Olympic Games... Wimpy Mames!
I mean, it makes my skin crawl when egocentric athletes suddenly begin to spout out such gems as *we are athletes, we are nothing in the Grand Scheme of Things - but our troops, now, THERE are Great Men and Women!*
HA.
You never gave a damn before, nestled in your very little bubble, trying to gather up sponsors (and, most importantly, their cash) in order to fund your pipe dream of gold and glory...!
So, now, when you do have your fifteen seconds of fame on top of the soapbox/podium -assuming you *do* garner any medal at all... punks! - forget about mouthing off in a dignified matter, vainly trying to gather the public's sympathy, this time...! Because the truth of the matter is you are every bit as egocentric as the most ambitious of them all in whatever field there is: and such souls do not care about fraternity simply due to the fact that they do not care who they step on, on their way to achieving their goals! They do not give a flying fig about participation and peaceful coexistence, because they are in it to WIN.
P.R. scribes are making their dough now, though; that joint letter that was sent to Canadian troops and co-signed by all three of the hockey teams; captains (but most probably not read in its entirety by anyone on the damn teams!) NOW THAT LETTER is hardcore evidence of that, alright...!!!
They may not get any medals, nor make any true friends; but they sure as hell will be scoring points with the media and setting up the groundwork for their future careers, even post-athletic ones...
But I have rambled enough about this as it is...!
Labels: Canadiens = rien, Laconic simulpost