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Offline Dave Chiu

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What it Takes to Excel Like the Chinese
« on: Jan 11, 2011, 03:23 PM »
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Offline Matt Erdman

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Re: What it Takes to Excel Like the Chinese
« Reply #1 on: Jan 11, 2011, 04:45 PM »
Very interesting. I think I will be emailing this one.
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Offline Chris Ⓐ LeRoux

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Re: What it Takes to Excel Like the Chinese
« Reply #2 on: Jan 11, 2011, 09:12 PM »
Obviously, I disagree with the entire slant of the article. Tyranny does not lead to strength in the long run. An independent, free child will out-perform a brainwashed, programmed automaton in all things, given equal talent and drive. The problem here is not Chinese superiority, but the fact Amerika has drifted from all the values that made it once great and the fact that the Chinese spend massive amounts of money looted from their people to fund athletes and drugs.
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Offline Shaun Le Conte

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Re: What it Takes to Excel Like the Chinese
« Reply #3 on: Jan 11, 2011, 10:13 PM »
The title of the article makes me laugh.

Let's not claim superiority in such a general way. Better at some things in particular, ok.
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Offline Dave Chiu

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Re: What it Takes to Excel Like the Chinese
« Reply #4 on: Jan 12, 2011, 12:56 AM »
She gets to be so honest

because of her own extraordinary success

and that of her children.

For all the harshness, she makes great points

about treating your children as strong rather than weak,

about how much more fun mastery is than laziness,

etc, etc.

Maybe the lifting champs are motivated

to escape such mothers once their talent

provides a ticket out...

;-)
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"Compromising on basic beliefs
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