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Originally Posted by valo403
No, sorry but it's not. A boycott doesn't result in an athlete losing their job as an athlete (which is hardly a job to begin with considering the pay). They'd still be carded athletes.
And I'm not out of touch at all. I know people who are in serious contention for olympic spots.
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While I'm not ignorant and realize that in some countries these amateur athletes can make a lot of money if the win medals the vast majority are just that. Amateur athletes which do not make a lot of money at all.
You are out of touch because you aren't in their shoes. You aren't making a sacrifice but you are expecting them to.
Why doesn't the NHL cease operations in the fall to protest? Why does everyone expect such sacrifice from amateur athletes, the vast majority are regular people that aren't remotely close to being millionares?