Tuesday, April 29, 2008 China Athlethes' go for the cash... POST A COMMENT For better-or-worse: We're like the bad-boy's your Mamma warned you about...'speaking of the dramatic shift towards Capitalism in places like China...'greed is good and it's effecting the athletes migrating here and even there: "It's necessary to offer financial prizes to athletes -- otherwise we can't make them keep working for us," said the head of the Sports Administration office in Liaoning province. "Attitudes about sports in China have undergone a dramatic shift from the days when the government focused on collective gain rather than individual accomplishment. Those changes have helped foster the development of a new kind of athlete, one whose sacrifices result in fame and fortune -- and, if the athlete has a distinct personality, national celebrity." Now, it's all 'bout Fame, and they wanna get "paid" too - Whoo, yeah - boi...The revolution will be televised, (and it'll all be sponsored by by McDonald's and Budweiser). Source: Washington Post Labels: capitalism, China, Culture, News Trends, USA posted by Henry Cruz at 12:08 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 .