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The Olympic Games 2004

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by mc mark, Aug 11, 2004.

  1. rockHEAD

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    Olympics are cool and all, but what is with their freaky mascots?

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  2. getsmartnow

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    Presenting your favorite Athens 2004 Olympic Mascots, Worker and Parasite!

    Anyone played the Athens Olympics PS2 Game? My friend broke 2 control pads during the discus throw.
     
  3. mc mark

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    PHEVOS AND ATHENA
    The two Mascots of the 2004 Olympic Games

    Phevos and Athena are brother and sister and the official ATHENS 2004 Mascots. Their creation was inspired by an ancient Greek doll and their names are linked to ancient Greece. And yet the two siblings are children of modern times.

    The names of two Olympian gods: Phevos, name of the Olympian god of light and music, known as Apollo. Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of Athens.

    In this way, Phevos and Athena represent the link between Greek history and the modern Olympic Games.

    Phevos and Athena represent the values of Olympism: participation, brotherhood, equality, cooperation, fair play.

    Athena and Phevos are two dolls. They remind us of the pleasure of indulging in games; they highlight that the value of participation is higher than that of victory.

    At the same time, they are brother and sister, a boy and a girl, symbols of equality and brotherhood around the world. Above all, the two children showcase the everlasting Greek value of human scale and remind us that humanity was, is and will remain at the heart of the Olympic Games.

    Everything you need to know.

    http://www.athens2004.com/
     
  4. daNasty

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    Who is she? Can't wait till Volleyball. But most US broadcasting suck major ass. They never show the whole game accept for some major US team game. I'll stick with the Canadian broadcasting.
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  5. daNasty

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    Man most websites out there covering for the 2004 Olympic suck big donkey's dick! Its so damn difficult to look up certain players for certain team. All they have are the stupid schedules.
     
  6. KingCheetah

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    You've just got to love great sporting events in August ~ so rare... :D
     
  7. mc mark

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    Olympians Strike Pinup Pose, and Avoid Setting Off a Fuss

    ATHENS, Aug. 11 - The American high jumper Amy Acuff has scored a rare double, even before the Games begin.

    She is on the cover of Playboy magazine, which hits the newsstands on Friday, coinciding with the opening ceremony, and she shares the cover of September's FHM Magazine with her fellow United States Olympians Amanda Beard, Haley Cope and Logan Tom.

    Acuff looks downright demure smiling from the cover of Playboy in her practice uniform with her track spikes at her side. FHM, a milder version of Playboy that appeals to a younger demographic, has the women posing in white bikinis to draw readers inside to its "Sexy Olympic Special!"

    The Olympians' attitudes about their status as pinups reveal a striking generation gap among female athletes. Unlike the national dialogue about empowerment and body image that followed Brandi Chastain's exuberant removal of her jersey in 1999 after she scored the decisive penalty kick against China to give the United States a victory in the Women's World Cup final, there has been little negative reaction to the Olympians' ubiquitous appearance in magazines. Even the United States Olympic Committee does not seem to object to the exposure.

    Female athletes appear to be more comfortable combining sex appeal with athleticism at the peak of their careers. Katarina Witt, a gold medalist in figure skating in the 1984 and 1988 Winter Games, caused an uproar by posing nude in Playboy in 1998, long after she was finished as a world-class skater. Now, female athletes are showing off their bodies in nonsports magazines and making no apologies for it.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/12/sports/olympics/12women.html
     
  8. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Wait until you see Amanda Beard. My pictures got x-out by the admins I think. But she is sweet. Go to FHM online. Yummy.
     
  9. KingCheetah

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    Amy Bcuff
     
  10. keeley

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    No, they didn't.

    I'm guessing they got x'ed out because you were leeching those images from other people's bandwidth, and they have a script blocking you from posting them.
     

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