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?
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
Training foreigners in the US for the altruistic world wide benefit of sports is pure crap.
I think, bottom line, is we have different views of competition. You think sticking our heads in the sand and hoping we are the best is the way to promote competition. I think exposing ourselves to the best and even paying for it from time to time makes us better. Considering the US' continued dominance in sports despite a huge increase in participation by the rest of the world, maybe the head in the sand thing just isn't the way to go.
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
Training foreigners in the US for the altruistic world wide benefit of sports is pure crap.
I think, bottom line, is we have different views of competition. You think sticking our heads in the sand and hoping we are the best is the way to promote competition. I think exposing ourselves to the best and even paying for it from time to time makes us better. Considering the US' continued dominance in sports despite a huge increase in participation by the rest of the world, maybe the head in the sand thing just isn't the way to go.
