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Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by deskslave, Aug 6, 2008.

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  1. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Shocking, even.
     
    sportschick, Aug 17, 2008
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  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

    I'm referring to crossover potential. Spitz was more charismatic than Phelps and he was done after Bruce Jenner came along four years later. It's not about accomplishment but being able to move product. From what I've heard and seen, Phelps isn't much of a pitchman. What product does Michael Phelps make you want to buy? Torres can become the American Mom and Liukin can sell crap to young women.
     
    DanOregon, Aug 17, 2008
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  3. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Liukin has less personality than Phelps. Shawn Johnson could sell all kinds of stuff to little girls. Nastia, not so much.
     
    sportschick, Aug 17, 2008
    #2631
  4. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

    Jim Lampley said it's as many fencing medals as the U.S. has won in the last 60 years. Who's the coach, Errol Flynn?
     
    Clerk Typist, Aug 17, 2008
    #2632
  5. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

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    PeteyPirate, Aug 17, 2008
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  6. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Red X is the coach?
     
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    sportschick, Aug 17, 2008
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  7. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    Hmm, it shows up on my screen.
     
    PeteyPirate, Aug 17, 2008
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  8. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Re: Beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze: The running Olympics threa

    I'd dispute that either would be better spokespeople than Phelps, but for the sake of argument, I'll grant that to you. They'd be good pitchmen for what, six more months? Phelps at least has another Olympics in him.

    As for him being bland and not being able to move product ... who has more personality, Tiger Woods or Charles Barkley? Now, who makes more in endorsements? Exactly. Liukin and Torres, even now at the height of their accomplishments will never sniff the amount of money that Phelps will be pulling in endorsements, for the next six months or 10 years.

    If you're going to get 10 percent for 10 years from any of them, it has to be Phelps. Even 10 percent of his Dancing With the Stars fee would be alright with me.
     
    bigpern23, Aug 17, 2008
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  9. Dickens Cider

    Dickens Cider New Member

    Mine, too.
     
    Dickens Cider, Aug 17, 2008
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  10. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Might be my computer. It's been acting up lately.
     
    sportschick, Aug 17, 2008
    #2638
  11. Dickens Cider

    Dickens Cider New Member

    It's Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, if you're interested.
     
    Dickens Cider, Aug 17, 2008
    #2639
  12. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    That's quite funny, esp. since he was the worst of the sword fighters.
     
    sportschick, Aug 17, 2008
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