Summer Olympics

[BMC]

Anyone who plays water polo a) is super human and b) has my undying respect

 

[Babajingo]

Anyone who plays water polo a) is super human and b) has my undying respect

Agree. I went to prep school out in western mass. Was the hockey goalie. The water polo team asked if I wanted to try goalie. I thought I was in shape and could handle it. No way. And that was the goalie, who doesn't swim much. That was D2 prep school and they were in sick shape. The Olympians? super human. I always think Water Polo and XCountry Skiing are the hardest sports.

 

[GabeTravels]

Badminton is quite enjoyable to watch.

 

[BMC]

Badminton is quite enjoyable to watch.

When I think of how I used to play badminton in the back yard

 

[shelbysdad]

When I think of how I used to play badminton in the back yard

Yeah that and also as us real people call it....ping pong not table tennis. If I keep it on the table 5 straight hits I'm doing well

 

[Alicat]

So happy for MyKayla Skinner

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Anyone who plays water polo a) is super human and b) has my undying respect

It's a great, super tough sport. And the amount of outright violence that goes on underneath the water would make a hockey player blush - there's a reason the players' suits are so very very tight!

 

[Bruinaura]

I'm not a track and field fan but wow!!!

 

[Bruinaura]

When I think of how I used to play badminton in the back yard

Jarts all the way.

Wish we had kept the set my grandparents had. We played that and horseshoes, with actual metal horseshoes, and lived to tell the tales lol. I can still hear those horseshoes hitting the metal pole. Those things were heavy.

 

[toria13]

Anyone who plays water polo a) is super human and b) has my undying respect

My college roommate was a water polo goalie and she was tough as nails. She was concussed twice and at one point got a fractured cheekbone from getting elbowed directly in the face on a save.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Alicat]

So happy we will see Simone tomorrow in the beam final.

For all those ready to rip into her and make crude comments, the twisties do not impact her on the event.

Also, hell yea Jade Carey!

 

[finchster]

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Wooooooo!!!! One more game, get that gold.

 

[Fenway]

16 hour shifts are fun

BREAKFAST BASEBALL ON NBCSN

Jason Benetti, Eduardo Perez and the rest of the crew in Stamford NEED coffee

 

[Fenway]

When I think of how I used to play badminton in the back yard

@BMC - From 2004

 

[Fenway]

My 16-hour shift ends with a thud.........
Time for zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Flo-Jo is looking down and smiling

Yes, I find is very appealing how athletes can be happy when their records are broken (in this case Flo-Jo's Olympic time).

I was at the game in Buffalo when Gretzky beat Espo's goal total of 76 in a season. They stopped the game and Phil made a very touching speech. Gretzky had chances but ended up scoring 3 in the last period to get to 79, he only needed one.

 

[Alicat]

Yes, I find is very appealing how athletes can be happy when their records are broken (in this case Flo-Jo's Olympic time).

I was at the game in Buffalo when Gretzky beat Espo's goal total of 76 in a season. They stopped the game and Phil made a very touching speech. Gretzky had chances but ended up scoring 3 in the last period to get to 79, he only needed one.

Well Flo-Jo has been dead for 23 years hence why I said she’s looking down and smiling

 

[Mick Riddleton]

Claude would have been very impressed by the Canadian Women's Soccer team this morning winning 1-0 with a splendid defensive display.

They will have a up hill battle with Sweden for Gold. I expect the Swedes to win this time after losing to Germany in Rio.

Nice to see the all time Women's scoring leader Christine Sinclair at age 38 get a shot a gold.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Claude would have been very impressed by the Canadian Women's Soccer team this morning winning 1-0 with a splendid defensive display.

They will have a up hill battle with Sweden for Gold. I expect the Swedes to win this time after losing to Germany in Rio.

Nice to see the all time Women's scoring leader Christine Sinclair at age 38 get a shot a gold.

Congrats to Canada. Well deserved

 

[RoccoF14]

@BMC - From 2004

I love Mary Carillo. She's one of the best sports reporters in the business, male or female.

Speaking of Olympic Badminton, I will NEVER forget this little episode from the London 2012 Games......China vs S Korea doubles.

2 of the best teams in the world playing each other.........and deliberately trying to LOSE.

Here's the full 30 minute match in case anyone is interested.....and I don't know why you would be.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I'm good with soccer losing, too many insufferable personalities on that team who overall got way too full of themselves and needed a reality check

 

[RoccoF14]

I'm good with soccer losing, too many insufferable personalities on that team who overall got way too full of themselves and needed a reality check

I couldn't agree more.

 

[CDJ]

I love Mary Carillo. She's one of the best sports reporters in the business, male or female.

Speaking of Olympic Badminton, I will NEVER forget this little episode from the London 2012 Games......China vs S Korea doubles.

2 of the best teams in the world playing each other.........and deliberately trying to LOSE.

Here's the full 30 minute match in case anyone is interested.....and I don't know why you would be.

She was the speaker at the my college graduation as I believe I went to school with her daughter. She did a great job. It’s easy to see why she’s been so successful in her career

 

[McGarnagle]

I love Mary Carillo. She's one of the best sports reporters in the business, male or female.

Speaking of Olympic Badminton, I will NEVER forget this little episode from the London 2012 Games......China vs S Korea doubles.

2 of the best teams in the world playing each other.........and deliberately trying to LOSE.

Here's the full 30 minute match in case anyone is interested.....and I don't know why you would be.

I always felt that they were way way too harshly punished for that. Both teams were trying to win the tournament by playing the long game. Within the structure of the tournament that the IOC and the badminton federation presented to them, they were not doing anything wrong. If the optics are bad, change the qualification structure to discourage it. But don't expel 8 world class players who were just trying to increase their chances at winning an olympic medal over pearl-clutching moralism like "the spirit of competition!"