tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post114011788734274271..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Fool's GoldAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140217126634668952006-02-17T17:58:00.000-05:002006-02-17T17:58:00.000-05:00jared-i think some of the "me-ness" so represented...jared-<BR/><BR/>i think some of the "me-ness" so represented by american olympians has to do with marketing and endorsements, where the sole focus of an ad, commercial etc. is the athelete and not the team/country they represent.teddy delleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426177057613980087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140144946862500392006-02-16T21:55:00.000-05:002006-02-16T21:55:00.000-05:00I haven't seen much of the Olympics. Andy, I thin...I haven't seen much of the Olympics. Andy, I think you are right to catcha whiff of something not right in the attitude of those you have mentioned. The only event I have seen is the couples figure skating. The Russian couple won, again...and it is a good story. 2 years ago during a competition, after having skated together for nearly 13 years, the guy drops the girl on her face while lifter her high above his head. She physically recovered...but emotionally, apparently he never has. They picked back up, not where they left off after skating together for so long...but from the beginning. Building trust again. Building rythm again. Building their team of 2 again. She stuck with him even though it seemed at times that their skating career was over; he lacked the confidence, the emotional strength, and the desire to do what they had been doing and preparing to do since they were 11 or 12 years old. There is a certain degree of pride in some of these countries that represent at the Olympics....as though they were doing it for the "mother-land." I too am wondering where along the way we've lost that spirit.jboydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616953872405857557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140121523955008142006-02-16T15:25:00.000-05:002006-02-16T15:25:00.000-05:00Bring your poetic ode down to the music hall tonig...Bring your poetic ode down to the music hall tonight and read with the poets. We'll make you proud to be an American again. I'll be reading two new ones, "When it snows in Manhattan," and "Touching Children" if I make it to the second round. There will also be an open mike. <BR/><BR/>Just watch the olympics as a "citizen of the world" which is what we are anyway. Root for whoever you want. If that fails, just marvel at the photography like I do.danthresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519939413038295776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140119979184202462006-02-16T14:59:00.000-05:002006-02-16T14:59:00.000-05:00i just saw an interview with Pikabo Street (sp?) w...i just saw an interview with Pikabo Street (sp?) who said all sorts of great things about bode miller's attitude: including that he needed to grow up. :DKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873045531201669483noreply@blogger.com