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People take this medal shyt like they personally have money on it. Nothing in life changes if we get a silver or gold brehs

Posting this in a sports forum is funny :heh:

You switch the medal for any sports trophy (NFL, NBA etc) People care about sports, hell you do too, otherwise you wouldnt post about it.
 

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This mental illness shyt is getting out of hand

Cant convince me this isnt a social media fad.

Pressure is an inherent part of sports competition, but pop culture has turned into something else. Its one thing if you dont perform according to standard, but seems wild for an athlete to quit mid-competition without suffering a physical injury.
 

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Posting this in a sports forum is funny :heh:

You switch the medal for any sports trophy (NFL, NBA etc) People care about sports, hell you do too, otherwise you wouldnt post about it.

I just had a Filipino co-worker text me hyped they got a Gold, it definitely matters especially for the smaller countries
 

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Cant convince me this isnt a social media fad.

Pressure is an inherent part of sports competition, but pop culture has turned into something else. Its one thing if you dont perform according to standard, but seems wild for an athlete to quit mid-competition without suffering a physical injury.

Used to be call choking :mjlol:
 

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They've done a horrible job in the internet age. In the 90s and early 2000s it was great but 2012 and on...we got internet aint no holding secrets just give it to the people and replay it later cause anybody who wants to know a result is gonna know before they air it anyway.
When the games were in Rio in 2016 it was perfect because it was in same time zone as merica. LA in 2028 will be :wow:
 

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Posting this in a sports forum is funny :heh:

You switch the medal for any sports trophy (NFL, NBA etc) People care about sports, hell you do too, otherwise you wouldnt post about it.


I like posting during the live threads for the jokes im not a narrative guy. But at least with team sports you've already invested years with the team etc. With the Olympics it just pops up they run a promo about trauma and everybody is just locked in :pachaha:
 

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People take this medal shyt like they personally have money on it. Nothing in life changes if we get a silver or gold brehs

Um its the same for any sports, when the raptors won it was one of the most happiest days of my life. As a kid two of my fondest memories is Joe carter hitting a home run in game six to win the world series and donovan bailey winning the 100m in atlanta
 

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When the games were in Rio in 2016 it was perfect because it was in same time zone as merica. LA in 2028 will be :wow:

paris isn't that bad just 6 hours ahead

prime time events would be like coming on now

i actually don't mind this tokyo ish, I'm working remotely so im watching all these live stuff during the day. And then at 9pm you get those live swimming events.

When track starts that will suck though as I love watching the heats etc.
 
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We’re gonna applaud our gymnastics team for taking a deliberate L because they’re brave & bold, yet the media is getting ready to pull out the “national embarrassment” headlines and condemn USA men’s basketball if they lose another game.

The double standards to me are clear as day. Is it just because we don’t expect women athletes to handle pressure?

I don’t get it.
 
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