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http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/19slide1.htm How do they do it? I get that they are more athletically inclined, take their sports more seriously than we do and have a long history of Olympic success, but damn ....
You just answered your own question. They are also far more ambitious, and they think in terms of "the collective", rather than "the individual", like Indians do. That mentality is a by-product of communism
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You need to see the documentary on the life of athletes in China How young children are picked and are trained for whole life
I have heard these stories when I was young. Is it still that way - what with them supposedly moving towards a more open society and such? it is sad when individual freedoms are sacrificed for national glory. The two should be inextricable. BTW, do you have a link to such a documentary? I could always google for one, I suppose :-).
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