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<blockquote data-quote="darwin_23" data-source="post: 285934"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Infern0 @ Nov 6 2009, 11:01 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=419465" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Why is the Mahe thing a complete and utter disgrace to world sport? A rower (who happened to be the world champ) got sick and didn't perform to his best, I don't know what wrong with this....</p><p></p><p>So now we are 'pretty good at sport for our population', rather than (and I quote) 'an epic fail in every other sport in the world' - so you are changing what you are saying completely?!?!. Personally I have not seen a lot of arrogance attached to New Zealand sports, but I can't see how the rest of the world perceives New Zealand. New Zealand sportsmen and sportswomen are traditionally quite humble. New Zealand punches above its weight in nearly all sports, but like any country sometimes gets thrashed. Do I detect a hint of Jealousy at New Zealand's sporting achievements?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darwin_23, post: 285934"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Infern0 @ Nov 6 2009, 11:01 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=419465']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Why is the Mahe thing a complete and utter disgrace to world sport? A rower (who happened to be the world champ) got sick and didn't perform to his best, I don't know what wrong with this.... So now we are 'pretty good at sport for our population', rather than (and I quote) 'an epic fail in every other sport in the world' - so you are changing what you are saying completely?!?!. Personally I have not seen a lot of arrogance attached to New Zealand sports, but I can't see how the rest of the world perceives New Zealand. New Zealand sportsmen and sportswomen are traditionally quite humble. New Zealand punches above its weight in nearly all sports, but like any country sometimes gets thrashed. Do I detect a hint of Jealousy at New Zealand's sporting achievements? [/QUOTE]
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