New Posts For Thread: Olympics should just be dropped? Amateurs and big bucks now.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-nowAn athlete had to be an amateur - now they get millions from advertisers and sponsors ifthey become a winner. It's made cheating more necessary. Every athlete is now a suspect? promoting steroids and muscle building products.no normal looking people?You seem to have suffered from a competitive dad dustyebulGery No Sport has a function Roger.I actually meant Yes Sport has a function RogerIt has several functionsThe Olympics acts as a surrogate to war between Nations...Nations compete to get the mhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593851#549593851You seem to have suffered from a competitive dad dustyebulGery No Sport has a function Roger.I actually meant Yes Sport has a function RogerIt has several functionsThe Olympics acts as a surrogate to war between Nations...Nations compete to get the mTue, 09 Aug 2016 07:54:55 -0500My old man used to play table tennis many years ago.I was never much good and he never let me win a single game ffs, but what I did take from it was that it's very difficult to play an aggressive return to a serve since its cut so close to the heighthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593359#549593359My old man used to play table tennis many years ago.I was never much good and he never let me win a single game ffs, but what I did take from it was that it's very difficult to play an aggressive return to a serve since its cut so close to the heightTue, 09 Aug 2016 06:22:24 -0500at the top level do any players on here no if serving is a disadvantage in table tennishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593281#549593281at the top level do any players on here no if serving is a disadvantage in table tennisTue, 09 Aug 2016 06:02:06 -0500india been practicing for years with uk taxpayers money,waiting for the day the race to the moon becomes an olympic event and will be targeting goldhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593273#549593273india been practicing for years with uk taxpayers money,waiting for the day the race to the moon becomes an olympic event and will be targeting goldTue, 09 Aug 2016 06:01:06 -0500The day India stops their own disparity of wealth share or addresses the outright insidious practice of cold calling conmen phoning about computer viruses on my system will be the day I have a happier view of the country.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593065#549593065The day India stops their own disparity of wealth share or addresses the outright insidious practice of cold calling conmen phoning about computer viruses on my system will be the day I have a happier view of the country.Tue, 09 Aug 2016 05:01:21 -0500dustybin 09 Aug 16 10:28 Well perhaps government sponsored Olympic PlayStation call of duty games playing can't be too far away.I can't really see the difference to state funding of jumping juuuuuust a little bit further in a sand pit being reahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549593039#549593039dustybin 09 Aug 16 10:28 Well perhaps government sponsored Olympic PlayStation call of duty games playing can't be too far away.I can't really see the difference to state funding of jumping juuuuuust a little bit further in a sand pit being reaTue, 09 Aug 2016 04:50:32 -0500Watching world records being broken like confetti. Going by WR progressions in swimming, i fully expect humans to develop gills and start randomly jumping into the sea within the next 10 yearshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549592961#549592961Watching world records being broken like confetti. Going by WR progressions in swimming, i fully expect humans to develop gills and start randomly jumping into the sea within the next 10 yearsTue, 09 Aug 2016 04:29:43 -0500Well perhaps government sponsored Olympic PlayStation call of duty games playing can't be too far away.I can't really see the difference to state funding of jumping juuuuuust a little bit further in a sand pit being really any different other than thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549592957#549592957Well perhaps government sponsored Olympic PlayStation call of duty games playing can't be too far away.I can't really see the difference to state funding of jumping juuuuuust a little bit further in a sand pit being really any different other than thTue, 09 Aug 2016 04:28:19 -0500ebulGery 09 Aug 16 09:24 No Sport has a function Roger.I am only giving my opinion of the Olympics RogerIf several billion people love it, is is not for me to take it away from them Indeed, that is the function of the Olympics, as opposed thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549592887#549592887ebulGery 09 Aug 16 09:24 No Sport has a function Roger.I am only giving my opinion of the Olympics RogerIf several billion people love it, is is not for me to take it away from them Indeed, that is the function of the Olympics, as opposed tTue, 09 Aug 2016 04:12:08 -0500Why are you watching Racingqueen?I'd have thought someone with your highly-developed moral compass and telepathic ability to judge who is taking PED's, would have nothing to do with this bread and circuses charade?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30722629/olympics-should-just-be-dropped-amateurs-and-big-bucks-now?post_id=549592863#549592863Why are you watching Racingqueen?I'd have thought someone with your highly-developed moral compass and telepathic ability to judge who is taking PED's, would have nothing to do with this bread and circuses charade?Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:04:44 -0500