Posted
9:43 AM
by Gene
One very annoying form of RENDELLISM is cheering for the nation's home team. We should remember TGSM has been in six Ryder Cups. A big reason
the supposed "Miracle on Ice" resonated is it took place in the annus horribilis of 1980, of JIMMAH and the hostage crisis;
All Things Considered (
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The Unanswered Question and mourned for our demise. The "Miracle" only underlined the self-pity. Of course national heroes can "choke" too. A nation that must rely on athletes for self-confidence fundamentally lacks it. Look at what's happened to
Greece.