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maraboutslim wrote:Is today's amazing women's world cup victory Japan's greatest international sporting achievement?
maraboutslim wrote:Yes, the women. What have the Japanese men done lately?
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Gold, silver and bronze in the ski jump at the 1972 Sapporo Olympic Games has gotta be up there...first ever Winter Olympic medals for Japan, as well.
Greji wrote:Good call. I was on the rail at the bottom of the jump for that event. BTW after that Winter Olympics there was a loud out-cry for the Broad jump to be moved to the Winter Olympics, and held in Sapporo as a permanent event in Susukino....
legion wrote:One way of looking at it is Japanese sportswomen are superior to the sportsmen, it has been suggested that because society is tougher on women here the men turn out lazy with a sense of entitlement, while the women have to work, and this makes them tougher, Yawara-chan for example, tough as old boots.
Whatever your opinion of ice skating is as a sport you have to accept it requires nerves, and the Japanese do well here too with the women.
So the take out here for me is confirmation that if you want something doing properly in Japan, ask a woman.
legion wrote:One way of looking at it is Japanese sportswomen are superior to the sportsmen, it has been suggested that because society is tougher on women here the men turn out lazy with a sense of entitlement, while the women have to work, and this makes them tougher...So the take out here for me is confirmation that if you want something doing properly...ask a woman.
Ol Dirty Gaijin wrote:The 4 Olympic stint from '64 for the women's volleyball.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:I think you could apply this to any country in the world, and not just for sports. [color="White"](Hey girls, if I say stuff like this, can I have a BJ?)[/color]
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:1976 Montreal, winning the men's group gold over the filthy commie Soviets....but only after Shun Fujimoto scores a 9.7 on the rings. Oh, yeah, he did so with a broken kneecap.
dimwit wrote:This to me was was one of the greatest Olympic moments ever, . . . .
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