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I'm not entirely sure as why, but as I read the article, specially the guy smashing his toe to increase the blood pressure I felt really bad. They are in a rea

by tucaz 14y ago

I'm not entirely sure as why, but as I read the article, specially the guy smashing his toe to increase the blood pressure I felt really bad. They are in a really bad shape, but still will do things like that to win. Not sure what to think of it.

nivla 14y ago
I din't feel bad for them, I moreover lost respect for them. Damaging your body more to prove that disability can't stand in your way to success is pathetic and hypocritical. Sadly this just makes me less interested in watching the Paralympics.
- CamperBob2 14y ago
  (Shrug) I gained respect for them. Many if not most of those who compete in a so-called "normal" athletic event either damaged their body to get there, or will damage it intentionally during the competition. (Have you ever watched an American football game, for Pete's sake? Do you have any idea what those guys are doing to themselves? Smashing a toe is the least of their concerns.) What I read was an article about people hacking their bodies to get to levels of performance they wouldn't otherwise be capable of. In this case the athletes' bodies are already damaged, typically in ways that would stop the rest of us in our tracks. My opinion is contrarian and I don't expect to see much agreement here or elsewhere. But then, I've also argued that there should be an "unlimited" category in sports like cycling where the athlete with the best drug lab wins.
  - nivla 14y ago
    >Have you ever watched an American football game, for Pete's sake? Do you have any idea what those guys are doing to themselves? You mean the game where you get to wear one million paddings that makes even skinniest person look buffed up? I would have gone with Rugby as a better example of being brutal. However, you argument still doesn't hold because in these cases you are not self inflicting a damage on yourself. Sure you are more likely to get hurt during the game and have a higher chance of causing a permanent damage but there is a big difference between doing that to yourself just to win a game and being a part of an accident. Whatever happened to the term Sportsmanship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship ? >What I read was an article about people hacking their bodies to get to levels of performance they wouldn't otherwise be capable of. That argument would have a better merit if they were to compete against the "normal" athletes. However they are not, they are competing against people who has similar disabilities and limitations like them. So its will be a fair game if they don't resort to such performance enhancing methods.

by tucaz 14y ago

nivla 14y ago

I din't feel bad for them, I moreover lost respect for them. Damaging your body more to prove that disability can't stand in your way to success is pathetic and hypocritical. Sadly this just makes me less interested in watching the Paralympics.

CamperBob2 14y ago
(Shrug) I gained respect for them. Many if not most of those who compete in a so-called "normal" athletic event either damaged their body to get there, or will damage it intentionally during the competition. (Have you ever watched an American football game, for Pete's sake? Do you have any idea what those guys are doing to themselves? Smashing a toe is the least of their concerns.) What I read was an article about people hacking their bodies to get to levels of performance they wouldn't otherwise be capable of. In this case the athletes' bodies are already damaged, typically in ways that would stop the rest of us in our tracks. My opinion is contrarian and I don't expect to see much agreement here or elsewhere. But then, I've also argued that there should be an "unlimited" category in sports like cycling where the athlete with the best drug lab wins.
- nivla 14y ago
  >Have you ever watched an American football game, for Pete's sake? Do you have any idea what those guys are doing to themselves? You mean the game where you get to wear one million paddings that makes even skinniest person look buffed up? I would have gone with Rugby as a better example of being brutal. However, you argument still doesn't hold because in these cases you are not self inflicting a damage on yourself. Sure you are more likely to get hurt during the game and have a higher chance of causing a permanent damage but there is a big difference between doing that to yourself just to win a game and being a part of an accident. Whatever happened to the term Sportsmanship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship ? >What I read was an article about people hacking their bodies to get to levels of performance they wouldn't otherwise be capable of. That argument would have a better merit if they were to compete against the "normal" athletes. However they are not, they are competing against people who has similar disabilities and limitations like them. So its will be a fair game if they don't resort to such performance enhancing methods.