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Do we really want our athletes to be flawless?

By Tim Keown
Page 2

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

If you're a nitpicker -- and not just a nitpicker but a tightly wound, see-every-flaw kind of person, the type who can spot a speck of dust across the room -- you must absolutely love gymnastics and diving. Outside of presidential politics, is there another human endeavor that magnifies the most insignificant flaws the way the Summer Subjective Sports do? Welcome to nitpicker's paradise. Every tiny, incremental mistake is greeted with grieving by the competitors, coaches and broadcasters. (By ...

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