Posted on 02/19/2014 10:29:51 AM PST by Eurotwit
In addition to physical work on the farm in the afternoons, weekends and holidays, he was regularly charged with what his father refers to as "incredibly boring stuff," like picking stones from a field, just to improve his psyche.
Every time he hurt himself, his father would tease him until he stopped crying. Eventually, he came to believe pain is cool. "My father taught me at an early age to tackle pain—I think that's my strength. I can go for hours in pain without giving up," he said.
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Places with real winter always do well in the winter olympics.
Imagine that.
Of course it helps if you are totally dominant in one sport, like the Dutch are in speed skating.
Sounds like heavy doses of personal responsibility and inculcated personal motivation were applied.
It is nice that the USA got our first ice dancing gold ever. Funny that the Gold and Silver teams both practice together in Detroit of all places.
I still can’t believe that American athletes blamed their loss on their uniforms. Unbelievable.
The real medal count should be based on where athletes actually live and train.
By that count, the US wins hands down.
Meh, who cares........it’s Champions League time.
Bayern shouldn’t have too much trouble against Arsenal, you would think.
Not to mention liberal doses of governmental support....which pretty much all other govermnents (EXCEPT the US) supply to their athletes. The US athletes have to get sponsorships and raise their own money to train & travel. Oops...better not say anything else before some ding-dong in DC gets ideas.
Its pretty convoluted these days. Both Canadian and American ice dancing teams practiced and trained together in Detroit under a Russian trainer/coach.
Imagine that.
Of course it helps if you are totally dominant in one sport, like the Dutch are in speed skating.
We do have real winter here. We have some very big mountain ranges with a lot of skiing. So we are winning big-time in Alpine skiing and freestyle of various kinds. Our kids love the bumps and the air.
It's the 0bama mentality. It's always someone else's fault.
Like my drill instructor used to say...Pain is weakness leaving your body.
Norwegian saying: “There’s no such thing as cold weather, only not enough clothes.”
I think the judges are passing the USA by because of all that gayness obama sent over.
The clock is a stern judge. (Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Andrew Weibrecht)
Norway has been following Sara Palin's advice since before she gave it..
Some pains are Ma Nature telling you it's time to stop for a while.
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