The 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread

I feel like in your world NC, everything is sinister or a conspiracy. Nothing is genuine, no one is sincere. Sounds like a very bitter place to be

I feel like in your world NC, everything is sinister or a conspiracy. Nothing is genuine, no one is sincere. Sounds like a very bitter place to be

The world is a sinister place Smoot. One only needs to pick up a newspaper or tune into the news to see that. However, the world is also a inspiring place full of amazing feats of sportsmanship and humanity. Opening your eyes to the truth about humanity and embracing all aspects of it doesn't lead to a bitter world believe it or not, it actually has the opposite affect. It's allowed me to enjoy life considerably more as compared to when I was young and naive myself.

Also, that's not fair to characterize my beliefs that nobody is sincere or genuine. On the contrary, there are many people that fit this description and many of those people are on this very board. More often or not though, money has a way of making good people do bad(or questionable) things. Joe Paterno? Marion Jones? Politicians? .....and the list goes on.

Speaking of inspiring events. Here is a good story to a bad event. Hurdler is carried off by other athletes after he injures himself.

Liu Xiang injured again in Olympic qualifying - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--liu-xiang-injured-again-in-olympic-qualifying.html)


..and more incredible feats!

Perfect union: With boost from husband, U.S. pole vaulter Jenn Suhr takes gold in Olympic upset - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--perfect-union--with-boost-from-husband--u-s--pole-vaulter-jenn-suhr-takes-gold-in-olympic-sized-upset.html)

Serena Williams crip walk: You've been served! Champion celebrates Olympic gold at Wimbledon | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183600/Serena-Williams-crip-walk-Youve-served-Champion-celebrates-Olympic-gold-Wimbledon.html)

Should Crip Walking be an Olympic sport?

Why is it when someone does something spectacular, they must be on the juice? If that's the case, why don't they test these people during qualifications?

Sometimes I feel like it's like the Caster Semenya witch hunt. I still feel bad for that woman.

I'm with you it gets pretty old. We all kno Phelps was doping because we sa the bong. This guy must be doping.

http://www.straitpinkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/OlympicsFaces4.jpg

I'm with you it gets pretty old. We all kno Phelps was doping because we sa the bong. This guy must be doping.

Nobody ever claimed Phelps was doping. Like usual, you just bypassed it and assumed the articles claimed they were. In fact, it does the opposite and gives you reasons of why people like Phelps are most likely clean. The two main sports were doping is prevalent is cycling and track/field. This is reference to present day, back in the 80's and the cold war era, the Soviets were notorious for sending chemical byproducts to the Olympics in many areas.

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One Gigapixel Olympic Photo (scroll to zoom, drag to move):

http://panorama.stirileprotv.ro/daca-nici-bolt-nu-merita-un-gigapixel-vezi-imagini-unice-de-la-finala-de-100m.html

More:

http://panorama.stirileprotv.ro/reginele-din-proba-regina.html

http://cdn1.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Olympic-Divers-on-Toilet.jpg

Stephan Feck and the most embarrassing dive of the London Games | Fourth-Place Medal - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/stephan-feck-worst-dive-london-games-photos-080636720--oly.html)


lol.

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