Are you sick of the whining? Without controversy would the Olympics still be of

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interest to you? Are you sick and tired of all the whining about bias, poor judging, scandals and cheating?

Would the Olympics be as interesting to you without the continuous commentary about cheating and scandals?
 
Olympics are not just about sports. They are a reflection of the real world: people hate each other and want to conquer and rule the others, both on court and off court. It is not about nations or races or genders. Even two women from the same country will bitch about each other from behind. But all you've got to do is to sit beside and enjoy their bitching which may turn out to be interesting at times. Grab your beer and say "cheers!"
 
I think it's more interesting because those who don't know what they're talking about get me to research things so I actually do understand more. However, being Chinese-American, Beijing 2008 will be my favorite Olympics for years to come.

And the whining is silly. It's either abusing the purpose of Yahoo answers, blindly ignorant that no reliable source agrees with them when they think China is getting helped by poor judging in diving and gymnastics, or both.
 
that girl who said chinese were runing it was plain rude. and yes i am completely sick of it
 
It's the way they choose to broadcast the Olympics. The media is now firmly in the entertainment business, so of course drama must be created to get people's blood boiling. .Then I see many people here on Y!A simply repeating whatever they've just heard insinuated on TV. It's so easy to manipulate the masses through television and the internet.
I have the impression that a lot of people enjoying the drama are not real sportsmen. 40 years ago when I played baseball, one time I made an emotional scene because I thought a call was bad. My Dad was absolutely furious with me. He made me see the face of God and I was ashamed. The point is not whether the call was bad. The point is how you behave yourself in that situation. That's sportsmanship you learn only by actually playing sports.
 
i have never been into sports but i will admit i am getting annoyed with all the olympic drama, especially the dude who felt insulted because he wasnt invited to the olympics to see someone beat his record...it actually kind of deters me more...i think the only reason all this drama is happening is cause of the whole issue of where the olympics is taking place (yet again another example of drama)
 
I think the Chinese are ruining the Olympics. I think the 2012 London Olympics will be much better without the drama.....I hope.
 
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