tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post5013413560121593511..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: CCCLII - DistanceJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-70656244285956410852012-08-03T05:40:42.603+10:002012-08-03T05:40:42.603+10:00So true. Amazing to think that such microscopic di...So true. Amazing to think that such microscopic differences in time make the difference between medals or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-91408017809349114722012-08-03T00:40:47.303+10:002012-08-03T00:40:47.303+10:00Self-worth is now reduced
To mere [hundredths] of ...<i>Self-worth is now reduced<br />To mere [hundredths] of a second</i>.<br /><br />I'm with the rest, I think: the distance between winner and loser is so small, it is really beyond human comprehension. Meaning few of us can understand a hundredth of a second, and the potential for human error in the accounting. Which, I think, is what turns the Olympics, for me, into a (bit of a) farce.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-7317571015818743962012-08-02T22:51:41.089+10:002012-08-02T22:51:41.089+10:00I feel sorry for them, too. It's so much press...I feel sorry for them, too. It's so much pressure on those (practically) kids.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-40657286039932694112012-08-02T22:51:15.454+10:002012-08-02T22:51:15.454+10:00and isn't it a bizarre situation when wonderfu...and isn't it a bizarre situation when wonderful performances reduce the athletes to ears and self-dissatisfaction?<br />They are ALL winners in my eyes, being there.<br />So well pointed out in your succinct lines.<a href="http://aprille.me" rel="nofollow">aprille.me</a>Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-84162298426556347222012-08-02T21:52:06.755+10:002012-08-02T21:52:06.755+10:00The pressure these swimmers are under must be imme...The pressure these swimmers are under must be immense (speaking of those with profile of course). No wonder they can't sleep, can't handle their nerves, then under perform. Then to be defeated by such narrow margins after all the work and effort and toil must have them shattered. xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-84104524379497987782012-08-02T21:19:45.517+10:002012-08-02T21:19:45.517+10:00So hard when the difference between winning and lo...So hard when the difference between winning and losing is the blink of an eye! I wouldn't want this kind of pressure for anything...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com