Given all the debate in the other thread about Qatar "buying" up some of the top talent in swimming, my question is how many people feel the USA should do the same?
Hoogie & Thorpe for our 800 free relay?
Schoeman & Hoogie for our 400 free?
How about on the W's side, a couple of th Aussies maybe?
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Geek,
Who said anything about "praising the US" ? You're getting out on a tangent here.
My anecdote on the Brazilian foreign exchange student was a response in kind to Phil's own stated experience regarding international students in the US. I disagree with him in part from personal experience.
Training foreigners in the US for the altruistic world wide benefit of sports is pure crap. If the planet earth had a solar system competition in sports you'd have a point. We could then all join interntional hands and sing "khumbaya" on the same world relay team. But the reality is quite different and simple. You represent your country at the Olympics. If you want to win you must be competitive, not stupid.
John Smith
Geek,
Who said anything about "praising the US" ? You're getting out on a tangent here.
My anecdote on the Brazilian foreign exchange student was a response in kind to Phil's own stated experience regarding international students in the US. I disagree with him in part from personal experience.
Training foreigners in the US for the altruistic world wide benefit of sports is pure crap. If the planet earth had a solar system competition in sports you'd have a point. We could then all join interntional hands and sing "khumbaya" on the same world relay team. But the reality is quite different and simple. You represent your country at the Olympics. If you want to win you must be competitive, not stupid.
John Smith
