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I'm not sure expecting medals from athletes that perform at the highest levels is absurd and unreasonable. Especially athletes that do

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Aug 5 '21, 04:38

so well at the trials and world championships.

Pressure is a huge part of every sport and something athletes need to learn to deal with and overcome to succeed.

I'm not embarrassed by them in any way whatsoever but I do have high expectations for the US athletes that compete at the Olympics.

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It can also be that the other countries were just ... better - Reagen Aug 5, 04:55 2
- In many cases, but the relays are just our idiocy. Baton passes are fundamental and we have failed like 10 times in 25 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 06:11
- Yup. Countries and athlete progression shows year after year and today more countries are able to put together good programs to train and compete on - Krusty Aug 5, 05:00

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I'm not sure expecting medals from athletes that perform at the highest levels is absurd and unreasonable. Especially athletes that do

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