But Donk you're not really a hater... you've got a soft spot for it.
When is all over and you've had a lovely time... G4S, wrong flags and countless other things big and little will be a distant memmory.
I'm not bothered either way, I won't jump on the Oylimpic bandwagon if it's successful, nor will I revel in any failure.
It's a global competition where we have an opportunity to see the best in the world competing against each other.
I will celebrate the sport and that will always be successful in my book.
I wonder do Olympic haters train for any sports ?Any sport at any level… be it an XC race/enduro/DH or maybe a triathlon/running race. Possibly you’ve started pre-season football training. You may be trying to win or just complete it doesn’t matter … but you have to be actively training for your sport to compete.
But somehow I don’t think the haters are … are they? … Or are just sitting around on fat behinds eating crisps and spouting rubbish.
well wonder no more - i race enduro and dh, (badly) even train for them but the olympics is bobbins
not because of the sport but because of the corporate BS that surrounds it
the public spirit watching the flame procession was great, the smasung video wall truck and coca cola lorry in the procession were by far the most prominent things however and that, for me was a great shame.
I wonder do Olympic haters train for any sports ?
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But somehow I don’t think the haters are … are they? … Or are just sitting around on fat behinds eating crisps and spouting rubbish.
Doesn't watching the Olympics involve sitting on a fat behind doing nothing more energetic than reaching for a pie or bag of crisps? do you need extensive training for that? (Actually i might having just acquired a [url= http://www.thewandcompany.com/Manual.html ]Kymera wand [/url] but that's another story).
Anyway, I'll be out on my bike, climbing 1 maybe 2 mountains and probably out to play in my kayak. None of these for training, just for fun, so i suppose I should fel bad because not watching the Olympics appears to be unhealthy and I'll get obese from all that exercise
Kimbers... you love the humanity and watch the sport... so you like it then?
Yes it's overly corporate (but show me something in life that isn't?)... just get on with enjoying it. You dont have to go out and buy the first can of coke you see or BMW that takes your fancy...
Let these sponsors pay for the athletes to be the best they can be… I know I’ll be getting more enjoyment out of it.
Would we have enjoy Tdf quite as much this year if SKY hadn’t backed their team and Wiggo n Cav couldn’t get the best of everything. I love the fact that Sky are throwing money at cycling... despite the fact as a corp I can’t stand them.
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My giveaf***ometer hasn't flickered at all yet.
It's been sold and packaged as a London thing, for London people.
I hope they enjoy it.
Now, excuse me whilst I go and ride my bike down some massive mountains in europe for a week.
BBSB ... yes that's really is very nice.
Just a little joke and leg pull .... Which one did you hug? 🙂
"plucky chipper southerner here"
I'll be celebrating the Games Full On Jolly Hockey Sticks and all that dear Boy(s) (and Girls)
I have mates competing in the Sailing, mates who are in the Race teams, loads of ex Olympic medal winners at my sailing club and I know one or two blokes that ride bikes n'all y'know.
So I will be full on cheering them all on (whatever the nation) to encourage them to do thier best and realise all that effort and training and dedication and hope it pays off.
There will be a lot of folk who have no hope of winning a medal, yet they are competing in front of Us, for the sake of sport.
"dofts Cap"
The only thing that is spoiling it for me is this ferkin Govt medling in and all the Corporate BlobHeads that have tickets for free and will not turn up cos' they can't be bothered and leave empty seats that could have been filled with the likes of me and you...
I don't watch much sport - live or on TV, so the whole thing sort of passes me by.
I'm not "hoping" for things to go wrong though.
And I won't be tuning in to the coverage/opening ceremony etc and then whinging about it on here.
Its a bloated parody of a sporting contest. Not that intersted
Genuinely interested - when you put the telly on and Bolt, Cavendish, Wiggo, Adlington & co are doing their thing, are you really thinking about corporate crap and political junk?
I'm certainly not. Sport is still sport, and I still love it.
Is this the whinging about the Olympics thread? Brilliant, I've got one:
Six hours at Old Trafford yesterday (no, that's not the whinge), the only things available to feed the kids were pies and sausage rolls. It's pretty bad when you actually wish McDonalds was available because it would be more healthy and nutritious...
Sorry, slight exaggeration, Pringles and chocolate were also available.
For me it's the hype that gets on my nerves. It can stand on it's own FFS you don't need to talk it up.
Also the fawning over the corporate sponsors is pretty sickening.
As for the actual sport, really looking forward to it now we can actually get on with it!
What percentage of the overall cost is actually covered by the corporate sponsors?
I've got nothing against corporate sponsorship but there are some silly rules.
The fish and chip places aren't allowed to serve chips on their own because of McDonalds objections, for example.
Would we have enjoy Tdf quite as much this year if SKY hadn’t backed their team and Wiggo n Cav couldn’t get the best of everything. I love the fact that Sky are throwing money at cycling... despite the fact as a corp I can’t stand them.
A discussion with some senior coaches of GB cycling at a track day I got invited to (corporate whore that I am) gave me a fresh perspective on SKY's money in cycling. To be fair to SKY, when it came to cycling, they wanted a sport where they could make a massive difference by a cash injection - not just in terms of competitive success, but in terms of exposure and participation. In a different way to how they've changed football. I think we're all seeing the results of that injection of cash over the last twelve months. The coaches were unashamedly pleased with SKY's involvement - they were given money and let get on with it, with minimal interference from the sponsors. Of course, we'll all worry that that might change with increasing success, but they've done an excellent job so far so I applaud them for that.
I wonder do Olympic haters train for any sports ?Any sport at any level… be it an XC race/enduro/DH or maybe a triathlon/running race. Possibly you’ve started pre-season football training. You may be trying to win or just complete it doesn’t matter … but you have to be actively training for your sport to compete.
But somehow I don’t think the haters are … are they? … Or are just sitting around on fat behinds eating crisps and spouting rubbish.
I'm an Olympic 'hater' and yes, I do train. As much as I can do whilst fitting it around my job. Circa 20 hours a week on a good week. What's your point?
It's your type of attitude that I detest - I find the whole thing abhorrent and hate the fact that I'm essentially paying for(and being affected by) something I want nothing to do with.
To be fair to SKY, when it came to cycling, they wanted a sport where they could make a massive difference by a cash injection - not just in terms of competitive success, but in terms of exposure and participation
I think Sky is completely different to the Olympic sponsorship. They have thrown money into cycling and won a Tour de France. They've also got a number of mass participation bike rides on the go around the country, and are hopefully going to inspire a number of people to take up cycling as a result.
Coke have given us fizzy sugar water, McDonalds have given us bland and fatty food.
It's your type of attitude that I detest - [b]I find the whole thing abhorrent[/b] and hate the fact that I'm essentially paying for(and being affected by) something I want nothing to do with.
You do, don't you? 😀
Alasdair, agree completely, as well as restricting the trade of other businesses that have existed around the Olympic sites for years.
Drove along fulham road this morning with all barriers up pretending I was leading Cav through London to the finish line. Ok, I was only doing 25mph but it's going to be brilliant. I live a few miles from box hill and want to go see what I can. Felt a bit miffed last weekend we couldn't have our picnic on Box Hill but actually the whole world is going to see where I live tomorrow and Sunday!
It's going to be brilliant.
AlasdairMc - Member
McDonalds have given us [s]bland and fatty food.[/s] the ideal food for a round-the-world cycle race.
FTFY
You do, don't you?
Yup 😀 Like I say, everyone is entitled to their opinion regardless of what it is. I just don't agree with the majority of them by the sound of it.
My 8yo daughter put many of us / you to shame this morning. She had tears in her eyes when she got up 'because the Olympics is starting today and I'm going to see it, and I'm really excited and all my friends are excited, and lots of other people from all over the world are excited too, but it will be over in no time at all and then I'll miss it'
For the next 2 weeks, forget about the corporate whoring and the water bottles and the cost and the politics, and look at it through an eight year old's eyes. It starts tonight, in my town, I can't wait any longer and I'm going to enjoy every last possible second of it that i can.
Good to see most folk have a reasonable/interesting viewpoint.
flange - Member
I'm an Olympic 'hater' and yes, I do train. As much as I can do whilst fitting it around my job. Circa 20 hours a week on a good week. What's your point?It's your type of attitude that I detest - I find the whole thing abhorrent and hate the fact that I'm essentially paying for(and being affected by) something I want nothing to do with.
20hrs? You a national level amateur?
Oh and that's democracy...no one's coming up with anything better yet.
London Underground was great today - clean, on time etc. Really deserve those bonuses 😉 And those nice border guards called off the strike. Isn't it great when everyone pulls together.
20hrs? You a national level amateur?
Erm, well I race the nationals although I do especially badly at them. Does that count?
Don't EVEN get me started on chuffing democracy.....
Fair play. I've podiumed sxc on 5hrs a week, wondered what the extra 15 would do!
My 8yo daughter put many of us / you to shame this morning. She had tears in her eyes when she got up 'because the Olympics is starting today and I'm going to see it, and I'm really excited and all my friends are excited, and lots of other people from all over the world are excited too, but it will be over in no time at all and then I'll miss it' For the next 2 weeks, forget about the corporate whoring and the water bottles and the cost and the politics, and look at it through an eight year old's eyes. It starts tonight, in my town, I can't wait any longer and I'm going to enjoy every last possible second of it that i can.
oh that's really sweet. Is her name Pollyanna? Is yours?
More is not necessarily better, Al 🙂
