Boycotts are pointless! They accomplish NOTHING but to crush the dreams of innocent athletes. There are a thousand other ways to punish a country that we disagree with.
Jimmy Carter was one of the worst Presidents, especially because he robbed hundreds of athletes of their Olympic dreams. I hope that man has trouble sleeping at night, knowing he destroyed so many people's dreams. Sicko.
I, too, feel the loss of the great competitions that might have been. It is easy for us to forget that the boycott prevented a war that would certainly KILLED people. Yes, there are a huge variety of arguments surrounding this issue, but since I am one of the people who would have been in that war, I try to remind myself that there was much more than sports involved.
Boycotts are pointless! They accomplish NOTHING but to crush the dreams of innocent athletes. There are a thousand other ways to punish a country that we disagree with.
BoraBoraGirl2001 10 months ago
She was young in 1980, why didn't she continue on (1981...)?
marieked 2 years ago 2
Did the commentator say that the gymnasts could score up to 10.6? I have NEVER heard that.
skatekwan6 3 years ago 2
Damn you Jimmy Carter. You stole hundreds of people's dreams. Idiot.
adventuregirl76 3 years ago
Jimmy Carter was one of the worst Presidents, especially because he robbed hundreds of athletes of their Olympic dreams. I hope that man has trouble sleeping at night, knowing he destroyed so many people's dreams. Sicko.
lithuana333 3 years ago 3
I'm sure Jimmy could care less about that at this point.
wc213 3 years ago
Actually, he still cares a great deal, and he has written about it several times. It was not an easy decision for him to make.
Vermontist 2 years ago
Yeah, because the soviets didn't ruin loads of people's dreams when they invaded afghanistan. Idiot.
nicksline 2 years ago
I, too, feel the loss of the great competitions that might have been. It is easy for us to forget that the boycott prevented a war that would certainly KILLED people. Yes, there are a huge variety of arguments surrounding this issue, but since I am one of the people who would have been in that war, I try to remind myself that there was much more than sports involved.
Vermontist 2 years ago
@Vermontist Um, the boycott changed NOTHING. The Soviets did not leave Afghanistan until 1989.
adventuregirl76 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this rare video of our coach!!
glidergymnasts 3 years ago 3
Beth Rybacki!!
pretzal702 3 years ago 6
Go BEth!!
Rynryn99 3 years ago 2
Hey, it's to the Rocky insstrumental! Cool...and great gymnast!
laughandlove2 3 years ago 3
Wow. She was amazing! So, so sad what Jimmy Carter did to athletes like these. I"m surprised there is only 1 video of her on YouTube. We need more!
dzzz80 3 years ago 3