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Originally Posted by fredr123
Guess the point is if these athletes truly were amateurs in every sense of the word I would feel hesitant to give them too much grief. On the other hand, if they're walking down that professional or semi-professional path then I don't see what the big deal is getting on their case a bit for poor performances.
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Canadian athletes are amateurs in every sense of the word though.
Just because Phelps gets paid millions of dollars doesn't mean it's okay to rip on Canadian athletes. I guarantee Phelps gets much more private sponsorship than the entire Canadian Olympic team.