It seems like all anyone’s talking about these days are young looking Chinese gymnasts, attractive Americans falling on the balance beam, Michael Phelps, and the idiotically-named Redeem Team, so I thought I’d see what players thought about some of the Olympic drama.
“I’m a track and field guy,” says Fred Smoot, “And you know I’m gonna watch the basketball.” How about the gymnastics? “Eh, my girl might watch, you know, but me … I can’t say I’m gonna sit there and watch people flip off of trampolines or whatever they do.”
Matt Sinclair is optimistic. “I’ll give [the Chinese women's team] the benefit of the doubt, because it’s the Olympics and I want to believe it. I love the Olympics.”
And London Fletcher is more cynical. “My wife and I were looking at the Chinese women, like … yeah?!? And then you see the American girls, and there’s a tremendous difference.”
For a large group of players chatting after practice, though, the video of American gymnast Alicia Sacramone punching a guy in the face makes up for any other Olympic disappointments. It’s a difficult point of view to argue with, really.
(Published at 7:55.)
Filed under: Training Camp 2008 | Tagged: Fred Smoot, London Fletcher, Matt Sinclair, Olympics
Matt,
I am the one who wrote about the drama above. I have much higher confidence that Alicia will be fine after seeing her punching a guy in the face.
She just flat knocked him cold!
She’ll be ok.
Go Rams!
Take care,
Richard