Monday, March 1, 2010

American Pride

Watching US vs Canada this weekend made me less proud to be an American, not because of the way we played, but because of the way we as Americans have come to handle ourselves.

I watch the national team hang their heads dejectedly. I saw no reason for any sort of dejection during the celebration. Losing is part of the game they play, yeah, tough loss, but, you played a hell of a game, you tied it up with 20 seconds left, you played great defense... even the cliche "they left everything on the ice".

And yet, they weren't proud. They weren't proud of being competitive, they were pissed because they lost, 1v1 with one of the best scorers in the league.

And then, the people started railing, my twitter abuzz with 'fuck you crosby's and comments of that nature... Not a single person said 'damn, that was a great game'... It was, in fact, professional sports... not the olympics. Sure, it was competitive, but, some teams, some athletes would dream of Silver... The Americans? Fuck no. We're too good for Silver. Go Big or Go Home.

That shouldn't be our attitude. When it matters most, the US gave everything it had, pulled shit out of thin air to put the biscuit in the basket (that and a great rebound shot...), and they should be glad they gave every ounce they had... now, they played a bit too passively in OT, didn't have the same finishing aggression they had in the last 10 minutes of the third.

*shrugs*

I sorta wished it went to a shootout, but, I was proud of the Americans for playing the way they did, not the way they handled themselves.

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