The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
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Anyways, the United States isn't the only place with foreign coaches and sportspeople. Alex Popov and his coach live and workout in Australia. But the Aussies benefit from it that's why they hired a Russian coach for their swimmers. Afterall, the old state system that gave coaches and retired sportspeople nice little apartments and other extras came to a halt with the fall of the old communist system. So, a lot of Russian and Eastern European coaches and sportspeople went to the United States and the rest of the West.
Anyways, the United States isn't the only place with foreign coaches and sportspeople. Alex Popov and his coach live and workout in Australia. But the Aussies benefit from it that's why they hired a Russian coach for their swimmers. Afterall, the old state system that gave coaches and retired sportspeople nice little apartments and other extras came to a halt with the fall of the old communist system. So, a lot of Russian and Eastern European coaches and sportspeople went to the United States and the rest of the West.
