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Should professional atletes be allowed in the olympics ?

| Closed on 09/17/08 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Olympics | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll

39 Fans
77%	a. Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
23%	b. No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics

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#1 \| 97 days ago theshrewdone (+)	+9 It's supposed to be the countries best, right? So be it. If other countries are going to do it, so should we. If we can all actually get to a point where everyone will only send amateur athletes, then I would prefer that...it would be more interesting, I think...but whatever...as long as I get to see the events live, the I could care less (yes, yet another jab at NBC). Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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#1 \| 97 days ago theshrewdone (+)	+9 It's supposed to be the countries best, right? So be it. If other countries are going to do it, so should we. If we can all actually get to a point where everyone will only send amateur athletes, then I would prefer that...it would be more interesting, I think...but whatever...as long as I get to see the events live, the I could care less (yes, yet another jab at NBC). Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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#2 \| 97 days ago badsdaddy (+)	theshrewdone wrote: It's supposed to be the countries best, right? So be it. If other countries are going to do it, so should we. If we can all actually get to a point where everyone will only send amateur athletes, then I would prefer that...it would be more interesting, I think...but whatever...as long as I get to see the events live, the I could care less (yes, yet another jab at NBC). +3 Agreed...You have to fight fire with fire and luckily for us in MOST cases we have the bigger flame. Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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#3 \| 96 days ago nebo (+)	I said "No" but that would be in a perfect world. It came to the point that the U.S. was the only one that was was sending non pros. I say non pro because there was probably some help in the background for our US guys and gals.. Since there was no way to police the athletes in the communist bloc countries it was rediculous to keep trying to keep pros out of the Olympics. I still would prefer to see amateurs competing but as athletics has lost it's innocence ti will never be again. No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
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#4 \| 96 days ago g_ray02 (+)	it used to be about athletes competing on a level playing field, now it seems who has the most cash and can afford the best of everything will come out infront most of the time, and if all professional athletes are allowd to compete where are the reps from pro boxing? No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
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#5 \| 96 days ago nicksdodgersrule (+)	i think it would be more fun to have amateur athletes doing it No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
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#6 \| 96 days ago derms33 (+)	+3 As long as they are not paid to play in the Olympics...its fine by me and apparently the Rules Committee Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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#7 \| 96 days ago Michael (+)	Ya'll do realize that Track & Field competitors are basically Professional at a very HIGH percentage. The top notch T & F guys and gals can become millionaires in Europe...that is how popular it is over there. So, if you say amatuers only; there'd be NO one running races, lol. I agree in theory that amatuers would be idyllic; but in today's world pros with their financial backing and the money they bring into the sport and the venues themselves is potentially a very good thing. Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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#8 \| 94 days ago ML31 (+)	No no no no!! Professionals completely undermine the spirit of the games. Pros have their own arenas to shine in. The last bastion for amateur athletes was the Olympics. No more. The way I see it, since all pros are being allowed to play then they should stop policing the drug use. Just let the athletes take whatever they heck they want. No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
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#9 \| 88 days ago Beaneaters (+)	I thought they were. Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
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Answer Breakdown

Answers are sorted in reverse chronological order

#	Name	FanIQ	Answer (Red= You Disagreed)
38	Jahiegel 09/17/2008 12:17AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
37	yuming1990 08/29/2008 06:06AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
36	Anthonyg7575 08/28/2008 05:48PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
35	danctvn 08/27/2008 06:23PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
34	Beaneaters 08/27/2008 05:11PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
33	kramer 08/27/2008 05:07PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
32	ML31 08/21/2008 01:17AM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
31	Powderguy 08/20/2008 11:33PM
30	qtowndogg 08/20/2008 01:37PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
29	kocer26 08/20/2008 12:49PM
28	towsongirl12 08/20/2008 04:46AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
27	mandisdad 08/19/2008 11:50PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
26	krysyndaday 08/19/2008 11:47PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
25	vindog 08/19/2008 10:01PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
24	Raven73 08/19/2008 09:32PM
23	Michael 08/19/2008 09:25PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
22	saboone 08/19/2008 07:08PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
21	derms33 08/19/2008 05:56PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
20	tntsk8er 08/19/2008 05:12PM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
19	chris430552007 08/19/2008 05:05PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
18	Dr4usm 08/19/2008 04:52PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
17	barcelona2013 08/19/2008 11:41AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
16	nicksdodgersrule 08/19/2008 10:58AM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
15	badsdaddy 08/19/2008 10:52AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
14	g_ray02 08/19/2008 10:44AM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
13	CrazyC 08/19/2008 08:26AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
12	nymetsfan 08/19/2008 02:50AM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
11	eletha65 08/19/2008 02:16AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
10	zskea01 08/19/2008 01:55AM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
9	kteacher 08/18/2008 11:27PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
8	nopichic123 08/18/2008 11:01PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
7	cbreezylvr 08/18/2008 07:14PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
6	nebo 08/18/2008 06:41PM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
5	Nick S 08/18/2008 05:43PM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
4	bhopp4p1 08/18/2008 05:05PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
3	theshrewdone 08/18/2008 04:16PM		Yes , professional atletes should be allowed in the olympics
2	ukcatfan383 08/18/2008 03:46PM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics
1	Pat 08/18/2008 03:04PM		No, only amateur atletes should be in the olympics