Why is Bode Miller doing so badly in the Olympics ? Were we expecting to much of him ? Is he overated ?
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I think he distracted himself from the task at hand with his media battles and problems he's had in the weeks prior to the Olympics. That was time he should have spent putting the finishing touches on his preparations for Torino...but instead he spent it making contreversial comments, doing commercials, and doing media interviews.
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Hell yes!!!!  Not only overpaid but COMPLETELY OVERRATED!!!!! He is not the best 3rd baseman in MLB, but cuz Steinbrenner has more money than GOD he gets the most publicity!!!  Maybe this year the gold glove award for 3rd base will actually go to a GREAT DEFENSIVE player (CREDE WHITE SOX) and not the "more popular" one.  Oh gee - I thought that was the whole idea of the award!!!
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Lance was a jerk.  \nDon't get me wrong, as an athlete I loved him.  \nHis bravado, determination, and need to demolish his opponents was breath-taking.  But those same qualities also made him many enemies.  Especially with those panty-wearing euro-weenies.
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This question is not serious.  I mean it just couldn't be.\n\nIf you are thinking he needs conditioning because of a few soft goals and because Kaperitis just got sent down for that--you are comparing apples to pumpkins.\n\nMiller is and will be an integral part of the Sabs and any team would want him.  Both games where Miller let in some goals the whole team was a little off.\n\nI'd use the term "retarded" for this question but I don't like the word and don't need a $10,000 fine. ;-)
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Wait! When were the Olympics on?? Wait.....isn't that this year? When are they? What?? They've aleady come and gone?? \n\nI see your point. I remember as a kid when the Olympics were bigger than Dallas. (Ok is Dallas really that big?) But my point is that they were uber special. We actually knew the athletes prior to going into the Olympics. We were invested! I think that is what is missing these days. We don't take enough of a personal approach to who we are supporting on our team. We focus on Bad Boy Bodie Miller who is just dumb enough to make all internationalists believe this is the epitome of American sportsmanship. I would love to see NBC take a different approach. Was it CBS that had done such a wonderful job before?? Is that the difference? hmmmmmmmmm
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Bode Miller is an overhyped, drunken loser.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if he could!!\n.\nI don't think he will though. I think his race has been run. My hats off to him though for being such a noble sportsman.
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loved him in the last Olympics.  This Olympics...well, he is doing his "own thang", as they say.  I guess to each their own.  He has his own training styles, and while we may disparage for him for throwing this year's Olympics away, the U.S. team still did pretty well overall, and he has a chance to redeem himself in Canada.
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Bode has not won a single DH in the current World Cup season.  In fact, his only victory this year was in a GS event.  So, why is anyone surprised that he placed 5th at Torino?   He came into the event ranked 7th in DH.  So you can say that he actually did better than expected.\n\nBlame the the NBC-driven, US hype machine for inflating expectations.  He's a great athlete having a lousy season.  The Torino result is par for the course.
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I dont know what was happening to NBC, but it was really annoying , not being able to watch the olympics from [i believe its "TORINO"....fine time to start having "technical difficulties", should have happened to program like THE BACHELOR ,instead of the olympics.:-[
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Kahn had a good game yesterday. The goals were not his fault. Lucio was unlucky. He played good too. Some revere Oliver Kahn as a gift to German soccer, others see him as arrogant and smug.\n\nI don't know about Kheman?  The name doesn't seem familiar to me.
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I also think it's a disgrace, especially in light of who they picked ahead of him -- Shane Battier, Gilbert Arenas, Greg Oden (high school kid)?  Give me a break.  While some people may not agree with certain aspects of his personality, nobody can deny that he plays with a whole lot of heart.  Practically, he presents matchup challenges to any team.  While his team didn't get it done last time, D. wade and Lebron James were on the team as well last time, and they both got invites.  AI, future hall of famer, doesn't deserve this snub.
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I think the whole business has been blown out of any proportion.  The whole fiasco was an insult to all of the other players who clearly were so hopeless as to be unable to play without him ... not a great way to motivate a TEAM.\n\nIt was stunning (in a bad way) to watch the reporting of his medical taking top news billing against some real news stories.
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I could not find him in the Olympic database. What year? Spelling could be wrong.
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Personally, I think that he's annoying- he doesn't really contribute anything good. The only thing that I hear come out of his mouth is how bad all the other skaters from other countries skated (even some of them skated VERY well), and how all the American skaters did well (even if some of them did horribly). It gets annoying really fast.
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if i remember correctly, even Danny said he was lucky. to take credit for doing anything but hanging on would be more than a little bold, to be sure. now, with that said, it still is an impressive feat. whether he had anything to do with keeping it off the wall or not, he DID manage to keep his poise and composure, and not just finish the race but win it. so, overrated? i vote no.
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i loved it. he really is king on ice. he was great (though i think he can do even better). he deserved gold medal. i also think Weir's marks were too small. he deserved at least bronze.