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02-12-2013, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregolian
I doubt it will have much of an impact.
We have how many Olympic medalists in MMA right now? Like, 3? Lindland, that female wrestler, then Rousey. Couture, Hendo, and Sonnen were all on the "practice" squad or what have you as alternates and Yoshida is now retired and he was a Judoka.
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Don't forget Cormier and Askren. They didn't metal but they were on the team.
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02-12-2013, 08:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregolian
I doubt it will have much of an impact.
We have how many Olympic medalists in MMA right now? Like, 3? Lindland, that female wrestler, then Rousey. Couture, Hendo, and Sonnen were all on the "practice" squad or what have you as alternates and Yoshida is now retired and he was a Judoka.
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It's not really about how many medalists or participants come over. It's about the training.
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02-12-2013, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Lanshire
Don't forget Cormier and Askren. They didn't metal but they were on the team.
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Yup, was just going to edit my post for that.
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Originally Posted by SuperNerd
It's not really about how many medalists or participants come over. It's about the training.
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People can get a ton of training still in University. It's just the non-American wrestling programs that might suffer some due to the lack of having to have a nat'l team.
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02-12-2013, 09:02 PM
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I´m sure in my country (Perú) that would affect enrollment.
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02-12-2013, 09:12 PM
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If this is true, Kurt Angle will likely be the last person to become an Olympic Gold medalist in wrestling and a champion the professional ranks as well.
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02-12-2013, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by irish_thug
Athletic competition in its purest form should be the only thing that counts.
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Unfortunately, here in the real world, athletic competition in its purest form doesn't pay the bills.
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02-12-2013, 09:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Grover
Unfortunately, here in the real world, athletic competition in its purest form doesn't pay the bills.
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Nothing about the olympics pays the bills.
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