Talk About Some Sore Loosers

[Beemerboy]

The US hockey team, the sad looks on their faces was an embarrassment to me. OK so they didn't win the gold, but second place in the world standing is not bad, at least accept the metal with a smile on your face.

[Scott P]

Not having a smile on their faces do not make them sore losers. They were disappointed after coming so close to one of the highest athletics achievements. For them not look sad and disappointed is to be expected.

[Mr. Clean]

Don't you remember the Wide World of Sports intro? It's all about the

thrill of victory and the agony of defeat

or I guess that could be the agony of de feet for those marathoners.

[GearHead_1]

I member that spot. I wonder where the Eddie the Eagle of that day is today?

[Mr. Clean]

Eddie the Eagle? Was that the "agony of defeat" guy? Whoa! That clip was unforgettable, wasn't it?

We had Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour "between the pipes" (Ha!Ha! a Texan spouting hockey speak ) for the Dallas Stars. While here he became my hero when, in a drunken stupor", offered the Dallas Police ONE BILLION DOLLARS not to arrest him.

[GearHead_1]

Wasn't Eddie the Eagle the British Ski Jumper about 2 decades back? He was just happy to be in the Olympics. I was making reference to his ski jumping and the guy who crashed over and over again in the agony of defeat.

As many times as I saw that commercial I never saw him get off the end of the jump successfully.

[Mr. Clean]

Dang good memory there GH. At least according to Wikipedia it was the '88 games. Interesting little back story on that, if the account is accurate. It also mentioned that he was one of the torch bearers for this years Olympics. Though it didn't note his current whereabouts or doings.

[mcate]

That male Russian figure skater was THE sore loser of the Olympics.

[CharlesW]

One thing to keep in mind about competitive sports is the emotional level gets pretty high and at the level these guys achieve, it is off the scale.
Some comments from years past that I have been knowm to use. (Not original statements, just things I heard and repeated.)
1. A good loser is still a loser.
2. 2nd place is the first loser.
3. It winning isn't all that important, why do they keep score?
4. There's a winner and then there's all the rest.

[Blackfire]

They didn't look any more disappointed than they do when they lose during regular season of NHL play.

If the skates were on the other feet, Team Canada would have shown the same expressions.

[GearHead_1]

This is the only person that I saw that really looked like they were "let down".

http://www.mofopolitics.com/2010/01/...e-malfunction/

[rabbi]

The skier shown falling off the jump on Wide World of Sports (Agony of defeat)was Vinko Bogataj from Slovenia.

[GearHead_1]

Rabbi, I think you're slipping. I expected one slanted comment on the above link.

Originally Posted by rabbi

The skier shown falling off the jump on Wide World of Sports (Agony of defeat)was Vinko Bogataj from Slovenia.

[rabbi]

Originally Posted by GearHead_1

Rabbi, I think you're slipping. I expected one slanted comment on the above link.

I was at work and could not bring up the link.

[GearHead_1]

Oh c'mon.

http://www.mofopolitics.com/2010/01/...e-malfunction/