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Canadian Olympic Flag-bearer Says We Need to Get Our Kids Off the Couch

paulhunter | August 17, 2008 | News | XBOX 360

NextGen Players writes about some anti-gamer comments made by Adam van Koeverden, Canada's flag-bearer for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. According to Adam we need to get our kids off the couch and away from the Xbox 360. Instead, we need to encourage our kids to get back into sports.

So the story goes like this: Adam van Koeverden, a celebrated and decorated Canadian kayak racer and flag-bearer for the Beijing 2008 Olympics was speaking to The London Free Press about our country's dismal olympic showing thus far. His message for those people whining about our low medal count: Get your kids off the couch.

He continues:

“I’d like to ask the people who are complaining about our results are they playing Xbox or are they playing sports? Are they going to (amusement parks) on the weekend or are they swimming? Do they do swimming lessons? Are they encouraged to play sports at school?"

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BANDITO ATTACK | August 18, 2008

who even invited canada to the olympics in the first place

really, he's just saying kids are lazy in general. he's not being an anti-video-game nazi or anything.
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Play ISDF | August 18, 2008

But I can't pull off mad headshots then!

I've never been one for sport, I don't have fun playing it. And I'm not alone, some people just don't like it cause it can be incredibly boring! I don't think I could enjoy cricket if my life depended on it.
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AznLiquid | August 18, 2008

LOL at this guy blaming video games. Canada just never excelled in the Summer Olympics anyway, but we put up strong results during the winter games.

BTW, South Korea is the only country in the world where millions of people tune in to watch video game tournaments, and "professional gamer" is actually a respectable career. Yet they are 6th in the standings overall (with 22 medals, 8 of them gold). What does he have to say about that?
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TurMoiL911 | August 18, 2008

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I’d like to ask the people who are complaining about our results are they playing Xbox or are they playing sports?
They're playing sports games on the Xbox. Get your shit straight.
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Seproth | August 18, 2008

Umm....Why is anyone listening to a flag-bearer? Regardless of country it's not exactly a position of importance.
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Taker4ever | August 18, 2008

Are you serious? Flag-bearer is reserved for the most important athelete!
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  Capn Droid | August 18, 2008
  
  Obviously. Not like we care about Phelps or Johnson.
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  Seproth | August 18, 2008
  
  Let me rephrase that. Flag-Bearer is not of any "real" importance. So he's good at riding around in a kayak. I'll be sure to ask him for tips when kayaking, other than that? I wouldn't give two shits for his opinion on anything.
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kik36 | August 18, 2008

I'd like to use a phrase that I was taught by the movie "Strange Brew".......piss of hoser, eh!