTS BUT MY NOTION OF THIS IS IDEALISTIC.BECAUSE PASSION IS WHAT MAKES SPORTS SUCH A GREAT PART OF LIFE.
AND PASSION, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, IS INNATE TO POLITICS TOO."
I totally agree.
Sevodnya - I agree with what you said as well. Governments and protestors should both just let the athletes compete and not touch the Olympics with their paws for their political cock-sucking games.
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