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Originally posted by Thunderball@Sep 4 2004, 05:04 PM
You know he's right... especially about the culture of entitlement... where he loses me is comparing Canada to Australia... not the best.
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Where this argument hits itself it the head and falls flat in it's face is the strength of the Communist Bloc countries for years and years and years. Lack of Entitlement Culture is not the reason for sporting success. If only it were that simple.
The biggest reason for it seems to be infrastucture investment, which requires money from taxes or businesses or both. Hosting a successful Olympics also seems to help, as the moneys can be used for said investment for years and years (like Calgary's).