The National Lottery provides quite a chunk of funding for GB athletes.Warren Dew wrote:The lottery? What, did some athelete win the lottery and thus have more time to train instead of taking a job?mistermack wrote:I've been watching LOADS of Olympics, any excuse to sit on my ass and do nothing.
But it suddenly struck me, I haven't heard any of the winners thanking god !!
They seem to be taking the credit for themselves, and their coaches, the lottery, their parents sacrifices, anything but god.
Maybe it's because the US aren't quite as dominant as usual, but I think there has actually been a real change of trend.
Things are actually improving !!! I think.
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More than 50%, off the top of my head.Thinking Aloud wrote:The National Lottery provides quite a chunk of funding for GB athletes.Warren Dew wrote:The lottery? What, did some athelete win the lottery and thus have more time to train instead of taking a job?mistermack wrote:I've been watching LOADS of Olympics, any excuse to sit on my ass and do nothing.
But it suddenly struck me, I haven't heard any of the winners thanking god !!
They seem to be taking the credit for themselves, and their coaches, the lottery, their parents sacrifices, anything but god.
Maybe it's because the US aren't quite as dominant as usual, but I think there has actually been a real change of trend.
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Things are always improving, it's just that sometimes they're improving for the worse.
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FBM wrote:Things are always improving, it's just that sometimes they're improving for the worse.
"I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"
AND MERRY XMAS TO ONE AND All!
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