tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315253560915043425.post3777621077852546355..comments2023-08-12T06:24:02.457-04:00Comments on The Squashist: Flip It, and Flip It GoodThe Squashisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924299528289973751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315253560915043425.post-75464533006676435152009-10-10T11:44:46.044-04:002009-10-10T11:44:46.044-04:00I like the way you think, Anonymous. I am personal...I like the way you think, Anonymous. I am personally disgusted with the IOC, and can guarantee I will not be watching anywhere near as much as I might normally (I probably won't be able to tear myself away from a few events, however.). I'd definitely like to see some squashophilic CEOs throw their weight around on this issue, and I'd also like to see those same CEOs more actively back the sport. I'll do a blog later (when I get the facts together) on the demographics of the sport in the US (which are probably mirrored elsewhere), but the fact that major consumer companies aren't going after the squash player is hard to fathom.The Squashisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924299528289973751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315253560915043425.post-43287801301465934122009-10-09T08:24:58.825-04:002009-10-09T08:24:58.825-04:00The squash community might want to flip the whole ...The squash community might want to flip the whole Olympics thing in one other way, too. We've been playing nice with the Olympic organizations for a bit too long. Just as it takes both offense and defense to win a squash match, and just as a drop shot works best when contrasted with good length, might we now begin our attack?<br />There have been two remarkable demonstrations by the Olympic Committees that their vaunted ideals are nothing but sham, and that they respond solely to money. Given that the Olympics have lost their ability to uphold their ideals, why would anyone watch the Olympics? Why would a boycott not be in order? <br />Surely there must be squash players in leadership positions at companies that financially support the Olympics. Let's play a bit of offense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com