Are we being shortchanged being a sports fan in America?

[yoyoyo1]

The sheer number of athletes and the success involved in basically stacking the deck in our favor has robbed us of true sporting moments as a nation.

The hype for Murray in the UK for Wimbledon for example, or even the Polish guys getting some shine that was a big moment in Poland (Janowicz and Kubot).

Or Hatton and his run.

We lack moments of national pride everyone can get behind.

The World Cup? Oh they lost

The gymnastics team? Oh they won

Serena? She wins all the time

Floyd is at the top of the sport? We got about 55 other relevant boxers, whats the big deal

When's the last time the USA has really gotten behind any sporting athlete/team with full force? And are we being shortchanged of epic moments, as sporting fans? Because let's face it, having the Giants win the Super Bowl or something isn't the same.

 

[sfgiants]

what a stupid post

mothafukkas in other countries are short changed by having to watch soccer 90% of the time, and then mediocre tennis players.

meanwhile we have
NHL
NBA
MLB
NFL
Golf
UFC
Boxing


US >>>> earth when it comes to sports.

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

Subs

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

#Murrica

 

[Saint1]

This thread is fukking stupid.

If you were a millionaire would you start questioning if you should just live life in a shytty apartment so you can see what it's like to struggle? You must be some some hearted white boy.

 

[mastermind]

The sheer number of athletes and the success involved in basically stacking the deck in our favor has robbed us of true sporting moments as a nation.

The hype for Murray in the UK for Wimbledon for example, or even the Polish guys getting some shine that was a big moment in Poland (Janowicz and Kubot).

Or Hatton and his run.

We lack moments of national pride everyone can get behind.

The World Cup? Oh they lost

The gymnastics team? Oh they won

Serena? She wins all the time

Floyd is at the top of the sport? We got about 55 other relevant boxers, whats the big deal

When's the last time the USA has really gotten behind any sporting athlete/team with full force? And are we being shortchanged of epic moments, as sporting fans? Because let's face it, having the Giants win the Super Bowl or something isn't the same.

gotta agree with this

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

The sheer number of athletes and the success involved in basically stacking the deck in our favor has robbed us of true sporting moments as a nation.

The hype for Murray in the UK for Wimbledon for example, or even the Polish guys getting some shine that was a big moment in Poland (Janowicz and Kubot).

Or Hatton and his run.

We lack moments of national pride everyone can get behind.

The World Cup? Oh they lost

The gymnastics team? Oh they won

Serena? She wins all the time

Floyd is at the top of the sport? We got about 55 other relevant boxers, whats the big deal

When's the last time the USA has really gotten behind any sporting athlete/team with full force? And are we being shortchanged of epic moments, as sporting fans? Because let's face it, having the Giants win the Super Bowl or something isn't the same.

As an arsenal fan (a succesful soccer team who haven't won anything for 8 years), it was better when we were challenging and winning things.

Take that as you will.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Americans don't give a shyt about international sports like that. Have you not noticed how self centered Americans are?

 

[Clem]

What good is national pride?

 

[LucaBrasi]

Witnessing my country win the world cup while I was there


GOAT feeling, breh y'all won't ever understand

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

Witnessing my country win the world cup while I was there


GOAT feeling, breh y'all won't ever understand

I can't imagine

Closer I came to that was euro 96, we didnt win (Germans again!), but best I ever felt about us.

(Apart from 1990, but I was only 10 then)

 

[sfgiants]

this post is basically

"i wish the U.S sucked at sports like the rest of the world, so one day we could cheer for one winner out of a population of LOSERS, a feeling Americans don't know or understand because we're too busy winning and excelling at every sport (other than soccer)"


ralph lauren/jay leno: fukk, look at all these classic, timeless, exotic cars i own. am i short changing myself by having all these supercars?
when's the last time i had to finance a scion FRS? oh how i wish i could trade in all these ferraris and bugattis for the joy of struggling for years to lease a scion


etc etc

 

[Gilver]

this post is basically

"i wish the U.S sucked at sports like the rest of the world, so one day we could cheer for one winner out of a population of LOSERS, a feeling Americans don't know or understand because we're too busy winning and excelling at every sport (other than soccer)"


ralph lauren/jay leno: fukk, look at all these classic, timeless, exotic cars i own. am i short changing myself by having all these supercars?
when's the last time i had to finance a scion FRS? oh how i wish i could trade in all these ferraris and bugattis for the joy of struggling for years to lease a scion


etc etc

this post is basically

"i don't understand at all what the thread starter is getting at and am instead deciding to spew ignorant garbage about the us winning at sports only the us competes in"

etc etc

 

[LucaBrasi]

I can't imagine

Closer I came to that was euro 96, we didnt win (Germans again!), but best I ever felt about us.

(Apart from 1990, but I was only 10 then)

First and last time I seen my father cry breh :castro:

Streets raving, people screaming at the top of their lungs, people going crazy dancing on cars while someones driving. Fireworks everywhere

Beautiful chaos

Everybody from a football country deserves to experience that feeling

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

First and last time I seen my father cry breh :castro:

Streets raving, people screaming at the top of their lungs, people going crazy dancing on cars while someones driving. Fireworks everywhere

Beautiful chaos

Everybody from a football country deserves to experience that feeling

I bet it was like a national holiday