heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 14, 2020 #201 Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, LDOG said: The "big masses" don't actually think that (at least not the ones that follow tennis, they mostly care about GSs and nothing else). With 'big masses' I meant the people who casually watch some sports sometimes, not really people who follow tennis. Just your average Joe. Or Jürgen, in this case. Olympian1010 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 15, 2020 #202 Share Posted September 15, 2020 17 hours ago, hckosice said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 15, 2020 #203 Share Posted September 15, 2020 10 hours ago, dcro said: So, yes, I can see only selfish reasons behind such decision. In particular since Austria is consistently at risk of finishing with 0 medals. It's not like he has ever cared for the Olympics, so he's not losing sleep over Austria ending up with zero medals. And by the way things look, none of the sports officials in Austria are losing sleep either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,216 Posted September 15, 2020 #204 Share Posted September 15, 2020 3 hours ago, thiago_simoes said: Fixed. Thanks thiago_simoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted September 15, 2020 #205 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, hckosice said: Fixed. Thanks Olympian1010 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 15, 2020 #206 Share Posted September 15, 2020 5 hours ago, thiago_simoes said: It's not like he has ever cared for the Olympics, so he's not losing sleep over Austria ending up with zero medals. And by the way things look, none of the sports officials in Austria are losing sleep either. Will never be a valid reason for me. I imagine their tennis federation (if not the whole summer sports program) would benefit more from his Olympic medal rather than some GS title. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted September 15, 2020 #207 Share Posted September 15, 2020 7 hours ago, dcro said: Will never be a valid reason for me. I imagine their tennis federation (if not the whole summer sports program) would benefit more from his Olympic medal rather than some GS title. I get what you're saying, but there are dozens of other summer sports. Besides, it doesn't look like the guy is even remotely interested in getting an Olympic medal, and he shouldn't be blamed because the country doesn't work toward getting more international recognition in summer sports. If a nation like Trinidad and Tobago can get Olympic medals for 6 straight Summer Games with a population of under 1.5 million people, Austria should be able to achieve this too. They have way more people and way more money to spend. Of course, their focus is on Winter Games, but then again, I don't see how and why Thiem should be blamed for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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