Is all that glitters really golden?
When it comes to most things in the Olympics, I’m a softy.
But I’ve always had a hard time with the Dream Team, or whatever rhyming name the U.S. men’s basketball team happens to be going by this time around. Multi-millionaires going after gold always seemed a little bit odd to me.
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Then again, I’m old enough to remember a time when Olympians had to be amateurs. No pros allowed. If they’d have talked about “bling” then, they would’ve actually been talking about their Olympic medals.
So, even though I watched the Redeem Team, as the Americans were pegged for these Olympics, it was with a bit of cynicism. Sure, they should be better than Greece. Of course they should beat Argentina. They have at least the four best players on the planet right now on this team.
I’ll be a softy for men’s volleyball or women’s soccer or just about any other Olympic sport. But men’s basketball? No way.
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