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Old 08-18-2008, 08:23 AM   #183
JayP
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Originally Posted by fredr123 View Post
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.
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.
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