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Listed below are comments made by ericmcfish between Friday, 8th August 2008 and Thursday, 20th November 2008.

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Caption Competition 3:28pm on 20 Nov 2008 "Right turn, Clyde"
Shooter Du Li set to win China's first gold 4:03pm on 08 Aug 2008 I agree with regalblackadder - I spend a lot of time training, more so now than when I was a triathlete.

The fact is I have chosen to compete in a sport which requires not only fine motor control but great stamina and patience. I'm capable of racing middle distance running races, capable of some pretty good triathlon times at Olympic distance (even if I do say so myself) and yet I have chosen to partipate in an activity which is branded as distasteful in my home country (which I don't live in any more because it's got some very silly laws)...why? Because it's actually really hard. I mean it's up there with 3-day cycling events.

Guns CAN kill people. So can punching them in the face and yet I hear little or no outcry about Olympic boxing, a sport which is rooted in personal aggression. If I was even remotely angry when target shooting I'd score very poorly indeed, in fact I'd say agitation is inversely related to shooting scores. So what do we want to glorify as a society - calm, considered and very peaceful target shooters who just happen to own rifles/pistols, or aggressive sportsmen who have to get pent up to compete..? The lattter is true of most sports, my life is much more calm now I compete as a shooter, although the smell of cordite in your clothes can get a bit irritating at times...

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