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One thing I never see considered in these types of rankings is the fact that in America, all the best athletes are tied up playing one of the four professional
by marknutter 14y ago
One thing I never see considered in these types of rankings is the fact that in America, all the best athletes are tied up playing one of the four professional sports that make athletes a lot more money than the olympics ever will. For instance, Robert Griffen III, the new stud QB for the Redskins, was a world class hurdler in addition to being an all-star football player. Imagine how dominant the US would be in the Olympics if all its most athletically gifted professional athletes focused on an olympic event rather than their respective sports.
- Of_Prometheus 14y agoI have a very hard time believing that many football players (not least one as unproven as Griffin III) would be able to compete at an Olympic level. Because if one were to follow your argument, we would have to include all the soccer players who, themselves, could have become runners, etc., or otherwise devote more time to the Olympics than their clubs. The pool would necessarily deepen.