Otokoko I agree,with this reservation,our media has been as you say on every issue for many years.
Some reporters are lost in talking about issues they have no understanding of
I do not agree with the thought one onehundrth of a second is not a difference, we have won too by that margin.
High expectations, from us, the we, who do not get out doing the hard work for years is one issue.
The very few, those who just maybe should not have been sent, maybe two, is another.
But our small country is changing our social lives are different, WE should not load our expectations on others.

The Gold medal yesterday by that girl runner is probably because a: she obviously is extremely good and b; the media hype about how good she is had eased hence the pressure on her was purely the pressure from running the race rather then the added pressure of media expectation.
Congratulations to her & the other medal winners.

Well it had been my intention the thread look closer at our views and media expectations.
It has always to me at least, the media that leads the knifing brigade.
And that seems to be the same here, any headline,any reason to sell papers is in use.
Coates spoke the obvious, as we move away from early age sporting involvement, we move away from producing young champions.
It did not look like a criticism to me, until the press took over.
We, as is always the case, have seen gold from lessor known competitors.
We are going to see this games fuel future gold meddles maybe not in the number we are used to.

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8512422
This link, for me at least, shouts about poor reporting and sportsman ship.
From the same web page this morning?
A low blow poll! asking is it fair in mens basket ball that America has its dream team!
Australia has the task of? beating them to progress.
Just what do these fleas want?
Should CHAMPIONS IN ANY SPORT be stood down, not let compete.
Media is like this in any reported event, not to be believed.

I find the emphasis on sport in Australia a pain in the butt. The amount of money spent at Canberra’s institute of sport and training for the Olympics is obscene. Sending our team to London cost $70 million while some $700 million has been spent over the last four years training our team. I don’t think the Germans and Canadians for example would commit themselves to this level of spending yet their nations are respected and do not endure the tantrums, tears and press lashing when their athletes fail to win gold.
For too long achievement in sport has been rewarded with public accolade such as Australian of the year.

I got mugged yesterday.
By a wonderful bloke.
Big happy Englishman of African decent.
He is a store manager at the big shed hardware store, a second home for me.
We needed to talk and I started it!
Asked him could he run, he answered if he could it would be for England.
He took on the roll of every single member of the Barmy Army!
We had fun!
Let as Friends both giggling.
So do we dislike the poms? or is it we like them but do not want to tell them?
He chanted 22 gold medals and my parting words, on behalf of our country?
Anna beat Queen Vic thats the one we came for, I then scuttled away in case he had an answer.
We give it we must take it.
NZ nearly had us.