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Does anyone have an opinion on the Russians?
Does anyone have an opinion on the Russians?
I just think that without the staunch Commie bear funding and pushing Russian athletes to prove Communism is the best thing since sliced bread - their performance isn't as spectacular. I think it has to do with motivation, national pride, competitive spirit and a whole host of individual things that are
I think it's not so much the people as the cheating of the old Soviet system which trotted out professional athletes as amateurs while the West actually produced amateur athletes.