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Sports Films Celebrate American Brand of Perseverance

america.gov — Like a crucible, sports turns up the heat under its participants to burn off the dross -- not only of their athletic imperfections, but often of their character. For many years, American sports films have focused on the never-say-die spirit that emerges from the competitive fires as pure gold.

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 30, 2008

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  • niftycake, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2I honestly thought this was from the Onion. Who doesn't already know this?
  • harrison5394, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Buried for the lack of Rudy. Rudy ***** rocks.
  • solid12345, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Jake Taylor: I play for the Indians.
    Chaire Holloway: Here in Cleveland? I didn't know they still had a team!
    Jake Taylor: Yup, we've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!
  • alpha19, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Way to use Thesaurus.com to make this article way more word-bloated than it needs to be.

    Good read, nonetheless.
  • inactive, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1I like America, but this seems sort of stupid.
  • Surefly, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Forgot 'Hoosiers' huh... I'm tempted to bury it.
  • vplakhi, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Why is the State Department publishing this? Propaganda for Iraqis with internet access? I don't get it.
  • W1LS0N, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1AMERICAAAAAAAAA
  • slvrbullet87, on 04/30/2008, -1/+2Quit bitching
  • jamiecrager, on 06/10/2009, -0/+0Great story, a balance in life is always needed between work and play.

    Jamie Crager
    http://www.cragerinc.com
    http://www.twitter.com/CragerInc
  • kenrayd, on 04/30/2008, -1/+1Perseverance? - for what end? - retirement in the car selling business?
  • hohotrade, on 04/30/2008, -1/+0I love america films~ Gloria
  • NCSUspoon, on 04/30/2008, -3/+1Hmm, about 50 diggs and popular when the article on the weak economy has about 250 and is still upcoming.

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