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Athletes Retirements Thread


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6 horas atrás, vinipereira disse:

:BRA Fabi Oliveira (Volleyball), 2-time Olympic champion, announced her retirement after the end of brazilian league last week.


I really dislike her personality. I will not miss her. At all. 

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3 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:


I really dislike her personality. I will not miss her. At all. 

 

Seriously? In a sport full of athletes I can't personally stand, she was one of the few I really really liked.

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On 05/05/2018 at 08:56, heywoodu said:

Anna Fernstädt (skeleton), only 21 years and the reigning world junior champion..

 

https://www.facebook.com/annafernstaedt/posts/987957661363589

 

Skeleton = random retirements + random comebacks.

 

She'll be back.

#banbestmen

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18 horas atrás, vinipereira disse:

 

Seriously? In a sport full of athletes I can't personally stand, she was one of the few I really really liked.


The  thing is she used to be a lot vocal about getting a second gold medal at the Olympics. I can't forget her face and attitude when she turned to the camera after the last point was scored in the final match and kept saying "cala a boca" (shut up) instead of being humble and celebrating like a real champ. 

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21 hours ago, thiago_simoes said:

The thing is she used to be a lot vocal about getting a second gold medal at the Olympics. I can't forget her face and attitude when she turned to the camera after the last point was scored in the final match and kept saying "cala a boca" (shut up) instead of being humble and celebrating like a real champ. 

 

I don't think a moment should define her carreer, but honestly, if there was a moment where she shouldn't be humble, it was that. Remember, the situation needs to be put in context. After barely qualifying in the first stage, the team got a LOT of crap from Volleyball fans, which (frankly) the team didn't deserve. So after coming back from nothing to win a gold medal, I think it was more than fair to say a few harsh words for the people who didn't believe in them.

 

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