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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 134258" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>While I like in theory the idea of amateur competitors in the Olympics, I also think it should be bring your best of the best. Obviously in some sports, there really is no 'pro' level. Is there a professional curlers league? And I don't think someone should be bumped because they scored an endorsement deal. The network is making mad money off the Olympics and the athletes that are competing, so why shouldn't the athletes get a slice of their own pie?</p><p></p><p>I also think that particularly for the winter games, if you eliminated pro athletes, you'd lose all those people that compete in the X Games. Be a pretty thin field for the snowboard and slopestyle, eh?</p><p></p><p>Most importantly, we don't have to cry foul over each country's definition of 'pro'. I remember back in the early 80's, when you still had the big bad Eastern Block nations, that they trained their athletes year round specifically for the Olympics, but they were not professional. Why? Because even though they were being housed, trained, fed, and taken care of, they technically weren't being paid. How embarrassing was it for the USA to lose in basketball all those years because we wouldn't field the team with pros?</p><p></p><p>Best of the best. I prefer that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 134258, member: 134"] While I like in theory the idea of amateur competitors in the Olympics, I also think it should be bring your best of the best. Obviously in some sports, there really is no 'pro' level. Is there a professional curlers league? And I don't think someone should be bumped because they scored an endorsement deal. The network is making mad money off the Olympics and the athletes that are competing, so why shouldn't the athletes get a slice of their own pie? I also think that particularly for the winter games, if you eliminated pro athletes, you'd lose all those people that compete in the X Games. Be a pretty thin field for the snowboard and slopestyle, eh? Most importantly, we don't have to cry foul over each country's definition of 'pro'. I remember back in the early 80's, when you still had the big bad Eastern Block nations, that they trained their athletes year round specifically for the Olympics, but they were not professional. Why? Because even though they were being housed, trained, fed, and taken care of, they technically weren't being paid. How embarrassing was it for the USA to lose in basketball all those years because we wouldn't field the team with pros? Best of the best. I prefer that. [/QUOTE]
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