Comments on: China’s Most Famous Athlete, Liu Xiang, Pulls Out of Olympics With Achilles Injury http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/ Bangin’ and Scorin’ Every Trip Down the Floor Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: aleesha http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-15802 aleesha Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:21:54 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-15802 im sorry please go back to running ur my fav im sorry please go back to running ur my fav

]]> By: Mizzo http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14952 Mizzo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:22:27 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14952 Kwaku, Friedman whoever you are...this is about the man, not the country. Kwaku, Friedman whoever you are…this is about the man, not the country.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14950 michelle Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:18:06 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14950 Kwaku, Very mature. NOT! Liu was the face of these games for China. So for him to be unable to compete is a huge story. DAHHHHHH! Kwaku,

Very mature. NOT! Liu was the face of these games for China. So for him to be unable to compete is a huge story.
DAHHHHHH!

]]> By: Kwaku http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14949 Kwaku Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:53 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14949 Who cares about Liang besides the Chinese? I didn't see any outpouring of grief for the injured Tyson Gay. It's a mystery to me why the American press is making such a big deal about some cat I couldn't give a shit about. The Chinese nationalism and narcissism exhibited in these Olympics is startling. They're acting in the manner that the rest of the world often accuses the USA of acting. Namely, like they're the one all-important country on this planet, and we're all supposed to share in their grief for fallen athletes. Give me a f'in break. I hardly heard a word about Tyson Gay's hard luck situation. Who cares about Liang besides the Chinese? I didn’t see any outpouring of grief for the injured Tyson Gay. It’s a mystery to me why the American press is making such a big deal about some cat I couldn’t give a shit about.

The Chinese nationalism and narcissism exhibited in these Olympics is startling. They’re acting in the manner that the rest of the world often accuses the USA of acting. Namely, like they’re the one all-important country on this planet, and we’re all supposed to share in their grief for fallen athletes.

Give me a f’in break. I hardly heard a word about Tyson Gay’s hard luck situation.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14945 michelle Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:14:09 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14945 Oh Sangjin, Thanks for stopping by. I've been watching the games and the athletes from China rock. I have really enjoyed watching the Chinese divers and gymnast. Come back and see us sometime. Oh Sangjin,

Thanks for stopping by. I’ve been watching the games and the athletes from China rock. I have really enjoyed watching the Chinese divers and gymnast. Come back and see us sometime.

]]> By: oh sangjin http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14935 oh sangjin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:55:44 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14935 My pleasure. Keep up the great work. I definitely knew you weren't being insensitive and I appreciated seeing an American take on the Olympics that could for once universalize the experience of a non-American as being representative of the "Olympic spirit." I only got that insensitive vibe from you guys when you were dissing the hopes and dreams of millions of cheeseheads and hating on Brett Favre and his Packers. Nah! Just kidding. And....well... you were right about him anyways. He's a self-centered diva, who, if he were black, would have been eviscerated by the press a long, long, time ago. "Undisciplined thugs" magically transform into "gun-slingers" as the melanin quotient goes down. Anyways, that's off topic. Back to Liu Xiang. I'll take him over Brett Favre any day! My pleasure. Keep up the great work. I definitely knew you weren’t being insensitive and I appreciated seeing an American take on the Olympics that could for once universalize the experience of a non-American as being representative of the “Olympic spirit.” I only got that insensitive vibe from you guys when you were dissing the hopes and dreams of millions of cheeseheads and hating on Brett Favre and his Packers.

Nah! Just kidding. And….well… you were right about him anyways. He’s a self-centered diva, who, if he were black, would have been eviscerated by the press a long, long, time ago. “Undisciplined thugs” magically transform into “gun-slingers” as the melanin quotient goes down.

Anyways, that’s off topic. Back to Liu Xiang. I’ll take him over Brett Favre any day!

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.net/2008/08/18/chinas-most-famous-athlete-liu-xiang-pulls-out-of-olympics-with-achilles-injury/#comment-14929 michelle Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:19:55 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1387#comment-14929 Oh sangjin, Thanks for the education. Oh sangjin,

Thanks for the education.

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