20 Dec
2010
20 Dec
'10
9:56 a.m.
On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:10:13 +0000 (GMT), Tony Duell wrote:
Now now, Tony, you are being unfair. I don't know about those Americans
who play that game where they run around in padded suits and helmets,
wrestling each other to the ground (I think they call it football for
some reason), but not a few European athletes are intelligent people who
do very well in ordinary careers when their athletic career is over.
And you do know of course that Dolph Lundgren has a master's degree in
chemistry? And he has studied at MIT...
Brawn doesn't preclude brains.
/Jonas
UofO teaches
mostly football, it seems. It's been suggested that it
be renamed Phil Knight University. Last year construction was
finished on an academic center for athletes (big glass cube). Now,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Isn't that a >contradiction in terms?