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shardian:
Considering the massive amount of dedication, determination, and discipline it takes to be an olympic athelete, I don't think many of them will have  a problem succeeding in whatever they do in life.

billf:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 14, 2008, 02:13:52 pm ---Considering the massive amount of dedication, determination, and discipline it takes to be an olympic athelete, I don't think many of them will have  a problem succeeding in whatever they do in life.

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Very true.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: billf on August 14, 2008, 01:54:30 pm ---  Michael Phelps went to University of Michigan and study sports marketing and management.

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Erm, yeah, on full scholarship.  And he chose his major basically so he could be his own agent.  Not exactly a good option for most athletes.  The only athletes that get that sort of ride are the top of the top and then only in a couple of sports.  A person actually has a better chance of landing a basketball or football scholarship than a scholarship in an regular Olympic sport.

shardian:
Heh, during lunch today  they were showing Ping Pong coverage - with the Americans playing and kicking ass! There of course was a catch...our team is made up of Chinese women.  :laugh2:

ChadTower:

I used to go to the Student Union at UMass to watch the Chinese guys play ping pong... it was insane, I couldn't even see the ball and they were 10 feet back from the table. 

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