thatonekid Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 um, no. the whole point is to win while playing nice. i would rather see a team lose after putting up a great game than see a team desperately trying too hard to winlol. Do you play competitive sports? A win is a win. Winners don't think about how they won, playing nice or not. In sports, the ends justify the means. I'm not saying that this is the right way of thinking, and in a perfect world, everyone would play with respect. But you're the fan. It's easy to say that, as an observer, you would like to see "a team lose after putting up a great game." As a player in a major competition, you just want the win regardless of how you played the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmosby Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 lol. Do you play competitive sports? A win is a win. Winners don't think about how they won, playing nice or not. In sports, the ends justify the means. I'm not saying that this is the right way of thinking, and in a perfect world, everyone would play with respect. But you're the fan. It's easy to say that, as an observer, you would like to see "a team lose after putting up a great game." As a player in a major competition, you just want the win regardless of how you played the game. I agree that a lot of players probably weren't thinking of good sportsmanship even though we as an audience may think it's really important. What was silly and reckless was that players put their team at risk by continually receiving a whole SLEW of yellow cards. The dutch could have easily been down to 8 or 9 players in their game - destroying any chance they had at winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Do you play competitive sports? A win is a win. Winners don't think about how they won, playing nice or not. In sports, the ends justify the means. I'm not saying that this is the right way of thinking, and in a perfect world, everyone would play with respect...... As a player in a major competition, you just want the win regardless of how you played the game. I thought you were talking about the practice of law, especially in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 According to CCN, the owners of Paul the octopus expect to make a big announcement about his future tomorrow. Vegas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ygella Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 i do play a competitive sport and i do care about how i won if i win. my philosophy is that i would rather lose like a winner than win like a loser. perhaps thats why i haven't gone far in my sport but it really doesnt matter to me anyways, i do realize that soccer is not very similar to racquetball and you may be right. i am dropping this discussion now cheers I agree. especially for us watching at home, we rather see a nice game rather than a dirty one. Whenever a teams wins a game in a beautiful manner it's much more entertaining and has more value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmosby Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 According to CCN, the owners of Paul the octopus expect to make a big announcement about his future tomorrow. Vegas? he's retiring! paul was definitely the highlight of this world cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 just ask uruguay, who in a parallel, perfect, universe, lost to ghana in the final minute. i thought that game was just bs, if i was a ref and i could i would just give the goal to ghana, screw the penalty shot. the dutch just played hard, they knew what they had to do to win and did it, unfortunately they didn't capitalize on their chances, besides, the spanish were diving all over the place. like it or not but teams like the old school philly flyers won because they intimidated the hell out of anyone they played. watching a game i wanna see my team win clean, but i agree, but when im playing, i can be one of the roughest players on the ice/field, and while i don't try to injure, i do try and hurt people (legally of course, and without intent to injure), it gives your team a huge psychological advantage, really it's a great strategy! it's not much different than watching the old school minnesota wild play the most boring ass hockey in history, bottom line is that they were a talentless team that somehow won, it may be boring or distasteful for the fans but for the players it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to snag a world cup. lol. Do you play competitive sports? A win is a win. Winners don't think about how they won, playing nice or not. In sports, the ends justify the means. I'm not saying that this is the right way of thinking, and in a perfect world, everyone would play with respect. But you're the fan. It's easy to say that, as an observer, you would like to see "a team lose after putting up a great game." As a player in a major competition, you just want the win regardless of how you played the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 yeah it's different in soccer/hockey/football/basketball... just look at basketball you strategically foul to take away sure shots and hope the guy misses. i do play a competitive sport and i do care about how i won if i win. my philosophy is that i would rather lose like a winner than win like a loser. perhaps thats why i haven't gone far in my sport but it really doesnt matter to me anyways, i do realize that soccer is not very similar to racquetball and you may be right. i am dropping this discussion now cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 he's retiring! paul was definitely the highlight of this world cup! A short and illustrious career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I agree that a lot of players probably weren't thinking of good sportsmanship even though we as an audience may think it's really important. What was silly and reckless was that players put their team at risk by continually receiving a whole SLEW of yellow cards. The dutch could have easily been down to 8 or 9 players in their game - destroying any chance they had at winning. I agree. Holland should have played a smarter (read: less yellow card action) game. i do play a competitive sport and i do care about how i won if i win. my philosophy is that i would rather lose like a winner than win like a loser. perhaps thats why i haven't gone far in my sport but it really doesnt matter to me anyways, i do realize that soccer is not very similar to racquetball and you may be right. i am dropping this discussion now cheers Glad to hear it (seriously)! It's a great philosophy to have. And I hope I didn't offend you or anything. That wasn't my intention. I'm sure we can both agree that in the end, the team the played the better/smarter game in the finals won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknebula Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 And I hope I didn't offend you or anything.That wasn't my intention. you certainly did not. we simply had different opinions I'm sure we can both agree that in the end, the team the played the better/smarter game in the finals won. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygella Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Behold the power of paul revealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Behold the power of paul revealed. Everything I ever thought to be true about Paul was a lie?!? I feel like my soul has been crushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobodycirclesthewagons Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Everything I ever thought to be true about Paul was a lie?!? I feel like my soul has been crushed. He picked Serbia over Germany, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmosby Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 He picked Serbia over Germany, though he also picked germany over spain two years ago in the euro finals edit: which he was wrong about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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