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Originally Posted by fotze
koeverden is pissed at the whiners:
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2...73791-sun.html
Adam van Koeverden, who will chase double kayaking gold this week, says some of our nation’s struggles can be blamed on a flaw in our culture that breeds laziness.
“I’d like to ask the people who are complaining about our results are they playing Xbox or are they playing sports? Are they going to (amusement parks) on the weekend or are they swimming? Do they do swimming lessons? Are they encouraged to play sports at school? Do they have phys ed at school? Most kids don’t and that’s a real cultural issue in Canada.
“That gets me pissed.”
It is fine to get pissed but is misdirected at those that are actually contributing to the cause. Its like a guy sitting in the lawn chair drinking beer getting pissed at the lazy s setting up his tent. |
Meh. His point is true, though. Most people probably don't know the struggles it takes to get to the Olympics, and it's easy to be an armchair critic with a beer in one hand and a remote in the other.
While his comment is still quite the generalization, his point is fairly obvious ... and truthful.