Originally posted by Medusa:Especially since I don't think he's won a tourney on the pro circuit. If he has, then they were the small one's that the top players don't play in.
I watched those tennis matches, in particular. At the time, Massu seemed like a man possessed - it is difficult to imagine him just "forgetting" the medals he won.
Cheers
DJ Medusa. [/QB]
Most boring sport of the olympics?
A friend of mine won so many trophies in swimming that he'd dismantle them and swap parts. I kept mine in a closet; my brother leaves his scattered in his room. What I'm getting at is that for some athletes it's the accomplishment, not so much the award.
Originally posted by Medusa:
How ridiculous is this?! These people spend so much time training/working/etc., then finally win medals and then leave them somewhere?!
Why say "Cheers" after every post?
It's the forum. Everyone knows her name.
How many times did you win the Annual Wheaton Gravity Bong-A-Thon again?
Originally posted by econo:
I kept mine in a closet; my brother leaves his scattered in his room.
1994 was my year. I went Triple Gold in Name That Tune, Wax Philosophical, and Where Was it Grown.
Originally posted by nkotbie:
How many times did you win the Annual Wheaton Gravity Bong-A-Thon again?
I won a gold medal at the cub scout olympics up in new york back in the day in the treasure hunt competition.
Through a weird process of elimination, I found myself in the finals, though i really did nothing to earn my way to the finals. In the finals, nobody was able to find the treasure, so the gold medal was awarded to the person who could choose the number closest to the number the judge had in his mind. I guessed "7" and won the gold medal.
Through a weird process of elimination, I found myself in the finals, though i really did nothing to earn my way to the finals. In the finals, nobody was able to find the treasure, so the gold medal was awarded to the person who could choose the number closest to the number the judge had in his mind. I guessed "7" and won the gold medal.
The trials of youth…
and then I left the damn medal at camp and someone else made off with it.
but it was about the achievement, not the medal itself.
but it was about the achievement, not the medal itself.
Which is probably why you remember that truly sad story ;)
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
but it was about the achievement, not the medal itself.
Originally posted by Medusa:they're dumb jocks (?)
What is irking me now are the stories of these athletes who have "left" their medals behind…ridiculous is this?! These people spend so much time training/working/etc., then finally win medals and then leave them somewhere?!
Originally posted by Medusa:Sometimes when I drink Red Bull/Vodka or worse yet, whiskey, I look like a man possessed.
Massu seemed like a man possessed - it is difficult to imagine him just "forgetting" the medals he won.
But then, when I wake up the next morning, I have forgotten nearly everything I did the night before.
Maybe it was something like that?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:Why not?
Why say "Cheers" after every post?
It's just how I sign my name.
Cheers
DJ Medusa.
Originally posted by econo:When I finished the Manchester Marathon many years ago I gave my medal to a young girl in a wheelchair who was cheering everyone in at the finish line. I thought she was more deserving of it than I was, bless her
A friend of mine won so many trophies in swimming that he'd dismantle them and swap parts. I kept mine in a closet; my brother leaves his scattered in his room. What I'm getting at is that for some athletes it's the accomplishment, not so much the award.
Originally posted by Medusa:
How ridiculous is this?! These people spend so much time training/working/etc., then finally win medals and then leave them somewhere?!
We started packing at the weekend and I was going to throw away my football/soccer trophies until my wife reminded me that at my age I'll probably never win another trophy in my life….so I kept them and silenty vowed to myself that somehow, some way I'll win a cycling trophy…even if I have to cheat like the doodle gymnast.
Originally posted by Celeste:Dumb? Most of them will not have to work a real job in their life….That sounds smart to me.
Originally posted by Medusa:they're dumb jocks (?)
What is irking me now are the stories of these athletes who have "left" their medals behind…ridiculous is this?! These people spend so much time training/working/etc., then finally win medals and then leave them somewhere?!
Originally posted by Bollocks:I didn't know the gymnast did the scoring.
even if I have to cheat like the doodle gymnast. [/QB]
We started packing at the weekendpacking mankie? you gonna meet me for a pint there in Oct?
Originally posted by Rob_Gee:You'd be surprised! I played tennis in high school, and some of the same skills are required in badminton. However, the serve is different, the court size is different. And for me it is much more of a workout than tennis ever was.
Originally posted by hitman:A litte exaggeration my friend? [/QB]
Playing it that way is much better, faster, challenging, and better excercise than even tennis.
Originally posted by vansmack:Jagerbombs…
Originally posted by Medusa:Sometimes when I drink Red Bull/Vodka or worse yet, whiskey, I look like a man possessed.
Massu seemed like a man possessed - it is difficult to imagine him just "forgetting" the medals he won.
But then, when I wake up the next morning, I have forgotten nearly everything I did the night before.
Maybe it was something like that?
Red Bull and Jagermeister
Originally posted by hitman:I had that for the first time a few weeks ago, outstanding shot. Got me a little buzzed thats for sure.
Jagerbombs…
Red Bull and Jagermeister [/QB]
*Note to self* - Never let my girl drink that again, every little thing I did or say was wrong…..Ended up in the doghouse that night.