Del Potro or Murray? Who is the greatest patriot?

[FRV3]

While Murray has won olympic gold twice, Del Potro has elevated his game greatly during the olympics. It's about the heart. There is also Nadal who won gold in singles and doubles. I'm going with Federer on this one.

 

[conjoshruk]

While Murray has won olympic gold twice, Del Potro has elevated his game greatly during the olympics. It's about the heart. There is also Nadal who won gold in singles and doubles. I'm going with Federer on this one.

Haha yes, Djokovic has never won the olympic gold medal. But this doesn't diminish his status as an ATG very much.

 

[FRV3]

Haha yes, Djokovic has never won the olympic gold medal. But this doesn't diminish his status as an ATG very much.

I know it doesn't. He may be an even greater patriot than the ones I have mentioned. I believe they love him over there in Serbia and I'm not sure how many big athletes they have to look up to. Djokovic also really wants to win the Olympics.

 

[kevin qmto]

Didn’t they have a war about this?

 

[FRV3]

Didn’t they have a war about this?

?

 

[kevin qmto]

My attempt at a falklands war joke.

 

[Sambuccashake]

 

[ChrisRF]

I don’t know if this is a joke thread, but I have no idea why it should be "patriotic" to win Olympic medals, let alone in a Singles’ sport. The Olympic Games is one of the biggest event of celebrating INTERNATIONALISM.

The idea is that athletes from around the world come in separated (that’s why they walk in under their country flags at the Openining Ceremony) and then become "friends" during the competitions and march out together and independent of countries at the Closing Ceremony. Of course that’s also a cliche and very few really embrace that idea, but definitely there is nothing nationalistic or patriotic about the Olympics.

Something like "Medal Count" is nothing but an artificial construct mainly promoted by some local media centers to give the casual viewers something to cheer for and therefore turn on the TV.

However, I love the Olympics and if I could choose one single title I want to win it would indeed be an Olympic Gold Medal, but I wouldn’t ever think of having won it for anyone else but myself then.

 

[FRV3]

I don’t know if this is a joke thread, but I have no idea why it should be "patriotic" to win Olympic medals, let alone in a Singles’ sport. The Olympic Games is one of the biggest event of celebrating INTERNATIONALISM.

The idea is that athletes from around the world come in separated (that’s why they walk in under their country flags at the Openining Ceremony) and then become "friends" during the competitions and march out together and independent of countries at the Closing Ceremony. Of course that’s also a cliche and very few really embrace that idea, but definitely there is nothing nationalistic or patriotic about the Olympics.

Something like "Medal Count" is nothing but an artificial construct mainly promoted by some local media centers to give the casual viewers something to cheer for and therefore turn on the TV.

However, I love the Olympics and if I could choose one single title I want to win it would indeed be an Olympic Gold Medal, but I wouldn’t ever think of having won it for anyone else but myself then.

Interesting insight. This thread was half joke, half serious.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Murray is the greatest patriot.

For Scotland.