It's not the winning that matters, it's the taking part that counts.

[Drake Tungsten]

Anyway, if this is valid for sports why not also for wars?

It isn't valid for sports, either.

the point about the taking part being important is complete balls.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MikeH
Sport seems to me to basically be a way of replacing local tribal conflicts.

Not always. You can't explain sports within a tribe with that theory, at least.

[Urban Ranger]

Re: It's not the winning that matters, it's the taking part that counts.

Taking part is certainly important wrt to sex.

I am surprised that nobody has made that obvious comment yet.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by yavoon
winning doesn't matter its trying to win that counts

All of this sort of stuff is crap. The fact that you tried says you have dedication (sort of). The fact that you won says you have skill. Me, I'd rather have skill

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by skywalker


All of this sort of stuff is crap. The fact that you tried says you have dedication (sort of). The fact that you won says you have skill. Me, I'd rather have skill

Typical child of the 80s/90s mentality. A silver medal winner can still turn around and see about 6 billion people behind him.