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Originally Posted by lookout123
the US doesn't pay for the coaches or facilities that are kids learn their stuff in. the kids and their families pay for it. we don't have national coaches until international competition time.
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Yeah, the RICH Western kids and their RICH Western parents
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Originally Posted by lookout123
although they aren't "paid" because that would disqualify them as being professional,...
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All the guys on the basketball team are PAID PROFESSIONALS, millionaires many times over. The US basketball team sucked this time because most of the top players could care less about a gold medal or representing their country.
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Originally Posted by lookout123
how will she be a zillionaire?
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You don't think Carly Patterson or Michael Phelps is going to cash in on this? They already have. She's got the Wheaties box, and he's doing the cell phone commercial. Between commercials, endorsements and appearances they'll make tons of money. They guy from Kazakhstan isn't getting any of that stuff.