Desigol Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 With Paula Radcliffe withdrawing from the Marathon with 4 Miles to go so soon after another Quater Final exit for England in Euro 2004, do the British Overhype Sportstars? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/3590814.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elricko Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I am a Brit ( save the applause!!!!) .. Runner's world did , I believe, consider nominating Paula Radcliffe as runner of the century, she broke the women's marathon record by a huge margin, 2 years ago. I think she's a very genuine hero who was defeated by extreme heat. I am a big Beckham fan , but boy he's been over-hyped like no sports figure in history.Then again, just look at the U.S.A.'s worship of their large coloured basket ball players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcl_19 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 quote:Originally posted by elricko I am a Brit ( save the applause!!!!) .. Runner's world did , I believe, consider nominating Paula Radcliffe as runner of the century, she broke the women's marathon record by a huge margin, 2 years ago. I think she's a very genuine hero who was defeated by extreme heat. I am a big Beckham fan , but boy he's been over-hyped like no sports figure in history.Then again, just look at the U.S.A.'s worship of their large coloured basket ball players. This is true....tho i dont see what the coloured thing has to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elricko Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I just wrote off the top of my head , I probably could not name more than 5 basketball players, so i automatically think--Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Shaq O'neil etc. I'm sorry if that came out sounding "wrong", I really did not mean to be ,or sound offensive. You are right of course , colour has absolutely nothing to do with it.Elricko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I thought the only over hyped stars played for any team based in Tarranah [)] It's a disease I can't help myself. [}] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 From England to Abbotsford, yikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 After watching 2 weeks of BBC coverage of the Olympics (I am in Holland and don't know Dutch yet and BBC is the only English stuff I get besides MTV and CNN), the answer is that the Brits do overhype their own superstars. At least they are less subdued than Canadians are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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