Yeah, if your an American I am sure you are angry now.
"Suck" is probably a bit of an overstatement.
But on a per capita basis, in comparison with Australia or New Zealand? The U.S. looks terrible.
Ideas:
1) Resources- Australia/ NZ have government resources. But the U.S. has the college system.
2) Children's sports- does American football and baseball destroy your chances for adult sports? is rugby, Australian rules, and cricket somehow better?
3) Is there some kind of "small country" effect?
4) Demographics- apparently cycling and triathlon are "working-class" activities in Australia. (I read this in an article. But Australians I know have confirmed the theory). But are upper and middle class people inherently slow? There are a tons in these categories in the U.S.?
5) Is there some kind of weird inverse attitude thing? American seem to really like this "good work ethic value". And Australian's like to think of themselves as "laid back." Do people approach sports as the inverse of their daily life? Or do we value the attributes that we lack?
6) Fat?- Australia and NZ are pretty competitive here also.
7) Coincidence?
"Suck" is probably a bit of an overstatement.
But on a per capita basis, in comparison with Australia or New Zealand? The U.S. looks terrible.
Ideas:
1) Resources- Australia/ NZ have government resources. But the U.S. has the college system.
2) Children's sports- does American football and baseball destroy your chances for adult sports? is rugby, Australian rules, and cricket somehow better?
3) Is there some kind of "small country" effect?
4) Demographics- apparently cycling and triathlon are "working-class" activities in Australia. (I read this in an article. But Australians I know have confirmed the theory). But are upper and middle class people inherently slow? There are a tons in these categories in the U.S.?
5) Is there some kind of weird inverse attitude thing? American seem to really like this "good work ethic value". And Australian's like to think of themselves as "laid back." Do people approach sports as the inverse of their daily life? Or do we value the attributes that we lack?
6) Fat?- Australia and NZ are pretty competitive here also.
7) Coincidence?