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22-09-2008, 05:13 PM | #51 | ||||||||
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22-09-2008, 05:16 PM | #52 | |||
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Also, especially in swimming, the prosthetic leg has significantly less power because you only control the thigh bit, so you have to use more energy on the boost. I'm not saying Paralympians deserve anything more than able bodied Olympians. That's unfair. I just don't think they should be ignored completely just because something natural holds them back from being "world class", when they still put as much effort and determination in. Edit: Oh also, with a prosthetic leg you also get "phantom pains" which is excruciating cramps and pains in the nerves of where the amputation took place. To say that it hasn't affected her that much lays testament to why I think she's a great athlete. |
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22-09-2008, 05:17 PM | #53 | |||||||||
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and you can NOT buy what he has passion loyalty talent offensive deffensive the full package i take my hat off to him he's the best ive seen it's a pity players like ronaldo dont learn from him |
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22-09-2008, 05:18 PM | #54 | |||||||||
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22-09-2008, 05:19 PM | #55 | |||
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Like I said to Shaun - I'm not arguing that they deserve this award more than normal olympians, or that they put more effort in or anything. I simply believe they exert as much determination and it's only the disability disadvantage that hinders them, rather than a lack of effort. |
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22-09-2008, 05:23 PM | #56 | ||
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22-09-2008, 05:27 PM | #57 | |||
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22-09-2008, 05:31 PM | #58 | ||||
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22-09-2008, 05:43 PM | #59 | |||
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23-09-2008, 08:43 AM | #60 | ||||
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23-09-2008, 08:47 AM | #61 | |||
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And I would say they do have natural talent not that it bloody matters! Or are you saying any old disabled person could get to the paralympics? I dont think so
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23-09-2008, 08:53 AM | #62 | |||
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23-09-2008, 10:55 AM | #63 | |||
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You just voided all the good debate and serious points in this thread with that. It shows ignorance. Utter ignorance. 1) Not all disabled people have the capabilities to move their arms/legs when they want to. Saying they could easily cycle/row is an insult and frankly quite upsetting. 2) Some disabled people JUST CAN'T. It's not that they don't want to. It's because they can't. Their body won't let them. Perhaps they have exposed nerve endings that means they can't have aesthetic legs. Perhaps they have damage to the spinal cord which means they can't move specific parts of their body. 3) Furthermore, if someone is suddenly struck down with a debilitating illness/accident meaning they're disabled for some reason (whether this be an amputation... sudden blindness etc) it's a mental strain to even see the point in life, nevermind get the determination to leave your bed. Then it takes hours of training a day for those with an amputation to even learn to WALK again. Years and years of just learning to walk can mentally scar people. Plus on top of that they have to train for years of running. Not just running, but running which naturally causes excruciating pain. And you say they can all do it? Do me a favour. |
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23-09-2008, 11:16 AM | #64 | |||
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23-09-2008, 12:28 PM | #65 | |||
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am only winding you up
lol you took the bite!!!! |
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23-09-2008, 12:31 PM | #66 | |||
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23-09-2008, 01:02 PM | #67 | |||
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23-09-2008, 01:06 PM | #68 | |||
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I should've took it as a joke though. |
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I used to watch speedway and Mark Loram became world champion in 2000, the only British champion in the last 16 years. All his heart and soul went into that, it was the biggest achievement of his life in what is a very dangerous sport. Yet I doubt most people on here have even heard of him. It'll never happen though, sports personality is always going to be dominated by football, boxing, horse racing, cricket, rugby, golf, F1, tennis and Olympic gold medalists. |
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23-09-2008, 01:17 PM | #70 | |||
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I dont think the Paralympics is that little known or should be even remotely compared to tiddlybleedinwinks
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23-09-2008, 01:20 PM | #71 | ||
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23-09-2008, 01:25 PM | #73 | |||
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you are basically saying that if we're going to include the paralympics then we may aswell include tiddlywinks and the like
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