It certainly was a disgrace and it was unnecessary. It's less akin to the Jamaican bobsled team ... which though far down the standings was far from this. Eric the Eel was more comparable to Eddie the Eagle at Calgary in 1988. Another side show.
I get more joy watching 10 real amateurs giving it their all against each other than the crop of pseudo-professionals with every trick, gimmick and article of technology at their disposal to win medals and inflate their egos further.
I'd can the whole commercial farce, which are the Olympics, and just have 2 or 3 entries from each country do the Decathlon...and bring back proper wrestling too!
Leave Eddie the Eagle out of it. He did his best, and there was no official backing for him. He had to raise his own finances with a record to get there. There are characters at every games--they make it more fun to watch as they usually truly doing it for the love of the game/event.
Like Matt said, it didn't hurt anyone, and if that was his best effort, good for him--he got a PB at the Olympic gaes!
It certainly was a disgrace and it was unnecessary. It's less akin to the Jamaican bobsled team ... which though far down the standings was far from this. Eric the Eel was more comparable to Eddie the Eagle at Calgary in 1988. Another side show.
I get more joy watching 10 real amateurs giving it their all against each other than the crop of pseudo-professionals with every trick, gimmick and article of technology at their disposal to win medals and inflate their egos further.
I'd can the whole commercial farce, which are the Olympics, and just have 2 or 3 entries from each country do the Decathlon...and bring back proper wrestling too!
Leave Eddie the Eagle out of it. He did his best, and there was no official backing for him. He had to raise his own finances with a record to get there. There are characters at every games--they make it more fun to watch as they usually truly doing it for the love of the game/event.
Like Matt said, it didn't hurt anyone, and if that was his best effort, good for him--he got a PB at the Olympic gaes!
