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Listed below are comments made by Dutchcloggie between Saturday, 21st June 2008 and Monday, 11th August 2008.

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Welcome to the real world, Tom! 4:57pm on 11 Aug 2008 So now it is a bad thing to be nervous before the biggest event in your life...

I don't think the media attention got to Tom. The Games got to him. That has happened to athletes of all ages in the past. How can you know someone is ready for the big event unless they are there, trying to perform? You only know you are ready when you are there. Then you'll find out. So maybe Tom wasn't ready. Fine. Now he knows what it takes to be in the Olympics. Next time he will no longer be so impressed by the whole thing.

Give sports people the chance to learn or they will ever win anything.

I find that many British people put too much pressure on your athletes. As if every single person who is at the games should win a medal or else they should not be there at all. Short sighted attitude that only makes athletes scared to under perform. They should perform the best they can, beat their personal bests. And if that is better than anyone else, then that's great. If not, then at least they were the best they could be at that moment. How can you ever ask more from someone?
Welcome to the real world, Tom! 4:22pm on 11 Aug 2008 Wow! That is a low blow from Blake. Even if he is right, he should do that in private.

Mind you, Daley has not always displayed team spirit either when talking about "Me, me, me" instead of "us, us, us". But he is still a kid.

Tom should not have commented on the phone call. We all concentrate in a different way. I like chatting to people before my matches, other team mates sit in silence to concentrate. Each to their own.

Somebody please tell me though: this is not the first time they have fallen out. Why are they put in a team together when they are clearly not connecting well. Is there really no other diver for each of them to hook up with?
Dutch bond grows stronger 4:41pm on 21 Jun 2008 Boulah is a strange case. When he plays badly, many people bring up the fact that he is from Moroccan origin. Now that he pkays really wel, people are quick to say he is realy part of the Dutch team and that he is Oranje's example of integration.
I reckon he is a great player and anyone who wants to play for Holland should be respected. His recent tragedy comes at what should have been the highlight of his carreer after a difficult year. I for one have immense respect for him if he plays tonight. Hup Holland. BTW: anyone know where Dutch peopel in the midlands gather to watch matches? I am feeling alone in my orange outfit in the pub!!!

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