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Old 08-27-2008, 01:04 PM
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The Olympics should add stilt diving.



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Old 08-27-2008, 01:15 PM
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They should add extreme under-water basket-weaving FTW!!

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Old 08-27-2008, 01:24 PM
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Exactly.

Some of the sports in the Olympics and so called "athletes" playing them don't deserve medals because they're aren't ATHLETES!

Tug O' War is not medal worthy imo. Same with Table Tennis and some other Olympic sports.
What's wrong with table tennis? It's a lot better than some of the other **** they have, like trampoline or rhythmic gymnastics.
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Old 08-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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What's wrong with table tennis? It's a lot better than some of the other **** they have, like trampoline or rhythmic gymnastics.
There's nothing wrong with Table Tennis. It's just that I lol every time the broadcasters call them "Athletes". I don't think they're athletes and I don't think the sport is medal worthy.

But I do agree with it being better than trampoline/rhythmic gymnastics.

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Old 08-27-2008, 01:34 PM
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There's nothing wrong with Table Tennis. It's just that I lol every time the broadcasters call them "Athletes". I don't think they're athletes and I don't think the sport is medal worthy.
Seriously? It's more tiring than baseball is. No offense.
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Old 08-27-2008, 01:40 PM
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Table tennis players are not athletes

That sport looks pretty gruiling to me. A sprint takes less then 10 seconds. A decent table tennis game takes hours of intense concentration.


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Old 08-27-2008, 01:40 PM
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Rhythmic gymnastics and tramp are stupid on paper but the **** the do is unbeliveable. Its weird but man that s gotta be hard.

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Old 08-27-2008, 01:45 PM
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Rhythmic gymnastics and tramp are stupid on paper but the **** the do is unbeliveable. Its weird but man that s gotta be hard.
Hard, yes. But is it a sport? It's like cheerleading to me. Just doesn't make sense from a competitive standpoint.
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Old 08-27-2008, 01:48 PM
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Seriously? It's more tiring than baseball is. No offense.
None taken.

But playing baseball and trying to get drafted it takes a lot of time, energy and hard work. And you gotta play in the heat which is something TT players don't have to do. I know a lot of my games I play in 90+ degree weather. It wears you out and fast no matter what shape you're in.

And once you get higher up in baseball you’re playing almost everyday unless you’re a pitcher. And it isn't just the games, you're in the gym for hours before the game. You literally eat, sleep and drink baseball.

Baseball wears your down both physically and mentally. Where Table Tennis is just mentally, I’d say.

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Old 08-27-2008, 01:53 PM
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Baseball wears your down both physically and mentally. Where Table Tennis is just mentally, I’d say.
In table tennis you're constantly moving around, almost like real tennis. And I guarantee you they practice and train like baseball players do. It's not popular as a professional sport here like it is in China, so it's easy to assume the players never break a sweat.
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