capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Nobody is gloating...Yeah we have more money, a higher population and our athletes out earn everybody else...But for all the so called emphasis the aussies place on sport as it is the only thing the can be known for, you guys are doing a terrible job bringing out a world renowned decent athlete in the "modern era"....We do have world renowned players. Ask a poor street kid in South Asia who he's heard of, Shane Warne, Michael Clarke or Lionel Messi or Kobe Bryant.Warne and Clarke will produce a response, the other two will get blank looks. Nearly 2 billion people are more familiar with them than any US sportsperson.Just because a certain sport is not played much outside former British colonial possessions does not deny the fact that a third of the world follows it more than other sports. Ask someone outside the US to name more than 10 NBA teams, unless they're fans, they won't be able to do it. Ask a former British citizen to name the 10 countries that play test cricket and more often than not they'll get them right. For every cricketer that's not known about in the USA, there is a basketballer or a golfer or a baseballer that isn't known outside of the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Tim Tebow, doing a poll with Kobe, Woods, Lebron James, Clint Dempsey and you forgot that there was a man called Michael fucking Jordan....They're all black..just saying. Any white American sport stars?Apart from the tebow dude that I've never heard of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daBlackMamba7 174 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 We do have world renowned players. Ask a poor street kid in South Asia who he's heard of, Shane Warne, Michael Clarke or Lionel Messi or Kobe Bryant.Warne and Clarke will produce a response, the other two will get blank looks. Nearly 2 billion people are more familiar with them than any US sportsperson.Just because a certain sport is not played much outside former British colonial possessions does not deny the fact that a third of the world follows it more than other sports. Ask someone outside the US to name more than 10 NBA teams, unless they're fans, they won't be able to do it. Ask a former British citizen to name the 10 countries that play test cricket and more often than not they'll get them right. For every cricketer that's not known about in the USA, there is a basketballer or a golfer or a baseballer that isn't known outside of the USA.When was the last time an aussie won the Australian Open?....The most popular competition from Australia....You said 10 NBA teams vs 10 Countries...Really?...Are we that much of a cheat? A league vs nations, why dont we do leagues on leagues...Well i can say the same, call a Canadian citizen to name 10 countries that play the test and they have no clue what you are talking about, but i bet you they can name more than 10 NBA teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daBlackMamba7 174 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 They're all black..just saying. Any white American sport stars?Apart from the tebow dude that I've never heard ofHahahahaha....That is totally true....Tebow seems to be like the most popular Quarter back out there, but most quarter backs are white...Eli Manning and Tom Brady are both white, that is if you know them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 When was the last time an aussie won the Australian Open?....The most popular competition from Australia....You said 10 NBA teams vs 10 Countries...Really?...Are we that much of a cheat? A league vs nations, why dont we do leagues on leagues...Well i can say the same, call a Canadian citizen to name 10 countries that play the test and they have no clue what you are talking about, but i bet you they can name more than 10 NBA teamsThat's exactly what I said, we're comparing apples and oranges. Apple eaters (followers of US sports) will know what you're talking about, orange eaters wont. Tennis is probably only the 6th or even 7th most followed sport in Australia, it is a huge minority sport. We haven't had an individual winner for some time, though I'm pretty sure an all-Aussie double won the mixed doubles 3 or 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daBlackMamba7 174 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 That's exactly what I said, we're comparing apples and oranges. Apple eaters (followers of US sports) will know what you're talking about, orange eaters wont.And as such oranges eater should stop saying shit about apples, because they dont eat it...Apple eater have been doing this and we just ask for the same courtesy (Still referring to what brought us down this road, KOF's comments) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Dafuq did I just read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 And as such oranges eater should stop saying shit about apples, because they dont eat it...Apple eater have been doing this and we just ask for the same courtesy (Still referring to what brought us down this road, KOF's comments)KOF was joking, I felt, because he used the emoticons. What he probably meant was he doesn't care and is unhappy at the global attention that such insulated sports get. MLB for example is fairly reasonably followed and yet to be the best you must play in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamiCFC9 258 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I don't like this deal, simply because we are Champions League finalists and they are mid-table F1 team. An agreement with Ferrari or Mclaren wouldve suit us more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Quick question: What the hell were the last three-four pages about?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Quick question: What the hell were the last three-four pages about?? KonohasOrangeFlash posted something that dablackmamba disagreed with. I disagreed with what DBM posted. Warnie666 just popped in and didn't seem to support either side of the arguement but presented a third alternative which I wasn't able to figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 NFL is just rugby for pussies. Wearing all the body armour and helmets. Why is the baseball called the world series?Haha Exactly, I remember Sydney and North Melbourne played an AFL game in the states and the crowd were shocked and scared that the players weren't wearing any body protection. NFL is just a pussy sport. Plus lol at the 'world series', Americans think they are the world lol plus Baseball is a shit version of Cricket anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Where did you finish in the 2010 World Cup?....We won a group which had England in it remember, drawing the game with England...Thats what i thought...And for the half a billion people that watch cricket, the highest paid cricketer is only worth 10mill which means those views are not the the count when it comes to dishing out the pay check for rights (you can research the how much the cricket world cup made from ads compared to the World Cup, UEFA Champions League or the Super Bowl, of these three i think only the world makes more money from ads than the super bowl)....You went on about what aussies have done in the last 100 and so years but name 2 Americans that are more popular than any sportsman/ athlete that has ever come out of aussie..What is your fucking point?...As much as you hate our sports, it airs on your tv and our athletes are more popular and make twice more money than yours....Your point exactly is?...Like for real we should do a poll about aussie most popular athlete vs Tim Tebow, doing a poll with Kobe, Woods, Lebron James, Clint Dempsey and you forgot that there was a man called Michael fucking Jordan....I have named a number of American athletes that a good percentage of your population the world knows, now can you name just 1 that the worlds knows like the names up there?.....If pple are talking in sports, aussie do a favor please and shut the fuck up, i have had enough of y'all thinking you can diss the "Yahks" sports....Why are you bringing athletes into this? It started off about sports. The point is American sports are rubbish. You invented them, well done, too bad no-one likes them apart from Americans. Agree with Cap, we are by far a better sporting nation than USA. Basketball is the only real international sport you're good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Why are you bringing athletes into this? It started off about sports. The point is American sports are rubbish. You invented them, well done, too bad no-one likes them apart from Americans. Agree with Cap, we are by far a better sporting nation than USAWow, I thought you were joking. It's unfair to label them as rubbish, yes, NASCAR is but then again all motorsport is eye bleeding stuff. If so many people worldwide like them, there's got to be something good about their sports. Basketball, for instance, is reasonably fun. Gridiron doesn't look remotely entertaining to watch or play, I don't see the fun in getting beaten to pulp by 120 kg monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Wow, I thought you were joking. It's unfair to label them as rubbish, yes, NASCAR is but then again all motorsport is eye bleeding stuff. If so many people worldwide like them, there's got to be something good about their sports. Basketball, for instance, is reasonably fun. Gridiron doesn't look remotely entertaining to watch or play, I don't see the fun in getting beaten to pulp by 120 kg monsters.There's nothing wrong with Basketball, But NFL, Baseball and NASCAR are just medicore sports. Rugby League/Union/AFL better versions of NFL and Cricket undoubtedly a better version of Baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Here we go again.. 4 more pages of off-topic Australian-American-Indian sporting rivalry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Here we go again.. 4 more pages of off-topic Australian-American-Indian sporting rivalry I'll stop, I guess, some Americans just won't see reason no matter how obvious it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'll try and keep up the peace by posting some amusing gifs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I'll try and keep up the peace by posting some amusing gifs:Good ol' WWE. When I was young I remember trying to convince my mother WWE was real, ahh how stupid I feel now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Haha Exactly, I remember Sydney and North Melbourne played an AFL game in the states and the crowd were shocked and scared that the players weren't wearing any body protection. NFL is just a pussy sport. Plus lol at the 'world series', Americans think they are the world lol plus Baseball is a shit version of Cricket anywayNow AFL is probably the most ruthless game played on a field! Don't know how the players constantly run, annihilate each other for an hour lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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