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Super Rugby Semi-Final: Waratahs vs Highlanders
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 731614" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>I agree, Nick. Every nation has their sporting personalities who do anything from embarass to disgrace both themselves and by virtue of being ambassadors (whether they like it or not) of the teams they play for and their countries. No point in trying to say "ths country is worse or that country is worse". We can all cherry pick any number of 'supporting' instances of bad sportsmanship from any country.. but it'd be totally pointless as it'd be a case of the pot calling the kettle black every time. </p><p></p><p>Lets face it, these are young guys inclined to doing what young guys get up too, earning disproportionately large amounts of cash in relation to their compatriates (especially their peers), with the media on their cases all while having too much time on their hands, having to deal with being put on pedastals and with the pressure on them of having the expectation to perform and be perfect all the time. It's a wonder we don't have more cases of players going off the handle really.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So how is calling ALL Aussie sportsmen arrogant etc not a generalisation? And even if it was the case that you could say that on the back of a set amount of instancies does is it at all fair to focus on Aussie sportsmen and leave out Kiwi, Saffa, English, Indian etc etc sportsmen? If not then you are indeed making this an argument of generalisations and since you are a Kiwi and attacking Aussies..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 731614, member: 39190"] I agree, Nick. Every nation has their sporting personalities who do anything from embarass to disgrace both themselves and by virtue of being ambassadors (whether they like it or not) of the teams they play for and their countries. No point in trying to say "ths country is worse or that country is worse". We can all cherry pick any number of 'supporting' instances of bad sportsmanship from any country.. but it'd be totally pointless as it'd be a case of the pot calling the kettle black every time. Lets face it, these are young guys inclined to doing what young guys get up too, earning disproportionately large amounts of cash in relation to their compatriates (especially their peers), with the media on their cases all while having too much time on their hands, having to deal with being put on pedastals and with the pressure on them of having the expectation to perform and be perfect all the time. It's a wonder we don't have more cases of players going off the handle really. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] So how is calling ALL Aussie sportsmen arrogant etc not a generalisation? And even if it was the case that you could say that on the back of a set amount of instancies does is it at all fair to focus on Aussie sportsmen and leave out Kiwi, Saffa, English, Indian etc etc sportsmen? If not then you are indeed making this an argument of generalisations and since you are a Kiwi and attacking Aussies.. [/QUOTE]
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