How sad that sport can affect the way we behave. Apparently, Bradley Wiggins hasn't spoken to Mark Cavendish since the Beijing Olympics.
Is this a case of each blaming the other, or one expecting more from the other? Well...it doesn’t matter. They both left the stadium not talking to each other and have not spoken since.
Sport is supposed to build bonds of friendship, and not be a platform for blame or ill-feelings. Whether you win or lose, if you are a team, you care for each other. The preparation is often years of training, and it is all over in seconds for some events, and hours for others. We should never allow a few minutes of sport to interfere with our team spirit.
Let’s hope they patch things up. Let’s also hope that at the London Olympics in 2012 we do not experience this type thing. We need team spirit and not blame.
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