So, let's say that at the end of a basketball game the scoreboard reads 80-79 in favor of Team A. Now, after the game Team B realizes that they didn't get credit for a basket in the 1st half. With that basket, Team B wins the game 81-80.
Team A protests and says, NO WAY, we won. We don't care if the score is wrong, you said I won and that's enough for me.
Well America, Team A is Paul Hamm.
NOW, he's got to gonads to protray himself as some sort of victim. DUDE, the victim is Yang Tae-youn...the South Korean who got really screwed. He's sitting thier with is bronze medal due to a scoring error by the judges.
That this is even possible proves that events with judges like gymnastics and figure skating aren't sports at all, but competitions, like the Ms. Universe pageant...determining who has the prettier landing is like determining who is pretty in a bathing suit. I'm not saying that these guys are incredible athletes, that Iron Cross thing is awe-inspiring, but having 7 judges determine who has a better Iron Cross is where the problem lies...but I digress.
So, Yang, if not for the judges error gets the Gold and Hamm the Silver. Hamm may be the best gymnast in the world, but he DIDN'T WIN this competition. He came in second.
Everyone in Mr. Hamm's circle is rushing to defend him and blaming the judging and everyone else. You know what, Hamm did win the medal, but to millions of Americans...we know he doesn't deserve it.
He was second best on this day and if he had any self-respect, he'd return it and give it to it's rightful owner. He may be all indignant about it now, but in 5 or 10 years when he's sitting back reflecting on his Olympic experience, he'll realize he should have done the RIGHT THING, when he had the chance.
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