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From the National Post
"Christine Sinclair was simply astounding — she scored three times, three acts of will and talent, and the way her eyes burned after the third one was magnificent. The U.S. coach, Swede Pia Sundhage, said to reporters “what a wonderful, wonderful player,” and it felt like she was underselling it. Canada needs to beat France for a bronze medal, but you may not see a greater Canadian performance at these Games. Sinclair apologized for letting Canada down, which you could almost laugh at. Lord, should we be proud.
Jon Super/The Associated Press
Christine Sinclair scored three times.
And in the end, Canada forced a great team to make great plays, and they did. Megan Rapinoe’s second goal was a knife; the winning goal, on a header by Alex Morgan, was just a fabulous goal. Canada’s players said the result was a robbery, and you could say they were right. But you couldn’t say the Americans didn’t play their asses off, too.
Canada should remember this. The Olympics are stuffed with sports we care nothing about, and with athletes we only know every four years, but they’re packed with something else, too. They matter so much to the people competing that they get to us. And so when Simon Whitfield runs to gold in Sydney, we remember. When Joannie Rochette skates her heart out for bronze, we remember. We should remember this.
Because the Olympics are at their best when they deliver the kind of performance that makes you call or text or email or tweet your friends to tell them to get to a TV, do it, do it now. We were waiting for the elation of watching an athlete like Sinclair deliver the kind of performance you’re not going to forget, that this country should love her for. And we were waiting for the part that hurt, for the anger and the regret, because it meant it mattered, really mattered. It meant they made us care."
"Christine Sinclair was simply astounding — she scored three times, three acts of will and talent, and the way her eyes burned after the third one was magnificent. The U.S. coach, Swede Pia Sundhage, said to reporters “what a wonderful, wonderful player,” and it felt like she was underselling it. Canada needs to beat France for a bronze medal, but you may not see a greater Canadian performance at these Games. Sinclair apologized for letting Canada down, which you could almost laugh at. Lord, should we be proud.
Jon Super/The Associated Press
Christine Sinclair scored three times.
And in the end, Canada forced a great team to make great plays, and they did. Megan Rapinoe’s second goal was a knife; the winning goal, on a header by Alex Morgan, was just a fabulous goal. Canada’s players said the result was a robbery, and you could say they were right. But you couldn’t say the Americans didn’t play their asses off, too.
Canada should remember this. The Olympics are stuffed with sports we care nothing about, and with athletes we only know every four years, but they’re packed with something else, too. They matter so much to the people competing that they get to us. And so when Simon Whitfield runs to gold in Sydney, we remember. When Joannie Rochette skates her heart out for bronze, we remember. We should remember this.
Because the Olympics are at their best when they deliver the kind of performance that makes you call or text or email or tweet your friends to tell them to get to a TV, do it, do it now. We were waiting for the elation of watching an athlete like Sinclair deliver the kind of performance you’re not going to forget, that this country should love her for. And we were waiting for the part that hurt, for the anger and the regret, because it meant it mattered, really mattered. It meant they made us care."
