I was actually only vaguely aware that Australia got a top 5 spot at the Athens Olympics. A journalist has calculated we spend $37m in funding for each gold medal. That's embarrassing!
I'm sick of athletes who say the Olympics should never be political. I'm like, you get government funding to swim fast, or shoot arrows at a target - what do you think it's about?
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Date: 2008-08-10 04:46 pm (UTC)I'm sick of athletes who say the Olympics should never be political. I'm like, you get government funding to swim fast, or shoot arrows at a target - what do you think it's about?